Eru letting Melkor go.. - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Thingol1000 · 12-20-2002, 06:44 AM

Man,thats a good one, and more of a general religous question, but here goes my two cents;
Eru obviously knew what Melkor would do and intended to use Melkor's influence as a watershed of the soul (fea??) Since Eru knew that the elves fate would be on Aman, then Eru intended Melkor's influence to "define" the Edain. Melkor's influence was part of the pre-existing landscape of ME, and the Edain had to navigate around it, or founder and be pulled down by it.

12-20-2002, 06:44 AM	#2
Thingol1000 Animated Skeleton Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 37	Man,thats a good one, and more of a general religous question, but here goes my two cents; Eru obviously knew what Melkor would do and intended to use Melkor's influence as a watershed of the soul (fea??) Since Eru knew that the elves fate would be on Aman, then Eru intended Melkor's influence to "define" the Edain. Melkor's influence was part of the pre-existing landscape of ME, and the Edain had to navigate around it, or founder and be pulled down by it.