Doesn’t Revelation 14 tell us that people will be tormented forever?
Let's answer the question, "Doesn't Revelation 14 tell us that people will be tormented forever?" First let's look at what the text actually says...Revelation 14:10-11 is about a specific group of people at "the end times." It is about people ...
Did Jesus really talk more about hell than heaven?
A common myth you may have heard is, "Jesus talked more about hell than heaven?" No he didn't! Not even close. And the word translated as "hell" was sometimes Hades (Sheol) or mostly Gehenna...the ancient garbage dump outside of Jerusalem ...
Doesn’t death just mean separation from God?
A common objection to the doctrine of literal everlasting destruction is the strange theory that death doesn’t really mean "death," but rather “separation.” For example, consider Paul’s unmistakable statement in this previously viewed passage: ROMANS 6:23 For the wages of ...
Can a soul or spirit be destroyed?
"Can a human soul or spirit be destroyed?" Some oppose the doctrine of literal everlasting destruction (Matthew 10:28, Hebrews 10:26-27, Romans 6:23 & Luke 19:27) by resorting to the reasoning that people are spiritual beings, and “By definition, a spirit ...
When you burn something, doesn’t it simply change form?
H. Buis comments on how adherents of literal everlasting destruction place great emphasis on the fact that the figure of “fire” is used in the Bible to describe the second death, “and fire, they point out, always destroys… But the ...
What about the unquenchable fire in Mark 9:48?
When responding to, "What about the unquenchable fire in Mark 9:48?" we need to realize that Jesus is quoting verbatim Isaiah 66:24 in this passage so please read, Why rarely cited Isaiah 66:24 is a key for a more complete understanding of ...
Don’t only cults believe in annihilation and destruction in hell?
Some have opposed the view of literal everlasting destruction on the grounds that it is adhered to (in one form or another) by various cult/borderline cult groups like the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Seventh-Day Adventists, Christadelphians and the Armstrongite sects. NOTE ...
Why Do Christians Tell Non-Christians That God Will Torment Them Forever in Hell?
What did Jesus say about hell? Did Jesus really talk more about hell than heaven (common myth)? What about the other biblical writers, like Paul? Why do Christians say God will torture unbelievers forever in hell? It's a false doctrine! ...
Doesn’t Revelation tell us that people who take “mark of the beast” will have no rest day or night?
The question, "Doesn't Revelation tell us that people who take the mark of the beast will have no rest day or night?" is interesting. Yes, they will indeed have "no rest," but when will this happen? It will be during ...
Does “eternal torment” mean “eternal torture”?
You may have noticed in HELL KNOW that I regularly refer to the view of eternal torment as eternal torture. Both references obviously apply to the same position -- that of never-ending conscious suffering. Norman Geisler, a staunch adherent of ...
What about the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16?
Everyone asks, "What about the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19?" The teaching of Conditional Immortality means that the soul of man is finally destroyed on the Day of Judgment-at the end of this age. Therefore, technically speaking, this ...
Annihilationism vs Traditionalism: Glossary of Terms
Here's an interesting synopsis on Annihilationism vs Traditionalism. According to Traditionalists, the Bible doesn't actually mean what it says. Annihilationism vs Traditionalism TRADITIONALISM ANNIHILATIONISM Perish: Eternally tortured in hell Perish: To die. Death: Eternally tortured in hell. Death: To die ...
What about the eternal punishment of Matthew 25:46?
The question, "What about the eternal punishment of Matthew 25:46?" is covered in Are you saying there is no "punishment" for the unsaved? But to state very briefly, the punishment (or wages) of sin according to scripture is always death. Romans 6:23 and ...
What about Revelation 20:10 which says the devil and the beast and the false prophet will be tormented forever?
To answer the question, "What about Revelation 20:10 which says the devil and the beast and the false prophet will be tormented forever?" They will indeed be tormented forever; however they are not humans. Jesus says Gehenna (hell) was specifically ...
What is spiritual death?
Spiritual death simply means that the spirit of a person is dead to God, that is, the capacity of their spirit to unite them with God is dead because they lack eternal life. The only life they have is the temporal life ...
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