Yup, sounds right; I see the actual message of the parable clearly enough.
I mainly embarked on this to expose our premises, our assumptions, here, and don't want my analogy to be taken too far; but wish to highlight that a human adult with children, at least, will experience forms of "torture" for which a quick dip in a "lake of fire" as a solution would be a...blessing? Lol, might be perceived as one, anyway...
Yup, sounds right; I see the actual message of the parable clearly enough.
I mainly embarked on this to expose our premises, our assumptions, here, and don't want my analogy to be taken too far; but wish to highlight that a human adult with children, at least, will experience forms of "torture" for which a quick dip in a "lake of fire" as a solution would be a...blessing? Lol, might be perceived as one, anyway...
__________________
Hebrews 13:23 Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty
Then none of your assumptions have yet been altered, and I have not edified you.
To Lafon, amen. See that in this parable of the afterlife, we take from it the unspeakable horror of "burning," that God our Father might stick a match under various parts of your...your what? body? See the fire as a metaphor for what GOD cares about, that you will be burning and thirsty for lack of knowledge, which might sound like a reprieve of some sort to a human, but
is actually more painful, fire is not really even a strong enough metaphor, in a sense, lol.
Yup, sounds right; I see the actual message of the parable clearly enough.
I mainly embarked on this to expose our premises, our assumptions, here, and don't want my analogy to be taken too far; but wish to highlight that a human adult with children, at least, will experience forms of "torture" for which a quick dip in a "lake of fire" as a solution would be a...blessing? Lol, might be perceived as one, anyway...
I understand, being the parent of 3 girls & 2 boys I have, at times, been compelled to endure their "torture" which, at the moment, I might have preferred a quick dip in a "lake of fire" instead (albeit, not really, but when confronted with such that certainly might have been considered as a possible alternative). However, having said that, just as Paul advised Timothy, it is IN THIS LIFE that we can expect persecution....
2 Timothy 3:12 "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
I understand, being the parent of 3 girls & 2 boys I have, at times, been compelled to endure their "torture" which, at the moment, I might have preferred a quick dip in a "lake of fire" instead (albeit, not really, but when confronted with such that certainly might have been considered as a possible alternative). However, having said that, just as Paul advised Timothy, it is IN THIS LIFE that we can expect persecution....
Hybrid Mode
