I was listening to a certain sermon today. The guy was refuting universal reconciliation. He used Noah and the ten souls that were saved out of the flood, and Lot and his family only that were saved out of Sodom and Gomorrha from the fire. Does anyone have any thoughts.
1. Ezekiel 16 plainly states that Sodom and her children whom God "destroyed as he saw fit" will one day be restored and brought back to their former estate and their captivity will be removed. And Sodom is a TYPE for ALL the wicked who will be judged similarly in
eonion fire (Jude 1:7)
2. If Noah and the flood implies only few will be saved, then so does only two men entering the promised land. One man who did not quite make it to the promised land was Moses. So Moses would have to represent those who will not make it, like those who drowned in the flood. In that case, God's greatest prophet of the OT will never be saved.
3. Here is what God likens the flood of Noah to:
Isaiah 54:6 For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. 7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. 8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer. 9 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. 10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.The waters of Noah are likened to God forsaking Israel in His wrath for a small moment, before God gathers the same in mercy. The cleansing waters of God's judgment are what cause "the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed..." as in...
Luke 3:5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; 6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.God bless,
Bob