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Why does God allow Suffering?

about 10 years

I am going to summarize what is linked below.

Basically Satan questioned God's right to rule mankind. Since then many men have questioned God's right to rule mankind. Man tries to rule themselves, and look at the results. We have a multitude of corruption, hypocrisy, and evil, all from our leaders no less! With time, this evil world will end up destroying itself, which is what God will step in to stop, after finally proving that Mankind is incapable of ruling itself.

Matthew 24:21,22 "21 for then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again. 22 In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones those days will be cut short."

Read paragraphs 11-18 from the following link.

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/bible-teach/why-does-god-allow-suffering/

Any questions I will be happy to answer, knowing full well that this is the internet :)

Also for answers to other questions take a look at these:

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/nwt/introduction/

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/bible-teach/

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God's plan is perfect, piney :)
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if satan doesn't exist then who am i sacrificing all those goats to?
about 10 years
"Satan", the devil with horns creature commonly known as God's archenemy does not exist.

He is an entity made up by modern Christians.

Stop citing the Old Testament in reference to an entity who is non-existent in that book.
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Makes sense I s'pose. Probably a lot more than the standard (and the really annoying) 'It's all part of God's plan' answer from your typical neighbourhood priest/minister.

"Why did God allow the Holocaust to happen?"
"Oh, don't worry, it's all part of GOD'S PLAN."

"Why did God allow 9/11 to happen?"
"It was also part of his PLAN."

"Why does God allow innocent people to die everyday?"
"Plan."
about 10 years
A hue hue hue.
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why can only 144,000 people fit in heaven? can't god just have the last guy stand up all the time or something?
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I'm impressed.
about 10 years
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Me thinks you shouldn't get your theology from Paradise Lost.
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Welp
about 10 years
hasa diga eebowai