what if it goes the opposite way?!?

Question

chrisians keep asking pagans what we are going to do in the end times when we are comfronted by their god.....BUT WHAT IF WE ARE RIGHT?!

Answer 1

it won't

Answer 2

I was a pagan for many years, and I beleived in reincarnation...
so if my pagan beleifs were correct...I will be reincarnated, or accend to another realm if I've learnt all my lessons. But considering I was told by a Native elder and by many people that I was an 'old soul' aparently I may not be comming back. I no longer beleive in these things.

Jesus Christ has made me so happy. I've never felt so much peace in my heart since I turned to the Lord. I've felt harmony in my soul and as if I was being embrace by pure love. I used to worship the elements, the sun and the moon. I used to lift my hand up to the sky and send prayers via insence and sacred sweetgrass smoke.
Now I worship the amazing God who created such an amazing world! I still lift my hand up, but I honor the God, not the sky.

The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Psalm 19

So what if Christians are right?

Answer 3

Well, here's my take:
LET the existance of a supernatural evil be defined.
LET God be of a theistic sence.
LET it be said that Man fears death.
THEREFORE LET it be said that death can be worse than life.

SUPPOSE God may be Good, Evil, or Neutral. Man may be Good, Evil, or Neutral.
If God is Evil and Man is Evil, life will be more evil than death. Contradiction.
If God is Evil and Man is Good, God would not allow us to continue (remember: theistic, not deistic).
If God is Evil and Man is Neutral, see above.

If God is Neutral, then Death should be nothing to fear - for a Neutral God would neither see fit to punish or reward.

If God is Good, and Supernatural Evil, and Man is Neutral... on the other hand.



Now, letting Pagans be a Right-hand Path religion, they will ascend to godhood while the rest of us become their servants. Just like life.

Or, letting Pagans be deistic. God existed and disappeared. So, really, when we die it's just nothingness.

Now, as I feel that I could, if pressed argue points on a theistic God into the Abrahamic faiths, the only real left options are deists or right-hand path.

And in all honesty, the theistic manner has the bigger stick and the nicer carrot.

So, what if pagans are right? Then they will ascend to immortallity. And the theists won't. But it just doesn't seem to be anywhere near as strong a motivation than the theistic viewpoint provides.

Answer 4

I hate to do this to you, but I need more information. Right about what? That there are no end times? That Jesus is just one of many Gods reflecting the All, the source? You need to be a bit more specific in your question. I'd take a shot at an answer to this, but there are as many "Pagan" belief systems as there are variations in the Christian system. Funny thing is there are Christians who feel the end time hysteria is nonsense and un-biblical, so it is not all Christians either.

BTW:

Happy Lughnasadh for those who observe.

The Celtic harvest festival on August 1st takes its name from the Irish god Lugh, one of the chief gods of the Tuatha De Danann, giving us Lughnasadh in Ireland, Lunasdál in Scotland, and Laa Luanys in the Isle of Man. (In Wales, this time is known simply as Gwl Awst, the August Feast.)

http://www.celticspirit.org/lughnasadh.htm

Answer 5

Do you wish to take that chance. If this is not true and your way is right (what ever that may be) then when you die you just go to the grave. What if you do have to stand before a righteous God and be judged and then cast into the lake of fire. Don't take that chance. Revelation 20: 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. Revelation 20: 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. Revelation 20: 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Answer 6

A Pagan is like God's "Flower Child". They are Dynamic. They do not do the old "SIT AND WAIT" routine. The Pagans are like children who force their parents to chase after them, laughing all the way. God digs Pagans, because they don't bug him on his one day off. Don't worry about it, If heaven has a "Fifth Ave.", it will be reserved for you folks.

May the Force be of you!!!

Answer 7

I often wonder about that one. What will be will be. I say " come the rapture, we'll have the earth to ourselves"
Besides, consider that the bible was written with a lot of metaphors, who knows. Just cause it's written down doesn't make it true.

Blessed Be

Answer 8

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Who says that pagans don't have "hope in God"? Just because we don't honor the same aspect of him that you do doesn't mean we don't honor him.

Answer 9

I really don't care. I'm sure I will die eventually, that's all.
In case God exist and is furious about me he will probably send me to Hell. Hell sounds a better place to be is like living in the Earth. Heaven is definitely a bored place.

Answer 10

it would not realy matter both teach fellow ship,and ways to try to build a circle of love,etter or as long as u are praticing fellow ship helpfull to the spirit in side u the holly spirit,how can u go wrong

Answer 11

If you're right, then you'll be all right. But what if you're wrong? Then you will be anything but all right. And we Christians don't want anyone to go to hell anymore than God wants you to. That's our concern.