Why is it good that God is basically saying "You can either choose to serve me and be bound to /my/ standards or suffer eternal punishment without end"?

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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Hell was invented later. It really means something like "eternal separation from God".

[–]jet199Instigatrix 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

No, it doesn't mean that.

It's just ripped straight off pagan religions.

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Yes, all of the pagan shit came later, as Rome co-opted Christianity to make it the popular national religion.