My reading of Scripture definitely holds out the possibility. It speaks of “this age,” “the age to come” and “the ages to come” before “the end” comes, when all things are submitted to Christ, Christ is submitted to God, and God becomes “all in all” (not all in some or some in some). Death is a barrier to us, but it is not a barrier to God, for “He is the God of both the living and the dead” and “all live before Him.” I have never heard a reasonable explanation for why Jesus “preached to the spirits that were in prison” if God is limited to the brief duration of our earthly life to reach us. Who made up these rules? Both death and hell are considered “enemies” that will one day be destroyed by the consuming fire of… which is it – God’s wrath, or God’s love? Even after the Lake of Fire judgment we see leaves of the tree which are for “the healing of the nations.” What is left to heal if all the “sinners” have been destroyed? If “all things” are made new and death is destroyed, does this not at least give us hope, if not 100% belief? Of course this is not a traditional interpretation of Scripture, but you have to ask, where does the traditional view comes from?

Yes, it is possible to resist the irresistible, but my belief is that you cannot resist Him forever. Temporary resistance is seen in many examples. Stephen to the Sanhedrin: “You do always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers.” The Hebrews “limited the Holy One of Israel” and “could not enter in because of unbelief.” Jesus wanted to gather Jerusalem as a hen gathers her chicks but “they would not” and He “could do no mighty works there because of their unbelief.” Jesus to the religious leaders: “You make the Word of God of no effect because of your tradition.” These are some examples that immediately come to mind. Where I differ with most is I don’t believe you can resist God forever; I don’t see an eternity with a pocket of rebellion cursing the Creator. That would make man more powerful than God, to think that the thing created can outwit the One Who created it, blessed be His Name. Man does have a will of his own, but man is not omnipotent. God also has a Will, and in the end, God’s Will prevails – not by force, but by wearing down the finite stubbornness of man against the infinite love of God. A two-year-old resists taking a nap, kicking and screaming and crying the whole time – but eventually, all resistance fades away and they inevitably go down of their own accord. So will mankind.

I’ve freely shared my experience in several places, two that come to mind are here and here.

How about giving a personal testimony of your “Chip-meet-Jesus” experience. I’d love to hear that.

Otherwise, we can theorise the experiences of others without experiencing that ourselves.

Just thinking.