Melkor is the saviour of mankind

[Tar-Telperien]

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

Ah, yes, I understand now. Sorry. That's right what you say.

...One idea... if we take Middle-Earth really as "lost records of true ancient history", then this is the age when God/Eru did not yet talk to people... then after some time, when the Men are not able to "unmarr" Arda, he intervenes - he calls an individual, Abram, and then the nation of Israel, and later he reveals himself to the whole world in the person of Christ... and thus, although the Men do not seem to be fit to "repair" the world, through Christ it is reached. It seems to me like fulfiling the promise to Abram: "and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed", which in the New Testament is explained as it was meant to be Christ; so the "vision of Men as the agents of the 'unmarring' of Arda" may also refer to Christ Now this would make perfect sense

But enough of this, we still are not returning to the main topic... well, at least, I hope, we have not gone too far from it...

Of course. That is, I strongly believe, the way Tolkien viewed his constructed world as interacting with ours (especially when one considers the "Old Hope" idea discussed in the Athrabeth). That is not the way I see it, but I do think it's a bit nifty that Tolkien crafted Arda to fit that way. However, I am quite glad he left it open for interpretation (frankly, Eru and JHVH are just way too different for me to be able to see them as the same being).

Right. Back to the topic!