fair compensation.............
fair compensation.............
Dear freelight,
You are seeing God wrongly. It would be real nice if it were that way, but it isn't. We can't agree here, I'm sorry.
Hi Michael,
I'd carefully review what I shared previously. A blanket-dismissal of all I shared is rather incredible, if we really meditate upon the goodness and mercy of 'God', He being a LOVING HEAVENLY FATHER.
Love does all it can in its power to save, heal, redeem and restore. Such is love's nature and will. Love could NEVER be behind a program of endless suffering and torture, where souls are forever tormented beyond relief
See Rev. 20:10, "And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night FOR EVER AND EVER." Also see Rev. 14:11, for those who follow after the beast.
The book of Revelation is mostly allegorical, figurative and symbolic in its style, so some things are not meant to be taken 'literal'. This book was not even accepted among some early authorities or religious leaders, even though it did make it into the standard canon. Also its John's vision, which may have been subject to the lower astral realm in which doctrines like ECT (eternal conscious torment) and hellfire arose which contradict the loving, gracious and saving character of 'God'.
Now you all can believe God (TO ALL OF YOU) or try to have it your way.
Well, that depends on what evidence we have that 'God' (He/She or IT) had anything to do with the writing, or how credible the assumption is of it being God's word. Remember,..this is John's vision, he sharing his impressions of his various 'visions' thru 'figurative language'. How do you know its all from 'God' and how much of it is to be taken literal? - besides,...some believe much of what is written in Revelation was already fulfilled in the 1st century (see
Preterism).
In the meantime, the universal law of karma compensates all actions perfectly,
measure for measure. This may or may not include a lake of fire.
pj