(May 3, 2011 at 2:35 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: Here is the "Lord of Hell" Jesus being very specific that those who deny him will be forced into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
I'm going to play Christian's advocate and say that "everlasting fire" describes Hell but all who are thrown in immediately perish (which would follow, I suppose). The flames don't burn out but those thrown in do.
That's why I quoted Luke 16. Jesus is quite explicit about Hell being a place of torture.
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"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
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