And strangely I started thinking of Hitler too... the idea that yes, what he did was wrong and horrible, but what if he isnt in a "hell" for someone to later have mercy on him.. what if he was being used a tool for others to learn from... a great big lesson for mankind to learn what NOT to do..... ????? Hmmmmmm... pondering......
I don't see that the 2 things are mutually exclusive. In my reality we can learn and he can go to hell. I believe in a merciful God and I also believe that he is non-interventionalist so I find it very difficult to conceive of a reality in which millions of innocent people are killed in the most horrific ways just to help us learn a lesson. I can't reconcile that much cruelty with my view of a merciful God.