Bible Verses About Did The Early Christians Believe In Universal Salvation

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Matthew 25:46 background verse

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Desires all men to be saved is central but scriptural background

Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

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

General salvation to all men passage

And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

All flesh shall see salvation is broad but indirect

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

Everlasting destruction background verse

That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.

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And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

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For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

Mercy upon all is relevant to the question

And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

Revelation torment passage relevant as background

For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

Savior of all men, especially believers, is key background

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Revelation punishment passage relevant as background

Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

Salvation sent to the Gentiles.

Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

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For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

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And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.

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Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

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That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

Gather together all things in Christ is broad restoration language

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

Matthew 25:41 background verse

It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.

Unquenchable fire background verse

Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

Mark 9:48 background verse

For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.

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After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

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And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.

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And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

All things subdued and God all in all is often cited in this debate

And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

Reconcile all things is broad background

And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.

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Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;

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Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

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The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

All nations see salvation is broad but not universalist by itself

Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Creation set free is restoration background

And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

Makes all things new is broad background

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Belief saves; unbelief condemns.

That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

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And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

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