The Appeal of Everlasting 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...

Inferno

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...

God’s Character

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...

Dane Ortlund’s 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...

Torment

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...

The Torment Verses

Everlasting torment for the wicked is the prevalent belief of orthodox/biblical Christians. However, there is a significant minority of orthodox dissenters who believe the Bible teaches differently. While liberals might propose universal salvation or, perhaps, that...