Reference

Colossians 1:19

For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
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And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

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And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

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For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

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And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

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And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

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Universal Restoration

The verse states that "all fulness" dwells in "him" (referring to Christ), which speaks to Christ's inherent completeness or divine nature, not necessarily the eventual reconciliation or salvation of all people or all creation. The "fulness" here refers to the divine attributes or essence, not the scope of salvation.