"There is no heaven or afterlife for broken-down computers - that is a fairy  
  story for people afraid of the dark."  
    
  -- Stephen Hawking, renowned mathematician, theoretical physicist and  
  cosmologist  
    
    
  So not only has Stephen Hawking claimed that the Universe was not created by  
  God, but now he takes his blasphemy a step further by insisting that Heaven  
  is not real, and that there is no Afterlife of any kind either.  
    
  What a sad, sad man! While Hawking is highly regarded as one of the world's  
  great geniuses, the truth of the matter is that he is an empty, spiritless  
  man who has been blinded by his own ego and pride.  
    
  As I have shared before, the Bible has a lot to say regarding the so-called  
  "wisdom" of men, and the spiritual blindness which envelops those who reject  
  the realities of the Spirit World. Consider the following:  
    
  "Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God  
  is stronger than men . . . But God hath chosen the foolish things of the  
  world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world  
  to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and  
  things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not,  
  to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his  
  presence."  
  1 Corinthians 1:25, 27-29, KJV  
    
  "But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they  
  are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are  
  spiritually discerned."  
  1 Corinthians 2:14, KJV  
    
  "For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He  
  taketh the wise in their own craftiness."  
  1 Corinthians 3:19, KJV  
    
  "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the  
  tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ."  
  Colossians 2:8, KJV  
    
  If Stephen Hawking really wants to be wise, then he needs to begin by humbly  
  accepting God's existence, acknowledging his own pride and vanity, and  
  forsaking all of that worldly knowledge which has filled his brain. True  
  wisdom comes not from reading many books, but rather from being in tune to  
  God's Spirit. Consider the following verses:  
    
  "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it  
  shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that  
  seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."  
  Matthew 7:7-8, KJV  
    
  "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men  
  liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."  
  James 1:5, KJV  
    
  "For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word  
  of knowledge by the same Spirit;"  
  1 Corinthians 12:8, KJV  
    
  In conclusion, worldly wisdom is meaningless -- and in fact, dangerous -- if  
  obtaining it results in our becoming lifted up in our pride, and alienated  
  from our Creator.  
    
  You may want to read my articles "The Only Credentials You Need!" and "The  
  Wisdom of God vs The Philosophy of Men".  
    
    
    
  Jeff Snyder, SysOp - Armageddon BBS  Visit us at endtimeprophecy.org port 23  
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