Secrets which they did not know
The Rulers of darkness in the heavenlies did not know (verse in picture) & thus, they cannot undo “God’s Will to Save the World” (His Wisdom regarding “Full” Atonement for the Whole World, which shall be testified & come to pass in its own times, 1 John 2:2, 1 Timothy 2:6)
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“and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the WHOLE WORLD .” (1 John 2:2, NASB)
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“Who did give Himself a ransom for ALL — the testimony in its own times –” (1 Timothy 2:6, YLT)
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An example of a subset benefitting from Him, the Blessed Saviour, Lord Jesus Christ (highlighted & not limited to “ALL” men):
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“Who will have ALL men to be SAVED, and to come unto the knowledge of the TRUTH.” (1 Timothy 2:4, KJV)
P/S: This “Secret” is regarding “Christ being Crucified” and thus it applies to “All”, the “whole world” and even in the context of “Reconciling All things” back to God too as the verse below agrees perfectly as well (please notice the often missed words, “His Blood” and “His Cross” in verse below, together with the Word “ALL” things):
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“and by Him to Reconcile ALL things to Himself, having made Peace by the Blood of His Cross through Him, whether the things on the earth or the things in the heavens.” (Colossians 1:20, BLB)
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‘When we read we sometimes can’t see the very words which are there in Original Scripture because we are blinded by Satan but this veil is taken away in Christ’ – Anonymous.
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Blessed Saviour of the World
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To quote from a Greek authority & Leader of the ancient Church at Alexandria itself:
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“Ver. 2. “And not only for our sins,”–that is for those of the faithful,–is the Lord the propitiator, does he say, “but also for the whole world.”
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He, indeed, saves ALL; but some [He saves], converting them by punishments; others, however, who follow voluntarily [He saves] with dignity of honour;
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so “that every knee should bow to Him, of things in heaven, and things on earth, and things under the earth;” that is, angels, men, and souls that before His advent have departed from this temporal life.” – St. Clement of Alexandria
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A Source for the translation of the ‘ancient text’ above (fragments which remain):
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http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/clement-fragments.html
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Thus here’s a secret regarding prayer too:
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Prayer Ministry – A Prayer for All Men
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When apostle Paul wrote about “prayer” & “thanksgiving” For “ALL men” (1 Timothy 2:1), he wrote it in the context of God “Saving ALL men” (1 Timothy 2:4) as the context of “consecutive verses prove”.
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Thus, we need to “pray with understanding” that “His Will be Done” in “Time” (a certainty).
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