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Originally Posted by Aneurysm
I know in terms of Christianity the term "Universalism" is so frequently frowned upon. But do any theists think that possibly everyone's God leads to the same deity/greater power?
Whether some religions lead to the "One and Only True G-d", the "G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob" isn't as important as whether one truly trusts in Hashem ( "YHWH Elohim" ) and follows Yeshua HaMashiach. Yeshua is
the Way,
the Truth and
the Life and no human can approach the Father ( the "Only True G-d" ) except through Yeshua HaMashiach. "Universalism" is a false teaching: unfortunately, most of humanity will reject the salvation granted through Yeshua HaMashiach or not follow "the Way of Light". Those in the "Malkuth of G-d" are "marked" with the "blood of the Lamb" or the "Aleph-Tav".
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What you and I might consider God the father is equivalent to Allah, Jehovah, or any other deity. For instance Islam believes that we both share the same God (father = Allah). Nor do they deny the existence of Jesus entirely. They look at him as a prophet sent by God, not the son of God. I realize that thought alone makes many Christans restless and cause them to throw their hands up and scream.
Yeshua isn't merely a prophet, but he is the Incarnate "Miltha"~"Logos", and priest-king of the "Malkuth ( kingdom/dominion ) of Heaven" and all judgment in heaven and on earth has been given to him from Hashem ("G-d"). He is also the unique "Son of G-d" : the question then is this a Messianic title or does this point to a unique relationship between the Father and the Son. The "Malkuth" exists throughout true servants of the "kingdom" and can't be seen since it is not of this world ( which is ruled by the Adversary ). Those servants that are greatest in the "Malkuth" are those that follow in obedience to Yeshua's halakha of the Torah, teach others the same and are beheaded for their testimony of Yeshua, i.e., these are usually Jewish believers in Yeshua that are killed because of their testimony: the prototypical examples are some of the apostles of the Lamb.
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But I seriously have a hard time believing God's creation could be destined to eternal torture at times. Or could they possibly get another chance some way or another? Any theists thoughts on the hell doctrine? It seems hard for me to believe at times people who live in tribes in other parts of the world that are never introduced to Christianity are destined to hell. I know there is no way to answer this surely, but I am just opening this to opinions and ideas.
Thoughts anyone?
Those that don't receive "life in the Spirit" are resurrected, receive judgment and are placed in "eternal fire": some believe that the unbelieving will suffer torment forever; however, IMHO, the unbelieving simply suffer a second death which is "eternal". Those that die physically now without "true life" are tormented until the "Judgment".
"Hashamayim" ( Hebrew for "heaven" ) is etymologically derived from "fire" and "water".
Judgment and salvation both come from "heaven". Just as water destroyed most of humanity in the flood in the time of Noah, fire will destroy most of humanity ( the gate is small and the road is narrow for those that receive life and few find it ) at the very end. "Baptism" of water and fire ( via the Ruach HaKodesh ) is reserved for the believers in Yeshua HaMashiach, the only means by which any human truly receives salvation.
Thus, a command to believers is to get "mikvehed" in "living water" and expect a "baptism of fire".
For those that have eyes to read, "get out of Babylon".
