@Israelite007,
The bible is a collection of writings written thousands of years ago by people just like me and you. They are merely descriptions of encountered personal experience. It is truth in a sense for those who follow its principles, but is by no means ultimate truth. Ultimate truth is beyond human comprehension, and in no way can it be compressed into a book. We can experience a certain amount truth through learning the laws of human nature, and how they correlate to something else.
If you perceive the Bible to be ultimate truth, relying on second hand experience, rather, then seeking, and defining truth through your own faculties; it will only cause emotional confusion. In addition, you are depending on someone's ability to accurately convey their feelings and perceptions of God.
I can't imagine a God who is resigned to the same emotional strings as a human being. A God who gets angry and jealous just because we wish to explore our humanity, and when we step out of his protective Love, a Satan is waiting to spit roast us on his fork, condemned and doomed to eternal hellfire. What we choose now dictates whether we experience heaven or hell.These two words are only relative to human experience. If we are happy and imbued with joy heaven resides, if we are depressed and gloomily sad hell resides. They are simply words created to define two different states, but have been misused over the centuries to instil fear of banishment from God.