Everything Depends on God | Dante on Paradise | Highlights Ep.41

In this Highlight from Hillsdale College’s FREE online course, “Dante's Divine Comedy,” Dr. Stephen Smith explains how everything depends on God. When Dante learns this in "Paradise," he is conquered by God and we come to see that, in the end, "The Divine Comedy" is the victory of God over even the most stubborn souls, like Dante's.

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[tomlabooks]

Yes. Yes. Yes. The victory of God is the victory of our Hope. The Divine Comedy is a celebration of the real possibility to find Hope and Joy here on Earth no matter how hard our lives are. And unless you are a child, your life is very hard. God is the only point that can sustain the totality of our lives, give us real meaning, and give us real hope.

[willcollier]

God ...did just that . Through Christ . He demonstrated just what has been truth...the whole truth all along and IN Every person that has and will be...here on this earth. This happened before the beginning of time and will be forever more. YOU can NOT be separated from God. His Love will not allow it and there’s nothing you can do about it. You are IN....weather you “want” to be or not. He breathed His very essence in every fiber of your mind, body and soul...spirit . Now...you may not know that ...yet .

[sacredkinetics.lns.]

The spiritual dimension is real.
God bless.

[RickGrimes]

Beautiful story my Lord!! Nicely done great class!! In Jesus Name..Take charge

[pilroberts]

Every Highschool used to teach this.

Now they don’t, and that’s not by accident.

[TheCuriousConservative]

I absolutely love this course! I love how the beautiful artworks used in the videos are brought to life! Is there a certain edition of the book that has the portraits that you use?

[liedenier]

Jesus said to pilot "... you have no power except through My Father..." Duh. All things are of Our Father. To not know this is delusional. 💪🎵😎

[vladsch]

Interesting. God is a point. It is not eternal but timeless? It isn’t infinite but dimensionless?

Everything depends on God because everything is God? There is nothing but God—I am the alpha and the omega—I am the beginning and the end?

Then everything is determined by God, since everything is God.

There is no will but the will of God? Everything else is an illusion of misunderstanding?

Makes sense to me.

[marymagmartha]

_I’ve heard of Dante’s Inferno 📖 all my adult life and never read it. It is obviously more than just a book or even a traditional poem. It will be fascinating to finally experience it — Let’s Begin_

[scintilae]

Ye of little faith. Why are you so afraid?

[bobsmoot]

The title sums up everything pretty succinctly, if you aren’t on a personal basis with the Lord God, you are living on borrowed time.

[lingmingching]

This class was amazing. Hands down, Dr. Smith is an absolute genius who really knows his subject matter. Very enjoyable and highly recommend!

[freethinker]

Interesting and highly revealing fact: The word "GOD" (also spelled "Gaud") literally means a deceptive artifice i.e. SIMULATION. "Gaud" also means a "trick, JEST, prank, fraud" or "deception." Both the word "dream" and "illusion" have a very similar meaning and etymology as well. A couple of highly relevant passages from the NHL elucidating the trickster-like nature of the force that runs this place: "Yaldabaoth had a multitude of faces, so that he could put a face before them all, according to his desire.."--Secret Book of John//"They alienate with simulations and appearances; they make a free person into a slave."--Gospel of Philip

[mordecaialivanallenoshea]

Great video. Could you folks at Hillsdale settle something for me? My wife thinks the backgrounds in your videos are fake, I think they're real. Which is it?

[juliuswambete]

Of course, there is no evidence of such nine structured heavens. It was Dante's imagination. Dante has not corresponded any confirmation since he arrived that side many many years ago!! Please let's know, if you've received any such correspondence.

[MaxPower-zwgo]

No. Nothing depends on god. Cannot be proven to exist therefore you cannot put a dependency on it. Everything depends on evolution wich is why we are here. You are here from chromosome fusing and natural selection. You put a faith in something non existent such as Jesus ( who never existed at all) then your outcome is nothing. Evolve past this then you can be free

[nworbydnar]

There is no god. Thee has never been a god. It is time to face the reality of your life.

[googlepigs]

No, No, No ! Everything depends
on how dumb and bad men are,
or how intelligent and good they
are.