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Eternal Conscious Torment or Annihilation? Part Three.
In this post:Jesus says that souls are destroyed–does this prove annihilationism?What about the other words that have to do with destruction?Peter and Jude testify to eternal conscious torment.Conclusion: Eternal Conscious Torment wins. Jesus & Paul’s Terminology: Destruction? Jesus says to fear the one who can destroy both the body and soul in Gehenna (the Lake…
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Eternal Conscious Torment or Annihilation? Part Two.
Does the Old Testament promise of wicked people ceasing to exist prove Annihilationism? Why unquenchable fire doesn’t have to be eternal. Why eternally ascending smoke isn’t eternal. And more!
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Eternal Conscious Torment or Annihilation? Part One.
Does the Bible teach that people will eternally suffer for their sins or that they will cease to exist (be annihilated)? What did the early church believe? What does the historical context reveal? Why eternal life is not immortality.
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The Biblical Cosmos: Then, Now, and in The Future
Discussed in this post:There are three stages in history that change the conditions of the afterlife; all three are visualized here.What are the three Heavens?Does the Old Testament think of the sky as a solid object? Before Christ’s Resurrection (Old Testament) Sheol / Hades Prior to the resurrection of Jesus, both the righteous and the…
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Hell (Part Four): Gehenna and Tartarus
In this final part of our series on Hell, we discuss the location of Gehenna that is often mistakenly confused as being Hell, and Tartarus, which is the only true mention of Hell in the New Testament. Gehenna The Greek term γέεννα (“Gehenna”) comes from the Hebrew phrase גֵּיא הִנֹּם (gey-hinnom – “valley of Hinnom”)…
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Hell (Part Three): Hell in the New Testament? Hades
Jesus spoke often of this place, but it isn’t Hell that he was talking about.
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Hell (Part Two): Historical and Cultural Contexts
We discover the views of the cultures surrounding Israel and see that they all believed in an afterlife. The Israelites likely believed in a place like Hell.
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Hell (Part One): Hell is not mentioned in the Old Testament?
We explore the evidence for Hell in the Old Testament.
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