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12/19/2024 - Leviticus 17:10, 11 tells us, 10 And any man from the house of Israel, or from the aliens who sojo... Read More
Read over 100 books written by Dr. Jones, available to read for free online. Several of the books have also been translated into different languages, and are also available to read for free. The only time you pay is when you purchase a physical version of a book.
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This book deals with the sovereignty of God and the Restoration of All Things, which is God's overall purpose in history. It also gives little known Church history showing how these vital teachings were lost in the fifth century. It explains the three resurrections of barley, wheat, and grape companies in a general overview.
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“The only one named by Augustine as a representative of the tender-hearted is Origen. Origen had gone so far as to include the devil and his angels among those who would eventually complete the punishment due, and be delivered from the tortures of hell (gehenna).
“Origen’s ‘hell’ is thus really a purgatory in which all sinners, whether men or angels, will finally be cleansed from their guilt and restored to peace with God . . .
“This view, along with other views of Origen, had already been condemned by the church as heretical [see footnote below], as Augustine points out. But in the meantime Origen’s doctrine had enjoyed much popularity, especially in the eastern churches. Their renowned teacher Basil himself believed in eternal punishment, but states that most ordinary Christians believed there would be a time limit. Among these, apparently, must be included his brother Gregory of Nyassa and his close friend Gregory of Nazianzus.
“Ambrose of Milan was a diligent student of the works of Origen, and though he did not adopt the notion of universal salvation, he does in one passage interpret hell metaphorically. There is no gnashing of bodily teeth, nor any perpetual fire of material flames, nor a material worm, he writes—these are mere vivid figures of the torments of a conscience which has awakened too late.” (quoted from Exposition of the Gospel of Luke, 7.205f, by Ambrose)
FOOTNOTE: “Pope Anastasius had condemned the books of Origen in the year 400. His letter to Simplicianus of Milan is preserved as No. 95 among the letters of Jerome.”
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