Beacuse God is holy and righteous and man is not.
What is unholy can not dwell in the presence of the holy
You Stu,(like all men) are a sinner that can never stand in the presence of God .
The wages of sin ( the penalty due) IS DEATH .Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
He did not fall into it or go over a waterfalls, he was thrown into it
Why did God create this waterfall, knowing some of His creations were going to go over the edge?
I will be back tomorrow.