(December 11, 2014 at 5:24 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:(December 11, 2014 at 3:30 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: ...Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.The highly symbolic work of Revelation still conforms with the idea of Hell as the absence of the Lord. Since the Lord is Divine Love and Wisdom, then Hell is a 'place', or state of being, where these qualities are absent. The infernal fires of hell are the burning lusts and rage of those who prefer their sin over the contentment and bliss of righteousness.
So, we atheists would be in that state right now, right?....Not that bad, actually. Certainly, not devoid of love, nor wisdom. Maybe this is where you would say "Atheists have Jesus in them", in which case what's all the fuss about devoting our lives to worship?