Is hell that bad?

Question

Obviously it's all fake, but lets play pretend.

Heaven is full of the very specific conservative christians who spend all eternity glorifying god (bible says thats what happens).

Hell is full of everyone that isn't a super-christian. Ie, ghandi, einstein, and other cool people.

Now eternal pain is bad, but spending the rest of eternity saying god's awesome over and over?

Now here's the question. Would you still want to go to heaven given the choice between it or hell?

Just to clarify I don't believe in hell, I don't believe in any of it. As in atheism.

I want to know whether eternity of slavery is better than eternity of pain that can be overcome, with the best people the gene pool had to offer.

Also as far as heaven goes, the only thing guaranteed is you eternally praising god.

No family unless they got in too, no mansions (greed is a sin), just eternity with super christians.

Answer 1

Hell = Fire and Brimstone = Hawaii.

Relax and Aloha!

Answer 2

Is hell really that bad? Well, let's think. We are talking about a book called the Holy Bible--that is where hell is mentioned. The principal character was prophesied about and then taught to crowds of people when he was on earth. Get a Strong's Concordance and look up how many times he mentioned hell and its consequences--several more times than he mentioned heaven. The purpose I believe was a genuine concern that people would end up there and He just didn't want that to happen. He much preferred they would choose life and goodness--God himself, but only out of a real love, respect, and, yes, awesome feeling for Him. (Saying that over and over is not specified as a requirement) And contrary to atheist's feelings, most all peoples on earth believe in life after death. What did Jesus say about hell? He said there would be weeping and gnashing of teeth--in other words, regret and severe suffering--for ETERNITY--where because of fire, fire, FIRE, you'll be thirsty and not a single drop of water for eternity--where if you have evil desire here, you'll have it for eternity there, and NO WAY to FULFILL that desire for eternity. How long is eternity? It is Never, not ever, ending. When our time ends here, and it will, our eternity begins, never to end.
Did you ever feel really bad for doing a wrong thing, in word, or deed, then decided to 'fess up and own it? Such relief when the person said, that's all right. I forgive you. God is one we've done wrong before the most; if we ask him for forgiveness, what do you think happens? Relief, yes, because he promised to forgive if we just 'fess up and ask forgiveness. He forgives; then, when you ask, He'll give you the strength inside yourself to not do or say again what we asked forgiveness for. And THAT is a deep happiness you want to hang on to. Hell is real. I don't want to end up there. Heaven is just as real: a place where all the people who love life, goodness, peace and kindness, and God will spend eternity. I want to do that.

Answer 3

Of course I want to go to heaven! And maybe you'd better do some serious homework on the subject of hell. You talk of physical pain, which isn't what is to be expected in hell. No, it's much worse than physical pain - - - it is the pain of being totally separated from God, our Creator. You may laugh at that and think "Big deal!" Well, it IS a big deal when you are experiencing it. Just think, it wasn't the pain Jesus was dreading when he sweat blood in the garden when he prayed all night before they arrested him. It was that he knew that while he took on the sins of the world that he would be separated from God. It was pure agony to even think about, so I can't even begin to imagine what it felt like to experience it. And I don't plan to experience it either ("Thank you very much, Jesus"). That's why I know I'm going to heaven!

And in heaven, when we kneel before our God, who is so awesome that it will blow us away, then we will WANT to worship and praise him continually!

Answer 4

Reminds me of the story about the fella who went to heaven, and was just sitting around learning to play the harp, and Saint Peter walked by.
The fella asked St Pete what was goin on, when all he had to do to spend time in heaven was to play the harp, when he could look down to hell and see his ex next door neighbor livin it up in a bar, with a blonde on his lap. He says to St Pete..It don't seem fair. I work hard at being a good guy and my ex neighbor was a low life and look what he's go goin for him.
Ah..says St Pete....all is not what it seems. See that beer he's got in his hand ? It's got a hole in the bottom. See that blonde ? She doesn't

Answer 5

Been in there and not all is to glorified God, there is a man more qualified than me to answers your assumptions?, He is from Tibet, and actually he is a God on earth, God purposes for creation was to allow his own creation to become like HIM(God), although some negative entities, (Satan, the Best, (or Demon-Man) other Demons, and comp.), where to make things difficult, and they where the ones setting the step stones for the development of Hell, that to my knowledge we are actually building as we deny HIM(God), any time we which. God Love isn't Vanity, he is perfect, that is way we didn't like his Son Jesus, because he was Physically, Spiritually and Mentally perfect, just a bit less perfect than the Angels, and we Kill Him. and now we are supposed to paid. and if we don't get closer to God, and tell Him, that we believed, in his way's powers, purposes, dreams and ideas, it means we are Happy of been Judge as No good Humans. This are the terms for my self to want to go back to heaven, and stop building hell for others?

Answer 6

I don't believe in hell, but it seems that after awhile I'd get used to the pain. Seems like the more interesting people would be there with me, too. Heaven sounds worse--I mean, why the streets paved with gold? Are we obsessed with money in the afterlife?

Answer 7

with all of my heart! because that's the only reason we're here on this earth, and that's to praise and glorify God!
but also think about it, eternal pain day after day.... again and again. frist of all... who would want that? and here's the problem... yes, you have the choice of heaven and hell, and you have to make it on this earth. but most people don't make the choice of heaven, simply because they don't want to. they're chosing an eternity of hell over heaven. ...

Answer 8

I asked a question about the temperature of hell (since one young lady said it would be 12,000 degrees.) If it is going to be an eternity in a hot climate with people I like....it sounds more like a vacation to me!

Answer 9

It's probably much more fun than eternal tea parties with Mother Theresa...

Answer 10

I have seen hell. Trust me, you do not want to go there. I had a vision of it in a dream last year. I would not wish it even on Hitler. It is a place of total isolation, despair and panic. I hope with all of my heart and soul that no one, NO ONE, ever goes there.

Answer 11

Maybe Heaven has Game breaks between the Kow-towing, and Praise ? :-)