(May 3, 2011 at 1:15 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: [quote='tackattack' pid='133812' dateline='1304441002']
Quote:... any Christian who denies otherwise ignores the very clear wording of Jesus (that he can destroy both soul and body in Hell).
Really? Bold emphasis mine:
Luke 16:22-31 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
It also implies that those suffering souls in hell can be viewed by those who have been saved and vice versa. I gotta tell you, that would make my eternity in heaven far less enjoyable! To know that I can see my grandfather, uncle, or daughter burning in agony while I attempt to enjoy a life of leisure wouldn't sit well with me.
Even after all is said and done, and everyone is in their appropriate afterlife their god still wants to remind everyone of his maniacal sadistic ego - by allowing both sides to witness the afterlife of the other.
Why anyone would sign up for such idiocy is beyond my comprehension.