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Christians: What if it turns out everyone goes to heaven?
How would you feel if you died and discovered that Paradise is filled not only with everyone who practiced your particular faith, but everyone else as well? Christians, but also Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, Agnostics, Atheists, Pagans, and Satanists. Preachers and God-fearing church-goers, but also adulterers, fornicators, prostitutes, homosexuals, necromancers, axe-murderers, and child molesters. Would you be happy that nobody had to spend all eternity suffering unimaginable agonies in Hell? Or would you be annoyed that you had to share your eternal reward with so many undeserving sinners?
26 Answers
- Ret. Sgt.Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Why would anyone wish someone to spend eternity in what is described a hell? It would be absolutely wonderful if everyone ended up in heaven. Aint for me to say. God can be all forgiving, so why would it surprise anyone in heaven. This is like being jealous because you only make 20 bucks an hour and a co-worker is making more. You cant spend their money and they don't yours so whats the big deal?You sign on as a believer and not as a contestant to win something better than the rest.
- 1 decade ago
First of all I wanna say something, You did not have to write "christians" in the beginning of your question. Your question concerns all other faiths just as it concerns christians.
anyways I will answer your question.
Yes I will be angry, but also happy. I would be happy to see people from other Abrahamic religions in heaven and all other religions that believe in god. I would be happy for people to learn that as long as you belive in the same god it doesn't matter what other differences you had. I will be angry because I wouldn't want EVERYONE to be in heaven. The ones who tried hard with the ones who didn't. Oh my god I cannot stand being in heaven knowing that Bush is in it. Can you imagine? or Hitler? No way, God would never do such thing. How would you like it if you Got an A on your exam after working so hard for it and another boy who cheated got an A too. That's not just. God is Just
- John BoyLv 41 decade ago
What is the difference between Preachers and God-fearing church-goers and adulterers, fornicators, prostitutes, homosexuals, necromancers, axe-murderers, and child molesters. We are all children of God, created in his image, and worthy of his forgivness and salvation.
Do you think that there is no one in church that has ever committed those sins? We are all sinners, and even though some sins seem terrible, there are other commandments we all violate daily. Covetness plagues me daily, I always want that new car, or a bigger house like my neighbors. If that is an unforgivable sin than I'm in trouble. The bible makes it clear that there is only one true unforgivable sin.
Mark 3:22-30 - "And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, 'He has Beelzebub,' and, 'By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons.' ...'Assuredly, I [Jesus] say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation;' because they said, 'He has an unclean spirit'"
In Matthew 12:31-32, - Jesus says to the Pharisees - "Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come"
I will not be disapointed. I will just be happy to be there myself...
- 1 decade ago
Quite honestly, I wouldn't wish hell on the worst of the worst people out there. I truly wouldn't. I would find it joyess that everyone gets to share in Gods glory. But because Heaven is pure and holy and nothing evil can exist there, all those 'bad people' wouldn't be bad anymore. They would be renewed and cleaned of all sin. I think it would be marvelous really.
And it's not about reward. At least not for me. It's about getting to spend eternity with my Heavenly Father, and helping others so that they might be there too.
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- hoff_momLv 41 decade ago
Why does it bother you that we actually believe our scriptures? How does it affect you? The only reason Christians tell others about hell is that we believe it's our responsiblilty to extend the invitation to avoid it and opt for better eternal digs in heaven, in the name of the Lord. Nobody "wishes" anyone eternal damnation. If we did, we WOULDN'T tell people.
Guess what? All of those groups WILL be represented in heaven. They will be people who have recognized that they (like everyone) are unworthy for heaven and accepted the reconciliation God offered through Jesus' suffering and death. And I will be as happy to spend eternity with them in heaven as I am to worship beside them on earth.
God bless.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Happy
- PetinaLv 51 decade ago
That would be awesome! If that could actually happen.
The adulterers, fornicators, ect, can all go to heaven as long as they repent and believe in Christ! That's what's so awesome about Christianity - Jesus takes away all sin.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Ignoring the fact that it could not happen, I would be happy. In that last sentence you said "undeserving sinners". Well, we all are undeserving siners, even Christians. Christians just chose to accept forgivness for those sins.
- 1 decade ago
1. Paradise is not heaven.
It was a location before Jesus died.
2. If everyone goes to heaven, then Christians will not recognize that heaven, because everything we have been told about GOD in our bible is false.
I wish everyone would go to heaven, but my bible tells me that some will choose not to go when given the choice.
- lightpersonLv 71 decade ago
Atheists: what if you woke up and found out only Christians go to Heaven? You tell me who would be worse off.