I have had a lot of time of late to think and study on the concept of hell as the second death or the second eternal life. Of course if one believes in Christ and follows the teachings in the New Testament the issue is some what moot, at the most personal level.
There is a very good argument that there is only 2 options post mortem Eternal Life (those in Christ) or the second death, hell is where that second death and destruction happen.
Yes, I could agree with that, but let me run this by you. I am certainly not dogmatic, but I think that Hell and the lake of fire are two different places. The only difference, is that one is temporary, the other is permanent. I think that suffering in Hell begins IMMEDIATELY at death, and is the same suffering they will experience in the lake of fire. I picture it like being in county jail, which is temporary, as opposed to being in state prison, which is permanent. Again, not dogmatic, and for the redeemed, it really IS a moot point. 😅