Sabbath School Today, Volume 9 - Paul E. Penno

45:23 will be fulfilled.
"I have sworn by Myself,
The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness
And will not turn back,
That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance."
(See also Rom. 14:11 and Phil. 2:10.)
1 Thessalonians 4:3 tells us that the will of God is our sanctification. 1
Timothy 2:4 says that God wills that all men should be saved and come to
the knowledge of the truth. Does this mean every human will be saved so
they go to heaven? No, in spite of what many have come to believe, there
will be people who will be lost. The message of 1888 says that:
"... the Word of God teaches--that 'the grace of God hath appeared,
bringing salvation to all men.' Titus 2:11, RV. God has wrought out salvation
for every man, and has given it to him; but the majority spurn it and throw it
away. The judgment will reveal the fact that full salvation was given to every
man and that the lost have deliberately thrown away their birthright
possession." [1]
The Bible clearly teaches that there will be many who follow the way
Pharaoh chose after receiving information from Moses that the God of
heaven, Jehovah, existed and was in control of events on the earth.
"Although each of the Egyptian plagues increased Pharaoh's
stubbornness and hardness of heart, he and his officials had to admit that the
plagues were acts from 'the finger of God' (Exod. 8:19), and they let Israel go
free to the promised land (Ex. 12:31-32)." [2]
Pharaoh finally relents and tells Moses and Aaron: "Then he called for
Moses and Aaron at night and said, 'Rise up, get out from among my people,
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