I was trying to emphasize that in the end of time as man knows it, there will be a final judgement of all souls for the eternity, life being those who have either followed Gods will or (I pray) those like myself who are sinners and yet we seek forgiveness through Jesus Christ. I believe heaven is PERFECT beyond imagination, full of life and teeming with joy. Hell is death for those who have either rejected God’s word and his commandments, or rejected Jesus Christ as their savior. Please remember, no matter how much we want to set our own rules and perceptions, it is ultimately God’s word which will prevail wether we like it or not. IMHO
>>Please remember, no matter how much we want to set our own rules and perceptions, it is ultimately God’s word which will prevail wether we like it or not.<<
With that I strongly agree. I notice on these threads that usually what is being argued is not Gods word, but interpretations of God’s word. Heck, I listened to a homosexual minister that tried to say that where the bible said it is wrong for a man to lay with another man, that it was referring only to “heterosexual” men. Now, THAT’s a stretch.
I believe twisting the word “death” to mean something other than a single and finite event is also a stretch. Outside the bible there is full consensus on it’s meaning.
Thw whole thing is really simple the “punishment” is death. Death means a ceasing to exist. A termination of ffunctionality and existence. “Eternal” death means you STAY dead. There will be no later resurrection.