Why would He do this?

Question

Why would God, make a planet, make the people, kill them all but a few, say he will never do it again, and then have the book of revelation? Is he not strong enough to keep satan and his anti christ from rising up and destroying the world. Why does this all seem like a staged up war? Furthermore, why does he let satan influence us in our daily lives? If he is all powerful, why did he have to have a war in heaven with satan and his followers, who did not have free will, but some how chose to go against him. Just asking, for an all powerful entity, he seems like he has had a hard time keeping it all in order.

seems like entrapment if he allows someone weaker to have greater influence over those he supposedly loves, and i was christian up until around 21 on my first tour to iraq, so i have read, and i havnt found real answers besides, believe and youll be taken care of, dont and you go to hell. Do my bidding or burn in hell does not sound like love to me.

Steve,
from what im getting, satan was sent to earth to meddle in the affairs of gods greatest creation, so that we could be sinners, then flooded the earth to get rid of the non believers, then saved us, then he'll have a war with a far more insuperior entity whilest the world is destroyed again. Seems like your saying he's putting up quite a few road blocks for us to conquer.

Answer 1

God wanted us to live in paradise in the Garden of Eden but we rebelled against him. God wants no one to perish but have eternal life but God is a righteous God and must punish the wicked. God can do whatever he so pleases and chooses for he is but the creator:


Jeremiah 18
At the Potter's House


5 Then the word of the LORD came to me: 6 "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?" declares the LORD. "Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. 7 If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed, 8 and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned. 9 And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted, 10 and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it.

11 "Now therefore say to the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, 'This is what the LORD says: Look! I am preparing a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. So turn from your evil ways, each one of you, and reform your ways and your actions.' 12 But they will reply, 'It's no use. We will continue with our own plans; each of us will follow the stubbornness of his evil heart.' "

Answer 2

All things where made by Him and for Him.The statement God made was that He would not destroy the world again by water.Its not that He does not have the power to stop the anti-christ its just that He has a plan for satan as well . The devil or satan does has the power of influence , but it is still up to us to resist those influences.And believe me He is not in a struggle keeping things in order I dont understand it all but I do know that He is in control. Best Wishes>>

Answer 3

It only seems that way because you are not looking at the bigger picture. See, God had a purpose in all that has happened. Lucifer, indeed, had no reason to sin, but he did. This was done so that he could be exiled to earth to tempt Eve so that Adam would sin so that sin could enter man and become completely sinful so that God could redeem us so that His full measure of grace could be known. Angels, since they cannot sin, cannot know God's forgiveness. He, therefore, created man, gave us the ability to choose to sin or not, and let us fall from perfection so that He could redeem us out of His grace. It has not been difficult for Him to keep it all under control at all. He has not expended the least effort in doing so, and everything that has happened has happened according to His design. I'm not sure what you mean by "a staged up war," but Armageddon is the final confrontation between God and Satan (aka Lucifer), and that battle is already decided and Satan's doom sealed the day Jesus died, and doubly so the day He rose again. God lets Satan influence us because that's what Satan was sent here to do. Through this sin will become as absolutely sinful as sin can get, and by redeeming us from the absolute pit of sin, out of nothing but His love and grace, God will accomplish His purpose in creation. We, graciously, will be allowed to know how gracious He is, and will know the full measure of His grace and will be the only creation that does.

Answer 4

Your question is a good one. If there were only one aspect to the nature of God I would say you have a good point. However, along with being all powerful, God is perfectly: just, loving, holy, outside of time and on and on.

What this means in the scope of your question is that if God "kept it all in order" and forced things to go his way, would that be just? For example if he created you for the sole purpose of filling hell, where is the justice in that? Where is the love in that.

So, he had to create a system whereby persons (and angelic beings) have/had and option. So when you begin to think about God, you have to consider all of his attributes and then formulate your thoughts so as to be consistent within this framework.

Answer 5

Just because you have power doesn't mean you have to exercise it.

If I put a gun to your head and say "sit" you will probably sit. If I put a gun to your head and say "stand on your head" you will probably try. If I put a gun to your head and say "Love me" what will you do? Probably not love me, no matter how much you want to.
Love can not be forced.
In order to have creatures that can love Him and be loved by Him God gave us free choice.
When you give people free choice, you open up the possibility of trouble.
Some people will chose to hurt others.
Some people will chose to self destruct.
Some people will chose to hate you.
However, if you don't give them choice, they can't give and recieve love.

God took the chance to give us the ability to love.

So, you ask, why the flood?
The situation got to the point where people were damaging themselves, each other, and the world enough they couldn't go on the way they were going.

You totally misunderstand Revelations, but I don't have space to explain the whole book.

Satan influences us because people chose to let him influence them. And he chooses to do it. He and his followers did have free will.

Answer 6

So that we could learn by experience what the opposite of eternal peace and happiness is. He allows us our free will.


If happiness is not experienced, the being cannot justify the purpose for its existence; therefore, it continually seeks the balance of physical and emotional satisfaction by using any means at its disposal. This means is the flesh. Our innate desire for happiness (the flesh) dictates how this balance is maintained.

Because our human experience appears to have a beginning (birth) and an end (death), which are the only things we know of a surety, we justify any action that will satisfy the pleasures we crave. The satisfaction of these fleshly desires is the essence of who we are, and in our minds, takes precedence over the pursuit of happiness of others with whom we share our existence. We become reconciled to eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die; and if our eating, drinking, and merriment causes unhappiness to others, it is their problem, not ours, for we have found our balance.

This is the course of the flesh, which are the truths, the doctrines and the enticements of “that old serpent, called Lucifer, the Devil, who is also called Satan, which deceiveth the whole world.”

There is only one way to conquer the flesh and cast Satan out: make sure those with whom you associate have the same ability and means to find happiness as you do. If all beings live to make sure everyone else around them is happy, we would all be happy. In other words, do unto others what you would have them do unto you—the commandment upon which all the laws of God, His Christ, and His prophets are predicated; and which, of course, is diametrically opposed to Lucifer’s plan.

If we were created for our existence to end in misery, then eternal death seems justifiable. But if happiness is to be our end, and for this reason we were created, then eternal life is preferred.


“Lucifer” is mentioned only once in the biblical text of the Old Testament. The name is a translation of “the Son of the Morning,” and is again mentioned by John in Revelation 1:5.

Jesus became mortal and received a body of flesh, which “flesh,” or human nature, when revealed according to its true meaning, is synonymous with Lucifer, often referred to as “the devil” or “Satan.”

If Lucifer were an actual personage, why would Jesus allow him to “take him up into the holy city” or “take him up into an exceeding high mountain”? The conversation took place in Jesus’ mind. The experience was shared with his disciples to teach them that serving God is more important than giving in to human nature and its desires. In essence, John is saying that Jesus was born into the same mortal flesh as the rest of us, but overcame the flesh. He was born into the world to teach us by his example and laws how to overcome our own flesh (Lucifer), which in reality is our human nature—“the prince of the kings of the earth.”


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Answer 7

Wow, good question. Personally I believe God is all powerful. Without him, Satan would have taken over everyone spritually, mentally, and physically. God is our protector. He keeps us safe. If we follow him, we will not have to worry about the spirtual war in Revalation. We will go up into heaven during the rapture. Think about all of the good things you have in your life because of God. He is pretty awesome.

Answer 8

God gave you a choice, to follow, or not to follow him. You deside, he isnt going to make you do anything. He is giving everyone a chance right now, but in the end, you will pay for your decisions. He lets the devil do what he does because he only wants his true followers to be in heaven with him in the end, not people who easily fall for lies and are easily tricked and convinced in the wrong things

Answer 9

Why would you ask such questions?
The answer is the same.

Just as the Creator did, so we do. Warrig within ourselves, finding answers in the conflict.

We even create characters (like gods) to play the parts we want.

Answer 10

Jilan A.

It is your wrong assumption that questioner and others will understand what you have written which is Arabic verse from Quran written in Roman Script. You must meanigs in English. There is no need to write Arabic part because no one understands it.