Ya know, God being God could just appear in the sky and say Hi People, it is me, GOD..couldn't he?

Question

wouldn't that make it easier to believe?

Jane, what to you mean? God appeared in biblical times...how else do you think Bible was written? why would he stop after he already appeared back then?

Answer 1

Why would He make it easy? Take the high road, my friend.

Answer 2

You're right. However, earth life is designed for something far more valuable than convincing us that some powerful being exists.

Prior to birth we lived as spirit children of a Heavenly Father. For our growth and development this earth was prepared with conditions under which we would be given trials and opportunities to better develop our understanding of the difference between right and wrong. God can and does tell us what's right, but there's a big difference between being told and experiencing what happens when people make both good and bad choices.

For example, I tell my children not to lie. I hope they'll obey, but they are more likely to understand why honesty is so important if they experience what happens when a relationship is damaged through dishonesty. Hopefully they'll learn this without having to make all the mistakes themselves.

Answer 3

God is explaning in the Quran, that if that happen then there is no point of the day of judgement, and everything is over:

[210] Do they then wait for anything other than that Allâh should come to them in the shadows of the clouds and the angels? (Then) the case would be already judged. And to Allâh return all matters (for decision).
Quran 2:210


and they said why God don't send us an Angel, if that happen then it's over:

[8] And they say: "Why has not an angel been sent down to him?" Had We sent down an angel, the matter would have been judged at once, and no respite would be granted to them.
Quran 6:8


and God did not appear in the Bible or in the Quran, but he inspired his words thru his massengers. he never showed himself.

Answer 4

He could but still if someone appeared in the sky and said they were God then muslims would believe it was Allah, jews would believe it was Yaweh, and Christians would believe it was God nothing would really change except the atheists and agnostics would have to make up a scientific explanation to convince themselves that their is no God

Answer 5

Yeah He could if He wanted to and He will appear in the sky at the end of the world but, He already has proved Himself by His Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is the guarantee of eternal Salvation.

Answer 6

in the Bible it says that God wants us to "walk by faith not by sight". Its like the wind. You know its there because it affects things around u, even tho u can't c it. You KNOW its there. God made everything around u, howcan it be hard to believe? its evident in everything u c. Humans cant make a tree or the sun! The Big Bang theory is so unlikely that it almost seems impossible don't you think? that everything here, the earth and how it works etc was made by an accident?

Answer 7

If God just appeared in the sky and said "believe in me or suffer the consequences", then that would be kind of coercive, now wouldn't it? What would happen to free will then?

There is enough circumstantial evidence that those who like God will believe in him, but not enough evidence to convince those who don't like him. Apparently God wants it that way.

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Thanks "temmuh" (below). That is exactly what I meant.

Answer 8

I'm not positive about his existence, but I'll answer from my former Christian stand point. For the record, I'm Agnostic.

If God came out of nowhere, that would remove the require of faith. Every religion is based off of faith. If He came down, we would all basically be forced to worship him.

Answer 9

Jesus will appear in the sky!But it is not to make a social call to unbelievers.

Answer 10

God is: The Almighty Father, The Creator, The Most Holy (without a sin.)
Though He doesn`t need to show "a proof" to anybody that He is the creator of everything we see...but... God appeared in the early history of mankind to the deserving person who is only worthy of His majestic presence (who already showed all his life that he firmly believe God exist & cared much for His creation`s welfare).
It takes a human`s whole lifetime to prove to God that he love, accepts & thankful in the deepest of his heart for a ... "God`s existence", His love & care to His creations. God Himself can see, sense & read it from each one`s heart who is really reaching out for Him.
Proofs of selections from millions of God`s subjects (the humankind) can be seen in the 2nd coming (Last judgement, end of times) when He chooses again who will be God`s citizens worthy of living with Him eternally.
God`s savior of the humankind "Jesus Christ" came already just to prove to the world of the existence of a "God" "Heaven" "hell"
...so, we believers, no need to shed our blood to die for these ungrateful to God atheist who needs millions of proofs and reasons for the existence of a God, who are ungrateful for the multiple of blessings that they received all their lives and "Never" recognizing, realizing, nor accepting that...
- they were able to live a perfect air mixtures that they breath in our planet surface which is different from other planet,
- they are having a perfect body, its parts, features, functions displaying synergestic help & synchronizations in each human body survivals in this universe,
- they`re having the use of their brain power, analytical, reasoning, sensing functions because of a perfect designer & creator...but they just think that men exist accidentally? or evolve from simple elements/substance of a planet favorable environment and grow complex in times ???
- that they`re living in a very colorful beautiful environment, planet, universe, galaxy without a supernatural Being ?
- and many more...

The time that God will appear in the sky for everyone to see... is the time to realize that... it is Too Late already to ally with a God...and judgement been done & given to them for an everlasting life of sufferings & destructions, and living "Without" love, peace and God existence on their side of their world.
Sorry for "your" late affections to a God then "atheist"... because it takes your whole life seeking proof for a God existence...and it would be too late then for all of YOU when the time comes...when you see The God in the sky.

Answer 11

The Sun rises every morning.