OK I'd rather reign in hell than be a servant in heaven.
What do you think of that?
2007-07-31 10:41:56 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That's a quote from Milton's Paradise Lost!
To be fair, it's hardly a water-tight argument you've got going there - besides, we can't all reign in hell, surely? One boss, many followers.
Actually, if you've read any more about it, you'll know that the church's model requires that we all bow before god, whereas the satanic model is more akin to a teacher with pupils, ie it does not require subservience.
2007-07-31 20:42:52 · answer #1 · answered by Ali 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nobody will ever reign in hell, or be a servant in heaven, even if they wanted to. My counter argument is "you might tell me I'm getting punished, but actually I'm not, and you are wasting a large percentage of your life on something which doesn't exist, helping neither yourself or anyone else".
2007-07-31 17:47:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
New Bar In Town
In a small mid western conservative town, a new bar/tavern started building a building to open up their new business. The local Baptist church started a campaign to block the bar from opening with petitions and prayers. Work progressed, however right up till the week before opening, when a lightning strike hit the bar and it burned to the ground.
The church folks were rather smug in their outlook after that, till the bar owner sued the church on the grounds that the church was ultimately responsible for the demise of his building, either through direct or indirect actions or means. The church vehemently denied all responsibility or any connection to the buildings demise in its reply to the court.
As the case made it's way into court, the judge looked over the paperwork at the hearing and commented, "I don't know how I'm going to decide this, but as it appears from the paperwork, we have a bar owner that believes in the power of prayer , and an entire church congregation that doesn't!"
2007-07-31 17:44:53 · answer #3 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
we create hell or heaven, no one else can say if u do this, u go heaven, or if u do this u go hell. Even u r Hitler, but u feel u doing things ok, u go heaven.
If u program urself for the hell, one day u´ll find urself there, and if it is a heaven, there no servants... no need.
and believe or not... do things right as u feel them right in the moment of act and dont regret if u r wrong, just dont do it next time, and there is no way u end up in hell
2007-07-31 17:50:22 · answer #4 · answered by Inna D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, you'll definitely get what you want.
I'm sorry you won't listen to people just trying to bring you to heaven with them. Being a Christian is NOT being like God's servant. The Bible says that God doesn't call is His servants, but He calls us His friends. We are JOINT HEIRS with Christ! And us Christians will be seated at the RIGHT HAND of the Father. Does that sound like being a servant of heaven??? I don't think so! I hope you realize this because you will see that you are really wrong. I hope you don't finally see this when it's too late and your burning in hell for eternity...
2007-07-31 17:50:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
WISDOM; that's what Satan said to the angels in heaven and one third of the angels followed. you have a free will to choose where you want to spend eternity. but no one reigns in hell only fallen angels and Satan. all humans that choose that path will not reign but suffer daily until the final judgment day inwhich no fallen angels, no false prophet, no beast,not even satan himself satan will bow his knee and confess that JESUS is lord as well as all other non believers that chose hell over heaven .
2007-07-31 17:56:18 · answer #6 · answered by prophet 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(Pwah! They always expect to start out as vice president or something.) Look, wherever you end up, you always start at the bottom. Look at Peter, Jesus' chief disciple. Sure, he's in heaven, but all this time and he's still only a greeter! You think Satan's going to give you flex-time, free parking, health bennies? They're both rackets!
2007-07-31 18:13:35 · answer #7 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the argument that the company is better educated and more fun in Hell tops your one.
2007-07-31 17:47:20 · answer #8 · answered by Dendronbat Crocoduck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might be getting the wrong impression of hell. no party no clubs no fun just torment.god bless and ill pray for you.
2007-07-31 17:55:16 · answer #9 · answered by tom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't reign in hell because all who are there will be forever tormented. Rebellion is actually bondage to sin. But i am a bond servant of Christ, and whom the son sets free is free indeed.
2007-07-31 17:45:24 · answer #10 · answered by pattscool 4 · 2⤊ 5⤋