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Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
reply to post by Deetermined
No, Earth is not heaven, but it used to be, before we started to destroy it. The universe is heaven, Earth has become hell within heaven because of 'Lucifer's' greed, or our greed.
Good and evil can and do exist together, I know I am good and there are a lot of good people on this planet, but I also know that the ones that run this planet are evil, only thinking of themselves and their profit.
Adam and Eve represent the humans that first gained self-awareness, which is the forbidden fruit. Eden is Earth before we turned it into hell by destroying it for profit Angels also represent humans, but the greedy ones are referred to as Lucifer in the bible, and once they become greedy they cast themselves from heaven because they begin to destroy Earth for their own gain.
Whoever worships the false prophet is sent to hell. The false prophet most likely represents money, and everyone on Earth, except a few, worships money in some way. We are always worried about whether we will be paid or how much we will be payed or how much something costs. We have lost sight of god, of nature, because we are constantly working trying to get paid to live, when we don't need money to live. These greedy people have turned heaven into hell because of their greed and they have dragged everyone else down with them.
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
What do you think our consciousness is? It is the non-physical realm, we humans lie both in the physical and non-physical realms of the universe because we have both a body and a spirit, so yes we are angels in biblical terms.
Earth is such a tiny tiny fraction of a fraction of a fraction (ad nauseum) of the universe that what happens on Earth is nothing. It will go completely unnoticed to anyone outside of even our solar system forever.
So yes, perfection and imperfection can and do coexist. The universe/heaven is proof of this. It is so unfathomably huge and complex that it must be perfect to exist, yet humans are still imperfect.
Our consciousness allows us to be aware of a non-physical realm, it doesn't mean we're living in it.
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
Despite your obvious prejudice, which is clear regarding spiritual matters, I do not believe that any being that is omniscient would judge its creation so harshly. ITS CREATION. It is simply cruel. And if you accept it, then that simply means that you are willing to abide by anything so long as that thing makes sure that your life is in safe hands. Even further, your life in safe hands means that this deity will ensure that your life is not coincidence, but part of a plan, because you fear randomness and mere chance, even unto death.
I apologize for my inebriation, but it does not detract at all from my understanding of life and the universe.
ETA: I have a theory on what the rapture is in the bible. The rapture is described as when Jesus comes back to take believers to heaven. If Jesus represents the sun then it's possible that the sun is getting more active and hotter, when it gets more active, it flips the Earth's magnetic field which leaves us more susceptible to its radiation.
The sun is hotter now than I ever remember it being, and the world seems to be getting crazier and crazier. This is because this magnetic shift affects everyones brains and that is why people are finally waking up to the reality that we live in.
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
'Man corrupts everything.' That sounds a lot like what Satan would do, would you agree.
How do you plan on learning anything if you do not study it? That is a silly statement, you cannot learn anything without first studying it.
You are being extremely prejudice in this debate, you aren't willing to accept any evidence contrary to your belief no matter, even if it makes perfect sense.
Your fear of hell drives you to reject all evidence because your subconscience fears what may happen if it turns out to be true, and what will happen in your mind is you will go to hell. Religion uses the fear of hell against its followers in order to conform them to what they desire.
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
I never said that there was no afterlife, I believe there is, but it's a little different from what you believe. I believe in reincarnation.
Jesus says in the bible that in order to get into heaven, you must be 'born again'. If we truly are reincarnated, we are literally 'born again' back into this universe, which is heaven.
You are clearly clutching at straws now, assuming things that are not true. That is evidence of you backpedaling.
'Man corrupts everything.' That sounds a lot like what Satan would do, would you agree.
How do you plan on learning anything if you do not study it? That is a silly statement, you cannot learn anything without first studying it.
Originally posted by 3NL1GHT3N3D1
It doesn't make sense to you because you refuse to make sense of it. In your mind, if you do make sense of it, your soul will be lost and you will go to hell. Your subconscious fear of hell blocks you from making sense of it.