Reference

Romans 14:11

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
9

For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

10

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

11

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

12

So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

13

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Universal Restoration

The verse describes universal submission and confession, which does not inherently equate to universal reconciliation, restoration, or salvation. It could simply describe a universal acknowledgment of God's sovereignty, even by those who remain unsaved.

Past Fulfillment (Historic)

The verse quotes a prophecy about a future event ("every knee shall bow," "every tongue shall confess") and does not present it as something that has already occurred or been fulfilled in the past.