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Originally Posted by Azure
Nobody delivered it to me as fact. It was a freakin' bedtime story.
Quit making assertions.
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Do you know what an assertion is? It was delivered to me as fact, just like all good young Catholics I knew. Angels, demons, the body and blood of Christ are all
real things, not just examples or stories. Maybe you're taking your own personal belief structure and applying it to all Christians, a dangerously stupid way to go about discussing this.
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Your best source would be the Bible. I suggest you start backing up your ridiculous claims.
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(jeesh, hard to imagine you've got a blue skill square!)
Well, I've read the bible enough times to find it dry, I've read
far better fantasy novels (I highly recommend a Song of Ice and Fire to fantasy fans!).
Here's a quick Wikipedia on what I was referencing about fantasy re: the Pearly Gates of heaven;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearly_gates
The
Pearly gates, in
Christian beliefs, is an informal name for the gateway to
Heaven, inspired by the description of the
New Jerusalem in
Revelation 21:21—
The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate being made from a single pearl.[1]
The image of the gates in popular culture is a set of large, white or wrought-iron gates in the clouds, guarded by
Saint Peter (the keeper of the "
keys to the kingdom"); those not fit to enter heaven are denied entrance at the gates, and thus descend into
Hell.
[2]
I'm not telling you whats in the bible or not, I'm commenting on what many, MANY Christians (Catholics) I've met truly believe in.
"The archangel Gabriel is attributed with sending the message of God to all the
Prophets (including the
Psalms,
Torah,
Bible and
Qur'an). Other angels include Michael who discharges control of vegetation and rain,
Israfel who will blow the trumpet at the
day of resurrection"