By the, "classic" idea of Hell, I mean fire, demons and sharp, pointy sticks. I know many Christians don't believe in this kind of Hell, but there are some that do, so this got me thinking.
If there are a finite number of demons in Hell and the number of humans is being increased continuously throughout the history of this planet, then surely there'll come a time, when the damned can rise up against the legions of Satan and claim Hell for themselves?
Demons are not in charge of hell. Demons and Satan will be punished by God in hell just like everyone else who is there.
Also, how could an all-loving God possibly condemn atheists to this eternal torture, simply because God wont give them any hint that He exists? I mean, why does God need us to believe without proof? It's like He's teasing people and those, like me, who get fed up with it, get thrown on the fire.
God has given us more than enough evidence to know he exists and what he wants us to do. Those who want to find God will find him without absolute proof, and those who want to ignore God will never find him even if they had absolute proof. If really do want to find out the truth about God them you must demonstrate this by sincerely seeking him. Just a couple of insincere prayers to God asking him to show himself if he really exists won't get you anywhere.
Last year I decided that I wanted to know the truth about God. I was born into a Christian family, though I stopped going to church after I was 16 (I'm 21 now), but I didn't want to be a Christian just because my family was. So whenever I had the chance I was online researching different religions, the arguments for and against them, the historical and archaeological evidence, and reading their scriptures such as the Qur'an, Book of Mormon, and the Bible. To give you an example of how much time I spend I read almost the entire Bible in about a week, which, considering that there are '
Read the Bible in two years' reading plans, is pretty fast. I finally came to the conclusion that Christianity was the probable truth, though since I was not completely sure I continued to pray that God would let me know if Christianity was true. Finally I had a vision of figure saying something along the lines of "You're on the right track but you need to make a bigger room for me.".
I don't usually mention that I've had a vision, in fact I've only ever told one person up to this point, because I know that no one else can verify it, but in this case I think it demonstrates that God will never ignore anyone who seeks him. How can you expect to get to know someone if you spend only a very small amount of time making an effort to do so? You have no room for complaining about not finding God if you never make an effort to find him. If you want to know God then make an effort to do so, while praying that he would show himself to you. What sense does it make to complain about something you've never put effort into? I am no more special than anyone else, so if you too sincerely seek God then I see no reason he won't show himself to you too.
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