I follow Jesus, I'm not a Christian. I believe in the possibility of universal salvation being 'on offer' for an after life. But if there's a hell, I'd guess that they're probably there.
Getting a little theological, Romans 9:22 brings up that some people ("vessels of wrath") make themselves so (through their free will), though God makes and intends everyone for mercy.
My belief in hell is immaterial. Some evidence shows it was fabricated, other theological study suggests that it is a place reserved for the devil and his angelic followers, but people go there through their own volition.
My litmus test is pretty simple - Jesus says he's God incarnate, then humbles himself and difuses violence except when it comes to bankers in the temple. He admonished the prideful clerics who stood in judgement of the unwashed masses. He served his own students who were known as the dregs of society. Then he says 'do as I do, this is the path of righteousness'. I don't see a shred of this behavior in people like Kissinger and his ilk. I see this in the day to day behavior of the working class.
No. The atrocities that have been committed in recent times, not to speak of the ones that have began or went on centuries ago, are much worse than anything that could’ve happened during Jesus’ donkey days. If today is not enough to warrant Jesus to arrive again and smite sinners and save the innocent, then perhaps Thatcher and Kissinger are closer to God’s image than me.
escorting Margaret Thatcher down through the circles of hell and out the other side, only for god to open a trap door and drop her right back in.
