:putnam: All the scriptural imagery (harps, crowns, gold, etc.) is, of course, a merely symbolical attempt to express the inexpressible. Musical instruments are mentioned because for many people (not all) music is the thing known in the present life which most strongly suggests ecstasy and infinity. Crowns are mentioned to suggest the fact that those who are united with God in eternity share his splendor and power and joy. Gold is mentioned to suggest the timelessness of heaven (gold does not rust) and the preciousness of it. People who take these symbols literally might as well think that when Christ told us to be like doves, he meant that we were to lay eggs. C. S. LEWIS (1898–1963) :putnam: Even as in heaven there will be most perfect charity, so in hell there will be the most perfect hate. God will never send anybody to hell. If man goes to hell, he goes by his own free choice. Hell was created for the devil and his angels, not for man. God never meant that man should go there. 3:) Hell is truth seen too late. The essence of hell is complete separation from God, and that is the ultimate disaster. If you are not truly Born Again and end up in hell, please remember the pain of punishment will be without the fruit of penitence; weeping will be useless, and prayer ineffectual. Too late they will believe in eternal punishment who would not believe in eternal life. (^^^) B| O:)
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 21:25:15 +0000
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