TWO SALVATIONS
A systematic approach to examining Two Salvations & Restitution
Eph 1:9,10 – “restoring the whole creation” – Weymouth
Acts 3:21 – “times of restoration of all things… spoken by … all His holy prophets” NKJV
Salvation Can Only Come Through Christ
John 14:6 – “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
Jn 10:9 – “I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved”
Eph 2:18 – “through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.”
Acts 4:12 – “there is no other name… among men by which we must be saved.”
Rom 5:1-2 – “having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus”
John 3:36 – “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” NKJV
God Wants to Save ALL People
2 Peter 3:9 – “The Lord is … longsuffering …not wishing that any should perish” ASV
1 Tim 2:4 – God “desires ALL men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
John 3:17 – God sent his Son to save, not condemn, the world.
(see also Isa 14:24; Isa 45:22-23; Jonah 3:10)
God will Bless ALL People
Acts 2:18 – “on My menservants and… maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days” NKJV
Acts 2:17 – “in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on ALL flesh” NKJV
Gen.22:18 – “In your seed ALL the nations of the earth shall be blessed “ NKJV
Luke 2:10 – “the angel said…I bring you good tidings of great joy… to ALL people.” NKJV
Heb 2:9 – “But we see Jesus … that He … might taste death for EVERYONE.” NKJV
John 12:32 – “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw ALL peoples to Myself.” NKJV
John 1:29 – “John …said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! NKJV
John 6:51 – “the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.” NKJV
Isa 40:5 – “The glory of the LORD shall be revealed, And ALL flesh shall see it together “ NKJV
Hag 2:7 – “And I will shake all nations, and the desire of ALL nations shall come” KJV
Two Distinct Classes Saved – Church and World
1 John 2:2 – “He is an atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. – Weymouth
1 Tim 4:10 – God…is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. NKJV
Rev 22:17 – “the bride say, “Come!”… Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. NKJV
[An invitation to unbelieving mankind on Paradise Earth.]
Rom 8:19,21 – “the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God… also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God NKJV
1 Peter 2:12 – “Gentiles… they may, by your good works… glorify God in the day of visitation.” NKJV
2 Thess 1:10 – He comes to be glorified in His saints & admired among all those who believe NKJV
2 Cor 5:19 – God reconciling the world to Himself & committed to us the word of reconciliation. NKJV
Acts 15:16-17 – I will rebuild tabernacle of David, So that the rest of mankind may seek LORD, NKJV
Rom 11:30 – through mercy shown you [Gentile Christians], they [Jews] also may obtain mercy NKJV
Future Mission of the Church to Save the World
ON A RESCUE MISSION
1 Peter 1:9 – “receiving the end of your faith — the salvation of your souls.” NKJV
Obad 21 – “Then saviors shall come to Mount Zion” [Rev 14:1-5 firstborn who follow Lamb.]
1 Cor 15:29 – Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead? NKJV
BLESS ALL MANKIND
Acts 3:25 – ’And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ NKJV
Gal 3:29 – And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
REIGNING AS KINGS & PRIESTS
2 Tim 2:12 – If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. NKJV
Rev 20:6 – first resurrection…they shall be priests of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
Rev 1:6 – “has made us kings and priests to His God and Father” NKJV
JUDGES OF ISRAEL & THE WORLD
1 Cor 6:2 – “Do you not know that the saints will judge the world?” NKJV
Matt 19:28 – “in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. NKJV
Dan 7:27 – “the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be handed over to the saints” NIV
Redemption of Mankind still Future
1 Tim 2:6 – “who gave Himself a ransom for ALL, to be testified in due time,” NKJV
Zeph 3:8-9 –I will restore to the peoples a pure language, That they ALL may call on the the LORD,
Blindness Will Be Removed
2 Cor 4:3 – “gospel is veiled…to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded” Rom 10:14-17 – … how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? … So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. NKJV
Matt 13:10-11 – Jesus spoke in parables because it is not for the world to understand mysteries of Bible.
Isa 25:6-8 – LORD will remove the veil that is spread over ALL nations. He will swallow up death
Isa 60:1-3, 10-12 – Darkness covers the earth, but the world will come to Jerusalem to worship
Time of Teaching & Learning
Isa 29:18, 24 – Deaf will hear, blind will see. Those who erred will understand.
Isa 26:9 – “when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.”
Isa 11:9-10 – “the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea.”
Mic 4:1-2 – “Many nations shall say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths.”
Isa 35:8 – “The way of holiness… shall be for (the redeemed)…fools, shall not err (therein).” ASV
ALL People will Worship & Serve God
Phil 2:9-11 – EVERY knee should bow…and EVERY tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
Rev 15:4 – all nations shall come and worship before You..” NKJV
Dan 7:14, 27 – “ALL peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him” His kingdom is everlasting
Isa 66:23 – all flesh come to worship before me, saith Jehovah. ASV
Ps 22:27 – “ all the families of the nations Shall worship before You.” NKJV
Ps 138:4 – “All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O LORD “ NKJV
Ps 72:8,11,17 – “all kings shall fall down before Him; All nations shall serve Him” NKJV
Rev 11:15 – “kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord… He shall reign forever”
Rev 21:23-24 – “the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings … bring their glory into it.” Mal 1:11 “My name shall be great among the Gentiles; In every place incense shall be offered to” God
(see also Ps 86:9; Ps 65:1-2; Zech 2:11; Zech 9:10)
Rev 5:13 – “And every creature … heard I saying, Blessing, and honor…to… the Lamb for ever” AKJV
Everyone will be Resurrected
Acts 24:15-16 – “there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust.” NKJV
John 5:28-29 – “the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will … come forth” NKJV
Rom 5:18 “through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life” 1 Cor 15:22 – “as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.” NKJV
Resurrection and Judgment Not at End of Millennium
Rev 20:4-6 - “The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed.”
The manuscript evidence on whether this phrase is authentic is mixed. About half of the 4th-13th century manuscripts omit it.
2 Tim 4:1-”Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom” NKJV
[Rev 20:1 shows Christ returns at the beginning of the 1,000 years, at which time he begins to bind Satan.]
Act 3:21-4:2 – “whom heaven must receive until {the} period of restoration… all families of earth blessed…resurrection”
Mankind Judged by Their Future Behavior in God’s Kingdom
Rev 20:12 – “the dead were judged according to their works, by the things written in the books.”
[Compare - Matt 8:21-22 – “let the dead bury their own dead." NKJV]
John 12:47-48 – “I did not come to judge the world but to save the world… the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.” NKJV
Matt 12:32 – whoever speaks against Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, in this age or in the age to come.
Rev 22:14 – Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. But outside are immoral, murderers, idolaters and liers.
Isa 26:9 – “when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.“
Ps 96:10-13 – “The LORD reigns…He shall judge the peoples righteously… let the earth be glad”
Ps 67 – “let the nations be glad and sing for joy! For You shall judge the people righteously”
Ps 9:8 – “He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples”
Even the Wicked get an Opportunity to Repent in the Kingdom
Matt 11:20-24 – it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you… if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day
Luke 11:32 – The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it. NKJV
Ezek 16:55, 61,62 – Sodom and her daughters, return to their former state NKJV
Isa 60:14 –all those who despised you will bow themselves at the souls of your feet; And they will call you the city of the LORD. The Zion of the Holy One of Israel. – NASV
Rev 3:9 – I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan…to come and bow down at your feet”
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