Universalism in the New Testament
BooK of Acts of the First Believers
(Paraphrased)
1 - Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the ninth hour, an hour of prayer. 2 And a man lame from birth was carried daily and laid at one of the gates of the temple - the one called the Beautiful Gate - to ask alms of those entering the temple. 3 Seeing that day Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked alms of them. 4 And Peter and John stopped, and Peter said, “Listen.” 5 And so he fixed his attention upon them, expecting to receive something. 6 But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold. But what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” 7 And he took him by the right [dexios - from dechomai - to receive] hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. 8 And then leaping up, the man stood and began to walk, and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God! 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate, asking for alms every day. And they were filled with wonder and amazement.
11 While the man stayed with Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's Porch. 12 And when Peter saw the crowd that had gathered, he addressed the people saying, “People of Israel, why do you wonder at this?! Or why do you stare at us? As though by our own power or goodness we have made him walk? 13 No, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. 14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you! 15 And you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. And to this we are witnesses! 16 And his name—faith in his name—has made this man strong, which you can see for yourself. And so the faith that is through Jesus has given to him this perfect health in the presence of you all.
17 And now, brethren, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your leaders. 18 But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, has thus been fulfilled. 19 Repent therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out. 20 And so times of refreshing may come from the Presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Messiah appointed, Jesus, 21 whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all. About all this God spoke through his holy prophets long ago. 22 Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. And you shall listen to him! In whatever he tells you. 23 And it shall be that every soul who doesn’t listen to that prophet shall be separated from the people.’ {Earthly destruction, judgment, consequences, cause and effect.. To be not in the “first” resurrection but instead in the one Jesus called an aionion kolasin / eonian korrection / age of correction, Mt.25:46 originally. The rich man and Lazarus parable, and the outside of the vision narrative of Rev.22, portray initial, inner conditions of some - the inner, outside of the Light darkness, gnashing of teeth, etc. But Jesus “will draw all” Jn.12:32, and what is the most effective “correction/kolasin”? Inner, in and of the heart. I believe during GWT Judgment ‘day’ that “judgment” like now, is in the heart. God is, surely(?) 100% unfettered Genius and “is Perfect” Mt.5:48. Hence this entropy, so “God is savior..” 1Tim.4:10.}
“24 And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days. 25 You are the children of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed shall - all - the families of the earth be blessed.’” [Galatians 3:16 - “scripture does not say seeds, meaning many, but seed, meaning one - Christ”. In Christ all families of earth shall be blessed.]
26 “God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness” [ponéria - wickedness, evil, malice, from pónos - pain, laborious trouble].
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From my own studies. Paraphrased to post.
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