Testimonia

{"author":null,"backreferences":[{"context_html":"<p class=\"c006\">Afterwards he says: “If it were possible,” implying at the\r\nsame time that he thought it most desirable, “that all the inhabitants\r\n<span class=\"pageno\" id=\"Page_555\">555</span>of Asia, Europe, and Libya, Greeks and barbarians, all\r\nto the uttermost ends of the earth, were to come under one\r\nlaw;” but judging this quite impossible, he adds, “Any one\r\nwho thinks this possible, knows nothing.” It would require\r\ncareful consideration and lengthened argument to prove that it\r\nis not only possible, but that it will surely come to pass, that all\r\nwho are endowed with reason shall come under one law. However,\r\nif we must refer to this subject, it will be with great\r\nbrevity. The Stoics, indeed, hold that, when the strongest of\r\nthe elements prevails, all things shall be turned into fire. But\r\nour belief is, that the Word shall prevail over the entire rational\r\ncreation, and change every soul into His own perfection; in\r\nwhich state every one, by the mere exercise of his power, will\r\nchoose what he desires, and obtain what he chooses. For\r\nalthough, in the diseases and wounds of the body, there are some\r\nwhich no medical skill can cure, yet we hold that in the mind\r\nthere is no evil so strong that it may not be overcome by the\r\nSupreme Word and God. For stronger than all the evils in\r\nthe soul is the Word, and the healing power that dwells in Him;\r\nand this healing He applies, according to the will of God, to\r\nevery man. The consummation of all things is the destruction\r\nof evil, although as to the question whether it shall be so destroyed\r\nthat it can never anywhere arise again, it is beyond our\r\npresent purpose to say. Many things are said obscurely in the\r\nprophecies on the total destruction of evil, and the restoration\r\nto righteousness of every soul; but it will be enough for our\r\npresent purpose to quote the following passage from Zephaniah:\r\n“Prepare and rise early; all the gleanings of their vineyards\r\nare destroyed. Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, on\r\nthe day that I rise up for a testimony; for my determination is\r\nto gather the nations, that I may assemble the kings, to pour\r\nupon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all\r\nthe earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy. For\r\nthen will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may\r\nall call upon the name of the Lord, to serve Him with one consent.\r\nFrom beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even\r\nthe daughter of my dispersed, shall bring my offering. In that\r\nday shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou\r\nhast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of\r\n<span class=\"pageno\" id=\"Page_556\">556</span>the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride; and thou shalt\r\nno more be haughty because of my holy mountain. I will also\r\nleave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they\r\nshall trust in the name of the Lord. The remnant of Israel\r\nshall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful\r\ntongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie\r\ndown, and none shall make them afraid.”<a id=\"r1681\"></a><a class=\"c008 pginternal\" href=\"#f1681\"><sup>[1681]</sup></a> I leave it to those\r\nwho are able, after a careful study of the whole subject, to unfold\r\nthe meaning of this prophecy, and especially to inquire\r\ninto the signification of the words, “When the whole earth is\r\ndestroyed, there will be turned upon the peoples a language\r\naccording to their race,”<a id=\"r1682\"></a><a class=\"c008 pginternal\" href=\"#f1682\"><sup>[1682]</sup></a> as things were before the confusion\r\nof tongues. Let them also carefully consider the promise,\r\nthat all shall call upon the name of the Lord, and serve\r\nHim with one consent; also that all contemptuous reproach\r\nshall be taken away, and there shall be no longer any injustice,\r\nor vain speech, or a deceitful tongue. And thus much it\r\nseemed needful for me to say briefly, and without entering\r\ninto elaborate details, in answer to the remark of Celsus, that\r\nhe considered any agreement between the inhabitants of Asia,\r\nEurope, and Libya, as well Greeks as barbarians, was impossible.\r\nAnd perhaps such a result would indeed be impossible\r\nto those who are still in the body, but not to those who are\r\nreleased from it.</p>","headings":["The writings of Origen, Vol. 2 of 2","BOOK VIII.","Chapter LXXII."],"marker_anchor":null,"paragraph_id":"pg70693-paragraph-622"}],"canonical_references":[],"date_end":null,"date_start":null,"deduplication_fingerprint":"0cfcdfc02e0b4e27e54e94d1d262313da0b7b4ac658641c4eccf126823d54f80","edition_title":"The writings of Origen, Vol. 2 (of 2)","edition_translators":["Frederick Crombie","W. H. 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