[hosepipe]

[.. It is unlikely that we can fully conceive of hell any more than we can conceive of Heaven, at least not until we experience them. ..]

I agree.. then a lake of fire then, "could be" a metaphor of "something else".. i.e. less anthropomorphic than a lake of fire but even more "real"..

[MarkBsnr]

An everlasting lake of fire is a nasty thing; I suspect that hell is even nastier, but we don’t have the words or concepts to more clearly understand.

[kosta50]

then a lake of fire then, "could be" a metaphor of "something else".. i.e. less anthropomorphic than a lake of fire but even more "real"..

Could be a star (sun); the only problem is stars are not eternal. Could be a figure of speech intended to scare people into believing. Could be a product of one's imagination. Couldbe "poetic license." Could be a Jewish wasy of expressing horror vividly.

Wed know it's not real because it says "burining sulfur."