Hell Part 1

Hell is a really uncomfortable topic, isn't it? Yes, it is. But for just a moment, let's forget about the burning fire and darkness. Let's just suppose that hell = No God presence and heaven = All God presence. There is a quote from an a man who said he hated God and that if heaven had God, it would be hell to him.

People get all angry when they think about non-Christians being sent to hell, but if you think about it, forgetting about punishment, if they didn't love God, why would they like heaven? If they didn't care enough about God on earth, why would they want to be in a heaven where God is everywhere and ruler? They had the choice between God and no God, so maybe hell and heaven - in this finite mind experiment! - is the choice between God and no God. So is it really infuriating to let people go to a place where God isn't if they never liked God or cared to pursue Him in the first place? No, not really.

Again! Don't think about the fire or whatever. That will be brought up later, let's just go down the the the fundamentals. People see beliefs as arbitrary, but I think that's a mistake. I think beliefs, at least in God, are more scientific. 5 + 5 = 10. Acceptance of Jesus = Eternal life. No one get's offended that 5+5 = 10. 5+ nothing else will = 10. People + nothing else except Jesus will = Eternal life. But that is a different topic.

So, what we have is that hell is simply a place that is void of God's presence. Doesn't sound so bad? Sorry to bust your bubble with a theory, but think about this. God made everything. He also made us in His image. I think that even in the darkest corners of the Earth, God's presence and workmanship is still there. I believe there is a subconscious need for God's presence at the very least. Because God is omnipresent, even the wickedest murderer is surrounded by God's presence and needs it. I don't think anyone ever experience utter separation from the existence of God until they reach hell, which is void of it. I don't think I can explain the pain and torture of that vacuum. Think about the loneliness of being "forever-alone" or that hole when someone you love dies and multiply that by who knows how much and even that, I believe, falls short of the tremendous need for God's presence whether we follow, believe, love, or hate Him.

Why hell, besides punishment of course? I already explained that a little in the beginning, but think about this - I'm sure you've heard it before. What happens when perfection meets with imperfection? It becomes imperfect. Anything at all less than %100 or perfect is not perfect. God is perfect. Heaven is perfect. God's angels are perfect. God's original creation is perfect. If He accepts what is not perfect, perfection no longer exists, depriving everything else that is perfect from perfection. Seriously! Besides, why should God - who is PERFECT - go out of His convenience for that which is not? What obligation does He have? Really, honestly, none whatsoever. So, it would be ridiculous to spoil something perfect, but God loves us and wants us - who were originally created perfect - to enjoy His perfect Creation. What now? He wipes away our imperfections by sacrificing something perfect, His Son. He really did go out of His convenience for us, it seems very childish to complain that He is being unreasonable that He now wants everyone to accept His Son's sacrifice to go to Heaven. But that is what a lot of people do. It's unreasonable... and foolish.

Hell is not only the place void of God's presence, but it is the place of all imperfections. There is a fine line between perfection and imperfection. God has created a way to cross that gap. The choice is ours, and it's not arbitrary. It's as black and white as a math problem.