(9) Hell is a lake of fire into which the wicked will be cast alive forever (Rev 19:20 20:15). (7) Hell is a waterless place with no exit (Luke 16:24-26). Since the sinners in Hell keep sinning there is perpetual punishment. (6) Hell is a place where one can never stop sinning (Rom 8:7-8 Rev 21:8 22:14-15). (5) Hell was prepared for the Devil and his angels (Matt 25:41), but Satan's seed (Gen 3:15) will spend eternity there as well (Rev 20:14). (4) In another sense, people send themselves to Hell, as they willing sin against God (Rom 2:5 3:23 1 Cor 6:9). (3) God is the Judge and sends the unsaved to Hell (Matt 25:41 2 Pet 2:4, 9). (2) God is love (1 John 4:7-8) and while he spoke more concerning Heaven than he did Hell, in his holiness and honesty Jesus spoke about Hell (i.e. (1) God made Hell because of who he is - holy, holy, holy (Isa 6:3 Rev 4:8) - and thus is too pure to look upon sin (Hab 1:13). Please note, though I cut this last section short, it is still rather long. I will divide the answer into three parts: (1) "Some Facts Concerning an Eternal Hell," which is an extremely basic summary of Hell from Scripture (2) "The Heresy of Annihilationism," which is a snapshot view regarding the different types of Annihilationism and (3) "A Brief Response to the Main Arguments for Annihilationism," where I endeavor to examine and expose some of the main arguments of Annihilationism. It would at this point behoove us to show what the Scripture says concerning this most important and holy of issues. I too agree with these Confessions on the doctrine of Hell, but more importantly the Scripture itself Hell is for real and is a place of conscious eternal torment - Matthew 25:46. The Belgic Confession (Article 37: The Last Judgment), and numerous others historic Confessions agree with the WCF. As Christ would have us to be certainly persuaded that there shall be a day of judgment, both to deter all men from sin, and for the greater consolation of the godly in their adversity: so will he have that day unknown to men, that they may shake off all carnal security, and be always watchful, because they know not at what hour the Lord will come and may be ever prepared to say, Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly. For then shall the righteous go into everlasting life, and receive that fullness of joy and refreshing which shall come from the presence of the Lord: but the wicked, who know not God, and obey not the gospel of Jesus Christ, shall be cast into eternal torments, and punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power. The end of God's appointing this day, is for the manifestation of the glory of his mercy in the eternal salvation of the elect and of his justice in the damnation of the reprobate, who are wicked and disobedient. In which day, not only the apostate angels shall be judged but likewise all persons, that have lived upon earth, shall appear before the tribunal of Christ, to give an account of their thoughts, words, and deeds and to receive according to what they have done in the body, whether good or evil. God hath appointed a day, wherein he will judge the world in righteousness by Jesus Christ, to whom all power and judgment is given of the Father. The Doctrine of an Eternal Hell is very clearly taught in such historic documents as the The Westminster Confession of Faith (33 - Of the Last Judgment): Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.He Gave Us Scripture: Foundations of Interpretation.Your Kingdom Come: The Doctrine of Eschatology.Kingdom, Covenants & Canon of the Old Testament.Kingdom & Covenant in the New Testament.
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