We attempt to understand the Great Mystery with our limited intellects. What it boils down to for me is that God does not punish. God teaches, and His classroom can be very difficult. Free will comes at a cost. It is worth it. God set up this game board on which we are actors. We view it from our perspective on the board. God views it from above, knowing how it all interconnects. From God's perspective the purposes are clear. From our's, it is the great mystery that when we complete the game and rise above it we will have a greater perspective about what it was all about.

The Great Mystery is The Great Adventure.

I appreciate your deep thoughts and questions. You are participating very well in the role you play.

Keep thinking, keep asking, keep knocking, and it shall be opened to you. I am only beginning to glimpse and claim no final answers, but I am enjoying this great enigma.