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Heaven's Gates, Hell's Flames - Maybe the most satanic play ever

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NickyM:
Humphrey Lobsternest! What a brilliant practical joke! You have a good sense of humour, brother. ^^


--- Quote ---Halloween alternatives (or is it HELLoweird ) make you yearn for the original.
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I absolutely agree. Concidering what the Halloween's original meaning is, it's far more acceptable tradition than these "scaring the hell out of youth and turning them into God-fearing Christians rather than God-loving"-church alternatives. It is SO ironic, how their alternative for halloween is far more blasphemous than the original festivity. =P

keys2heaven:
Oh yes, heard of it well! The church my family still attends (Nazarene) performed this production back in fall of 2001. It was originally scheduled to last a few days, then was extended and extended again. Turns out we performed this production for 4 weeks. The place was packed nearly every night (the sanctuary seats approx. 1000 people). However, I never saw the production. I worked with children's pastor and helped put on our own production that had nothing to do with the main play. The reason: many parents felt that it would be too scary for their children to attend.

Funny isn't it as I look back on it now. Parents worried about their kids seeing this, but those same children would have been sent to hell to burn for all eternity because they didn't know Christ. Maybe they should have seen the play. Kids are great when it comes to asking questions that most adults wouldn't ask.

Since reading Ray's teachings, most of everything I've known has taken on an entirely different meaning.

hebrewroots98:
(Nicky, I take it that you read my post on the homeschool play about hell?)

Yes, I too saw that "Heavens Gate, Hells Flames" play years ago and it was very disturbing; now that I remember this horrible play, I think that it was back then that I started to doubt God in a big way.  I walked away frustrated and angry and confused and truly never wanted to be associated with those people again.

There was a an even more graphic and evil play that went on in this town by one of the local non denominational congregations.  They literally had the media all rowled up over this contriversial play that they put on, b/c THE CHRISTIANS HAD PROTESTED IT B/C THEY SAID THAT IT WAS TOO GRAPHIC (ha, hell is hell isn't it ??? ;))...they were enacting the shadows and the sounds of HORRIBLE SITUATIONS that humans get themselves into everyday that (they thought) could send one to hell.  THE CHRISTIANS SAID THAT 'THEY' WERE SCARING PEOPLE INTO COMING TO JUSUS  ::) ??? 8) :o ;) ;) >:(

...and then there was the time when I was sitll "in the church" (when we that were in the college class) at our 2500 member congregation hostede  a halloween party with the blessings of the elders...(which one of the members loaned us their old and dilapitated, uninhabitable, abandoned house to use for the 'party' that was actually out in the  middle of a cornfield.  We managed to cause several to scream and one girl to literally pass out!  ::) :o...AND THEN WE HAD A WEENIE ROAST WHILE HAVING A DEVOTIONAL ??? ??? ::)

Excellent point Keys2heaven!  If it is too scarey for their kids, then you would think that they would question the diabolicalness of the hell doctrine...but they don't questin it...they just are led blindly!

Hey there Humphrey ;) ;D,   Now you had me laughing out loud to myself on that one!  thanks, I needed a laugh ;D ;D.  That is truly hillarious! ;D

gmik:
Yes, years ago in the Assemblies of God I attended.  Went on for days, packed house, so proud,  scare these people into the kingdom....

Well, that church didn't experience any kind of growth after that-even w/ people going to the altar every night.

As for me back then, before my eyes were opened, it really scared me, and I felt so sorry for those that went to hell.  I was uncomfortable but didn't know why-  I couldn't quite make that leap to see how awful it was...

I see now it was part of my journey to...here.

hebrewroots98:
oh yeah, been there and done that too ;)

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