How much of what we embrace as truth, doctrine, or word of God really is? I believe it was Thomas Mann who said, “We believe so many things theat never have happened, but nonetheless are true.” Wrap your mind around that. It’s like this lake of fire, eternal hellfire and damnation. How is it that in Revelation 20:14 hell can be thrown into the lake of fire when hell has been described as THE lake of fire? How much of what we believe is really truth?
“The tree lies where it has fallen”. Okay I accept that cliche. But, does that transfer over into the spirit realm and mean that when a person dies, that’s it? Kaput!
Why do Catholics pray for the dead? Can it make any difference? Are Christians missing something since Martin Luther didn’t want II Maccabees in the Bible? Is the 12th chapter really from God, or is it heresy? Must I embrace the traditions of our faith that says there is no legitimate hope for those who died without our faith?
Is there really a purgatory?
Why do Jews believe that Gehinnon is much like purgatory. Why does Israel Tabaksblat, a Messiah-confessing Jew, believe that Gehinnon is like the front porch of Paradise: a place where you can stay up to twelve months.
I have the same question that Jan Bonda has, “Does the Bible give us ground for hope that the many who died without having sought refuge in God will be saved.” Ther are thousands of situations that fall under that questions, affecting billions of people.
Truth, fiction, or far more? What’s the reailty of our faith?
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