1 Minute Of Truth: Romans 11:29

Now Is The Day Of Our Salvation

For He saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2

On the day that we are empowered by the Holy Spirit to make Jesus the Lord of your lives, that became the day of our salvation.

Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking under the power and influence of the [Holy] Spirit of God can [ever] say, Jesus be cursed! And no one can [really] say, Jesus is [my] Lord, except by and under the power and influence of the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:3

The Truth is that our salvation is for today, it is not just for when you get to Heaven, it is for right now. The Truth is that right now we are saved. This is the very moment, this is the very time of our salvation. That is an awesome Truth, and when we are empowered to realize that we don’t have to wait for our salvation, or earn it over time, there is a godly peace and joy that totally consumes and empowers us. This knowledge of the Truth allows us to be used fully by our Father to further His Kingdom! Our Father’s Truth set’s us free and through His peace that passes all understanding, and through His love that passes knowledge, we can enjoy and live completely in the Truth. We can eternally live in the Truth that our salvation is never ending and it is for each one of us who have Jesus as Lord!

I want to show you an absolute scripture here. Because there are a lot of people who believe that we can lose our salvation. The Bible tells us plainly that we cannot.

For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable. [He never withdraws them when once they are given, and He does not change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call.] Romans 11:29

The Truth is that we are saved now and we are saved eternally. Our Father doesn’t give us a new life and then take it from us. Salvation is a gift and our Father never withdraws His gifts once He gives them. We cannot fool God into giving us eternal life and then throw it back in His face. He knows the beginning and the end, so He knows who and what we are, before we ever are. The Truth is that our Father actually chose us before we ever were. He gave us a new life even with knowing all of our weaknesses; none of them mattered though,  He still chose us.

But when He, Who had chosen and set me apart [even] before I was born and had called me by His grace (His undeserved favor and blessing), saw fit and was pleased. Galatians 1:15

So right now, not tomorrow we are saved, and we are eternally saved. Our salvation will never leave us!

The Harvest Is Abundant

NOW AFTER this the Lord chose and appointed seventy others and sent them out ahead of Him, two by two, into every town and place where He Himself was about to come (visit). And He said to them, The harvest indeed is abundant [there is much ripe grain], but the farmhands are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Luke 10:1-3

Jesus tells us that the harvest is great, but the laborers are few. We are not told that the harvest is small, but that it is abundant. If your experience is anything like mine, you were always told that only a small percentage of mankind would be saved, meaning a very small harvest. But the glorious Truth is that Jesus told us that the harvest is great. Jesus was successful and because of what He accomplished for us as a perfect Sacrifice, there is going to be a bountiful harvest.

After this I looked and a vast host appeared which no one could count, [gathered out] of every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages. These stood before the throne and before the Lamb; they were attired in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. Revelation 7:9

I want you to think about this question: are the laborers the same as the grain? Jesus tells us that the harvest is great, but the laborers are few. The laborers are not the harvest, the grain is the harvest, the two are not the same. What am I getting at? The Parable of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, Matthew 22:10. Jesus’ parable shows us that when our Father comes to the earth it will be filled with guests. The laborers are called the Bride of Christ, Revelation 22:17. The Bride is not a guest at her own wedding. This parable ties in with the Truth that Jesus told us that there are only a few laborers, or a few who are the Bride. Many are called to be the Bride, but only a few of us are chosen to be, Matthew 22:14. What this means is that many of us are called to serve, but only a few are chosen to serve. However the harvest, which are the guests, is great. One farmer can harvest a ton of grain and our Father can use a few of us to harvest many.

I hope you see the grace of our Father in these verses. What we are shown is that most of humanity will not be thrown into the Lake of Fire. There will be some who are, there is a Hell. But far more of us will not be thrown into Hell then who will be thrown into it. When our Father returns to dwell on the earth it will be filled with people. Some of us as the Bride, we will be transformed to be just like Jesus is and we will serve with Him for all of eternity, Revelation 20:4. Some of us will be the guests who have been raised up from the dead and some of us will be the guests who never died. The glorious Truth is that most of us will be able to participate in eternity in one form or another.

What's It Mean To Be Saved

Neither for these alone do I pray [it is not for their sake only that I make this request], but also for all those who will ever come to believe in (trust in, cling to, rely on) Me through their word and teaching, That they all may be one, [just] as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe and be convinced that You have sent Me. I have given to them the glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one [even] as We are one: I in them and You in Me, in order that they may become one and perfectly united, that the world may know and [definitely] recognize that You sent Me and that You have loved them [even] as You have loved Me. Father, I desire that they also whom You have entrusted to Me [as Your gift to Me] may be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory, which You have given Me [Your love gift to Me]; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. John 17:20-24

I will be honest I love John 17, it is my absolute favorite chapter in the Bible. John 17 just teaches us so much as to why Jesus came and did what He did for us. Several years ago our Father had me begin to ask the question, what is salvation? He had me ask believers, non-believers, and preachers what their definition of salvation was. To my surprise most struggled with a specific definition of what it means to be saved. Mainly I was told that it meant to go to Heaven. After several weeks of asking the question, our Father then asked me, do you see why I had you ask?

John 17 tells us plainly what salvation is. Salvation is us becoming one with our Father through Jesus Christ. To be saved means that we are perfectly united with God. It is just that simple. The glory that Jesus has, we now have. It is all a gift. It is all undeserved, yet it is all freely bestowed on us who have been called and chosen by God to be given it. We do not choose our Father, He chooses us. Then He uses us to serve the world and to show them that He loves them.

A benefit of salvation is that we will spend eternity as one with our Father, but salvation means being perfectly united with Him through our Lord and Savior Jesus.

We Are Baptized With And Forever One With Christ

For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith. For as many [of you] as were baptized into Christ [into a spiritual union and communion with Christ, the Anointed One, the Messiah] have put on (clothed yourselves with) Christ. There is [now no distinction] neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is not male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:26-28

The Greek word that we translate baptized from is baptizo. The best way to explain what baptizo means is to use an example of a cucumber becoming a pickle. To make a pickle a cucumber is submerged into the pickling spices and the cucumber is forever changed. It will still look like a cucumber, yet the cucumber has taken on the characteristics of the spices and it even has the pickling spices through it. The cucumber can never go back to being a cucumber; it has been forever changed into a pickle. 

This is how we are now in Christ, our old man has passed away, and behold the new man, created in God’s image, a partaker of His Divine Nature, has been born, 2 Peter 1:4. We may physically look like our old selves, but we now have Christ in us, on us, through us, and we are now one with Christ, we can never go back. 

I in them, and Thou in Me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that Thou hast sent Me, and hast loved them, as Thou hast loved Me. John 17:23 

We have been crucified with Christ, nevertheless we live, yet it is not us who lives, it is Christ in us Who lives, Galatians 2:20. Praise God, we need to say this Truth out loud daily! “We are new creatures in Christ, we have been dressed with Christ, old things are passed away for us, and behold all things have become new for us.” 

Thank God we have been baptized into Christ and we have put on Christ, and A-men, we are now one with Christ, sealed by the Holy Spirit of God, and we cannot go back! 

In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, Ephesians 1:13

We Are Eternally Accepted

My Father, Who has given them to Me, is greater and mightier than all [else]; and no one is able to snatch [them] out of the Father’s hand. John 10:29

Here is another powerful example of the Truth that God, Who is our Father, is in control our lives. The Truth that sets us free is that no person is capable of taking away our acceptance! No man, no judge, no politician, no dictator, and no law can take away our acceptance from God. But here is the question; can we take away our own acceptance? Can we at one time be accepted by God, then later on remove ourselves from it?

The work of each [one] will become [plainly, openly] known (shown for what it is); for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done. If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test], he will get his reward. But if any person’s work is burned up [under the test], he will suffer the loss [of it all, losing his reward], though he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has passed] through fire. Do you not discern and understand that you [the whole church at Corinth] are God’s temple (His sanctuary), and that God’s Spirit has His permanent dwelling in you [to be at home in you, collectively as a church and also individually]? 1 Corinthians 3:13-16

These verses just teach us the Truth so plainly, that once we are saved, truly saved, we are eternally saved. All of our works may not be so great, but our acceptance is sure and eternal! Our acceptance by our Father has been insured by Jesus Himself.

To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. Ephesians 1:6

Look at the first part of Ephesians 1:6, “to the praise of the glory of His grace.” If our acceptance was based on our personal performance, this verse would have to read, “to the praise of our ability to earn His grace.” Everything we do may not measure up, but if we have truly been chosen by God and empowered by the Holy Spirit to accept Jesus as our Lord, our Father eternally accepts us. This is why we can praise the glory of our Father’s grace, because it’s a free gift! Jesus’ sacrifice was that powerful!

For God's gifts and His call are irrevocable. [He never withdraws them when once they are given, and He does not change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call.] Romans 11:29

The Lamb's Book Of Life Is Full

But nothing that defiles or profanes or is unwashed shall ever enter it, nor anyone who commits abominations (unclean, detestable, morally repugnant things) or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are recorded in the Lamb’s Book of Life. Revelation 21:27

I want to talk about the Lamb’s Book of Life here. If your experiences were anything like mine you were taught that not very many people will ever have their name written in this Book. But yesterday at Bible Study the Spirit asked me this question: Whose Book this was? I answered Him that it is Jesus’ Book. He then brought to my mind several scriptures.

Jesus Christ (the Messiah) is [always] the same, yesterday, today, [yes] and forever (to the ages). Hebrews 13:8

[Just as] You have granted Him power and authority over all flesh (all humankind), [now glorify Him] so that He may give eternal life to all whom You have given Him. John 17:2

For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life. John 3:16

For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God [acknowledge Him to His honor and to His praise]. Romans 14:11

The Lamb’s Book of Life is Jesus’ Book of Life. Jesus never changes, He is always the same, so His Book cannot change either. The Truth is that Jesus has been given the power over all flesh. He was given this power so that all that He has been given may have eternal life. Jesus tells us in verse 2 that our Father has given Him all of us, so His Book must include all of our names. If the Book doesn’t, then John 17:2 is a lie, because that would mean that Jesus was only given some of us. 

Our Father loves the world, not just those of us in the world who understand that He does. We know this wonderful Truth now, others will come to know it later, but all of us will one day understand and when we do, we will all bow and acknowledge the Truth that will set us free. The recorder of the Lamb’s Book of Life knows this Truth and every name, but one, has been recorded in it, John 17:12. 

Look at Revelation 21:27 again, notice that things can be washed? We all need washed! Notice also that we are told that no one who commits abominations, not who committed abominations are allowed in eternity. We all have committed abominations, but in eternity we will all have been washed and none of us will commit them. The Lamb’s Book of Life is full, Jesus was that successful!   

Philippians 4:1

1 Therefore, my brethren, whom I love and yearn to see, my delight and crown (wreath of victory), thus stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.

Here is a good test to see who is filled with the Holy Spirit and truly called to be the Bride of Christ and who is just playing around. When someone talks about Heaven, or eternity, do they talk about what they will have and what they will receive, or do they talk about what others will have and what they will be enjoying.  

For what is our hope or happiness or our victor’s wreath of exultant triumph when we stand in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? Is it not you? For you are [indeed] our glory and our joy! 1Thessalonians 2:19-20

You see, we are the Bride of Christ, which means that we are one with Him. We are actually Jesus’ body and His flesh, Ephesians 5:30-32. So at the Wedding Feast we will be one with Jesus and that means that we will act just like Jesus. We will be more happy to see the victory of others when the New Jerusalem arrives, Revelation 21-2. Our very purpose as the Bride is to serve others, so at the Wedding Feast our joy will continue to be to serve.  

Be weary of those who talk and get excited about the mansion waiting for them, or for the crowns that they will receive. Our joy is to see the glory of others. Jesus is not celebrating His Own salvation, but the salvation of others and we are now one with Him.    

Philippians 3:18-19

18 For there are many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, who walk (live) as enemies of the cross of Christ (the Anointed One).

19 They are doomed and their fate is eternal misery (perdition); their god is their stomach (their appetites, their sensuality) and they glory in their shame, siding with earthly things and being of their party.

Here is a great place to look at what all of the New Testament teaches us about non-believers eternities. Because if we just take this one verse alone it looks very bad for those who deny Jesus as Lord. 

For the Son of man came to save [from the penalty of eternal death] that which was lost.  Matthew 18:11

Jesus came to save the lost. Now the question is did He come to save all of the lost, or only a few of the lost who realize that they are lost and who ask to be helped?

[Just as] You have granted Him power and authority over all flesh (all humankind), [now glorify Him] so that He may give eternal life to all whom You have given Him. John 17:2

The glorious Truth is that Jesus has been given the responsibility over all flesh, and all includes all who are lost, both those who realize it and those who don’t realize it. So now the question is does He loose the lost who don’t realize that they are lost to the Lake of Fire?

But if any person’s work is burned up [under the test], he will suffer the loss [of it all, losing his reward], though he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has passed] through fire. 1 Corinthians 3:15

These are short blog postings and the are only meant to lead us into greater studies of the Truth. But these scriptures are a great place to start to see the complete victory of Jesus for all. We see that Paul writes that the lost may very well suffer loss. Some people will loose their reward, yet they will be saved, but only after passing through the fire. The fire is Hades, the realm of the dead, Luke 16:22-24. People who are sent to Hades loose the reward of eternally being the Bride of Christ, but they themselves are saved from the Lake of Fire, or what we call Hell. They will suffer the eternal misery of not being able to be the Bride, but they will be allowed to be our guests. Some of our guests who never acknowledged Jesus will have been bad in this world, some of those who did not acknowledge Him will have been good, but they both are allowed to be our guests.

And those servants went out on the crossroads and got together as many as they found, both bad and good, so [the room in which] the wedding feast [was held] was filled with guests. Matthew 22:10

Mercy For All Alike

For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy and I will have compassion (pity) on whom I will have compassion. So then [God’s gift] is not a question of human will and human effort, but of God’s mercy. [It depends not on one’s own willingness nor on his strenuous exertion as in running a race, but on God’s having mercy on him.] Romans 9:15-16

The Truth is that our Father has a free will. He can do whatever He wants. He alone is Sovereign. So He can have mercy on whoever He wants.

Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same mass (lump) one vessel for beauty and distinction and honorable use, and another for menial or ignoble and dishonorable use? Romans 9:21

So our Father can have mercy on one if He wants and not have the same mercy over the other, this is what a lot of people believe.

As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated (held in relative disregard in comparison with My feeling for Jacob). Romans 9:13

But is this true, does of Father just pick some and not pick others to have mercy on? Does He choose some to spend eternity with Him and some not to?

For God has consigned (penned up) all men to disobedience, only that He may have mercy on them all [alike]. Romans 11:32

The Truth that sets us all free is that our Father has mercy on us all. He has the right, He is the Potter. He has the only free will, because He is God, and His free will is to have mercy on us all. Too many look at the flesh for evidence of His mercy, but our Father is a Spirit and we too have a spirit, John 4:24. The place to see our Father’s mercy is first and foremost with our spirits. 

But if any person’s work is burned up [under the test], he will suffer the loss [of it all, losing his reward], though he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has passed] through fire. 1 Corinthians 3:15

Some of us have been chosen to understand the Truth now. We are called to be the Bride. Which means that we have been chosen to serve with Jesus. Some of us have not been chosen to know the Truth now, these people are called the guests, Matthew 22:10. Some of the guests are good people, some are bad, but that doesn’t matter because our Father has mercy on us all. So even if a person does not believe and does bad things, our Father has mercy on them. They may suffer loss, but they will be saved from the Lake of Fire. Our Father wants that all men be saved and come to the knowledge of the Truth, 1 Timothy 2:4. Our Father is God, He will get His way, so every person will understand and welcome His Truth as they accept and submit to our Father’s will on Judgment Day, Philippians 2:10. Some of us as the Bride and some of as the guests of the Bride, but our Father’s mercy will be shown through all!  

Galatians 1:10

10 Now am I trying to win the favor of men, or of God? Do I seek to please men? If I were still seeking popularity with men, I should not be a bond servant of Christ (the Messiah).

If our Father is leading you as He was Paul to understand and have faith in the glorious Truth that it is His power and His will acting in our lives, then you will not be liked by men, especially so called religious men. You won’t be liked because Jesus is a Stumbling Stone and He is a Rock of Offense. He is these things to many people because man wants to earn our Father’s favor through their own efforts and powers. Many want to glory in their acceptance or denial of God. It takes all of the the fun away for these people when they hear that if we believe, we only believe because Jesus caused us to. 

And, A Stone that will cause stumbling and a Rock that will give [men] offense; they stumble because they disobey and disbelieve [God’s] Word, as those [who reject Him] were destined (appointed) to do. 1 Peter 2:8

How awesome is that verse: people disobey because they were destined to disobey! Ask yourself, who set’s destiny? Our Father does, Psalm 139:16. So if the disobedient were destined to do so, they will also one day be destined to understand the Truth that will set them free.

Who wishes all men to be saved and [increasingly] to perceive and recognize and discern and know precisely and correctly the [divine] Truth. 1 Timothy 2:4

These people may have never been destined to understand the Truth now, while they are on the earth, but they will one day. One day our Father will allow them to see the Truth and they will be set free by it. Some people may have to go through the fire of Hades first, and they may not be chosen to be the Bride of Christ, but they will be saved from the Lake of Fire.

But if any person’s work is burned up [under the test], he will suffer the loss [of it all, losing his reward], though he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has passed] through fire. 1 Corinthians 3:15

Take note! I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet and learn and acknowledge that I have loved you. Revelation 3:9

Our Father tells us that those who were disobedient will one day come to us and not only acknowledge that we were actually being used, or loved by God, but they will also learn from us. People don’t learn in the Lake of Fire, they are destroyed in the Lake of Fire. These disobedient people now will be our guests at the Wedding Feast and they will learn the Truth that will set them free. They will understand the Truth that it is all our Father and that it always has been Him. They will come to know that it is and has always been His free will and not ours. They will know that He controls and controlled everything all of the time. They will be set free by this Truth and they will eternally be our guests in eternity! 

End of Times Matthew 48-51

⁴⁸ But if that servant is wicked and says to himself, My master is delayed and is going to be gone a long time,

⁴⁹ And begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with the drunken,

⁵⁰ The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour of which he is not aware,

⁵¹ And will punish him [cut him up by scourging] and put him with the pretenders (hypocrites); there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.

Let’s talk about a loving Father’s punishment here. Does a loving Father get even with his kids, or does He correct His children?

For the Lord corrects and disciplines everyone whom He loves, and He punishes, even scourges, every son whom He accepts and welcomes to His heart and cherishes. Hebrews 12:6

Our Father loves everyone. So the Truth is that our Father disciplines everyone. So the question is does He discipline most of His children by sending them to an eternity in Hell?

But if any person’s work is burned up [under the test], he will suffer the loss [of it all, losing his reward], though he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has passed] through fire. 1 Corinthians 3:15

The Truth is that many people will have to pass through the fires of Hades and their reward of being the Bride will be lost. Yet these people will be saved from the Lake of Fire. Our Father will have disciplined them and just as with the Rich Ruler, Luke 16, they will come to have a loving heart that cares for others above themselves.

Who wishes all men to be saved and [increasingly] to perceive and recognize and discern and know precisely and correctly the [divine] Truth. 1 Timothy 2:4

Our Father is God; He gets what He wants!

[Just as] You have granted Him power and authority over all flesh (all humankind), [now glorify Him] so that He may give eternal life to all whom You have given Him. John 17:2

Jesus was successful on the Cross, He was very successful. Our Lord will cause all men to come to the knowledge of the Truth and they will be set free.

For God has consigned (penned up) all men to disobedience, only that He may have mercy on them all [alike]. Romans 11:32

Our Father has made all of us to totally need Him for everything. We will all mess up. We will all be disciplined by our Father. Some of us will have to go through Hades and only be a guest. Some of us will be disciplined here on the earth and we will be the Bride. But our Father will have mercy on all of us and allow us to live with Him for all of eternity.  

End of Times Matthew 24:31

31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect (His chosen ones) from the four winds, [even] from one end of the [universe to the other.]

Jesus is telling us here that He will not lose any that He has been given. The message of the Kingdom is eternal and it is powerful and it extends to wherever our Father is, and our Father is everywhere.

And this is the will of Him Who sent Me, that I should not lose any of all that He has given Me, but that I should give new life and raise [them all] up at the last day. John 6:39

Now the question is: how many has Jesus been given?

[Just as] You have granted Him power and authority over all flesh (all humankind), [now glorify Him] so that He may give eternal life to all whom You have given Him. John 17:2

Jesus has been given the authority over all mankind, all of us. Not just a select few of us, not just some of us, but all of mankind. But that is not the powerful part of this Truth. The powerful part is that He went to the Cross so that He could be glorified, so that He could give eternal life to all that He has been given charge over. And Jesus has been given charge over all of us. 

After this I looked and a vast host appeared which no one could count, [gathered out] of every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages. These stood before the throne and before the Lamb; they were attired in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. Revelation 7:9

No one can count how many Jesus has been given, because He has been given all of us. But not all of us are called to be His Bride, Matthew 22:14. More people will be His guests. They will not rule and reign with Jesus, but they will be allowed to be with us in eternity who are called to rule and reign with Him. 

And those servants went out on the crossroads and got together as many as they found, both bad and good, so [the room in which] the wedding feast [was held] was filled with guests. Matthew 22:10 (When you go on to read all of this parable, notice that all but one guest is allowed to stay for eternity. This also shows us that Jesus keeps all of us but Judas, John 17:12.)

There will be both good and bad guests that will spend eternity with us. Now all of us will be cleansed from the wages of sin when we get there. Both those who did good and those who did bad will spend eternity with Jesus, Who has been given all. A Bride is not a guest at her own wedding. And what good is a wedding feast if there is no one else there but the Bride and Groom? So to make it a real celebration our Father brings all there. Not all will be the Bride, many will be guests, but amen all mankind will be there. This is why Jesus tells us that He will collect His people from all over the universe, which includes Hades.  

But if any person’s work is burned up [under the test], he will suffer the loss [of it all, losing his reward], though he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has passed] through fire. 1 Corinthians 3:15

Jesus was very successful. He is far more successful then satan, Romans 5:15.

Ephesians 4:25

25 Therefore, rejecting all falsity and being done now with it, let everyone express the truth with his neighbor, for we are all parts of one body and members one of another.

Look at what our Father tells us: that we are all members of one another. Now many Christians will limit that to, we are only one if we are saved. But is that true? Did our Father create all men and then separate the vast majority from being one with Him?

And this is the will of Him Who sent Me, that I should not lose any of all that He has given Me, but that I should give new life and raise [them all] up at the last day. John 6:39

So the question is how many has Jesus been given?

[Just as] You have granted Him power and authority over all flesh (all humankind), [now glorify Him] so that He may give eternal life to all whom You have given Him. John 17:2

For it was in Him that all things were created, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [by His service, intervention] and in and for Him. Colossians 1:16

All things have been given over into My power by My Father; and no one knows Who the Son is except the Father, or Who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son may choose to reveal and make Him known. Luke 10:22

We can clearly see that our Father has given all things to our Husband, our Lord, our Head, and our Savior, Jesus. All flesh is Jesus’. All mankind is Jesus’ All men exist by Him, for Him, and through Him. Jesus will not loose any that He has been given and He has been given all! We are all part of one body. There are those of us who have been empowered to know this and there are those of us who have not been empowered to know this, yet all of us are one body.

This is why the parable of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb is so great. Jesus just plainly tells us that all, both good and bad, will spend eternity with Him.

And those servants went out on the crossroads and got together as many as they found, both bad and good, so [the room in which] the wedding feast [was held] was filled with guests. Matthew 22:10

Not everyone has been chosen to be the Bride of Christ, only a few of us have. But that does not exclude all of the others that Jesus has been given to spend eternity with us. Eternity is filled with guests, just as with a Wedding. A Bride is not a guest at her own wedding, but the Bride does plan and take care of all of her guests. That is what we will do for eternity, take care of our guests, both the good and the bad ones. 

And You have made them a kingdom (royal race) and priests to our God, and they shall reign [as kings] over the earth! Revelation 5:10

Think of Israel, there were twelve tribes, yet only one priestly tribe. Yet they were still a united country. Think of a church. There are pastors, evangelists, teachers, prophets, and apostles, not all have been called to be in leadership, yet all are part of the church. There are both good and bad people in churches, yet all are part of the church. The same holds true for eternity. Our Father would that all men be saved and through Christ they will, 1 Timothy 2:4. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess Jesus as Lord, Romans 14:11. 

Ephesians 4:10

10 He Who descended is the [very] same as He Who also has ascended high above all the heavens, that He [His presence] might fill all things (the whole universe, from the lowest to the highest).

Jesus is in control of everything. Like or or not, He is. Jesus even controls those things that we think are bad. Our Father has always controlled all things. The One Spirit of our Father has always controlled the world, from the lowest things to the highest things.

All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being. John 1:3

For it was in Him that all things were created, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [by His service, intervention] and in and for Him. And He Himself existed before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held together). Colossians 1:16-17

For in this city there actually met and plotted together against Your holy Child and Servant Jesus, Whom You consecrated by anointing, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with the Gentiles and peoples of Israel, To carry out all that Your hand and Your will and purpose had predestined (predetermined) should occur. Acts 4:27-28

Our Father predestined and predetermined that Herod and Pilate would do what they did. Our Father controls all things, the Holy Spirit uses the Book of Ephesians to blow free will right out if the water! 

So how do we deal with this Truth when it comes to murder, rape, sickness, and poverty? How could a loving God actually be in control of these things? 

Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance. And endurance (fortitude) develops maturity of character (approved faith and [b]tried integrity). And character [of this sort] produces [the habit of] joyful and confident hope of eternal salvation. Romans 5:3-4

[But what of that?] For I consider that the sufferings of this present time (this present life) are not worth being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us and for us and conferred on us! Romans 8:18

So many judge good and bad through their flesh only. Our Father judges all things through our spirit’s. Our flesh is temporary, our spirits are eternal. Bad things to the flesh often result in great things for our spirits. Death of our flesh is not an end, it is the beginning of the next step to our life’s. Tragedy, while bad, will lead us to not rely on ourselves, governments, politicians, jobs, doctors, insurances, or police. Tragedies and sufferings drive us to rely on our Father. This reliance on Him allows us to be used to help others and serve our Kingdom.

But what about the lost who do not know our Father? Just look at Lazarus in Luke 16. Lazarus had a terrible life and upon his death he was transported right to paradise. We are never by told by Jesus that Lazarus was a good man, a faithful man, or a believing man. Jesus only told us that his life was filled with sickness and poverty. People will add that Lazarus was a faithful man to this parable, but Jesus never said that he was. All we are told is that Lazarus suffered tremendously on this earth and that upon his death all of that was taken away from him. The sufferings of Lazarus’ life were in no way to be compared with the glory and prosperity that he will enjoy for all of eternity.    

Ephesians 1:13-14

¹³ In Him you also who have heard the Word of Truth, the glad tidings (Gospel) of your salvation, and have believed in and adhered to and relied on Him, were stamped with the seal of the long-promised Holy Spirit.

¹⁴ That [Spirit] is the guarantee of our inheritance [the firstfruits, the pledge and foretaste, the down payment on our heritage], in anticipation of its full redemption and our acquiring [complete] possession of it—to the praise of His glory.

We have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of God, so what or who can penetrate our Father’s Spirit to get to us? Can the devil? Can a demon? Can a man? If anything or anyone could penetrate the Holy Spirit to get to us, what would that make our Father? What good would be our Father’s guarantee of our inheritance if we could be lost? The glorious Truth is that we cannot be lost.

For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable. [He never withdraws them when once they are given, and He does not change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call.] Romans 11:29

And this is the will of Him Who sent Me, that I should not lose any of all that He has given Me, but that I should give new life and raise [them all] up at the last day. John 6:39

Ephesians 1:11-12

11 In Him we also were made [God’s] heritage (portion) and we obtained an inheritance; for we had been foreordained (chosen and appointed beforehand) in accordance with His purpose, Who works out everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His [own] will,

This one verse will take away all fear out of your life. It will because the Truth is that our Father will work everything out in accordance to His Will. Now our Father tells us that He would that all men be saved, 1 Timothy 2:4. Our Father wants to us to be prosperous and well, 3 John 1:2. Our Father wants us to have an abundant life, John 10:10.  

You ever hear those sermons that say that no man is promised tomorrow, so you better say yes to Jesus today, so you won’t go to Hell?  This scripture blows that sermon right out of the water. If our Father has called a person to be the Bride of Christ, that person cannot help but to be a Bride. Our Father will not let them die until they say yes to Jesus. Only Jesus holds the keys to death, Revelation 1:18. No one will ever die until our Groom says that they can die. Think about that glorious Truth, only Jesus holds the keys of death. Faith comes for us from hearing the Truth. The Holy Spirit will take us a place of such great peace with this, because Jesus came to save the world. So if He did that and He alone holds the keys of death, don’t you believe that He will accomplish what He came to do? Death is not a hinderance to our Lord saving people from Hell. It is just another step in our eternal life’s. Some may have to get to eternity through Hades, but I do believe, and I hope that the scriptures that we continually study show you this too, that all will get there, 1 Corinthians 3:15.   

12 So that we who first hoped in Christ [who first put our confidence in Him have been destined and appointed to] live for the praise of His glory!

If a person is going to be one with Jesus and be His Bride, then they have been destined to be so by God. Our Father has called us to be married to Jesus before we were even born, Galatians 1:15. The Truth is that we are in an arranged marriage. It is our Father’s purpose and it is His design. That should bring you so much peace, because our Father is love, 1 John 4:16. What we have done doesn’t matter, just look at Paul’s life and you will see that, 1 Timothy 1:15. There is no boasting for us, Romans 3:27, but even greater then that, there is no condemnation, Romans 8:1. This Truth bring us peace that passes all understanding, Philippians 4:7.

Ephesians is such a wonderful Book.