For God knew the beginning to the end. That being said, it would be a huge oversight to lose so many souls to eternal hellfire. When Jesus spoke of God's judgement upon the wicked, he referred to divine judgement as aionios kolasis, meaning age-long chastisement. The idea was that a person who turns away from God and lives a life of evil will have to face justice - a purgatorial period in the afterlife - before enjoying eventual harmonious reunion with God. Jesus explicit