Re: Steve's Book
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:55 am
Hi Steve,
You wrote:
So that's it? You are saying the universalist position (yours also?) would be that the purpose of this life is to determine whether we will be in some sort of supervisory or management position in the age to come? And that is what "inheriting the kingdom" means? We will rule over others who wind up in the same place via hell?
You wrote:
Too late to reign with Christ. This life is the qualifying ground. Those who fail the finals do not qualify. It is like a timed exam. Once the bell goes off, there is no more time to get the answers right. The judgment day is the bell going off. There is no more time to get in on the graduation and promotion celebration after that.
Those who miss it, as Paul put it, "will not inherit the kingdom of God." That is, they do not inherit a position of ruling—as Adonijah did not inherit the kingdom of David.
So that's it? You are saying the universalist position (yours also?) would be that the purpose of this life is to determine whether we will be in some sort of supervisory or management position in the age to come? And that is what "inheriting the kingdom" means? We will rule over others who wind up in the same place via hell?