Why is There Death and Suffering if God is all Loving

[Gilrandir]

Are you on any Tolkien forums?

No.

what have you read of tolkien?

Almost all there is to read. My PhD thesis was based on analysis of his Legendarium.

But how could you support a literal fire in this case?

I can't. But I equally can't see any proofs it is otherwise. So since one can't prove the use of metaphor, one must abide by the literal meaning of the word used.

Yes he knew what would happen. No it was not his intention or will. He willed a creation with free will to chose to follow him and not to sin.

Yet he knew Adam would sin. He was meant to sin. It was his "function" in the paradise. If he was meant to, he wasn't to blame. Just like Judas - his "function" was to betray Jesus. Without Judas there would have been no resurrection. Thus both can't be blamed for what they have done. Hence turning Adam out was senseless and heartless.