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Luke 3:6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God, is the version I’ve memorized and can type without looking. It’s another one of my favourite verses, so let’s look at the Greek etymology of the word (as it is from the New Testament, which was written in Greek)



New International Version (NIV)

And all people will see God’s salvation.



English Standard Version (ESV)

And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.



King James Bible (KJV)

And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.



And

καὶ (kai)

Conjunction

Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

-> self explanatory, I hope



all

πᾶσα (pasa)

Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular

Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

This same word of all is also used in everything



Matthew 5:18 Adj-NNP

GRK: ἕως ἂν πάντα γένηται

NAS: until all is accomplished.

KJV: the law, till all be fulfilled.

INT: until anyhow all come to pass



mankind

σὰρξ (sarx)

Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

Strong's 4561: Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.



will see

ὄψεται (opsetai)

Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

Note the word “to experience”. It’s not just people seeing Christ wash away sins, these people are experiencing for themselves their sins getting washed away by trusting in Jesus with faith alone. “To discern clearly”



God’s

Θεοῦ (Theou)

Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

Masculine singular, as in, Christ Jesus is a male, He is human, and He is the only way to Heaven. Believe in Jesus Christ with faith alone in order to be saved! That’s the only path to paradise! The only way you can have your sins washed away. And eventually everyone will walk down this path, as in, believe in Christ Jesus with faith only and gain salvation.



salvation.”

σωτήριον (sōtērion)

Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular

Strong's 4992: Saving, bringing salvation; subst: salvation. Neuter of the same as soteria as noun; defender or defence.
 
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Luke 3:6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God, is the version I’ve memorized and can type without looking. It’s another one of my favourite verses, so let’s look at the Greek etymology of the word (as it is from the New Testament, which was written in Greek)
New International Version (NIV)
And all people will see God’s salvation.
English Standard Version (ESV)
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
King James Bible (KJV)
And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.
-> self explanatory, I hope
all
πᾶσα (pasa)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.
This same word of all is also used in everything
Matthew 5:18 Adj-NNP
GRK: ἕως ἂν πάντα γένηται
NAS: until all is accomplished.
KJV: the law, till all be fulfilled.
INT: until anyhow all come to pass
mankind
σὰρξ (sarx)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4561: Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.
will see
ὄψεται (opsetai)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.
Note the word “to experience”. It’s not just people seeing Christ wash away sins, these people are experiencing for themselves their sins getting washed away by trusting in Jesus with faith alone. “To discern clearly”
God’s
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.
Masculine singular, as in, Christ Jesus is a male, He is human, and He is the only way to Heaven. Believe in Jesus Christ with faith alone in order to be saved! That’s the only path to paradise! The only way you can have your sins washed away. And eventually everyone will walk down this path, as in, believe in Christ Jesus with faith only and gain salvation.
salvation.”
σωτήριον (sōtērion)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4992: Saving, bringing salvation; subst: salvation. Neuter of the same as soteria as noun; defender or defence.
If Jesus was speaking Hebrew He said "All flesh shall see the ישׁועת יהוה "Yeshua of YHWH." Which reminds me of Zech 12:10
Zec_12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.​
 
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Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.

One of my favourite Bible verses. And I didn’t look anywhere to type it, I just typed it out already because I’ve memorized it

From top to bottom here’s my personal ranking of how accurate the English translations of this verse are



English Standard Version (ESV)

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people



New International Version (NIV)

For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.



King James Bible (KJV)

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,



All people is a much easier to convey phrase than all men. Even though Adam = Man in Hebrew, and all men refer to all the descendants of Adam, some people might get mixed up by the use of the word “men” and think it refers to the gender “male” and may falsely believe that it excludes “females”. The truth is that all genders will be saved by having faith alone in Christ. That is, all “males” and all “females” will be saved. And there is neither “male” nor “female” as we are all in Christ and all equally saved through faith by grace, not of good works, as there’s no room to boast.



For

γὰρ (gar)

Conjunction

Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

Jesus Christ is the reason why we were created. God created all of creation to be with Him, thus He will finish His work.



the

ἡ (hē)

Article - Nominative Feminine Singular

Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

More of a grammatical word here, but leading to grace.



grace

χάρις (charis)

Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

Strong's 5485: From chairo; graciousness, of manner or act.

This grace is also translated as “thankful” or “thanks”, which is what we get when we receive the free gift of salvation. Like when someone gives you a present, you can say “thank you”. It’s “thanks” to God that we are saved.



Luke 17:9 N-AFS

GRK: μὴ ἔχει χάριν τῷ δούλῳ

NAS: He does not thank the slave because

KJV: Doth he thank that servant

INT: not Is he thankful the servant

We thank the Lord for salvation, all of us thanking Him.



of God

Θεοῦ (Theou)

Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

Masculine Singular, which is defined as Christ Jesus, who is male and is the only way to Heaven!



has appeared,

Ἐπεφάνη (Epephanē)

Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular

Strong's 2014: From epi and phaino; to shine upon, i.e. Become visible or known.

When something becomes “visible” it’s visible for everyone. Thus, everyone will know this truth!



bringing salvation

σωτήριος (sōtērios)

Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular

Strong's 4992: Saving, bringing salvation; subst: salvation. Neuter of the same as soteria as noun; defender or defence.

God essentially “defends” us from sin and it’s wages which is death, thus granting us permanent life.



to all

πᾶσιν (pasin)

Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural

Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

This is very important, ALL. ALL = ALL. Synonyms are whole, as in the whole world. Every, as in every person. Any as in any body. That means everyone is receiving this salvation and gaining it through faith alone in Jesus Christ! Amen!



men.

ἀνθρώποις (anthrōpois)

Noun - Dative Masculine Plural

Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

We all come from the “face” of man, that is a member of the race, the descendants of the first man and his face, Adam, who sinned, cursing us all with Original Sin.

anthrōpois is also the etymological root of the word anthropology, which is the study of humanity, or mankind. Mankind meaning, the kind of people who are like Adam, as in we all died through Adam, and now we are all made alive through Christ!
 
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Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.
One of my favourite Bible verses. And I didn’t look anywhere to type it, I just typed it out already because I’ve memorized it
From top to bottom here’s my personal ranking of how accurate the English translations of this verse are
English Standard Version (ESV)
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people
New International Version (NIV)
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.
King James Bible (KJV)
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
All people is a much easier to convey phrase than all men. Even though Adam = Man in Hebrew, and all men refer to all the descendants of Adam, some people might get mixed up by the use of the word “men” and think it refers to the gender “male” and may falsely believe that it excludes “females”. The truth is that all genders will be saved by having faith alone in Christ. That is, all “males” and all “females” will be saved. And there is neither “male” nor “female” as we are all in Christ and all equally saved through faith by grace, not of good works, as there’s no room to boast.
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.
Jesus Christ is the reason why we were created. God created all of creation to be with Him, thus He will finish His work.
the
ἡ (hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.
More of a grammatical word here, but leading to grace.
grace
χάρις (charis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5485: From chairo; graciousness, of manner or act.
This grace is also translated as “thankful” or “thanks”, which is what we get when we receive the free gift of salvation. Like when someone gives you a present, you can say “thank you”. It’s “thanks” to God that we are saved.
Luke 17:9 N-AFS
GRK: μὴ ἔχει χάριν τῷ δούλῳ
NAS: He does not thank the slave because
KJV: Doth he thank that servant
INT: not Is he thankful the servant
We thank the Lord for salvation, all of us thanking Him.
of God
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.
Masculine Singular, which is defined as Christ Jesus, who is male and is the only way to Heaven!
has appeared,
Ἐπεφάνη (Epephanē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2014: From epi and phaino; to shine upon, i.e. Become visible or known.
When something becomes “visible” it’s visible for everyone. Thus, everyone will know this truth!
bringing salvation
σωτήριος (sōtērios)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4992: Saving, bringing salvation; subst: salvation. Neuter of the same as soteria as noun; defender or defence.
God essentially “defends” us from sin and it’s wages which is death, thus granting us permanent life.
to all
πᾶσιν (pasin)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.
This is very important, ALL. ALL = ALL. Synonyms are whole, as in the whole world. Every, as in every person. Any as in any body. That means everyone is receiving this salvation and gaining it through faith alone in Jesus Christ! Amen!
men.
ἀνθρώποις (anthrōpois)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.
We all come from the “face” of man, that is a member of the race, the descendants of the first man and his face, Adam, who sinned, cursing us all with Original Sin.
anthrōpois is also the etymological root of the word anthropology, which is the study of humanity, or mankind. Mankind meaning, the kind of people who are like Adam, as in we all died through Adam, and now we are all made alive through Christ!
Matthew 7:21-23!
 
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Nobody will be eternally tormented.
Joh 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
Darkness will not get an unending triumph.
Was Jesus a liar?
EOB Matthew:25:46 When he will answer them, saying: ‘Amen, I tell you: as much as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46 These [ones on the left vs. 41] will go away into eternal [αἰώνιος/aionios] punishment, [κόλασις/kolasis] but the righteous into eternal [αἰώνιος/aionios] life.”[EOB p. 96]
…..Greek has been the language of the Eastern Greek Orthodox church since its inception, 2000 years ago +/-. Note, the native Greek speaking Eastern Orthodox Greek scholars, translators of the EOB, translated “aionios,” in Matt 25:46, as “eternal,” NOT “age.”
…..Who is better qualified than the team of native Greek speaking scholars, translators of the Eastern Greek Orthodox Bible [EOB], quoted above and below, to know the correct translation of the Greek in the N.T.?
Link to EOB online:
…..The Greek word “kolasis” occurs only twice in the N.T., 1st occurrence Matt 25:46, above, and 2nd occurrence 1 John 4:18., below.

EOB 1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear is connected with punishment.[κόλασις/kolasis] But the one who fears is not yet perfect in love.[EOB p. 518]
In the EOB the Greek word “kolasis” is translated “punishment” in both Matt 25:46 and 1 John 4:18.
…..Some badly informed folks claim “kolasis” really means “prune” or “correction.”
Sorry, that is impossible, both “prune” and “correction” are verbs. “Kolasis” is a noun. One cannot translate a noun as a verb.
Also according to the EOB Greek scholars “kolasis” means “punishment.”
Note: in 1 John 4:18 there is no correction, the one with “kolasis” is not made perfect. Thus “kolasis” does not/cannot mean “correction.”
The word “correction” occurs one time in the NT 2 Timothy 3:16 ἐπανόρθωσις/epanorthosis. It looks nothing like kolasis.
…..It is acknowledged that modern Greek differs from koine Greek but I am confident that the native Greek speaking EOB scholars, supported by 2000 years +/- of uninterrupted Greek scholarship, are competent enough to know the correct translation of obsolete Greek words which may have changed in meaning or are no longer in use and to translate them correctly. Just as scholars today know the meaning of obsolete English words which occur in, e.g. the 1611 KJV and can define them correctly.
 
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Since UR is a false gospel, leading to destruction of multitudes of lives and souls,
and
Jesus says not to greet nor to have a meal with anyone bringing a false gospel,

take note, and avoid it.
Universal Salvation is at the core of the Gospel.
 
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Yet there is darkness triumphing here and now. UR is total darkness, anathema.

Don't worry about "Nobody will be eternally tormented",
at all,
when right here and now today is enough evil for today.
No we don't have to worry about anyone being eternally tormented. That is true. Let's remember that the law and the prophets were a schoolmaster bringing us to Christ. At no time in those punishments was sin ever considered more than debt. When people sinned they had to go and get certain animals to bring for sacrifice to atone for their sins. The New Testament echos that sin is debt. Consider the unforgiving servant. He didn't forgive, but how long was his punishment?:

Mat 18:34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
Mat 18:35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

Notice it says TILL all that was due unto him was PAID. So let's acknowledge that someone who commits a sin of not forgiving someone doesn't go to a place of eternal punishment for refusing to forgive others.
 
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No we don't have to worry about anyone being eternally tormented. That is true. Let's remember that the law and the prophets were a schoolmaster bringing us to Christ. At no time in those punishments was sin ever considered more than debt. When people sinned they had to go and get certain animals to bring for sacrifice to atone for their sins. The New Testament echos that sin is debt. Consider the unforgiving servant. He didn't forgive, but how long was his punishment?:
Mat 18:34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
Mat 18:35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

Notice it says TILL all that was due unto him was PAID. So let's acknowledge that someone who commits a sin of not forgiving someone doesn't go to a place of eternal punishment for refusing to forgive others.
This passage spoken by the Father, Himself, refutes universal reconciliation. Jeremiah 13:11-14.
This passage spoken by Jesus, Himself, also refutes universal reconciliation. Matthew 7:21-23
These verses also refute universal
reconciliation. Romans 1:24, Romans 1:26 Romans 1:28
 
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Universal Salvation is at the core of the Gospel.
If that were true then there should be at least one vs, spoken by the Father, Himself, and/or Jesus, Himself, unequivocally stating that. 2 or more vss would be better. But unfortunately there are none.
See e.g. Jeremiah 13:11-14, Matthew 7:21-23, Romans 1:24, Romans 1:26 and Romans 1:28.
 
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That sounds like a strong claim. Even then, we merely find God's WILL that all should come to repentance. Now, does he force people to repent? No.
Repentance is a gift from God. To whom He gives that gift shall are those that shall repent.
 
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No we don't have to worry about anyone being eternally tormented. That is true. Let's remember that the law and the prophets were a schoolmaster bringing us to Christ. At no time in those punishments was sin ever considered more than debt. When people sinned they had to go and get certain animals to bring for sacrifice to atone for their sins. The New Testament echos that sin is debt. Consider the unforgiving servant. He didn't forgive, but how long was his punishment?:
Mat 18:34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
Mat 18:35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Notice it says TILL all that was due unto him was PAID. So let's acknowledge that someone who commits a sin of not forgiving someone doesn't go to a place of eternal punishment for refusing to forgive others.
Evidently you do not believe the words of Jesus, Himself.
EOB Matthew:25:46 When he will answer them, saying: ‘Amen, I tell you: as much as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46 These [ones on the left vs. 41] will go away into eternal [αἰώνιος/aionios] punishment, [κόλασις/kolasis] but the righteous into eternal [αἰώνιος/aionios] life.”[EOB p. 96]
…..Greek has been the language of the Eastern Greek Orthodox church since its inception, 2000 years ago +/-. Note, the native Greek speaking Eastern Orthodox Greek scholars, translators of the EOB, translated “aionios,” in Matt 25:46, as “eternal,” NOT “age.”
…..Who is better qualified than the team of native Greek speaking scholars, translators of the Eastern Greek Orthodox Bible [EOB], quoted above and below, to know the correct translation of the Greek in the N.T.?
Link to EOB online:
…..The Greek word “kolasis” occurs only twice in the N.T., 1st occurrence Matt 25:46, above, and 2nd occurrence 1 John 4:18., below.

EOB 1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear is connected with punishment.[κόλασις/kolasis] But the one who fears is not yet perfect in love.[EOB p. 518]
In the EOB the Greek word “kolasis” is translated “punishment” in both Matt 25:46 and 1 John 4:18.
…..Some badly informed folks claim “kolasis” really means “prune” or “correction.”
Sorry, that is impossible, both “prune” and “correction” are verbs. “Kolasis” is a noun. One cannot translate a noun as a verb.
Also according to the EOB Greek scholars “kolasis” means “punishment.”
Note: in 1 John 4:18 there is no correction, the one with “kolasis” is not made perfect. Thus “kolasis” does not/cannot mean “correction.”
The word “correction” occurs one time in the NT 2 Timothy 3:16 ἐπανόρθωσις/epanorthosis. It looks nothing like kolasis.
…..It is acknowledged that modern Greek differs from koine Greek but I am confident that the native Greek speaking EOB scholars, supported by 2000 years +/- of uninterrupted Greek scholarship, are competent enough to know the correct translation of obsolete Greek words which may have changed in meaning or are no longer in use and to translate them correctly. Just as scholars today know the meaning of obsolete English words which occur in, e.g. the 1611 KJV and can define them correctly.
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Matthew 7:21-23
(21) Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
(22) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
(23) And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Neither the Father, Himself, nor Jesus, Himself, ever said that all mankind will be saved, or enter the kingdom of heaven.
As a matter of fact, Jesus said, “Not every one …shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;” Then Jesus said, “Many” [NOT a few], “will say to me in that day,” [i.e. Judgement day], “Lord, Lord, have we not … in thy name done many wonderful works?”
Then Jesus will say to those “many” “I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” When Jesus says “never” He means “never” not someday by and by.
 
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