Posted by Kid Fanboy at dial-216-84-42-35.vanion.com on July 02, 2000 at 16:23:55:
In Reply to: Wow! A DOGMA question! posted by thx3188 on July 02, 2000 at 13:52:35:
Can't have a good movie without it.
Basically, Loki and Bartleby could have overridden God's decree and negated existence at any time. How, you ask? Get ready for the biggest mind-fuck yet... By taking Christ on in faith. His coming was the end of God's wrath and the beginning of a New Covenant. Accept him as Lord and Savior and all is forgiven, no exceptions. So--to answer your question--NO, the arch wasn't necessary, and YES, they simply didn't think of it.
Stupid angels.