Therefore it says, “When He ascended on high, He led captive a host of captives, And He gave gifts to men.” (Now this expression, “He ascended,” what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.) Ephesians 4:8–10, NASB
The heresy of Universalism, no matter how wonderfully it is packaged, is easily refuted from sacred Scripture if we practice solid exegetical techniques. That is, if we keep everything in context, then the passages used to support Universalism prove not to support this false doctrine at all, but are about other things. My focus on writing this post on Universalism is to address what we are seeing today as more and more professing evangelical leaders join the ranks of those who teach ‘The restoration of all things in ages to come.’ This teaching is very subtle and seductive as well as appealing to those who have loved ones who do not walk with the Lord. However, it is unsupported by the Bible.