Denied But Not Damned
"...whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 10:32-33)
What is denied is REIGNING with Christ in the ages to come.
"If we endure, we will also REIGN with Him; If we deny Him, He also will deny us." (2 Timothy 2:12).
When we are told we are to REIGN with Christ, who are we reigning over if Satan, the fallen angels, and all unbelievers are in hell?
None of God's created beings will be damned forever in the mythological underworld of hell. But they will be reigned over and righteously chastened until all bow and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord - to the glory of God.
"As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God...at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Romans 14:11; Philippians 2:10-11)
And when God's plan for the ages is complete God be "All in all".
"For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ, all shall be made alive...For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet...that God may be All in all." (1 Corinthians 15:20-29).
There has always been a remnant of people who believe God. These all endure to the end of life or the return of Jesus with peace and hope in their heart. All of them will be raised to REIGN with Christ Jesus over all creation, in perfect righteousness, in the ages to come. Some will reign over this earth and the New Earth. Some will reign among the heavens. Their reign will cease only when all creation has been reconciled to God and He is All in all.
What is denied is REIGNING with Christ in the ages to come.
"If we endure, we will also REIGN with Him; If we deny Him, He also will deny us." (2 Timothy 2:12).
When we are told we are to REIGN with Christ, who are we reigning over if Satan, the fallen angels, and all unbelievers are in hell?
None of God's created beings will be damned forever in the mythological underworld of hell. But they will be reigned over and righteously chastened until all bow and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord - to the glory of God.
"As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God...at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Romans 14:11; Philippians 2:10-11)
And when God's plan for the ages is complete God be "All in all".
"For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ, all shall be made alive...For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet...that God may be All in all." (1 Corinthians 15:20-29).
There has always been a remnant of people who believe God. These all endure to the end of life or the return of Jesus with peace and hope in their heart. All of them will be raised to REIGN with Christ Jesus over all creation, in perfect righteousness, in the ages to come. Some will reign over this earth and the New Earth. Some will reign among the heavens. Their reign will cease only when all creation has been reconciled to God and He is All in all.