Sounds remarkably like my Dad.

d

Greetings,

I'd be interested in hearing more.

Thanks, Bets

Alan, I need to hear more too. You didn't really describe a vision here, but more of a conclusion. If it was a vision, what did you see? Why was it terrifying? Why was it frightening? Details, please.

love, blink

Hi Alan,
community members,

Alan,
I appreciate your interests and concerns as these are certainly issues that any truth seeker and/or God lover (depending on one's temperament) would naturally be interested in.

I've provided a link to a book that was written by a source I reference quite often - perhaps not as much as Justin uses Cayce and not as much as Don uses the Bible, but I wish to ask for some latitude in this regard. You see, as has been pointed out to me much in the same way that you yourself have been deemed way too 'post-y', therefore no time to '...s...a...v...o...r...' -- evidently I have made a comparative shamefully too few posts according to a VIP here (I ask you - is there no way to please everyone?), and as such I have not been able to accumulate the sheer mind-numbing quantity of repeated singular, identical references that ultimately must confer spiritual gravitas and numerically based pride.

Pursuant to that dismal failure on my part, I also need to qualify the self-evident (at least I thought so before, is this a deja vue?) notion that people use whatever sources have meaning and authority for them. This is a personal and subjective evaluation. It doesn't necessarily mean they are 'promoting', whether themselves, someone or something else. I like to quote or refer to sources I feel have authenticity for me, and I feel that in my case, it is often better to let a spiritual Master who I feel is God-realized do the talking - especially when there is an accurate, unmediated, contemporary record -  regarding subjects that for me at least, remain highly subjective and speculative no matter how adamantly I might posture those speculations (allow me to make the analogy of  4 year olds vehemently arguing over what sex or neurosurgery must be like). Perhaps this is my naivete. I am therefore begging forgiveness from the forum's representative inner circle of spritual tough love and intellectual manliness!  For the philosophically inclined I'll be the first to point out that even my evaluation of these sources as God-realized is subjective and speculative. Ok people?  

So I offer this book, which in a rather striking way directly addresses point for point, all of the issues in your above list Alan.

Apparently, the author said that this particular book, one of his own favorites would be one that would be read far into the future. It is a personal favorite of mine as well. It is interesting to note that with the publishing date of 1973, it makes this perhaps the first contemporary 'conversations with God' type book.

I hope that people find something of value in it.

"My Lord's Secrets Revealed"
http://www.srichinmoylibrary.com/books/0008/


Best regards,

- u

What I said makes sense if you think about it. The type of God you mentioned sounds terrible yet   forgiving. A God telling you that you must DIE for him in a terrible way that scares you in order to  gain acceptance sounds right up the alley with what you are saying.

Also note, some people out of all of the people in this world would be too scared to drown for God. Even if God said it would be ok. Then this ruthless god would smite them and they would cease to exist.

Understand yet?

Alan, could it be that you are referring to God as being "All there is"? Collectively speaking?
You and I are back to square one.
Hugs,
Nanner

Hi alan I always thought of God as forgiving of what we do as long as we feel remorse for the hurt we caused to another human being,or anything on earth,but some on this earth dont know the first thing on this earth about remorse so i wold say what is said in the bible"What thou reaps,thou sows"Evil begets evil,Good begets Good,Light is stronger than darkness.

Love and God bless      love juditha