Theism

[Nariel Starfire]

I did not say the the Apostle John misinterpreted what he saw. I said he interpreted it to the best of his mortal mental abilities.
Did you ever watch Star Trek? I think this is the best analogy I can make:
When Q takes humans to the Q Continuum, what they see is not exactly what is there. It is interpreted so that their mortal minds can understand it.
So also is Revelation interpreted so that we in our restricted world could understand it. Had God given John the ability to see Heaven and the events taking place therein, he would have written it in such a way that no one else could possibly comprehend it.

I never said time doesn't exist in Purgatory and Paradise. Then again, I never said it does. To God "A day is like a thousand years and a thousand years is like a day." You asked if they exist. I gave some popular beliefs. By the way, I don't believe in Purgatory. I do, however, believe in Paradise. I never said they had to wait in a sense of time. To them, it might have been immediately that they were transferred into heaven, and yet it may have lasted three thousand years. I think the main thing to remember is that we, in our 4-dimensional mind can not comprehend life without time.

Remember Melkor? Eru created Melkor as just another one of the Vala. Melkor had the same abilities as Manwe. He was created for good, but used his choice to bring evil. The same with Satan. God created Lucifer as an angel. In fact, he was the most beautiful of the angels, and he was the leader of them. But then he said to himself, "I shall be like unto God." His pride was his downfall and therefore he must be punished. The Bible says Hell was created for Satan and his followers.