Newsletter #32 - The Times of Restoration of All Things which God has spoken (Acts 3:21)
Sons To Glory Newsletter #32
Noah's Flood - July 31, 2018

 

The Restoration of All Things

by Paul Jablonowski

July 31, 2018

Acts 3:21 says that heaven must receive Jesus UNTIL"the times of the restoration of all things which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began." This "restoration of all things" has become a doctrine in many Christian circles today with different shades of interpretation. Some even claim that satan and all his fallen hordes will eventually be "restored;" But the "all things which God has spoken" does not include satan since God specifially spoke in Ezekiel 28 saying: "You (satan) have become a horror, And shall be no more forever" (vs19). And Isaiah 14:12-20 echoes this as well, saying: "this brood of evil doers shall never be named." Therefore, satan and his horde will be destroyed for their rebellion, and the saying is true: "When satan reminds you of your past, just remind him of his future!!"

So the term "restoration of all things" is a little deceptive when it is quoted outside of the "things which God has spoken" context; since there are things God has created, like satan, who will serve their purpose and then be judged rather than get "restored." However, there is some truth within this doctrine that needs to be considered:

1 Corinthians 15:21-22 says: "Since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam ALL die, even so in Christ ALL shall be made alive." This Scripture is very clear that ALL man have died through Adam, and likewise ALL man shall be saved in Jesus. The name Adam means "man." The Law of Jubilee insures that all "man" will eventually be saved, but "each in his own order" as verse 23 says; which means that our choices in this lifetime determines our authority in the new earth to come. Death itself is the last enemy that will be destroyed (verse 26). The process we are currenlty living out "in time" is putting satan under Christ's feet! Death was defeated by Jesus "the firstfruit" 2,000 years ago. It will be defeated by the overcomers at "the first resurrection" in our generation at the end of this current age of gace. Finally, the Jubilee at the end of the millennial age will defeat death "finally" for all man in "the second resurrection" (Rev. 20). All man who rejected Christ in this lifetime will be purified in the lake of God's purifying fire.

1 Timothy 4:10 says: "God is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe." So, even those who don't believe in this lifetime will eventually come to Christ in future ages as Jesus saves all of "man" for the world to come. However, the definition of "man" becomes a bit muddy considering a tactic of satan has been to corrupt the geneology (or seed, or genetics) of man. This is what happened in "the days of Noah" with the fallen "angels" (bene elohim in Hebrew) who mixed their seed with the seed of Adam's geneology that created the giants who were destroyed in Noah's flood. Luke 17:26 says: "As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man (Jesus)." This tactic of satan did not stop at the flood, but it has been degraded, and it too will fail in the final analysis.

Understanding that God is able to save all of His people is hard for most to comprehend because we are currently stuck in this thing called time. Therefore, we miss God's eternal nature and don't realize that He is able to finish that which He started. There is such injustice in our world (and the tension that comes with unresolved evil) that we desire judgment on things that are not right; But since God sees the end of time, He is much more merciful than we are. The truth is that all man will be restored and every single injustice will be resolved in due time.

Our Father will be faithful to redeem all man and our only decision is when we will be a part of it. His sovereignty is above our decisions and He even uses evil to work towards our good if we have set our hearts to love him: "All things work together for good to them that love God" (Romans 8:28). Basically, our Father is looking for overcomers in this current evil generation who overcome the world through love and NOT through control or manipulation. But eventually, all man will be restored through Jesus. This is the law of Jubilee!(2)

Unfortunately this is not what I had been taught for the first 20 years in my walk with Yahweh. The typical evangelical church teaches a hell fire that lasts forever, but this is a mistranslation of key words in Scripture such as the Greek word "olam" which means "age lasting" and not "everlasting" as most English Bible translations use. The purpose of this writing is not to give a full theological discourse of these things. The footnotes in this newsletter contain some further research for those who want more Scriptural proof for these truths.

Dr. Stephen Jones writes:

In the case of the judicial system itself, how can we expect our judges to establish justice in the courts, prescribing judgments that are neither too lenient nor too harsh, when the Church itself prescribes an infinite and horrible punishment upon all sinners alike, regardless of the nature of their crime? The courts are merely reflecting the values of the people.

Which is worse, to sentence a man to five years in prison for theft, or to sentence him to a torture chamber for all eternity? Civil judges today know that the punishment should vary, depending on the severity of the crime. Yet much of the Church is still influenced by the Roman logic that the purpose of punishment is to deter crime, rather than to restore justice. With this mindset, it is logical that if punishments are severe enough, law and order will be maintained, and the people will be obedient.

If they had been students of the divine law, they would have understood that the purpose of judgment is to restore the lawful order by restoring the lost property to the victim, while restoring the sinner to grace and forgiveness.(1)

The bottom line is that corrective judgment is not to try and scare people into believing so they don't sin anymore, but to restore right relationships!

The lake of fire and river of fire in Scripture is for the purpose of refining, purging, and purifying. Again Stephen Jones writes:

All of our misunderstandings of the lake of fire would easily be solved by a study of God's Law. After all, the law is the most relevant factor in this matter of judgment. Paul says in Romans 6:23, "for the wages of sin is death." Ezekiel 18:20 confirms this: "The person ["soul"] who sins will die."

Anyone who studies the divine law will see that death is the worst possible punishment that can be meted out. Even when a man was guilty of multiple murder, the maximum penalty was death. There is no sin worthy of being burned at the stake, much less being burned in a torture chamber for an eternity.(1)

Separate from this fire before the throne, there is a place that Jesus calls "hell" which is the grave (Sheol in Hebrew and Gehenna or Hades in Greek) which was the city dump in biblical times. It was the valley of Hinnom in south Jerusalem where trash and dead animals were burned. Hell is certainly a place of destruction in the natural and shame in the spiritual, but it was NOT a place of eternal torment, since the bible does not use torture as a means of bringing judgment. Hell is a real place that is to be shunned and can be avoided for man only through the saving grace of Jesus Christ, but its not eternal.

The term "eternal" in Scripture means "age lasting" because again, our Father is outside of time and works differently throughout the ages ordained for us. Please refer to this link Does God Punish Endlessly? to understand that "eternal" and "everlasting" are mistranslations of the Greek and Hebrew words that really mean age-enduring and age-lasting.

It took years for me to understand that God will restore all man. Mainly because here in the bible belt of Alabama we have eternal torment ingrained into us from youth. Back in 2010, I had even written a newsletter coming against this doctrine quoting multiple scriptures and typical evangelical rhetoric to "prove" how it was false. But I was wrong since nowhere in Scripture does it say that death is the final opportunity for man's salvation. Hebrews 9:27 is often quoted to disprove this since it says, "it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment." But read it carefully in context since it is NOT saying that man's destiny is sealed after death at all! The point is that Christ only had to die once and while judgment is indeed "after" death, Christ "put away sin" for us all! You will not find any bible verse supporting fatalism after death.

There are many judgments, and Paul is most likely talking about the Great White throne judgment at the end of the millennial age in this verse since it is a "big picture" context. But even if you do apply it to our personal judgment after death, it does not say it is final in any way. This type of fatal unjust judgment comes from pagan thinking and not biblical doctrine. Many of the early church fathers taught these truths; and below is some good teaching on the reconciliation of all man.(2) Eventually every knee will bow and every tongue confess Jesus is LORD because they will see His goodness!!

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(1) For a full explanation on the Restoration of All Man, see Stephen Jones book: Creation's Jubilee - https://gods-kingdom-ministries.net/teachings/books/creations-jubilee/chapter-3-the-lake-of-fire-or-the-molten-sea/

(2) Another chapter from Stephen Jones book - Creation's Jubilee - https://gods-kingdom-ministries.net/teachings/books/creations-jubilee/chapter-5-the-restoration-of-all-things/

https://www.gods-kingdom-ministries.net/teachings/books/if-god-could-save-everyone-would-he/chapter-1-if-god-could-save-everyone-would-he/

A worship song I was singing during this time - http://www.sonstoglory.com/music/ionlyhaveeyesforyoumylord.mp3

https://gods-kingdom-ministries.net/daily-weblogs/2018/09-2018/sovereignty-and-fate/

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