Forest Man

193 They say, when the last trump shall sound its knell,
Our Friend will sternly judge, and doom to hell.
Can aught but good from perfect goodness come?
Compose your trembling hearts, ’twill all be well.

276 O Thou! Who know’st the secret thoughts of all,
In time of sorest need who aidest all,
Grant me repentance, and accept my plea,
O Thou who dost accept the pleas of all!

204 Can alien Pharisees Thy kindness tell,
Like us, Thy intimates, who nigh Thee dwell?
Thou say’st, “All sinners will I burn with fire.”
Say that to strangers, we know Thee too well!

"Miqdad reported that he heard God's messenger say, "There will not remain
on the face of the earth a mud-brick house or a camel's hair tent which
God will not cause the confession of Islam to enter, bringing both mighty
honor and abject abasement.  God will either honor the occupants and put
them among its adherents, or will humiliate them and they will be subject
to it."  Miqdad said, "God will then receive complete obedience.""

 (Hadith of Ahmad)

"Those who are wretched shall be in the Fire... they will dwell therein for
all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord
wills; for your Lord is the sure Accomplisher of what He plans."

                        ( Qur'an 11.106-07)

"Some modern minimalist scholars dispute the fact that Zoroaster was a Universalist and say that Universal Salvation came into Zoroastrianism later; however, as Mary Boyce points out in Textual Sources for the Study of Zoroastrianism, the religion was definitely Universalist many years before Christianity when the 4th century B.C. Greek, Theopompus stated that:

“Zoroaster prophesies that some day there will be a resurrection of all the dead. In the end Hades shall perish and men (people) shall be happy …”"

(Från boken "Religious evidence of the afterlife", 2019, av Ken Vincent)

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"Zoroaster taught that God loves us all and that, after evil is finally defeated, ALL humanity will be saved at the end of time, although those whose bad deeds outweigh their good deeds will need to be “purified” in Hell before joining God in Heaven.

The following example illustrates the views of Zoroaster concerning Universal Salvation:

“If you understand these laws of happiness and pain
Which Mazda has ordained, O mortals,
(There is) a long period of punishment for the wicked
And reward for the pious
But thereafter eternal joy shall reign forever.” (Y30.11, emphasis added)"

(Från boken "Religious evidence of the afterlife", 2019, av Ken Vincent)

Apokatastasis i Buddhismen

Jag talade 19.7.2022 med en buddhistmunk från den tibetanska traditionen som residerade på Kadampa meditationscenter i Stockholm, och frågade om buddhisterna där trodde att alla kom att nå Nirvana till slut. Han svarade ja.  

"The idea of universal salvation is key to the Mahayana school of Buddhism. All practitioners of this school of Buddhism aspire to become fully enlightened, so as to save other beings. There are many such vows or sentiments that people on this path focus on, the most famous being "Beings are numberless. I vow to save them all."

"Adherents to Pure Land Buddhism point to Amitabha Buddha as a Universal Savior. Before becoming a Buddha Amitabha vowed that he would save all beings and according to The Pure Land Sutras (scriptures), all beings will be eventually saved through the work of Amida Buddha."

(Från Wikipedia-artikeln "Universalism")

"According to the Lankavatara sutra (4th century BC):

" A bodhisattva wishes to help all beings attain nirvana. He must therefore refuse to enter nirvana himself, as he cannot apparently render any services to the living beings of the worlds after his own nirvana. He thus finds himself in the rather illogical position of pointing the way to nirvana for other beings, while he himself stays in this world of suffering in order to do good to all creatures. This is his great sacrifice for others. He has taken the great Vow: "I shall not enter into final nirvana before all beings have been liberated." He does not realize the highest liberation for himself, as he cannot abandon other beings to their fate. He has said: "I must lead all beings to liberation. I will stay here till the end, even for the sake of one living soul." "

(från artikeln "The Boddhisattva Ideal: Buddhism and the aestetics of selflessness" av Nitin Kumar, från år 2000)

"The Dharma of the Buddhas
       by the constant use of a single flavor
Causes the several worlds
       universally to attain perfection,
By gradual practice
       all obtain the Fruit of the Way."

                         (Lotus Sutra 5)


Apokatastasis i hinduismen

Från Radhasoami universalisterna:

"The Radhasoami religion of Dayalbagh {near Agra, in India} represents 
the crown jewel of Sant Math. It has been a living, nearly two-centuries-old 
tradition of an uninterrupted lineage of Grand Masters or Param Gurus, 
whose ultimate spiritual Mission is universal salvation, or the redemption 
of all creatures."

"The declared intention of the Supreme Authority {Param Guru} is 
universal salvation, to be achieved gradually & fatedly by the Nij Dhar 
or the Incarnated Divine Current through the agency of an intergenerational 
continuing lineage of Grand Masters."

(Citerat på sidan Radhasoami Universal Salvation Religion {Dayalbagh})


Apokatastasis i Taoismen

"Generally speaking, there are two kinds of Taoism: 
philosophical and religious. Philosophical Taoism is rational, 
contemplative, and nonsectarian, and it accepts death as a 
natural returning to the Tao."

(From "What Do Taoists Believe" on the website Beliefnet. Tao "is the ultimate 
reality as well as the proper natural way of life humans must follow", according to 
the same article. And further along, "The supreme being/ultimate truth is beyond 
words or any conceptual understanding. When asked to name it, it is referred 
to as Tao or the Way. The Power of the Way is referred to as Te. Although 
Tao and Te are similar to other practices' ideas of God, Taoists seldom refer to God")

"Taoism is not a salvific practice. There is nothing that one needs to be saved from, 
and belief in salvation would lead to belief in damnation in the same manner as 
belief in good leads to belief in evil. Although they do not accept the false duality
 of salvation vs. damnation, living simply in harmony with Te and Tao, and not 
excessively pursuing material wealth, stature, or prestige, will lead to a joyful life."

(Ibid.)


Apokatastasis i Bahai-religionen

"I testify that Thou art the Lord of all creation, and the Educator of all
beings, visible and invisible.  I bear witness that Thy power hath
encompassed the entire universe, and that the hosts of the earth can never
dismay Thee, nor can the dominion of all peoples and nations deter Thee
from executing Thy purpose.  I confess that Thou hast no desire except the
regeneration of the whole world, and the establishment of the unity of its
peoples, and the salvation of all them that dwell therein."

      (Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah 115)


(många citat i denna artikel är från "World scripture. Universal salvation", en artikel 
på en sajt som Unification Church har, dvs. Rev. Sun Myung Moons religion, som 
också tror på apokatastasis)