The Problem of Hell Redux

Arguments: C1. Hell was never meant from mankind "Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. " (1) Hell was clearly prepared only for the devil and the fallen angels. Man was never meant to go to hell. So the question implied is why? Why and how did man manage to be able to be banished to hell? We'll have to take a step back to answer this question. Satan, the deceiver, controls the earth. If you do not believe this, Scripture point to this conclusion. (2, 3, 4) So now comes the question of how? How did Satan come to control the Earth? Again, we look to scriptures for that answer. The angel Lucifer was proud (5). Lucifer was tasked with leading all creation in worship of God, but, as time went on Lucifer began to believe this worship should be focused on him, Lucifer, instead of God. (6, 7, 8) Lucifer decided to lead a revolt against God (9) and they ultimately failed. Why? Well, God did not make Lucifer sin but, he already had a remedy in place. (10) Ultimately, Satan and the fallen angels ended up in hell. (11) Hell was prepared for the devil, not mankind. SubC1a How did man get to hell God created man with two purposes to. First, subdue the earth and have dominion over it (to bring it back into God's control). (12) Second, to reclaim full control over the heavens, the Mystery. This purpose was kept secret from man (13) until revealed to Paul. But, the problem is, Adam sinned plunging all of man into sin (14) and into the payment for this sin…hell. (15) But, through faith and acceptance of Jesus Christ man can be saved. Man has a choice. Because man is naturally sinful without faith, they go to Hell (something NEVER meant for man to begin with). But, through faith in God and Jesus Christ man can reach Heaven. (16) Ultimately, it was Man's choice to be able to go to Hell, not God's. C2. God does not want anyone to go to hell nor does God send anyone to Hell You see, God does not send man to Hell nor does God want anybody to go to hell (17). But, in mainstream Christianity, if a person rejects Jesus Christ, they are rejecting Heaven. If they are rejecting Heaven they are freely choosing, through their own free will (18, 19), to go to Hell. There will never be a person in Heaven who does not want to be there. God died on the cross for man's sins. If a person chooses to reject this FREE gift then they cannot blame anybody but, themselves. It is man's choice whether they go to heaven (by accepting Jesus Christ) or go to hell (by denying Jesus Christ). Somebody in Hell choose to be there through their own life. They cannot blame God. R1 The Proportionality Objection People in Hell are only in Hell because they choose to be there through their own free will. Even if a sinner converts at the end of their life and accept Jesus Christ they can go to heaven. SR1 God's love God does not send anybody to Hell. It is through man's own free choice that they end up in Hell. If a person ends their life not believing in God they will go to hell. Ultimately, it is Man's choice to go to Hell. Furthermore, it is true that Christ died for man's sins and it is true God loves man but, love is a two way path. God loves all people, but, not all people love God. You have to love God back and accept God's love in order to be saved. If you do not accept God's mercy and freely choose to not love God why would God do something you do not want? You do not want to be with God, why would God send a person to be with Him for all eternity, if they obviously do not want to be with Him for eternity? That is what heaven is, being with God for eternity. God loves all man, but, not all man loves and accepts God. God does not force anybody to accept Him, Man consciously chooses whether they want to go to heaven or to hell through their life. SR2 Proportionality Here I shall provide a definition of Heaven and Hell. Heaven: being with God (love) for all eternity. Hell: the absence of God and the presence of Satan (hate, fire, death, pain) for all eternity. Heaven = happiness with God. Hell = pain with Satan (for obvious reasons). Once again, man chooses through their own free will whether to go to heaven (by accepting God) or hell (by denying God). God is not going to force a person who denies Him and does not want to be with Him, to be with Him. There is only one other choice in this scenario, Hell. Now even if you are completely correct and God does send man to Hell (which is not correct), you are attempting to apply human morality and human ethics to something which is indescribable and unknown by humanity. Man was created in Gods image and man's life is sacred from conception to natural death. So basically, if you kill someone you are killing a sacred being. For God, maybe justice is eternal punishment for killing a person. You cannot apply mans ethics and morality to something which is not man. Retribution for murder, for God, is eternity in this situation. But, still, God does not send Man to hell, they choose Hell. R2. The Bliss of the Saved Objection Pro's argument is summed up in one simple statement: how can a person truly be happy if their loved ones are suffering? In Christianity, God IS love. When a person is in Heaven, they are not love, nor is their love amplified by any means. But, when they are in Heaven a person is literally with love, God. Being sinless makes you more like God, but, it does not make you God. A person will always be happy in heaven because they are literally with love. God is pure love. (20, 21, 22, 23) Furthermore, Man will not know what sadness, pain, and anguish is when in heaven. Their memories of pain are erased and all past memories forgotten. "For the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes. " (24)Man does not remember what troubles them in heaven. Pain troubles man. Man does not know what pain is because of this they cannot "feel bad" for those who are in pain, even if they are loved ones. Heaven is the absence of pain, suffering, and anguish. The only memories man has in heaven is that which brings man joy. "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. " (25) Man remembers happiness, not pain. Back to you Pro. Sources: 1. Matthew 25:41 2. Ephesians 6:12 3. Ephesians 2:2 4. Luke 4:5-8 5. Timothy 3:16 6. Ezekial 28:12 –15 7. Timothy 3:16 8. Ezekial 28:16-19 9. Revelation 12: 4, 7-9 10. Ezekial 28:18 11. Isaiah 14:15 12. Genesis 1:28 13. Romans 16:25 14. Romans 5:12 15. Romans 6:23 16. II Peter 3:15 17.2 Peter 3:9 18. Dt.30:19 19. Joshua 24:15 20. Deut. 7:7-8 21. Jer. 31:3 22. John 3:16 23. Heb. 12:6 24. Isaiah 65:16 25. Revelation 21:4