Who is a prophet?

[Khatru]

So why spend so much of your time and effort trying to make out that this is what God is like, Khat.  For one thing, ancient (and, I believe, modern) Hebrew is a far more imagery-based language and culture than modern English - papables and allegories were far more common in that culture than they are in ours.  Secondly, the 'fire and brimstone' that so many people like to talk about dates from the 14th century 'Divine Comedy' by Dante. 

Thirdly, someone can come up to you or I and say that they want to go somewhere were there are no bright night lights (so that they can enjoy the night sky, perhaps) and no doubt we could both suggest places and 'send them' on their way.  No-one can accuse us of 'holding them there against their will' on the grounds that we sent them there.  The same goes with this 'torture chamber' as you call it.  At the final judgement - and I'm assuming that, by the concerns you have expressed over the issue as a whole, that you - even if only deep in your being - believe that this will happen, we will be held to account for our actions and choices in life.  If, as some here profess, we don't believe in God and all that he claims for  himself (used in the gender non-specific way that those pronouns exist in English), then God will point us in the direction of the one place we will be happy for eternity - he will 'send us' on our way.   We will be able to take eternal responsibility for the actions and choices we make during our lives.  He isn't responsible for our choices and can't be held responsible for their consequences.

So that place of eternal fire and torture of which so many Christians have told me I'm going to doesn't actually exist?

That's great news but man those Christians sure got that wrong then.

[floo]

Khatru, what makes you think you'd be welcome there anyway  ?

Since when has the deity liked  to obey any of us?  News to me, I'll be issuing instructions from now on!

Sorry I didn't phrase that very well!

[Khatru]

I see you did not read it... hence you are as ignorant as you were when you originally posted the rubbish that is not from the bible..

Gordon: I think we have a child under the age of 16 posting on this site. Khatru is unable to reason as an adult and is incoherent when it comes to actually taking part in the discussion and heeding information given.

I think you need to check if he is over 16 because of the subjects we sometimes touch upon.

Thanks Sassy.

Lol

You're running away from me again, Sass.

You did that on the Biblical Translation thread and now you're doing it again in here.

I'm sorry if your faith has left you so unprepared to face up to scrutiny.

Perhaps you should try Islam - you're almost a Muslim anyway.

[Khatru]

Khatru, what makes you think you'd be welcome there anyway  ?

It's OK, there is no place of eternal torture anyway!

[~TW~]

It's OK, there is no place of eternal torture anyway!

 there is and at the moment you have a place booked.   I often tell Sass she is wrong but not this time.

~TW~

[Khatru]

there is and at the moment you have a place booked.   I often tell Sass she is wrong but not this time.

~TW~

You see, Hope - this guy says there is a place of eternal torture.

Man, you Christians need to get your story straight.

[floo]

there is and at the moment you have a place booked.   I often tell Sass she is wrong but not this time.

~TW~

And you know that is a fact because?

[Khatru]

And you know that is a fact because?

I guess TW is happy because us going to eternal torture is exactly what his god wants anyway.

That's why it's his god that sends us to Hell.

[floo]

I guess TW is happy because us going to eternal torture is exactly what his god wants anyway.

That's why it's his god that sends us to Hell.

TW certainly seems to get off on the idea of eternal torture for all those who don't see it his way!

[Bubbles]

Who is a Prophet?

Sometimes we all are.

Sometimes we all have inner " truths " we would rather not acknowledge, but sometimes things have to be faced.

Sometimes it involves others.

The ability to be a prophet, is in all of us, IMO.

To me a prophet is someone who stands up and speaks an unacknowledged truth.

Not really woo, more inner yoo ....... 

 

Anyway here is an article about your inner Jonah 

http://www.reformjudaism.org/sometimes-we-are-jonah

http://youtu.be/HzdjMLKKdgk 

By Queen

[Bubbles]

Joseph Smith of the LDS is also claimed to be a Prophet.

This is South Park

http://youtu.be/tu4y7x9LRyY

Made me laugh 

[~TW~]

TW certainly seems to get off on the idea of eternal torture for all those who don't see it his way!

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That's right and I get my info from the bible.
~TW~

[bluehillside Retd.]

TW,

That's right and I get my info from the bible.

To be fair though, you actually mean here just the bits of the bible that happen to suit you. 1 Corinthians 13:13 for example seems to have passed you by entirely.

[Bubbles]

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That's right and I get my info from the bible.
~TW~

You aren't in there!

Nothing in there says TW is right, and will be among the saved.

Nothing at all.

[~TW~]

TW,

To be fair though, you actually mean here just the bits of the bible that happen to suit you. 1 Corinthians 13:13 for example seems to have passed you by entirely.

 No I mean what I said. 1Cor 13:13 is addressed to believers so no point in going down that road,----what road your post is     
~TW~

[~TW~]

You aren't in there!

Nothing in there says TW is right, and will be among the saved.

Nothing at all.

Not you again.

~TW~

[Bubbles]

Not you again.

~TW~

Yes, me again 

[~TW~]

Yes, me again 

Jack of all trades and master of none.
~TW~

[Bubbles]

Jack of all trades and master of none.
~TW~

 

[bluehillside Retd.]

TW,

No I mean what I said. 1Cor 13:13 is addressed to believers so no point in going down that road,----what road your post is     

Do you not classify yourself as a "believer" then?

[~TW~]

TW,

Do you not classify yourself as a "believer" then?

 I AM.
~TW~

[Bubbles]

I AM.
~TW~

No you are really not  there is only one, I am who I am

[~TW~]

No you are really not  there is only one, I am who I am

Rose you need to repent and be baptised and take floo with you.

~TW~

[floo]

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That's right and I get my info from the bible.
~TW~

And put your own sick interpretation on it!

[Bubbles]

Rose you need to repent and be baptised and take floo with you.

~TW~

I'm not sure I can carry her TW, I can't see her coming voluntarily 

Then you have the question of being baptised by whom?

There isn't a universal agreement on which baptism is the right one.

Your scripture doesn't actually say, IMO.

Too many people claim theirs is the right one, while saying others are the wrong one.