He Said What??

     In an interview, Pope Francis: "What I am going to say is not a dogma of faith, but my own personal view; I like to think of hell as empty; I hope it is." 

     Along with related references, the word "hell" is used 14 times that we know of. How about: "The cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars - their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur." Rev. 21:8. Has the pope read the Bible? 

     So, if no one has to fear hell, we can do as we please. Americans (see above) need not fear law enforcement either, for the most part.  

Legacy of terror

     Speaking of hell, 100 years since Vladimir Lenin's death: His 1917 revolution produced privation and bloodshed: 9 million dead. The 1921-22 Soviet famine, some 5 million dead. 

     Communist countries remaining: China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, Vietnam. I don't think they are "communist" so much as dictatorships. True communism would gradually phase out central government. It's never been tried. Will the USA be next to dictate? We are close. 

Coming up: The book of Hebrews; carefully exploring verses on demons; and then, searching heart, soul, mind, emotion and will.

      Jimmy