If you believe in Hell as well as Heaven, whay do you imagine Hell would be like.

I don't believe in a place called Hell.

Lets talk about death. As probably the oldest here, It would be reasonable to  assume  think about it a lot. No, not so much. Not after I figured it all out: the convictions to follow...

But I'll start out with a question to those who wish to discuss the subject:

Why would someone who believes they are going to heaven be fearful of death?

"Oh death, where is thy sting?"

Or, from "Porgy and Bess' "Tired of livin' afraid of dyin' "

Jesus is quoted as saying that he came that we have life and live it more abundantly.

Here's an interesting take on the theme of Eternal Salvation/Eternal Damnation I came across. Hell IS eternal!" It must be because it guarantees human freedom and human choice. Without choice there is no love. God is Love - eternal Love. We must have the freedom to choose God but also to not choose God or else we're not doing so willingly and not out of Love! Hell guarantees our freedom. This line of thinking leaves the question... "does anyone spend eternity in Hell?" I guess theoretically, maybe.

In Matthew 13, Jesus explains the parable  of weeds among the wheat  to the disciples.

sower - Jesus

field - world

good seed- children of the Kingdom

weeds - children of the evil one

enemy - devil

harvest - rapture

reapers - angels

furnace of fire -all causes of sin and all evil-doers.

Is this the take on this parable by the writer?

Did Jesus really say this?

Stephen Levine, a Buddhist teacher, said that hell is wanting to be somewhere different than where u truly r. Being constantly agitated (nonaccepting) about that situation. Refusing to love because u want the endgame to be different than what it is. U don't want to give urself to something u will eventually lose. So ppl escape by food, alcohol, or other drugs. It is also called dying b4 u die. U so do not want to be shattered by this that u shatter urself first.

So tell us what you think. Do you believe in hell? Or is it an idea whose time has come?

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