@ridder.bsky.social: I'd suggest it's more like Trump's "suckers and losers" philosophy. If they spent their whole life being good, turning cheeks, etc, and then arrived in the place in the clouds only to find they let *everyone* in, regardless of their sins, they'd resent it. So... bad people must go to the hot place.

I always kind of shuddered at the “someday every knee will bow, someday every tongue will confess” songs and references, because of this “I can’t wait until you are writhing in a lake of fire” vibe.

I mean, if the concept that unbelievers will suffer incredibly gives you “comfort,” I have to ask what exactly the “good news” is to you.

Yes, this. Even as a Christian who believes some version of "every knee/every tongue", if that doesn't mean that everyone is reconciled and everything is set right, it's not good news. Too many people contort pretty bad so they can rejoice over eternal torture. Ick.

Heck these people want to start the eternal torture sooner rather than later, just give them a chance and they'll inquisition as many people as they can lay their little hands on

You're not wrong. The whole concept of "love your neighbor as yourself" has gotten lost somewhere in there.

"gotten lost" is entirely too soft language. These types of christens are active revenge fetishists. They want to be elevated over everyone else and force those lower people to suffer while they revel in their suffering.

I'd suggest it's more like Trump's "suckers and losers" philosophy. If they spent their whole life being good, turning cheeks, etc, and then arrived in the place in the clouds only to find they let *everyone* in, regardless of their sins, they'd resent it. So... bad people must go to the hot place.

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