Look around this planet and you’ll notice that this place wasn’t constructed to accommodate us. It was constructed for God. So much of this earth we can’t even survive in: scorching deserts, deep oceans, freezing mountain peaks. In the Bible, God boasts of making flowers bloom in the desert where no human eyes will see them. Why does He bother? Because this world isn’t about us. It’s about Him. Everything that God creates is for His benefit. So when we thumb our noses at Him, tune Him out, redefine Him, boss Him about, and actually tell ourselves we’ve triumphed over Him because He isn’t instantly roaring back, we’re so blind. We’re such fools. He’s lured us so effectively into His trap that we didn’t even notice when we crossed the line of no return. It is so dangerous to try and dominate the Almighty Creator. To insist that He revolve around us as ancient Israel does all throughout the Bible—how insane we are to think God would ever really agree to such an agenda. Yahweh says over and over in the Old Testament that He will not share His glory with anyone. As we soak in His glory on a daily basis without seeing any lightning strike, we decide His warnings are nothing but air. But just wait. This world is far too limited to provide satisfying means of revenge for a God whose Name is Jealous. It simply doesn’t bother God to let us rebel our little hearts out while we’re here, because He’s got Hell waiting for us—a place with torments that we can’t even begin to fathom. It won’t be anything like these descriptions we find in the Bible—those are all earthly metaphors which are only meant to teach general concepts. The real place in eternity where God’s enemies will end up is going to be one of torments which our tiny minds can’t even conceive of. God solemnly warns us not to mess with Him or He will make us sorry. He warns us that we’ll pay for our defiance on the other side. He says that even if we end up in Heaven, there will be consequences to pay. We think He’s exaggerating. How wrong we are (see The Eternal Cost of Defying God: A Warning for Christians).