If the God Finds No Use of Men
It is interesting that both Martin Luther (1483-1546) and the Jewish Babylonian Talmud (compiled in the 3rd to 6th centuries) focus on the Gospel of John. So, what is the Gospel of John?
"It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "signs" culminating in the raising of Lazarus (foreshadowing the resurrection of Jesus) and seven "I am" discourses culminating in Thomas's proclamation of the risen Jesus as "my Lord and my God"; the concluding verses set out its purpose, "that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_John#Comparison_with_other_writings)
And, more specifically in comparison with other Gospels (synoptic gospel) of Mark, Matthew, and Luke:
| Material found in the Synoptics but absent from John | Material found in John but absent from the Synoptics |
|---|---|
| Narrative parables | Symbolic discourses |
| The Kingdom of God | Teaching on eternal life |
| The end-time (or Olivet) discourse | Emphasis on realized eschatology |
| The Sermon of the Mount and Lord's Prayer | Jesus's "farewell discourse" |
| The baptism of Jesus by John | Interaction between Jesus and John |
| The institution of the Lord's Supper | Jesus as the "bread of heaven" |
| The Transfiguration of Jesus | Scenes in the upper room |
| The Temptation of Jesus by Satan | Satan as Jesus's antagonist working through Judas |
| Exorcism of demons | No demon exorcisms |
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_John#Comparison_with_other_writings)
The right religion should be based on the notion that this human world and the human history are reflections of the battle between God's angles and Satan with its soldiers.Satan must have thought that it would be its great victory if Christ Jesus was rejected by His fellows, namely Jewish people. And, Satan must have thought that it would be a great failure for Christ Jesus that He failed to choose all the right disciples and one of His disciples betrayed Him, which Christ Jesus could not prevent. In these points, Satan succeeded. What's more, Satan could make the mankind kill Christ Jesus. Satan must have laughed at the God, pointing at Christ Jesus on the cross. But, the story did not end there. 2,000 years after the temporary victory of Satan, billions of people in the world are revering Christ Jesus.
So, Satan must have changed its strategy. It must have started to corrupt Christian churches and priests, deprave the civilization based on Christianity, and make people love money more than Christ Jesus and the God. In deed, today there are almost no Christians who hate money as much as they hate Satan. In this context, Satan has almost succeeded. But, can there be complete victory of Satan? And, what does it mean that Satan has won the battle against the God?
The point at issue in this analysis can be found in the Gospel of John. And the core of John's message is eternal life Christ Jesus promised and the God would give to believers.
In my thought, those who were given eternal life after their death due to their faith in Christ Jesus and the God would hate this human world highly and heavily influenced and contaminated by Satan, so that they would never come back to this human world. And those who were condemned to the hell should perish and go extinct there, so that they would never come back to this human world.
Finally, all we should do is love Christ Jesus and the God more than Satan and money so that we will be allowed to enter Heaven and obtain eternal life.
In this context, believers must not be afraid of viruses. They will not be contracted due to protection by effect of strong belief, and if contracted, they will not indicate serious disease; in case of falling in serious disease, they will not die; and in the case that they die of corona-viruses, they will enter Heaven.
Put simply, Satan would prefer the case that people live and get rotten to another case that people go extinct due to corona viruses. Without living human beings, there cannot be any chances for Satan to harass the God. Therefore, the mankind would not easily go extinct due to corona-viruses or any other pandemics.
However, if the God judges that there is no use of human beings, they can be exterminated at any moment.
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Revelation 12 King James Version
14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.