Are all people who ever lived between 4.5 billion years ago and about 2000BC,in the christian hell now?

Question

I mean,before about 4000 years ago,there was no such thing as monotheistic religion,no one had ever heard of (imagined) the christian god.So did all people before then go to hell?
Also,why didn't your particular god decide to show himself until then? Was he just waiting for the right time or something?

These morons have a rationalization for everything.Usually regurgitated complete with chapter and verse number.
Wasn't it Freud who said that it was sad that most people would never be able to rise above this (delusional) view of existence?
What a waste...

JILOTH7:
Six thousand years,huh?

I REST MY CASE.

(By the way,I'm not "seriously seeking the truth",IDIOT. I'm f*cking with you morons because I get off on it.)

Answer 1

My grandfather, a Cherokee, told me this story:

When the missionaries came to convert the Cherokee, they preached the gospels, and told us that if we did not accept the gospels as the truth and the word of God, we would surely all go to hell. The spirit leaders asked the missionaries, "But what of our ancestors, whom we have worshipped from the beginning? They have never heard of your gospels. What will become of them"?

The missionaries responded, "Well, they are innocent. Since they have never heard of the gospels, they will be forgiven, and can go to heaven".

The spirit leaders then asked, "Then why are you telling US"?

Answer 2

According to orthodox Christianity, yes! OK, actually, according to Catholicism if you die before being baptized you will go to Purgatory, which is neither Heaven nor Hell, but a lot like Earth except you have the chance to follow God's light for, oh, 4000 years or so, in order to reach heaven, which would be pretty hard to do if you were an unbaptized infant. If you're lucky enough to have rich relatives they can free you from hell by paying a fine according to how bad your misdeeds were (this practice was started back in the dark ages when the Church was short on cash).

Getting back to the question, there's a long standing debate on when humanity first emerged. Animals are not eligible for Heaven in Christianity, but if you never did anything bad and you do qualify as human, then you get dumped in Purgatory by default.

Nice question, one of the many which easily make a lot of organized religion sound like gibberish.

Answer 3

Since you mentioned "Christian Hell," I will give you the answer from the Christian Bible. The answer is that in 1 Peter 3:18-22, the Bible records that Jesus Christ went and preached to all those who had not heard while He was dead for 3 days.
Jesus died on the cross, and while He was dead for three days, preached to all the people that you mentioned who had no idea about one God or Jesus. Thus, the people were not in Hell as you and I might think about it (burning and all that), but rather waiting around to hear His message.

Answer 4

Your question is out of touch with reality. Since the earth is only about 6000 years old those mythical people you cite didn't exist so they could not be in Heaven or Hell.

Your pathetic labeling of those who regard scripture over mere human rationale as "morons" shows you to be heavily biased and ignorant and subjective in your thinking.

YOUR IGNORANCE IS ONLY SURPASSED BY YOUR WILLINGNESS TO REMAIN IGNORANT!

Were you to address you question intelligently and with respect for what others believe you would receive a different answer. Since you are so blatantly prejudicial in your severe pronouncements you should not expect anyone to think you are seriously seeking truth.

I'll bet you're wondering how a moron would know all those impressive words now aren't you?!

Answer 5

Acts 24:15 " and I have hope toward God, which hope these [men] themselves also entertain, that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous"

they are sleeping as Jesus said about Lazarus that wasn´t in heaven cause Jesus wouldn´t bring him back to the earth after been in heaven and because lazarus didn´t said anytihng about heaven.

That is what every single JWS in the world believe.

Answer 6

The bible is unclear on this topic. Some religions (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) claim that all who are not irretrievably wicked will be resurrected and have the opportunity to become Christians. Some claim that Jesus, during the 3 days that he was dead, proclaimed the Gospel to the dead in Hades. (1Pe 4:6 + others).

Answer 7

If you're Satan, you should know the answer to this question. But since Satan is so ignorant, allow this Christian to enlighten you. Hell is different from Gehenna. Hell was a resting place for all souls before the coming of Christ. For some souls, Hell was an uncomfortable resting place, a place where they awaited damnation. For others, it was a comfortable place to rest, awaiting salvation.

Once Christ came, believers who died went straight to Heaven. Non believers sleep until they are raised from the dead unto eternal damnation.

Answer 8

First off there is no Christian God. Jesus was/ is Jewish lived and died and resurrected Jewish. Secondly , all those that died before Jesus's resurrection(the gates of heaven were closed at that time and before) went to paradise(purgatory, same place the thief on the cross went) Jesus preached to those in paradise/purgatory retrieved the keys,overcame death and hell(which is another word for paradise) and resurrected, He lived on earth for another 40 days and when He ascended to heaven those he retrieved from paradise went with Him

Answer 9

My religion believes that there is a spirit world where everyone will go to learn about Christ and his true gospel if they did not have the opportunity in this life. There is Biblical support for this in 1 Pet. 4:6:

"For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit."

and in 1 Pet. 3:18-19:

"For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison"

Answer 10

Here is one Christian response. Oddly enough, in a way God was "...just waiting for the right time..." One way to think of the human experience is that of one micro-sand of time in the eternity that God experiences. All matter, regardless of age, is merely a context for God's creative activity. So a several billion years of time passing before the creation on earth is inconsequential to God. It so happens that human-beings, created with an immortal spirit, are a particularly special part of His design. Your question is to understand why is there this speck of a window for God to forgive people, and what about all those before God's revelation to humanity?

The answer cannot be proven, but it is philosophically logical granting certain assumptions: 1. There is a God who created all matter; 2. Humans are immortal creations with the designed purpose to live forever in relationship with God based on his and her choice to love; and, 3. If God can create, He is also capable of imbedding a divine (though basic) self awareness of His existence and an ability to develop a sense of good or evil (based on conscience). These assumptions cannot be proven or shown to be errorneous, because science can only address what it is able to measure. Therefore, I chose to accept these assumptions based on faith, not evidence; yet, these assumptions are not illogical.

Now to answer the question. God was well aware of the fact that humans needed time on earth to develop and adjust to life on earth. He also understood that time was needed for humanity to be capable of accepting degrees of revelation about His existence and eternal plan. In theology these are called "dispensations". To make a complicated story brief:
Dispensation 1: Humans accepted or rejected God's existence and morality in relative terms based on their conscience. So, even if the morality is literally different from God's explicit laws (which He gave in the second dispensation), they can still be held accountable because by their own conscience they are good or evil. God actually operated among His human creation, it's just that they did not realize His presence. Read the first chapter of Romans.
Dispensation 2: After time and the development of many religions, God revealed Himself in a concrete way to the Hebrews and gave them the Law of Moses. This was kind of the "operant conditioning" phase. His miracles and promises (to prosper or punish) gave real time evidence of His existence and a sense of a destiny to the Israelite people. It also served as a contrast and witness to other nations who had gods that were not actually alive (i.e. real). During this dispensation, the people were given laws and literally taught the concepts of sin, sacrifice, forgiveness, and redemption.
Dispensation 3. Jesus the Messiah was revealed to the world (certainly an undeniable fact) to show God's ultimate mercy and explicit design to live with God for all eternity. Yes, people who believe are saved, while people who reject Jesus (thereby rejecting God and morality) will go to hell. The people who lived long ago or lived outside of the knowledge and revelation of God will be judged based on their hearts. People who knowingly reject Jesus do not have that cushion of grace. So, as it was for the Jews who died awaiting the coming of the messiah, all people from the beginning of time are retroactively covered by God's grace through Jesus' sacrifice. Everyone is treated justly based on their heart in the context of what God has revealed. In other words, the more you know, the greater the responsibility to accept or reject God's destiny.

Hope the idea is at least written clear. It's not an easy topic to address this way. Also, there are several other Christian theories on the matter, this is what makes sense to me. So, if you are not really serious, it does not matter. Others have asked similar questions and they may be curious. Anyone, feel free to ask any questions. Seek and find.
DP