In recent days, God has been saying to me that there will be no resurrection and judgment, and that everyone who has ever lived has or will enter a state of union with God when they die. This appears to be a wonderful thing; that no being would have to suffer torment in hell. How could that be anything other than wonderful and to be relished and celebrated?
However, this perspective does raise important questions. What is the meaning of good and loving acts if there is no judgment? Would there be anything wrong with acting in an evil way if we knew our ultimate end would be bliss regardless?
Maybe, in a sense, if everyone is safe from hell, loving deeds would still have a positive meaning, because joy is joy and suffering is suffering, and if we act in such a way as to alleviate suffering, this is good and valuable in itself. But the meaning of loving deeds is to a certain extent diminished if a blissful end awaits us all, at least from a certain perspective.
The thing is, we do not have free will. So how could the fate of some beings being hell and others paradise ever be just in that context, particularly if the fate of some beings is everlasting suffering, as has been the teaching of some religious schools of thought in recent centuries? Without free will, how can God justly decide who would go to paradise and hell? It seems that the fate of the lost would be utterly tragic and somehow unfair.
To me it seems obvious that a future of bliss for all sentient beings is desirable. Without free will, the evil a being has done has in a very real sense not been their fault. So all things considered, it seems to me that universal salvation is the most loving and fair outcome of life on Earth, and we know from Scripture that God is love.
Whether the things God has been telling me are true or not, I do not know for sure. God does whatever He will, and it’s perfectly possible that God has told me certain things that aren’t true. In any case, I’m thankful for the opportunity to think these things through, and my prayer is that God would guide me and you in all truth concerning His will and His plans for creation. Amen.
Perfect Chaos 