explanation?Millions of people have been killed in god's name throughout the course of history.
Millions of people have been killed by acts of god also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_God If I spent most of my days helping people but every once in a while I decided to set off explosives that killed thousands of people would you say I was a good person?
All people die. Some die as infants. Others live over 100.
If a person is a Jesus believer, he goes to Heaven where there is forgiveness and everlasting joy. If he is not a Jesus believer, he goes to Hell where there is everlasting punishment for the sins he committed while living here.
If God lets believers die young, they are in joy. If God lets unbelievers die young, they have fewer sins to be punished for in Hell = less everlasting punishment.
So, if God lets people die, it is for their benefit.
You dont honestly believe all that do you? No really.....you dont right? No really....seriously tho?
This is part of the equation. It isn't all. There are the reasons why God allows people to live. One of the big parts is so that they have time to convert to Christianity and be saved. Another is so that saved people may increase in goodness so that they have a more glorious resurrection. People who are saved are blessed with different positions of glory in Heaven, depending on their life on earth. God is the judge. We don't know all the things that go into His judgment.
The same is true for those that wind up in Hell. Depending on the general goodness (or badness) of their life, how many opportunities to be saved they turned down, and who knows what else, God will determine their level of punishment. The severity of punishment will not be the same for everyone. God is just.