states of being

If absolute power corrupts absolutely,
then I know the real nature of God.

The Devil is God, only fallen. Corrupted.
This shows how God has no power.

Perhaps herein lies the secret of his inviolable status.
If power corrupts, then by definition the one who would be God
must abandon all power.

Perhaps in so doing, He achieves Mastery.
While those who seek power, must Fall.

By letting go, God achieves becoming one with the universe.

We are given a choice.
We, too, may let go, and become one with him.
The ultimate surrender.

Therefore, god and the devil are not seperate beings, rather,
they are seperate states of being: the states of the heavenly
(or divine) and that of the hellish (or damned).

To be damned is to have been sent on a path
from which there is no recourse.
The pursuit of power, or riches (merely power in another guise)
is just such a course.

This is why it says Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here
upon the gates of hell.