My view must be a ‘relaxed’ one—which means, theological points, currents, patterns, etc. must ‘settle’ naturally/metaphysically. I have always had a serious problem with the ‘ontology’ of who we *are, were, will be*.

It is for the Biblical “STORY”, “THE NARRATIVE”, “THE PLAY”, and REALITY, etc…that “ATONEMENT” created the ***SENSE***.by which atonement was necessary— and actually agreed with neighboring Middle Eastern cultures concerning “sacrifice”.

One of the key lessons to be learned from the newly founded and transcribed petroglyphs of Ararat was the concept of “The Door”.

Predeterminism synthesizes Universal Salvation, The Apocalyptic View, and Teleology into a 4-tiered view of the Scripture. True Predeterminism (not Calvinism or selectivism and exclusivism) synthesizes every existing power ‘that be’ under God’s order.