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C H R I S T ’ S T H R E E D A Y S I N H E L L

REVELATION OF

AN ASTOUNDING CHRISTIAN FALLACY

By

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li1h% '$$o--od'%ion &#ul%in1 +&o- 'o$i'%ion 'nd in%#&$h'n1#! Bu% 'ny '%u%# -ind,+o&%i+i#d no3 3i%h %h# &#$ov#&#d lo% 9#y %o ' univ#&'l #o%#&i$2y-)oli$ $od# o+

'll#1o&i-, $'n, 3i%h %h# di(l'y o+ ' -odi$u- o+ #-'n%i$ o& 'n'lo1i$'l 1#niu, %ill&#$on%&u$% %h# di-'n%l#d )&id1# )#%3##n 'll o+ %h# n'%ion'l y%#- o+ 'n$i#n% &#li1ion,

'nd &#in%#1&'%# %h#i& o&i1in'l uni%y 'nd $on%inui%y! Fo& %h# $hol'&hi( o+ -'ny d'&9

$#n%u&i# %o h'v# lo% %h# (&i-'&y &#$ondi%# )'# o+ %h# 'n$i#n% d&'-', %h'% %hi #'&%h i%h'% d'&9 1loo-y und#&3o&ld o+ 6E1y(%i'n )ond'1#6, 'nd %h# hu-'n )ody %h'% %o-# o+

6D#'%h6 in%o 3hi$h %h# Ch&i%2oul o+ divini%y d#$#nd#d %o 6lo#6 i% li+# %h'% i% -i1h%

3in i% )'$9 -o&# ')und'n%ly, '% %h# '-# %i-# &'iin1 on %h# $&o o+ -'%%#& %h# #&(#n%

(o3#& o+ %h# n'%u&'l #n#&1i# %o %h# n#:% l#v#l o+ $on$ioun# ')ov# %h#-, h' )##n in'll $on$i#n$# %h# -o% %&'1i$ o+ 'll #&&o& in %h# '&#' o+ -'n’ &#li1iou hi%o&y!

THE GNOSTIC OSITION

7'$Cullo$h do# 'y %h'% (on%'n#ouly in %h# o&d#& o+ hu-'n %hou1h% %h#&# '&i# %h#

$#&%i%ud# o+ oul’ 'lv'%ion +&o- %h# doo- o+ #:i%#n$# in ' d'&9 und#&3o&ld!

In%in$%iv#ly, %oo, %h# hu-'n -ind &#vol% '1'in% %h# in#vi%')ili%y o+ %h# $onJu#% o+ li+#

)y ' d#'%h %h'% -#'n #:%in$%ion! H# +ollo3 %hi 'd-iion )y d#$l'&in1 %h'% %h#&#+o&#%h# (&##n$# o+ %h# do$%&in# o+ d#liv#&'n$# +&o- %h# und#&3o&ld in Ch&i%i'ni%y n##d no%

)# %&'$#d )'$9 %o 'n%#$#d#n% 'li#n o&i1in! Bu% 3hy ini% on %h# iol'%ion o+ #i%h#& %h#

*#3 o& %h# Ch&i%i'n +&o- %h#i& n'%u&'l 'nd in#vi%')l# ('&%i$i('%ion in %h# 1&#'% univ#&'l&#li1iou h#&i%'1# o+ %h#i& %i-#< A ound#& $hol'&hi( hould no3 $o-# +o&%h,

$o-(#%#n% %o d#-on%&'%# ho3 %h# id#' h'&#d )y -'ny n'%ion do %&'$# )'$9 %o '

$o--on 'n$#%&y!

Th# odd #:$&#$#n$# +&o- li%#&'li- in Ch&i%i'n do$%&in'l hi%o&y 9no3n ' Chili'-

hould +ind -#n%ion h#&#! Th# n'-# i +&o- %h# G&##9 3o&d +o& 6%hou'nd6, $hili', 'nd

d#i1n'%# %h# )#li#+ o+ Ch&i%i'n, )'#d on %h# Bi)li$'l %#:%, 3hi$h 'y %h'% Ch&i%’



9in1do- h'll u(#&v#n# on #'&%h +o& ' %hou'nd y#'& o+ h'l$yon )l##dn#! h#n %hi

'1# o+ #&#ni%y $o-# on #'&%h, i% i #:(#$%#d %h'% %h# d#'d 'in% 3ill '&i# +&o- %h#i&

1&'v#, o& #-#&1# +&o- H'd#, %o #:ul% in +in'l &#l#'# 'nd #:'l%'%ion %o h#'v#n!

Th# #:i1#n$i# '&iin1 in %h# #++o&% %o h'&-oni8# %h# li%#&'l #n# o+ -'ny %#:% 3i%h

$'noni8#d do$%&ini- )&in1 u( ' (oin% o+ -u$h lo1i$'l di++i$ul%y in $onn#$%ion 3i%h 3h'%i %'%#d in 7'%%! 5@?2@/! Th#&# i% i #% +o&%h %h'% %h# #'&%hJu'9# 3hi$h o$$u&&#d '%

*#u’ d#'%h &o$9#d o(#n %h# %o-) o+ %h# d#'d, 'nd -'ny )odi# o+ %h# 'in% 3ho h'd

+'ll#n 'l##( '&o# 'nd, #-#&1in1 +&o- %h#i& %o-) '+%#& hi &#u&&#$%ion, #n%#&#d in%o %h#holy $i%y 'nd '((#'&#d %o -'ny! On# -u% 3ond#& 3h'% h'((#n#d in %h# o(#n#d 1&'v# in

%h# %h&## d'y )#%3##n *#u’ d#'%h 'nd hi &#u&&#$%ion! On# 3&i%#&, +l#id#&#&, %hin9 i%

i&&#v#&#n% %o u11#% %h'% %h# &#'3'9#n#d d#'d hould h'v# &#u&&#$%#d %3o o& %h&## d'y

'h#'d o+ %h#i& Lo&d! Th#y 3ould +&o- $ou&%#y %o %h#i& -'%#& h'v# h'd %o )# h#ld ino-# u(#nd#d %'%u un%il E'%#& -o&n!

Ho3 %h# di++i$ul% -'%%#& o+ %h# (hyi$'l &#h')ili%'%ion o+ %ho# 'in% o lon1 d#'d 'nd

$#&%'inly in ' %'%# o+ $o&&u(%ion 3' -'n'1#d i in%i-'%#d in ' %#:% +&o- Th# Od# o+Solo-on >5 6Tho# 3ho )#li#v#d in Hi- God’ h'nd

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&#v#&)#&'%#d %h&ou1h Sh#ol >%h# H#)&#3 H'd#, &#l#'in1 %h# d#'d 'in%! Thi d#+ini%#ly

(u% %h# 'in% in h#ll! In (o(ul'& $&##dolo1y, %hi i 'n ill +'%# +o& 'in%hood!

Cl#-#n% 'nd o-# o%h#& 3&i%#& '((#'& %o hold 'n#& 1&ound 3h#n %h#y 'y %h'% %h# &i#n

d#'d '((#'& no% in #'&%hly *#&u'l#- >%h# holy $i%y, )u% in %h# h#'v#nly *#&u'l#-!6

*#&o-#, Eu#)iu, Ch&yo%o-, E(i(h'niu 'nd Ru+inu '1&##! Th#y %'nd 3i%h S%! 'ul,3ho (#'9 o+ %h# 6*#&u'l#- 3hi$h i ')ov#6 ' )#in1 +&##! S%! A-)&o# olv#

$o-(li$'%ion )y 'yin1 %h'% o+ %h# &#u&&#$%#d d#'d o-# 3#&# l#d %o h#'v#n in (i&i%u'l

)odi#, 3hil# o%h#& &o# in %h#i& (hyi$'l )odi#!

B'&%holo-#3, v#n%u&# %h# u11#%ion %h'% *#u v'nih#d +&o- %h# $&o du&in1 %h#

d'&9n#, d#$#nd#d %o H'd#, &#l#'#d %h# $'(%iv# 'nd &#%u&n#d %o %h# $&o! Th# '(o%l#

'y %h'% h# '3 hi- &#%u&n, '3 %h# d#'d '&iin1 %o 3o&hi( hi-, %h#n &#%u&n#d in%o %h#i&#(ul$h&#! In Th# A$#nion o+ I'i'h %h# &i1h%#ou d#'d '&# 'l&#'dy +ound in %h#

#v#n%h h#'v#n!

Givin1 ' ('in1 1l'n$# '% ' %&'di%ion %h'% oul h'd )##n &'i#d )odily +&o- d#'%h,

7'$Cullo$h 'y %h'% %hi 3' $&#di%#d )y o-# %h#olo1i'n, )u% %h'% -'ny %&#'%#d i% '

'll#1o&y! Y#% h# -u% #:(&# %h# %hou1h% %h'% %o &#nd#& %h## '$$oun% in ' -y%hi$'l 3'yi %o &#1i%#& ' 1&o -i$o-(&#h#nion o+ %h# &#'l -#'nin1

And 3h'% i %o )# don# 3i%h %h# (&#di$'-#n% 3hi$h o i-(iouly di#n$h'n% %h# 1l'-o&

o+ 6-i&'$l#6 )#li#+, i-(li$i% in %h# Ju#%ion 3h#%h#& %ho# 3ho 3#&# &#u&&#$%#d %o



(hyi$'l li+# di#d '1'in l'%#& 2 o& %ill liv# on! O+ 3h'% 1ood i ' &#u&&#$%ion in (hyi$'l

)ody i+ on# i %o di# ho&%ly '1'in<

In hi $h'(%#& ?, 7'$Cullo$h #:'-in# %h# 6Gno%i$ v#&ion6 o+ %h# d#$#n% do$%&in#, '

#:(&##d in ' 6+'-ou6 Hy-n o+ %h# #'&l in %h# Sy&i'$ v#&ion o+ Th# A$% o+ Tho-'!

So-# h'v# &#1'&d#d %hi ' ' Gno%i$ 'll#1o&y, 3i%h 6*#u6 ' %h# hu-'n ould#$#ndin1 +&o- h#'v#n %o %hi 1loo-y 3o&ld, v#%u&#d %h#&# 3i%h -'%#&i'l 'nd Ju'i2

-'%#&i'l )odi# >$o'% o+ 9in 'nd h'vin1 %h&ou1h %&i'l 'nd u++#&in1 %o &#1'in hi lo%

'&'di# ')ov#! Ou& 'u%ho& #v#n u11#% %h'% %hi h' ' $#&%'in '%%&'$%iv#n#, )u% '&1u#%h'% i+ %h# (&#$iou #'&l i %h# Gnoi, o& divin# 9no3l#d1#, 3hy hould i% h'v# +'ll#n

und#& %h# (o3#& o+ %h# #&(#n%< h'% o%h#& 'n3#& i n##d#d +o& %hi %h'n %h# (l'in

&#-ind#& %h'% God #n% hi o3n Son >$oll#$%iv#ly Son ou% in%o %h# d##&% o+ %hi 3o&ld %o

%&#'d do3n %h# #&(#n% 'nd $o&(ion o+ -'n’ lo3#& n'%u&#, ' %'9 3hi$h n#$#i%'%#d%h# ##d i-(l'n%'%ion o+ %h# divin# uni% in 'nd und#& %h# li+# o+ %h# )ody 'nd i%

#l#-#n%'l +o&$#, %h# lo3#& n'%u&# )#in1 %y(i+i#d ' %h# #&(#n%! hy did God (#&-i% hi

-o% &i1h%#ou #&v'n%, *o), 'no%h#& %y(#2+i1u&# o+ ou& divin# n'%u&#, %o )# %o&%u&#d )y %h#

lo3#& (o3#&< A (hiloo(hy i d#+i$i#n% %h'% do# no% h'v# ' &'%ion'l 'n3#& %o %h# )'i$Ju#%ion, 3hy -'n i in %hi d'&9 und#&3o&ld '% 'll< Th# #o%#&i$ (hiloo(hy h'

'n3#&#d %hi 'nd %h# o%h#& +und'-#n%'l Ju#%ion, )u% Ch&i%i'ni%y h' di$'&d#d 'ndlo% %h#-! 7'$Cullo$h d#$id# %h'% %h# #'&ly Ch&i%i'n -ov#-#n% h'd h'&)o&#d o-#

&#'on')l# #l#-#n% o+ %h# o%h#&3i# inu((o&%')l# Gno%i$ %h#olo1y! Gno%i$i-, h#

'++i&-, $'&&i# o-# %'in% o+ '1'n id#olo1y, 3hil# on %h# o%h#& id# i% h' o-#o&%hodo: Ch&i%i'n '++ini%i#! Bu% 3h#n on# (#'9 o+ %h# (oi)ili%y o+ Gno%i$i-

)o&&o3in1 +&o- Ch&i%i'ni%y, i% i o-#3h'% li9# 'yin1 %h'% ' +'%h#& d#&iv# o-# 'li#n%

$h'&'$%#&i%i$ +&o- hi on! I+ )o&&o3in1 3' don# h#&#, i% 3ould h'v# h'd %o )# don# )y

Ch&i%2

i'ni%y +&o- %h# #'&li#& Gno%i$i-!

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3hi$h h'd &#'lly no%hin1 %o do 3i%h %h# Go(#l Ch&i%, o& *#u! H# )'$9 %hi %&on1

'#&%ion )y %h# %'%#-#n% %h'% %h# Ch&i%i'n h'd %h# n'&&'%iv# o+ %h# d#$#n% in %h#i& o3n

S$&i(%u&# 'nd did no% n##d %o )o&&o3 i% +&o- ou%id# '1'n ou&$#! Bu% do# h# '9 u%o )#li#v# %h'% %ho# 6Ch&i%i'n S$&i(%u&#6 %h#-#lv# o3#d no% ' %hin1 %o 'n%#$#d#n%

'1'n (&in1< Thi 'u-(%ion h' )##n &#+u%#d 2 'nd %h# (&##n% di$ov#&y o+ %h# D#'d

S#' S$&oll '$$#n%u'%# %hi %&u%h 2 )y $hol'&hi( 1#n#&'lly! Bou#% dou)%l# )'#d hi'#&%ion on ' $onid#&'%ion o+ %hi 'nd o%h#& o)viou d'%'!

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%&on1 %#%i-ony %o %h# (&#v'l#n$# o+ %h# Ch&i%2d#$#n% in %h# #'&ly Ch&i%i'n 3o&ld! No

on# d#ni# %hi! Only i% i $l#'& +&o- 3id# %udy %h'% %h# d#$#n% do$%&in# 3' -o&# '1'n

'nd Gno%i$ %h'n Ch&i%i'n, ' )#in1 -u$h #'&li#&! H# %h#n -'9# %h# +'%'l )lund#& o+



'yin1 %h'% %h# Gno%i$ %oo9 %h# %h#-# +&o- Ch&i%i'ni%y 2 ' -o% unli9#ly %hin1 2 'nd

$onv#&%#d i% +&o- %h# d#$#n% o+ Ch&i% +&o- #'&%h %o %h# H'd# o-#3h#&# )#lo3 in%o hi

d#$#n% +&o- h#'v#n %o ou& #'&%h! Bu% %hi #:'$%ly &#v#&# %h# di&#$%ion o+ %h# '$%u'lhi%o&i$'l $onv#&ion o+ %h# l#1#nd, +o& i% 3' %h# Ch&i%i'n 3ho %oo9 %h# o&i1in'l

Gno%i$2'1'n +o&- o+ %h# %o&y 'nd %&'n+o&-#d i% in%o %h# li%#&'l2hi%o&i$'l2(#&on'l

d#$#n% o+ *#u %o o-# n#%h#& 3o&ld )#n#'%h %hi #'&%h! H# '#&% %h'% %h# 'll#1#dGno%i$ %&'n-o1&i+i$'%ion o+ %h# %o&y ho3 (ov#&%y o+ $on$#(%ion! Th# in%#ll#$%u'l

i-(#$unioun# i, ho3#v#&, 'll on %h# Ch&i%i'n id#!

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%h#olo1i$'l $on$#&n ')ou% 3h'% h'((#n#d %o %ho# livin1 'n%#$#d#n% %o %h# %i-# o+

Ch&i%i'ni%y, 3hi$h )&ou1h% %h# +i&% $h'n$# '% 'lv'%ion %o hu-'ni%y o-#3h#&# '&ound

%o M A!D! >%h# d'%# o+ Ch&i%’ )i&%h 'nd li+# no3 h'vin1 )##n -ov#d )'$9 )yC'%holi$ 'u%ho&i%y o-# +iv# y#'&! H# %hu ininu'%# %h'% %h# Gno%i$ 3#&# l#

hu-'n#ly &#(oniv# %o %h# n##d %o (&ovid# ' 3'y )y 3hi$h %h# 3o&ld inh')i%'n% in$#

%h# 'dv#n% o+ Ch&i% -i1h% 'u'1# %h#i& (i%y +o& %h# un$oun%#d )illion o+ oul lo% in

h#'%h#n d'&9n# )y h'vin1 liv#d %oo oon, %h'n 3#&# %h# C'%holi$, 3ho, h# d#$l'&#, '%l#'% $on%&iv#d ' %h#olo1i$'l +o&-ul' 3hi$h -'d# %h#i& ul%i-'%# 'lv'%ion ' (oi)ili%y!

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Gno%i$i- o& '1'ni-, )u% Ch&i%i'ni%y, %h'% &o))#d %h# oul o+ 'n%#$#d#n% hu-'ni%y o+ %h#i& $h'n$# '% 'lv'%ion! '1'n (hiloo(hy h'd o(#n#d ou% %h# &o'd %o 'lv'%ion +o& 'll

-'n9ind i% 3' Ch&i%i'ni%y %h'% %h&#3 u( on %hi hi1h3'y %o divini%y %h# &o'd)lo$9 o+ no

divini%y %o 'v# hu-'ni%y un%il M A!D!

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%&'$# no d#&iv'%ion +&o- '1'n ou&$#! H# di$oun% h#'vily 3h'% h# $'ll %h# ('ion

3i%h -'ny 3&i%#& %o %&'$# Ch&i%i'n +o&-ul'%ion, do$%&in#, &i%# %o '1'n -y%h! H#'$$u# u$h 3&i%#& o+ no% )#in1 $o-(#%#n% %o -'9# 'u%h#n%i$ $o-('&ion )#%3##n

'1'n 'nd Ch&i%i'n d'%'! Thi i %o 'y %h'% %h## 3&i%#& 6##6 &##-)l'n$#,

$o&&#(ond#n$#, id#n%i%i# 3h#&# non# &#'lly #:i%! Th# ho# %h'% %hi '$$u'%ion +i% i'1'in on %h# o%h#& +oo% i% i %h# Ch&i%i'n $o-('&'%iv# &#li1ioni% 3ho o $oni%#n%ly

+'il %o ## %h# #ndl# i-il'&i%i# 'nd id#n%i%i# %h'% -o% 'u&#dly do #:i% )#%3##n

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'&# no% %oo #'ily $'u1h% )y h'llo3 &#'din1, )u% %h#i& nu-)#& 'nd %h#i& i1ni+i$'n$#

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'n%#$#d#n% '1'n ou&$#! Th# )lindn# o+ Ch&i%i'n ini1h% o& diin1#nuoun# o+

-o%iv# in i1no&in1 o& )l'n9#%in1 %hi i--#n# %#%i-ony o+ $o-('&'%iv# &#li1ion 2 'lon1



3i%h $o-('&'%iv# -y%holo1y 2 i $o-in1 %o )# ##n ' on# o+ %h# -o% in#:$u')l#, i+ no%

+ully &#(&#h#ni)l# o+ &#$'l$i%&'n% )i1o%&y %h'% $ul%u&'l hi%o&y &#$o&d!

Th#n ou& 'u%ho& l#'v# u )&#'%hl# 3i%h '%onih-#n% $o--in1l#d 3i%h (u88l#-#n%

3h#n h# d#$l'&# %h'% %hi $l' o+ 3&i%#& h'v# n#v#& ##-#d %o $onid#& %h'% '+%#& 'll

%ho# '1'n -y%h -'y '$%u'lly d#(i$% livin1 %&u%h! And, h# (#$ul'%#, 3h'% i+ %h#$on$#(%ion d&'-'%i8#d in %h# -y%h -'y h'v# )##n &#'lly +ul+ill#d in +'$%u'l Ch&i%i'n

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v#n%u&# %o u&-i#, %h'n 'll %h# #ndl# n'&&o3 li1h%in1 'nd $u&&ilou di('&'1#-#n%

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hu-'n )&o%h#&hood 'li9#!

THE TRUTH OF 7YTHOLOGY

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%&u%h %h# n'%u&# 'nd +un$%ion o+ %h# -y%h! Th&ou1h %olid in#&%i' o+ -ind 'nd %h# (&o$#

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in%o %hi 3o&d 6-y%h6 %h# -#'nin1 o+ un%&u%h, o-#%hin1 i-'1in'%iv#ly $on$#iv#d,

+'n%'%i$, )#'&in1 no &#l'%ion

%o &#'li%y! By -y%h ' -od#&n 3&i%#& no3 -#'n ' %o&y %h'% i no% %&u#!



Thi -#'nin1 +'ll o +'& ou% o+ lin# 3i%h %h# %&u# o&i1in'l $onno%'%ion %h'% i% no3 %'nd

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%h# (lo% o+ 'n id#o1&'-, $on$o$%in1 i%u'%ion %h'% 1'v# %h# -ind ' v#&i%')l# (i$%u&# o+

o-# '(#$% o+ %&u%h %h'% hi%o&y in %h# l'&1# 3' %#llin1 o& 3' d#%in#d %o un&oll! Th#

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h' 'll ##-#d %o Ch&i%i'n -#n%'li%y o )i8'&&#, o $hildihly 1&o%#Ju#, o un&#l'%#d %o

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%hi '%%i%ud# o$$lud#d %h# (oi)ili%y o+ di$#&nin1 %h#i& -#'nin1 'nd %h#i& i-(o&%'n$#!



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(o3#& in%o ('lyin1 +'li%y o+ 'll#1#d hi%o&y!



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'#&% %h'% i% h' hy(no%i8#d %h# #%#&n -#n%'li%y!

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%h'% liv#, 3hi$h 6h#6 %y(i+i#d!

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