In this sermon Dr. Thiel mainly asks questions he has recently encountered. Questions were asked and addressed about the opening of the second seal of Revelation and its timing in relation to the Great Tribulation and the 'gathering together' (Zephaniah 2:1-3). Questions were asked and answered related to Solomon, Canaan (and it Jesus was a black African), angels, the unpardonable sin, …
‘By the Mouth of All His Holy Prophets’
In Acts 3:19-21, the Apostle Peter stated that restoration (apocatastasis) was "spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophet." Do you know what the prophets spoke about this? In this eighth part of an eight-part sermon series on God's plan to offer salvation to all, Dr. Thiel reads quotes and references from many prophets including Abraham, Job, Moses, Deborah, Samuel, David, Nathan, Ahijah, Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah, Jeremiah, …
Babies, Limbo, Purgatory, and God's Plan
Is there a way to have an overview of God's plan of salvation? What is the fate of babies and the severely mentally handicapped who die? Was John Calvin's condemnation of infants, which many later also taught, correct? What about Limbo? Does the Church of Rome teach that it must exist or not? When did the Church of Rome begin to adopt its purgatory doctrine? Have some Catholics taught the "Gospel of Purgatory" in the 21st century? …
Can God Save Your Relatives?
Can God save your dead ancestors? What about your ungodly relatives? Does God's mercy endure forever? Will all the earth worship God? Is there false religion? Does the Bible ever tie in Sabbath-keeping with salvation? Are people supposed to keep the Ten Commandments? Will idolaters and unclean meat-eaters be called? What are the three judgments and the three resurrections (and when are they)? Will those who were not God's people or who were not pitied have an opportunity for salvation? …
Will God Pardon the Ignorant?
Will God condemn those that were ignorant of Jesus? Will God eternally condemn those whose eyes and ears He shut? Do the spiritually blind have any excuse? What did Billy Graham and David Jeremiah teach? Has God not called some now so they will not deal treacherously? Do people have to accept Jesus and obey God to be saved?
Is God Fair?
Will God's will be done? Is a God of love also fair? Many do not believe that it is fair when God is not calling all now. Many do not believe that the sufferings that are experienced in this life are fair? In the Book of Ezekiel God says that people said He was not fair, but He said His ways were fair? Why doesn't God call all now? What did Jesus speak in parables? How do the biblical Holy Days help lay out God's plan of salvation? …
Mysteries of the Great White Throne Judgment (Universal Offer of Salvation part 3)
The Bible teaches that salvation belongs to God (Psalm 3:8). Does the Great White Throne Judgment of Revelation 20:11-12 have anything to do with salvation? What are some of the mysteries of the Great White Throne Judgment? How long does this period last? What does Isaiah 65:20-25 teach? Do well known preachers like David Jeremiah have the right answer? What about Lutheran ministers? What have early church writers taught? What have Jewish and Eastern Orthodox scholars concluded? What does the Bible reveal about the White Throne Judgment?
Why Aren't All Christians Multi-Millionaires?
In Malachi 3, God promises great blessings for those who pay their tithes and give offerings. So, why aren't all real Christians who do so not multi-millionaires? Did Job and Jeremiah wonder why some of wicked were prosperous? Did the Apostle Peter have much silver or gold? Are winners of massive lottery prizes happier than before they won? What would happen if God provided massive financial prosperity to those who tithed? Does faith have anything to do with this?
Universal Offer of Salvation 2: Jesus Desires All to be Saved
Does God want all to be saved? Did Jesus come only to save a few, the elected? Are the Calvinists right about 'limited atonement'? What does Luke 3:6 really teach? Can the lost be saved? Does God's plan of salvation mean that ALL will be offered salvation? Are the vast amount of humanity God's "wasteage" from Creation? Will the Judge of the earth do right?
Universal Offer of Salvation 1: Apocatastasis
Is God love? Does God have a plan of salvation that will work for most or fail for most? Is God going to OFFER salvation everyone? What is Apocatastasis? Did early Christians teach this? What did the second-century Anitioch-based Christian leaders Ignatius and Theophilus teach? Has God blinded the minds of many in this age? Is there an age to come?