..: Your ego is astounding!



..: Gabriel? Figures... "and the wicked shall inherit the Earth".


..: You presume to judge me.


..: Betrayal, murder, genocide? Call me provincial.


..: I am seeking to inspire humankind to be all that was intended.


..: By unleashing Hell on Earth? Good thinking...




..: You've had it too easy for too long


..: So what's a few thousand years of pain, right?


..: You never deserved to be blessed.
You've all been born with a silver spoon in your mouth, never really appreciating the gift you were given so freely; unconditional love from your creator.


..: And that just bugs the shit out of you.


..: It's not your fault. Like the animals you are, you never learn unless sufficiently prodded.
Pleasure has no lasting effect.
But subject you to pain, unpleasantness -- suffering -- and you will take notice, you will fight to overcome, to earn your redemption. That is when you're at your best.


..: You're trying to teach us a lesson?


..: No, I'm giving you the chance to rise above the suffering and truly earn the love of God.
The road to salvation begins tonight.
Right now.