Universalism in the New Testament
BooK of Acts of the First Believers
(Paraphrased)
{Lest we cringe, or panic, over this next, we should consider that one’s being gone (hades-not seen, state of being gone, until resurrection) from this present life and age, is not the same from God’s view as ours. It’s more like being transplanted into a not yet tilled garden, awaiting resurrection into “aionion kolasis” / eonian korrection / age of correction. See Fall holy days of Leviticus 23, the Spring ones having been fulfilled perfectly by Jesus’ so brief first advent.}
1 - But a certain man, Ananias and his wife Sapphira, sold a property, 2 and decided to keep back some of the price, and tell the apostles a false price. 3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why did the adversary fill your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit? 4 It was your property, you could do with it as you wished, and after you sold it, the price was yours to do with as you might want. So why did you purpose in your heart to lie, not to us, but to God?” 5 After hearing this, suddenly Ananias fell down dead, and great fear came upon all who heard about it. 6 Some of the younger men came and wrapped him in burial cloths and carried him out.
7 About three hours later, his wife came in, not knowing what had happened, 8 and Peter asked her if such and such was the price for their piece of land, and she answered it was. 9 Then Peter said, “I can’t believe your husband and you thought to tempt the Spirit of the LORD God.” {Psuedo.. playacting? A sort of sorcery! Like deliberately misleading with words is surely a sort of sorcery.. Used to inspire riots and wars.}
Peter continued, “Look. those who buried your husband have just returned ..and will carry you out as well.” 10 And sure enough she fell down right then and the men did as they had for Ananias, and buried her by him.
11 The Jerusalem believers became very sober minded after that! And fear came upon all who heard of it (vs.13). 12 Meanwhile, many healings and wonders were happening through the apostles. And the believers were of one mind, united in purpose, and were meeting in the temple’s porch of Solomon daily. 13 And no one dared join them except the truly believing, though they were respected and regarded as friendly by the people.
14 Many more, both men and women, were becoming believers. 15 And the people would bring the ailing where they could upon mats and couches, hoping for Peter to come along. For it was said even his shadow would bring healing. 16 People were also coming in from regions and cities outside of Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those harassed by unclean spirits, and all were healed. (I think it will be like this, only greater, after the “second resurrection” during GWT judgment ‘day’ (aion, Jn.7:37; in Mt.25:46 called - “kolasin aionion” / korrection eonian] / an age oF correction, noT ‘eternal/neverending punishment’ which of course defies aLL logic-root word logos - This “his long second advent” idea was here in last year’s lesson, bread from heaven, and has been steadily built and expounded upon since it first came to mind - one way of telling if an idea we think is scriptural is actually accurate or not?)
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Next: 5:17-42
From my own studies. Paraphrased to post.
