all those religious nutballs there... id rather be anywhere else
2007-09-28 00:26:52 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, if I'd have to listen to harps and people worshiping all the time, it would be hell for me.
Oh, one thought, maybe I'm already there.
2007-09-28 00:32:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It would to some for sure. Especially with the common misunderstanding of Heaven is that in Heaven we are going to be singing praises forever and ever, playing harps and all that.
That leaves out a lot of the simple pleasures we take so much joy in. For instance, like the joy of a baby, or the pleasure of drying our clothes in the warm sunlight, or the satisfaction of a job well done, or just simply enjoying a good book or a newspaper in the morning. Paul said now we see "through a glass darkly," a poor reflection in a dim mirror (1 Corinthians 13:12). But some day this dark glass will be removed and we will be able to see clearly and be able to enjoy the real meaning of being a human being created in the image of God. The point is when the dark glass is removed, the view of Heaven is not going to change. It is going to become clearer. When that happens, I believe the things that give us pleasure in this world will make much more sense and give a whole lot more pleasure.
2007-09-28 00:50:28 · answer #2 · answered by thundercatt9 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.
+ Heaven +
Heaven is eternal life with God; communion of life and love with the Trinity and all the blessed.
Heaven is the state of supreme and definitive happiness, the goal of the deepest longings of humanity.
+ Hell +
Hell is the state of complete and final self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed, reserved for those who refuse by their own free choice to believe and be converted from sin, even to the end of their lives
No one really knows what hell is like. It has been described by people who have not been there as everything from flames to a frozen lake (Dante).
+ Heaven vs. Hell +
A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, "Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like." The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.
The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful, but because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. The Lord said, "You have seen Hell."
They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.
The holy man said, "I don't understand."
"It is simple" said the Lord, "it requires but one skill. You see, they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves."
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 1023 and following: http://www.nccbuscc.org/catechism/text/pt1sect2chpt3art12.htm#1023
With love in Christ.
2007-09-30 17:22:52 · answer #3 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find that most people who go on about "Heaven" and "Hell" have popular concepts, or misconceptions built of popular culture.
For example the idea of hell (hel from norse myths) with all of it's fires and little red devils (who are actually painted in the image of a pegan god)
and Heaven with it's puffy white clouds where we all become angels and play harps. Yeah I would pass.
It's funny because although these are both popular "Christian" concepts they are both totally culture based. But the good news is I can garentee you that it will not be either of those images!
2007-09-30 23:09:44 · answer #4 · answered by chickennosenshi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, I've often thought the same thing. For me, hell would be eternity in heaven with a bunch of fundies.
2007-09-28 00:44:45 · answer #5 · answered by Cap'n Zeemboo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
lol in heaven all people would get to do is sit around and praise god non stop without needing sleep. That would leave zero time for lost love ones.
2007-09-28 00:46:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell yeah lol I've always though that...another thing is....if heaven is so brilliant how are you supposed to appreciate it. It's only when tragic events happen that you appreciate what you have and learn how to enjoy life...if everything it wonderful and merry it would be horrible and unbarable.
2007-09-28 00:30:45 · answer #7 · answered by ♪ Rachel ♫ 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Be careful what you wish for! You just might end up somewhere else.
2007-09-28 00:33:25 · answer #8 · answered by Allan C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and the fact that you've got to spend all of eternity there. =(
2007-09-28 00:30:19 · answer #9 · answered by Matt819181 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
we are in hell, look at all the violence and ridicule we are living with.
2007-09-28 00:31:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋