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Well, just for instance, the Catholic Church teaching:
1035 The teaching of the Church affirms the existence of hell and its eternity. Immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell, where they suffer the punishments of hell, “eternal fire.”617
Either way, I don’t want to go there.
Refer to Luke 16:23. The place described is not Hell. It is Hades. The word is Strongs G68.
Hades and Hell are not the same place. See Revelation 20:14a.
"Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire."
It doesn’t make sense to me. Why would God create us, and then torture us for eternity? Why inflict so much pain? What is the point? To scare us into accepting Jesus Christ? I didn’t get this when I was a kid, and I still don’t get it.
You just can’t get enough of this, can you SoFloFreeper?
I can’t speak for God, but the point of human punishment is to change subsequent behavior.
We don’t eternally punish a child for a transgression, a swat on the butt and “a clean up this mess” suffices.
With eternal punishment there is no subsequent behavior, being that there is no “subsequent” in which to behave.
As to adults?
“It is not the fear of punishment that keeps Marines in line, it is the certainty!”. ~ Lt. Gen. Victor “Brute” Krulak
Our culture has lost that certainty, it seems an interested/engaged God would keep that from happening, or at lest restore it.
It is all about redemption. God made a way for us. He chose us and we must chosee Him. Redemption is a love story.
Hell was created for Satan and his followers. So if you don’t chose God you chose Satan and are free to spend eternity with him.
God doesn’t chose for you but we each chose for ourselves.
Redemption is the greatest love story ever written, and it was written for you.
I’ve experienced a mental LAKE OF FIRE while here on earth a few times..
I suspect others have as well...
What if “Lake of Fire” is just a metaphor..
How else can you be burned and not be consumed.?...
Small minds can see small images..
I really appreciate people who strongly believe either option based on the bible as opposed to heathens who believe neither.
Where do we submit our nominations (for either Hellish outcome)?