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Do you know why you can't believe me?Not a chance. - lol
I thought it was because you aren't playing with a full deck, but I could be wrong.Do you know why you can't believe me?
I do but I want to see what you will say?
So, you are an Annihilationist then?
You are wrong about many things in your life.I thought it was because you aren't playing with a full deck, but I could be wrong.
So what is the question again? How does learning about Poe's life answer the question of whether Jesus failed or succeeded?Jesus was sent with one mission to accomplish. Did he succeed, or did he fail?
This question is addressed in the book
The Savior of the World, by J. Preston Eby
Here's the opening paragraph.
AMONG all the questions that men have asked, there is one that is of supreme interest and importance. Why are we here? What is our destiny? What lies beyond the grave for the Christian, for the unbeliever? For old, for young? For our fellow citizens, and for the teeming masses in far-away lands serving strange gods? These questions were raised by one of the great poets of all times. I am speaking now of that American genius of letters, Edgar Allen Poe - an incomparable genius, and yet a man whose life was destroyed by unbelief. Millions of people have read his masterpiece, "The Raven," but few, I am afraid, have ever grasped the real spiritual significance of the struggle that was going on in the soul of this man. He asked four very significant questions - questions which every living soul, at one, time or another, must raise to God. First, Is there a God who comforts? Is there a God who can assuage the pain of life? (In this case it is the poignant pain of the loss of a loved one, his beloved Lenore.) Is there "some water from the river of paradise, the water of Nephenthe," which can take away the heartache that is driving him insane? Secondly, he asks, Is there really a Christ? Does He live? Is there a balm in Gilead? Is there One who can smoothe the wrinkled brow and soften the hard heart? Thirdly, he asks, Is there some place, some heaven, some distant Eden or future world where we shall be joined again with our loved ones? And, finally, Is there any hope that the darkness and hopelessness and despair of this life will be lifted? But always he directs his questions to his own unbelief which is personified in that grim and ghastly raven, a picture of doubt and unbelief. A few years after writing those chilling words, Poe became insane. Regaining his sanity, he drank himself to death, and this genius was found dead in the gutter.
Source: Kindgdom Bible Studies Savior of the World Series Part 1
Audio version: By J. Preston Eby Audio – Kingdom Resources
From now on, I won't be able to see you. What does that say?You are wrong about many things in your life.
The list is to long to read.
They say when you can't see the mark then you are the mark.
Sounds like a reading comprehension problem.So what is the question again? How does learning about Poe's life answer the question of whether Jesus failed or succeeded?
The guy with the sunglasses just put you on ignore and will not see your posts any more. He did that to me.You are wrong about many things in your life.
The list is to long to read.
They say when you can't see the mark then you are the mark.
Nothing. The cows have already gotten outFrom now on, I won't be able to see you. What does that say?
The cows have already gotten outThe guy with the sunglasses just put you on ignore and will not see your posts any more. He did that to me.
The question is for the readers. You are supposed to answer it. (if you want)I only read the initial post. It doesn't answer the question.
Well of course.
I believe there is biblical support for all three views of the final judgment.
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So, you are an Annihilationist then?
Ok dokie.The question is for the readers. You are supposed to answer it. (if you want)
So, do you believe in a forever burning hell for the "lost" with no hope of escape?Jesus of course, did not fail, if all are not saved.
I'm not sure about burning. I believe that's probably a reference to being cast out. Outer darkness, yes ( but is it literally dark or is the darkness about the lack of God's presence?) Solitude for eternity indicates to me, one will be left to his own selfishness, which lacks anything we would call good. Separation. Have you read " blue like jazz"?So, do you believe in a forever burning hell for the "lost" with no hope of escape?
There are some scriptures that seem to hint at that. I prefer to think of it as corrective, rather than purely punitive. That there is a purpose for it, restoration. That it is meaningful, rather than meaningless.I'm not sure about burning. I believe that's probably a reference to being cast out. Outer darkness, yes ( but is it literally dark or is the darkness about the lack of God's presence?) Solitude for eternity indicates to me, one will be left to his own selfishness, which lacks anything we would call good. Separation. Have you read " blue like jazz"?
I imagine it as being tethered to nothingness in outer space.
There is more than just a hint. There is at least one definitive statement by Jesus.There are some scriptures that seem to hint at that. I prefer to think of it as corrective, rather than purely punitive. That there is a purpose for it, restoration. That it is meaningful, rather than meaningless.
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