The Radicalised Rabbi: Why it is necessary for God to be absolutely powerful, totally omniscient and perfectly moral

THE RADICALISED RABBI is a blog on Judaism and its very useful ideas and the blogger a Secular Koranist and a revolutionary. You don't have to be Jewish to find Jewish ideas very useful in tidying up your thinking and turbo-charging your powers of reasoning to the extent that you can even predict most events and disasters. The West is heading for disaster with its insane policy of Transnational Progressivism, turning our global village into Sodom and Gomorrah attracting the same punishment.

Sunday, 11 January 2026

Why it is necessary for God to be absolutely powerful, totally omniscient and perfectly moral

1:00 The nature and purpose of the Abrahamic God is to frighten people into obeying His laws.

2:00 God as our invisible magic friend

3:00 Christianity lowering and Islam rising in status because it is obvious which is more effective at

imposing the rule of law

5:00 The nature and purpose of faith - just you wait.

6:00 The religion of mum and dad

Reasons for conversion

8:00 Christianity

9:00 Christian Nationalism

Are Americans dumb enough as well as antisemitic, Islamophobic and racist enough to give up their First Amendment rights in return for a Christian Amendment so they can treat Jews, Muslims and non-whites as second class citizens, or worse?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_off_one%27s_nose_to_spite_one%27s_face

11:00 Rabbi Mizrachi's story about hurting oneself in order to hurt others

12:00 The divine narrative trumps the official government narrative.

14:00 Imagining Perfect Justice

16:00 Fear of this life punishment

17:00 If Christianity is idolatry and idolatry is a mortal sin, then all Christians go to hell even if they commit no other sin.

18:00 Snakes and ladders

19:00 Musical chairs

20:00 Mediocre morality

21:00 Karmic evolution and moral superiority

Why it is necessary for God to be absolutely powerful, totally omniscient and perfectly moral.

22:00 Divine therapy

23:00 God as our personal magic invisible friend

Speaking truth to power is the real purpose of the First Amendment.

24:00 If we were forbidden to cry out in pain when we have to endure corporal punishment our pain would be increased.

Crying out in pain

25:00 Our personal narratives

26:00 Reconciling ideals with reality

26:00 All is well with the world and God is in His Heaven.

27:00 Not going from strength to strength but instead lurching from failure to disaster

28:00 God is not a genie in a lamp.

29:00 Lower crime, lower taxes and higher trust in a theocracy

Patriarchy privileging responsible married parents

30:00 Christians forced to practise idolatry and commit blasphemy

31:00 What religion would you choose if you were a deceased Christian who has met His maker and realised God is not Jesus? Imagine God gives you a second chance to get to heaven allowing you to choose the religion of your parents in your next life. Isn't the only moral and rational choice Islam?

What does the New Testament say about the afterlife?

AI overview

The New Testament describes the afterlife as a future reality centered on Jesus' resurrection, where believers experience eternal life with God in a renewed creation (Heaven/New Earth), while unbelievers face eternal punishment (Hell/lake of fire) after a final judgment, though some passages suggest a conscious waiting period (Hades/Paradise) for the soul between death and resurrection. Key themes include bodily resurrection, final judgment, and eternal states of either communion with God or separation from Him, with faith in Christ as the determining factor.

Key Beliefs & Concepts
Resurrection: Believers will receive glorified, immortal bodies like Christ's, capable of living eternally in a renewed heaven and earth.

Eternal Life vs. Eternal Punishment: Jesus taught a stark division: the righteous enter eternal life, while the wicked face eternal punishment (Matthew 25:46).

Judgment: A final judgment separates humanity, with destiny determined by one's response to Christ.

Intermediate State: Some passages suggest the soul goes to a conscious place (Hades/Paradise) after death, awaiting the resurrection, while others focus on "falling asleep" until the final resurrection.

Heaven/New Earth: A restored creation where God dwells with His people, free from sickness, death, and sin, a "second Garden of Eden".

Hell/Lake of Fire: A place of eternal separation from God, described as a consuming fire where the wicked suffer the "second death" (Revelation 20:14-15).

Key Figures & Teachings
Jesus: His resurrection guarantees future life; He described the final separation (Matthew 25) and used parables like Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16).

Paul: Taught believers would be "at home with the Lord" after death (2 Corinthians 5:8) and described the glorious resurrection body (1 Corinthians 15).

Revelation: Describes the New Heaven and New Earth and the final judgment leading to the lake of fire for the unbelieving.

In essence, the New Testament promises believers a transformed, eternal existence in God's presence, made possible through Christ, contrasting sharply with the final destruction of the wicked.

What does the Old Testament say about the afterlife?

The Old Testament primarily describes the afterlife as Sheol, a shadowy, subterranean realm for all the dead, but later prophetic books, especially Daniel, introduce clearer ideas of resurrection, judgment, and eternal life or punishment, moving beyond the vague, collective existence in Sheol towards more developed concepts of individual destiny found in the New Testament. While early texts focus on earthly blessings and God's presence in life, hints of continued existence and hope in God beyond death appear in Psalms (e.g., Psalm 16:10) and Job (Job 19:25-27).
Key Concepts in the Old Testament:
Sheol (The Grave/Realm of the Dead): The common destination for all – righteous and wicked – described as a silent place deep in the earth, a shadowy existence.
"Gathered to One's People/Fathers": A common phrase indicating death and joining ancestors in Sheol.
Enoch & Elijah: Figures miraculously taken to God, bypassing death, showing God's power over it.
Developing Hope: Psalms (like 16, 23, 73) and Job hint at God's presence beyond the grave, suggesting hope for the faithful.
Later Prophetic Developments (Increased Clarity):
Daniel (12:2): Explicitly speaks of resurrection, with some rising to "everlasting life" and others to "shame and everlasting contempt," introducing a clear division and judgment.
Isaiah & Ezekiel: Also contain passages pointing towards future restoration, resurrection, and divine justice beyond earthly life.
Shift Towards the New Testament:
The Old Testament lays the foundation, showing a gradual progression from Sheol as a universal destination to an anticipation of distinct eternal fates for individuals based on their relationship with God, culminating in the clearer promises of the New Testament.