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Does God really torment people eternally in hell?

“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be afraid of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” –Jesus
(Matthew 10:28)

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Does God really torment people eternally in hell?

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When you burn something, doesn’t it simply change form?

July 21, 2014 by Dirk Waren 1 Comment
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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 fact is that when you burn something it is not annihilated, it simply [Read More]

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What about the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16?

July 20, 2014 by D Barry 2 Comments
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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 scripture has no bearing on this doctrine. However, as a [Read More]

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What about the unquenchable fire in Mark 9:48?

July 20, 2014 by D Barry 2 Comments
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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 this scripture. Proper hermeneutics demands that we [Read More]

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