I agree with you that criminals should be punished. I just think God must be bigger and better than we can possibly imagine.
As for "as above, so below", it's not the reverse (as below, so above). That we have jails on Earth does not necessarily mean that there is punishment in the afterlife. After all, we also have sickness, starvation, senseless wars, and bowel movements. I doubt any of these exist in God's realm.
Taykair
i take for granted that you belief in God s mercy. I understand your instincts deplore the idea of condemnation. You believe as i do that God is love.
God in Himself cannot be qualified because He is inexplicable.
You see the effect and you divine there is a cause to this effect. Mother nature
speaks on Gods Beauty. Since it was not you who created such beautifulness you imagine that someone must have created it.
God s law is perfect. Read the Psalms.
Among a great amount of trash written in the Bible you can see that it is an inspirational book.
Considering the truly inspirational messages among the handful of useless biased words you will notice that the Bible insists that God is Justice.
So you have the other side of the coin: God is love and God is justice.
But in Himself God is neither Love nor Justice. God is inexplicable and we cannot attribute Him human concepts.
Understand that in the plane of creation there must be order. If there is no order the result will be collapse confusion disorder.
Ascribing the concept of order that you apply to yourself (you do not have your meal in the bathroom, but in the kitchen, if you are 18 or above you can drink but if you drink and drive you can be arrested).
I am surprised that still you find it hard to realize there must be coersive attitudes to stop vandalism.
Now i want you to tell me where do you think a decease pedophile should 'go' after his physical death. Where should you send a president of a country who tells his militia to throw chemicals onto his own People's heads.
Would you accept to be living upon the same dimensions such criminals are sentenced?
Would you live with them?
Answer to these questions then come back on and insist in your romantic view of afterlife.
Of course i respect you as a participant and i thank you for your participation your contribution. I just want you to ponder deeper into the justice aspect of tge creation.