by E.O. | Feb 24, 2024 | Death, Hell
Destruction of the Wicked Part of a Series on the Nature of Hell The predominant viewpoint within Christianity is that hell is a place of everlasting torment. This series on hell argues otherwise, on the basis that the Bible teaches annihilation rather than torment....
by E.O. | Sep 13, 2023 | Hell, Torment
Biblical proof texts supporting eternal torment for the wicked are virtually non-existent. While many passages are commonly referenced as proof texts, they only “work” as proofs when mental contortion is applied. Even so, belief in torment remains prevalent within...
by E.O. | Aug 14, 2023 | Hell, Justice
The Inferno Dante Alighieri wrote the narrative poem, The Divine Comedy, in the late 1300s. The poem is divided into three parts: Inferno (hell); Purgatorio (purgatory); and Paradiso (heaven). It is widely considered to be the greatest literary work in Italian...
by E.O. | May 12, 2023 | God's Nature, Hell
God’ Character God’s character eliminates the possibility of everlasting torment. Where in Biblical history can it be found that God tortured or tormented his enemies? Has he ever given his enemies a hard time? Certainly. But God’s treatment of his enemies has always...
by E.O. | Dec 7, 2022 | God's Nature, Grace, Hell
The Need For Hell Matt Smethurst, editor of the Gospel Coalition, read Dane Ortlund’s booklet, Is Hell Real? Impressed, Smethurst shared a long list of quotes with his readers. Apparently Ortlund thinks hell is a place of everlasting torment. Ortlund doesn’t consider...
by E.O. | Apr 23, 2021 | Hell, Justice, Suffering
The essay, “Torment Verses” looks at biblical verses that seem to suggest everlasting torment will be the punishment assigned to the wicked. This essay looks at the concept of torment as applied in biblical situations. Is the infliction of pain approved by God? There...
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