We Can't See The Lord? - A Thesis

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All throughout the lands a church courier carried a brown leathered bag full of copies of Deacon Arthur Wienfield's new Thesis: Divine Intervention, A Thesis.

 

You eventually get a copy delivered to you. Intrigued, you decide to open the booklet and read.

 

 

Introduction:

 

One time I was trailing down the King's road and I saw two individuals talking.  Their conversation did not seem like a very civil one, so, being the very inquisitive individual that I am I decided to listen into their conversation. One of the men said "We cannot see your Creator, we cannot even hear him."  The other man responded, "That doesn't mean he is not there."

 

I looked back to that conversation and realized one thing: They were both wrong. I shall explain later in this thesis as to why that is.

Then I remember back to one of my old friends(who shall remain nameless) who used to lurk around the Undead telling me that their main argument was the following:

I can see my deity, you cannot see yours. Why even bother worshipping something you cannot see, as opposed to a deity you can see?

This requires more than a resounding response against those who ask this legitimate, yet misguided question.

This requires more than a call for the gallows to open and hang the heretics who dare to bash the Creator's name. This requires more than actions, it requires words.

 

Because in this case, words speak louder than actions. So, I've put together three theories that cut into this question and, hopefully, will put this age old notion to rest.

 

 

#1, We cannot handle his might.

 

According to the Church, the Creator is an all-powerful, all encompassing, all-seeing being. He knows all, sees all, and has created all. The Creator's power is beyond anything that we, as mortals can handle. The Creator's might is greater than the most powerful aenguel or the most powerful daemon.

 

Infact, the second line in the Account of Provenance says the following:

 

"In the beginning, the glory of GOD was singular and whole,1 and He is all and all is Him, for there was nothing beside or below Him. And He could create for He is unbound by time and all-powerful and good."

-Account of Provenance.

 

 

If the unbeliever were to even glance upon the might of the Lord our God the CREATOR he/she would fall to their hands and knees and, maybe, even die from seeing such might of our lord.  No mortal man has witnessed his power, infact, I'd argue only the four prophets were able to even experience and ounce of his might due to their communication with him.

And to respond to the undead fellow we read about in the introduction, do not forget that Iblees was created by the LORD. And do not forget that Iblees is a lesser power, bound by time and physical laws.

The Creator is NOT. Perhaps that is why we can experience his evil and not fall out from it. Also, Iblees is out for souls. He wants people to follow him, he wants his malevolence to spread and thus he uses his cultists to recruit people to his cause, as was seen when the Khorvadic empire was nearly brought back not that long ago. Perhaps that is why you can see him and not fall out.

 

Or maybe just because he's a lesser power.

 

#2, You've already seen him!

 

The Creator will not hop off his glourius throne, crawl onto his hands and knees and let you see him.  As the Church understands it, the Holy Light is what the Creator uses to operate in the mortal plane. If I am not mistaken, that Light is the spiritual body of the Creator and can act through anything or anyone it wishes to will something.

 

This removes the need for the Creator to actually show himself to someone. In fact, there really is no need, there is a want among many materialists who only believe in the literal and natural.  If you are one of them, grant me this:

 

 

If we are to believe what we are told about the Holy Light, then haven't you already 'seen' the Creator? You've seen his influence, his power, and his will. Thus, wouldn't your want already be fulfilled? You have not seen a physical body, but this is a deity we're talking about.

 

A timeless deity.

 

There is no need for you to see a physical body if you've already seen everything the vessel that he uses to interact with us consists of.

 

 

 

#3 It is not his will.

 

The LORD is bound by nothing. If something is not his will, then it is not his will. If it is not his will to reveal himself to us, then it is not his will. Period. His will is everlasting, his will is pre-set, his will never changes.  Those who present this notion to us will be saddened but his will is for ever and is everlasting and no mortal man can change it.

 

So, whatever theory you accept, just know this: His will is everlasting and all encompassing. If the unbeliever or blasphemer mocks the fact that he may not see a physical figure who claims to be the creator, then it is his will. If the blasphemer accepts the fact that he has already seen the creator beyond a material sense, then it is also his will.

 

His will stands dominant forever and ever.

 

Amen.

[Kaiser 2347]

But the Halflings can see their God

 

Halfling - 1

Humans - 0

[ToenailTickler 290]

The Archbishop of Vanderfell puts his seal of approval on the thesis. 

 

 

[Endovelicus 613]

Kristoff slowly claps, a single tear runs throw his eye, he is proud of his deacon.

[ToenailTickler 290]

Come to Aesterwald to be ordained as Father Wienfield.

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Moved to the Archive. It shall be sorted into the appropriate category shortly.