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05 August 2009
By Mark Farquharson
Yes, you would tell me, and I would agree, but what do you mean by all? All mankind of course, but is that it? One may wonder what I am getting at? Does it include Animals and evil spirits? This all inclusive love of God does it include animals and evil spirits? God’s love is all inclusive, which we understand to mean that it includes everybody, all mankind, everyone who every lived. However when it comes to animals and evil spirits {fallen angels} views very as to whether this love extends to them or not.
Some would say that no animals will be saved, others say that pets will be saved on request, still others take what might to some be a extreme view, that all animals will be saved. As for the evil spirits, some view that they will be destroyed, others that they will all be saved as well.
You might ask what the issue of them being saved has to do with his love? If God loves the animals they will be saved, for he loves them, but if he does not, then he may not save them. For if they are not saved, then God did not love them did he? If God truly loves the animals and the fallen angels then they will be saved.
However the question has only one correct answer, but what is it? The answer is that God’s Love is all inclusive, that is it includes all mankind, all animals and all angels good or evil. The all to me means all, that is every being created by God. For God loves all the creatures that he created. This to me is the meaning of the all inclusive love of God. This means to me that all the animals will be saved, and the fallen angels will be saved as well for he loves them, he loves them all.
However where is the proof in the scriptures that all animals and evil spirits will be saved?
Are we not to herald to the entire creation?
Mark 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world; herald the evangel to the entire creation. CLV
Is all flesh not to see the salvation of God?
Luke 3: 5 "'Every ravine shall be filled And every mountain and hill shall be made low, And the crooked shall be straight, And the rough places into smooth roads,...
6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'" CLV
Is not death abolished?
1 Corinthians 15:25 For He must be reigning until He should be placing all His enemies under His feet.
26 The last enemy is being abolished: death. CLV
If animals stay dead? Then is death abolished? If evil spirits are destroyed, then are they not dead?
Does he not he save man and beast?
Psalm 36:6, Thy righteousness, is like mighty mountains, and, thy just decrees, are a great resounding deep,—Man and beast, thou savest, O Yahweh! REB
Will not all have it’s cohesion in Christ? Will not all delight to dwell in Christ?
COLOSSIANS 1:15-20
Who is the Image of the invisible God, Firstborn of every creature, for in Him is all created, that in the heavens and that on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or sovereignties, or authorities, all is created through Him and for Him, and He is before all, and all has its cohesion in Him. And He is the Head of the body, the ecclesia, Who is Sovereign, Firstborn from among the dead, that in all He may be becoming first, for in Him the entire complement delights to dwell, and through Him to reconcile all to Him (making peace through the blood of His cross), through Him, whether those on the earth or those in the heavens. CLV
The all in Colossians 1:15-20, is the all created, and the all created includes all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth. This includes the animals and the fallen angels, who will be reconciled to Christ, who will be saved, have their cohesion in Christ, and delight to dwell in Christ.
Thus God does LOVE ALL CREATION!
Copyright © Mark J Farquharson 2009
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