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The End of All Things

Part 11

#190.06

The Lake of Fire That Men Built

¹⁵And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:15.

Quite a number of people have problems with this verse, and rightly so; but a few seem to be excited about the assumed prospects of the accepted teaching. The majority who blindly embrace this view would not subject their worst enemies to such a fate, especially not their own children and loved ones. Even though their most innate perception tells them otherwise, they find it hard to voice their concern or objections. For who are they to say that they are right and a multi-million membered, God ordained, religious system can be wrong? With such odds against them, for the most part, they remain silent and conclude that since God is God He can do anything that pleases Him regardless of how inhumane and unrealistic it may seem.

It is not unusual for supporters of this doctrine to say that God really does not want to judge people so harshly; but since men have been given free will, and they have been warned what their punishment will be if they refuse to obey the guidelines (some simple, some impossible), He has no choice to do otherwise. They are conditioned to see God's omnipotent hands being tied by men's free will to sin....