Truth About the Doctrine of Hell and Eternal Torment

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Truth About the Doctrine of Hell & Eternal Torment

PART 1 - Q & A: What is the State of the Dead?

Answer: Those who have died are currently sleeping in the grave, awaiting resurrection. This

includes the wicked and upright, believers and unbelievers. Only babies and innocent children

need not sleep in death, nor take part in the resurrection at the Last Day.

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and isprofitable for doctrine, for reproof,for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete,thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16

(State of the innocent who have died)

Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them;for of such is the kingdom of God.

Luke 18:16

And those from the Kingdom, who lived upon the earth for such a short time and remain without

blemish, return to Him from whom they came. They need not sleep in death, for the penalty of sin

is death. I have found no sin in them. ~ (Letters from God and His Christ, Volume 1 To

Whom Does the Kingdom of Heaven Belong?)

(State of the dead)

*ALL WHO HAVE SINNED FIRST GOTO SHEOL (Hebrew word penned 65 times in the

Old Testament Scriptures. It has been translated in the KJV: Grave 31 times, Hell 31 times,Pit 3 times) (SHEOL is also the equivalent of the New Testament Greek word HADES

according to the inspired pen-man of the Book of Acts. (Acts 2:27 quotes Psalm 16:10)):

What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his soulfrom the power ofthe grave?

Selah Psalm 89:48

In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were

taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return. Genesis 3:19

For even your life, it is but a glimmer, a mere drop of rain soon swallowed up by the earth, seen

of no more, only to serve as nourishment for that which grows upon it, which is also soonwithered and turned to dust once again... dust to dust, ashes to ashes... a flame brought forth,

soon extinguished - so likewise are allthose of the flesh. All flesh is given into His hand, whether

from death unto life eternal or from life unto death eternal, all is given into His hand. ~ (Letters

from God and His Christ, Volume 7 A Day of Thick Clouds and Darkness, Bitter Sorrows...

The Day of Deliverance and Judgment...The Day of the Lord)
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Whatever your hand finds to do, do itwith your might; for there is no work nor device nor

knowledge nor wisdom in the grave where you are going. Ecclesiastes 9:10

The hour is coming, in the which allthat are in the graves shall hear his voice. John 5:28

His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish. Psalm 146:4

For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing, And they have no more

reward, For the memory of them is forgotten. Ecclesiastes 9:5

John's spirit is already ascending back to the Father.He will sleep until the Redeemer comes and

awakens him. ~ (Letters from God and His Christ, Volume 1 Do Unto Others As You Would

Do Unto Me)

Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, And the spirit will return to God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.

And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead. But He put them all outside,took her by the

hand and called, saying, Little girl, arise. Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately.

And He commanded that she be given something to eat. Luke 8:52-55

All they, who sleep in death, are asleep until the time of their resurrection, which is appointed

unto The Son of Man. All will be raised, both they of good and those of evil...Before the judgment

seat of Christ will they kneel. ~ (Letters from God and His Christ, Volume 1 I am He Who

Corrects and Disciplines Those He Loves)

Many of them that sleep in the dustof the earth shall awake Daniel 12:2

If He should set His heart on it,IfHe should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath, All

flesh would perish together, And man would return to dust. Job 34:14-15

*When one dies, the breath of life that God has given to all mankind, ascends back to Him.

However, the soul, which is who we are, dies, and sleeps until the time of resurrection.

(State of the unfaithful dead)

Do not let me be ashamed, O LORD, for I have called upon You; Let the wicked be ashamed; Let

them be silent in the grave. Psalm 31:17

And those who devise evil against you shall be thrown down...they shall not stand. They have

agreed together as one, and so as one shall their agreement be turned into death...and the grave

shall be their reward... ~ (Letters from God and His Christ, Volume 7 Israel is Mine!

Watchmen, Sound the Trumpet, the Alarm of War!...Says the Lord)
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And of your forefathers... They shall surely answer for the perversion of My Word and My

name, in the day they are called out of the pit, when they stand up in their graves to give an

account of their every word and of their every deed, which they performed in My name. ~ (Letters

from God and His Christ, Volume 7 I Am Calling You Out!... Come Out of The Churches of

Men, and I will Receive You, Says The Lord)

Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into sheol: for wickedness is in their

dwellings, and among them. Psalm 55:15

You have made your covenant with death, and with hell (the grave) are you in agreement, cut off

from the land of the living... the walking dead on the path to destruction. ~ (Letters from God

and His Christ, Volume 6 The Kingdom of God and His Christ Is Coming...Awake!)

(State of the faithful dead)

After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain

unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 1 Corinthians 15:6

He said to them, Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up. Then His

disciples said, Lord, if he sleeps he will get well. However,Jesus spoke of his death, but they

thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus said to them plainly,

Lazarus is dead. John 11:11-14

In My mercy,I have made death as to sleep, So all those, who love Me and I love, do not suffer

in death, But only that they close their eyes to this life and open them again to the Kingdom of

God, which is in Christ Jesus. ~ (Letters from God and His Christ Volume 1 - Death and

Awakening)

Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death.

Psalm 13:3

When Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, Father, into Your hands I commit My

spirit. Having said this, He breathed His last. Luke 23:46

*The spirit that the Lord Jesus committed to the Father was not Himself or His Soul.

Rather, it was the life-force, the breath of God that sustained Him. While He was alive, the

Lord Himself revealed where He would be during the time between His death and resurrection:

As Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be

three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. Matthew 12:40

*The Lord Himself also spoke to where He was not during the time between His death and

resurrection:

Jesus said to her, Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father. John 20:17
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My Son did sleep in the lower parts of the earth, His tomb, for three days and three nights... By

no means did He descend into the evils of mans imaginings. ~ (Letters from God and His Christ,

Volume 4 Proclaim NOT the Hell of the Church of Men...In Their Word is No Mercy Found,

Only the Makings of Satan)

They stoned Stephen as he was calling on Godand saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.Then

he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, Lord, do not charge them with this sin. And when

he had said this, he fell asleep. Acts 7:59-60

*The Apostle Paul speaks here of believers, like Stephen, whom have fallen asleep:

But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you

sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe thatJesus diedand rose again, even so God

will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord,

that we who are alive andremain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those whoare asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an

archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christwill rise first. 1 Thessalonians

4:13-16

And here:

Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed in a moment, in

the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised

incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this

mortalmustput on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal

has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: Death is

swallowed up in victory. 1 Corinthians 15:51-54

Even Moses showed in the burning bushpassage that the dead are raised, when he called the

Lord the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For He is not the God of the

dead but of the living, for all live to Him. Luke 20:37-38

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become thefirst fruits of them that slept. For since

by man came death, by Man came also the resurrection ofthe dead. For as in Adam all die, even

so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits;

afterwardthey that are Christ's at his coming. 1 Corinthians 15:21-23

Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, thefirstborn from the dead Revelation 1:5

*Even of His own soul did the Apostle Paul speak, saying:

Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge,

will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have lovedHis appearing. 2

Timothy 4:8
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The rest of the deaddid not live again until the thousand years were finished. Revelation 20:5

Grieve not over all these dead, for by no means does death have the last word... ~ (Letters from

God and His Christ, Volume 7 I Shall Bring My Hand Against ALL Nations Who Have

Forsaken Me)

Come, all murderers... watch Me raise you, and all who sleep, from the grave. ~ (Letters from

God and His Christ, Volume 1 Come...Love Awaits You)

There will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust. Acts 24:15

Listen, oh peoples of the earth, and have understanding of the penalty of sin, which is death.All,

who have sinned, shall die and rest, save those who are awake and forgiven in My blood at the

time of My coming. They shall be lifted up, not preceding those yet asleep in death who are

redeemed in Christ. ~ (Letters from God and His Christ, Volume 2 The Judgment ofGod is

True and Without Question. The Error of the People is Great, Brought Forth Out of Deception

and Evil Arrogance, Leading to Corruption and Death)

*Likewise did the Lord Jesus speak concerning those whom are His:

Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the deadwill hear the voice

of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. John 5:25

And:

Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, andI will raise him up at the last

day. John 6:54

*Therefore, what the Lord has spoken, stands. And thus has the Lord spoken to this moderngeneration:

All people, both good and evil, sleep in death. They are in no way among the living, for they

know nothing... Alltheir thoughts have perishedwith them. And so they wait until the great and

glorious day of The Lord, unto which it is appointed to raise all who sleep... First, all who belong

to Him... And then later, those who remain, unto the seat of judgment. I say, to be absent from the

body is to indeed be with The Lord, for all those, who die in Christ, will see Him in the blink of an

eye. For those, who are dead and sleeping, know not the passage of time. They do not even know

they have died, for they only knew the end of their life was near, then awake to the beginning of

their new life with Christ. ~ (Letters from God and His Christ, Volume 1 - Death and

Awakening)
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PART 2 - Q & A: What is the Fate of the Wicked?

Question: Is the fate of the wicked eternal consciousness in torment, or do they ultimately perish?

Answer: The unrepentant wicked, who reject the forgiveness and lordship of YahuShua

HaMashiach (Jesus Christ), and are cast into the Lake of Fire, will be utterly destroyed and no

longer exist.

*Eternal Life contrasted with Death:

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him

should notperish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

If you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the

body, you will live. Romans 8:13

I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, thatI have set before you life and death,blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.

Deuteronomy 30:19

I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies, says the Lord GOD. Therefore turn and

live! Ezekiel 18:32

As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evilpursues itto his own death. Proverbs

11:19

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being

savedit is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18

Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has

everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. John

5:24

He who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of

the Spirit reap everlasting life. Galatians 6:8

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God iseternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:23

Have understanding: I am your Father who gave of His life for you, so the penalty of your sin,which is death, would be paid from now and forever. ~ (Letters from God and His Christ,

Volume 3 - Come and Share in the Lord's Joy)

For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being savedand among those

who areperishing. 2 Corinthians 2:15
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But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the

soul. Hebrews 10:39

Our Savior Jesus Christ has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through

the gospel. 2 Timothy 1:10

"This corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality." 1

Corinthians 15:53

By no means can one be cast into hell, to suffer day and night without end. This teaching is

false and myth, borrowed from the deceiver, who upon all pagan religion was built. Sons of men,

know you not what the Scriptures say, that whosoever believes in the Son abides eternally; and

whosoever, has not the Son, shallperish and not see life. How, then, shall one say that whether

one believes or believes not, both have eternal life? This teaching among the churches is of the

church, called mother, and is of her father, the devil, of which she continually emulates, seeking

after her own glory, which she claims she had received of Me... She shall be cut in pieces. ~(Letters from God andHis Christ, Volume 7- Salvation is Given and Must Be Received...Once

Received, Forever Shall It Belong to the Redeemed)

*More verses speaking of the end of the wicked:

But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they

do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption. 2 Peter 2:12

The cowardly, unbelieving,abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all

liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second

death. Revelation 21:8

Anyone not found written in the Book ofLife was cast into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:15

Darkness and blackness, a void oflifeless nothingness... thus is the second death, of which the

redeemed in Christ need not fear. ~ (Letters from God and His Christ, Volume 5 - The Truth

Absolute)

Yethe willperish foreverlike his own refuse; Those who have seen him will say, Where is

he? Job 20:7

The Lord is not slack concerningHis promise, as some count slackness, but is longsufferingtoward us,

not willing that any shouldperish but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9

Knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of

death Romans 1:32
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He condemnedthe cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an

example of what is going to happen to the ungodly. 2 Peter 2:6

Jesus answered and said to them, Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than

all other Galileans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, no; but unless you repentyou

will all likewiseperish. Luke 13:2-3

Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul

who sins shall die. Ezekiel 18:4

*VERBS used in verses below - destroyed, consumed, devoured, perish

Please take note of the definitions of these >>emphasized words


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Consume (kalah) them in wrath, consume(kalah)them, that they may not be. Psalm 59:13

Thus says the Christ, the Word of God:You shall surely die! You have sealed your own fates by

your evil arrogance and rejection of the Truth. I was sent to redeem and restore you to glory, yet

you forbear and cast Me from you as cords about your necks. ~ (Letters from God and His

Christ, Volume 5 Stricken)

The wicked shallperish; and the enemies of the LORD, like the splendor of the meadows, shall

vanish.Into smoke shall they consume(kalah) away. Psalm 37:20

*Hebrew word translated perish abad

Concordance: To destroy, kill, cause to perish, exterminate, blot out, do away with, cause to

vanish

Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked shall be no more. Psalm 104:35

Therefore, as the fire devours the stubble, and the flame consumes the chaff, so their root will

be as rottenness, and their blossom will ascend like dust. Isaiah 5:24

*Hebrew word translated devours akal

Concordance: To eat, devour, burn up, feed

You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger; The LORD shall swallow them up

in His wrath, and the fire shall devour(akal) them. Psalm 21:9

The end sign will appear, separating the heavens and those below...Behold the glorious appearing of The Son of The Most High!...

The army of the evil one destroyed and swallowed up...

The remnant gathered together... ~ (Letters from God and His Christ, Volume 2 Escape the

Grasp of the World's Thief...Run to the True Thief, Who Steals You Away to Everlasting

Freedom)

Listen to Me, you who know righteousness, you people in whose heart is My law: Do not fear

the reproach of men, nor be afraid of their insults. For the moth will eat them up (akal) like a

garment,and the worm will eat them (akal) like wool; But My righteousness will be forever, and

My salvation from generation to generation. Isaiah 51:7-8

And those who follow him are consumed, meat for the birds, dwellingplace of the worm. No

more breath shall they attain, nor shall their souls escape My glory, nor the power of My sword

which proceeds from My mouth. I shall roar... Yea, I shall roar as a raging lion! And they shall be

cut to pieces, they shall be consumed. Both flesh and bone, and sinew and soul, shall be consumed

from My presence, by the word of My mouth... FOR STRONG IS THE LORD!... Hot is His

anger. ~ (Letters from God and His Christ, Volume 7 The Time Has Come)
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These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the

glory of His power. 1 Thessalonians 1:9

*Greek word translated destruction olethros

Concordance: ruin, destroy, death

Thus is the eternal state of My punishment, thus is the punishment by My own hand: Destruction

of the wickedin the lake that burns, consumed in an instant, gone from My presence for eternity.

Darkness, outer darkness, nothingness is your reward, and you shall never even know you had

received it or received it not. You shall know nothing, nor have ANY part in life. It is taken from

you and shall never again be granted to you... Your inheritance is lost. This, oh perverse

generation, is the eternal state of My punishment, and the eternal recompense for all My children,

who have forsaken Me utterly in their willful adoption by satan, the evil shepherd of the goatsmade fat, fat for the slaughter... You are consumed. ~ (Letters from God and His Christ, Volume

7 The Day of Slaughter, The Day of Glory, A Day of Harsh Judgment, A Day of Deliverance,

A Day of Recompense, The Day of Astonishment... The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord! )

Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to

destroy both soul and body in Gehenna*. Matthew 10:28

*Greek word translated destroy apollymi

Concordance: to destroy, put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin, render

useless, kill, declare that one must be put to death, to perish, to be lost, ruined, destroyed

*Gehennawas used by The Lord Jesus Christ 11 times, never by Apostle Paul, and once by

James (the Lords brother). This is one of the few words of Hebrew origin used in the writing

of the New Testament. It was an actual, physical, geographic place which those in Jerusalem

and surrounding areas were well aware of.

*Concordance: "This was originally the valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem, where the filth

and dead animals of the city were cast out and burned up."

And if they choose to stand until the end, beating their chests, shaking their fists toward Heaven,even with a stretched-out arm and a stiff neck,I will destroy them... they will be consumedand

blotted out, says the Holy One of Israel. For the Word of God is quick and powerful, sharper than

any two-edged sword, even to the dividing of flesh and sinew, even to the destruction of both

soul and body. ~ (Letters from God and His Christ, Volume 7 Let All in the Earth Partake of

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For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the

enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose

glory is in their shamewho set their mind on earthly things. Phillipians 3:18-19

*Greek word translated end telos

Concordance: termination, the limit at which a thing ceases to be

*Greek word translated destruction apleia (From a presumed derivative of apollymi)

Concordance: utter destruction, a perishing, ruin

You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked; You have blotted out their name

forever and ever. Psalm 9:5

*Hebrew word translated destroyed abad

Concordance: To destroy, kill, cause to perish, exterminate, blot out, do away with, cause to

vanish

You, oh children of lucifer, your rule has come to its end... Your inheritance is darkness, the

blackness oflifeless nothingness, which conceals your fate, forever... For there is no light in it,

neither can any life be found, nor any sound, nor voice crying out... You are blotted out. That,

which was made, is unmade... That, which was brought into existence, has ceased. ~ (Letters

from God and His Christ Volume 7 Eternal Inheritance)

Oh mourning, great mourning in all the land, My beloved have become a sore and a sickness. I

have sent the Healer... you would not have Him, nor drink of His cup freely offered. So you shall

be with your adopted father in the lake that burns forever, and be no more. Rest, oh My beloved

who have become mortally ill. Rest, all you wicked, evil has wearied you... rest forevermore. Your

light has gone out, and you have been blotted out. ~ (Letters from God and His Christ, Volume 1

- The Great I Am)

There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy(apollymi). Who are you to judge

another? James 4:12

The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of

the wicked shall perish. Psalm 112:10

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked

perish at the presence of God. Psalm 68:2
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*More of the Lord Jesus Words on life and death:

Whoeverlives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this? John 11:26

Most assuredly, I say to you, ifanyone keeps My word he shall never see death. John 8:51

I died, My glory set aside, so I might be glorified in you...I am risen, death is overcome, so you

might be born again into that life which is without end. Behold, you are also risen and shall be

lifted up. Oh death, where is your power? Oh death, where is your sting?...Death is put to death,

and the grave is covered over in Me. ~ (Letters from God and His Christ, Volume 6 Be Still

and Know...I AM THE LORD)

Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life. John 6:47

I am the living bread which came down from heaven.Ifanyone eats of this bread, he will live

forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.

John 6:51

"He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life,

but the wrath of God abides on him. John 3:36

(*Verses Often Stumbled Over)

1) If thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with

one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is

not quenched. Mark 9:47-48

Scripture rightfully dividing Scripture:

"And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me:

for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring

unto all flesh." - Isaiah 66:24

For the moth will eat them up like a garment; the worm will devourthem like wool. But my

righteousness will last forever, my salvation through all generations. Isaiah 51:8

I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devourthe palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be

quenched. Jeremiah 17:27

Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devourevery green tree in thee, and every dry tree:the flaming flame shall not be quenched. Ezekiel 20:47

*Devour Hebrew: Akal - to eat, devour, burn up.

The devouring worm will accomplish its purpose. The devouring fire will not cease from

burning until that which it burns up ceases to be.
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2) These shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Matthew 25:46


*If the wages/punishment of sin is a death from which there is no resurrection, how long will that

state of punishment last? Indeed, if being blotted from life forever is the punishment, it would be an

"everlasting punishment"

This is the case, as the Bible says throughout its writings.

"Who shall bepunishedwith everlasting destruction..." - 2 Thess 1:9

*The above verse defines the nature of their punishment as: "destruction" that is "everlasting".

*Greek word translated destruction olethros

Concordance: ruin, destroy, death

*So we see by definition, that this "everlasting punishment" is "everlasting death".

*In Matthew 25:46, the Lord Himself uses contrast to define what everlasting punishment is in

stating: but the righteous into life eternal.

--The implication is thatthe these shall go away group does NOT have life eternal. Therefore,

there can be no other alternative to everlasting punishment being interpreted as everlasting

death.--

*THE EXAMPLE:

What is the EXAMPLE God gave in the Bible of everlasting punishment?

a) Everlasting punishment is what annihilation is.

The punishment of damnation IS everlasting. Those that are damned are not everlasting... Unless

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*EXAMPLE... Both texts say EXAMPLE. That is not my word, that is the Bible's word...

Example.

Think about that. We have two verses that say that what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah is an

"EXAMPLE" of everlasting punishment.

-So ask yourself... Who is still being tormented in Sodom? Who is still being tormented inGomorrah?

-Is the examples EXAMPLE, one of ongoing torment? Or is the EXAMPLE, one of utter

annihilation?

c) And one more question to consider: If the punishment is ongoing and unending torment,

and Jesus took our punishment... Then what is He doing off the cross?

*Pray and consider...

--Annihilation IS everlasting punishment, but it is NOT unending torment.--

3) "If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the

hand, he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into thecup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and

of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night

for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name."

Revelation 14:9-11


Sinners in Zion are terrified; Trembling has seized the godless. "Who among us can live with the

consuming fire? Who among us can live with continual burning?" Isaiah 33:14

Again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. Revelation 19:3

There shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God

giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. Revelation 22:5

*One who is cast into a raging inferno experiences torment for a matter of seconds at most.

Their consuming bodies will produce a limited amount of smoke that will ascend from the fire.

The limited amount of smoke that a burning human body and/or city can produce will ascend

forever. However, the human body and/or city itself does not produce an infinite amount of

smoke.

Seeing that 1) day and night has an end, 2) the fire consumes, 3) and causes eternal rest/death

for the person cast therein, we can conclude that the no rest day or night pertains to them

while they are still alive during the great tribulation, being victims of the wrath of God which

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4) And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast

and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Revelation

20:10 (KJV)


a) *One will notice that this verse in the Bible has the word "are" in italics. That is because the

word "are" is not in the Greek manuscripts, and has been added by English translators.

Several popular translations read had been thrown, were, were also thrown, instead of

are (NIV, ESV, GODS WORD Translation), respectively.

b) The Greek word translated forever and ever is the word aion (used twice). The Greek

noun aion literally means an age or an indeterminate period of time. Hebrews 1:2 tells

us that God made the ages, and the Apostle Paul tells us that there was a state of existence

BEFORE the ages (1 Cor. 2:7) and that the ages will END. (1 Cor. 10:11) Clearly, if

something begins and ends, it cannot be unending.

There are three problems with the way the King James translates this verse.

First, if something is for ever, why bother adding another ever? Are we to think that there

is more than one for ever or that we have to have an extra ever added so we get the point?

Secondly, both uses of the word aion are in the plural form. The problem with this should be

obvious to anyone who is honest. Are we to somehow think that there is more than one (plural)

eternity? No theologian teaches that and yet there is no doubt that the plural form of aion is

used in this verse. If the King James translators looked at the tense a bit more carefully, they

would have written the above phrase to read for evers and evers. This, of course, makes

absolutely no sense. However, if we properly interpret aion to mean an indeterminate periodof time, then the verse makes perfect sense. Therefore, both Rev. 20:10 and Rev. 14:11(from

#3 above) would be more accurately translated:

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and

the false prophet were, and shall be tormented day and night unto ages of ages. (Rev. 20:10)

"And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up unto ages of ages; and they have no rest day nor

night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name." (Rev.

14:11)

Those who had knowledge of the Holy Scriptures contained in the Tanakh (Old Testament)

were well aware of the fate of their adversary, satan. God had made it plain by speaking of his

ultimate fate through His prophet, Ezekiel.


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Ezekiel 28 is a prophetic chapter speaking of and to satan...

"You were in Eden,

the garden of God"

"You were anointed as a guardian cherub,

for so I ordained you."

"You were blameless in your ways

from the day you were created

till wickedness was found in you."

"By your many sins and dishonest trade

you have desecrated your sanctuaries.

So I made a fire come out from you,

and it consumed you,

and I reduced you to ashes on the ground

in the sight of all who were watching."

You have come to a horribleend

and will be no more."

*The word(s) translated forever in Revelation 20:10 have been used in the Bible in other

places in a figurative manner, and such is the case here.

The angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in

everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Jude 1:6

*These angels will be bound in these everlasting chains UNTIL

Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over

to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance

of eternal fire. Jude 1:7

*This eternal fire is not currently burning today. Therefore, the fire itself is not everlasting

as we think of everlasting in our English language.

I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars [was] about meforever: yet

hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. Jonah 2:6

*Again, forever is used figuratively. We should not find it difficult to understand that in the

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PART 3 - Q & A: Lazarus and the Rich Man Parable

Question:Is the story of Lazarus to be taken literally? Can this story be used to prove the

doctrine of eternal torment? Does this story prove that there is an after-life without being

resurrected?

Answers: No, No, and No.

*YahuShuas audience when He told this story:

ThePharisees and scribes complained, saying, This Man receives sinners and eats with them.

Luke 15:2

*How YahuShua Spoke to them:

All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude inparables; and without a parable He did not

speak to them. Matthew 13:34

*Purpose for speaking to them in such a manner:

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not

hear, nor do they understand. And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:

Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,

And seeing you will see and notperceive;

For the hearts of this people have grown dull.

Their earsare hard of hearing,

And their eyes they haveclosed,

Lest they should see withtheireyes and hear withtheirears,Lest they should understand withtheirhearts and turn,

So that Ishouldheal them. Matthew 13:13-15

*YahuShua did not speak parables in order that the masses would understand His message,

repent, and be healed. On the contrary, He spoke as did Isaiah, to... Make the heart of this

people dull, And their ears heavy, And shut their eyes. Isaiah 6:10

*Likewise has the following parable become a stone of stumbling in the paths of those who

consume bitter doctrines taught in the churches of men.

This story has been used by men in attempt to authenticate the false doctrine of eternal life forthe damned in torment:

There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously

every day. But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate,

desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich mans table. Moreover the dogs came

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So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abrahams bosom. The rich man

also died and was buried. And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham

afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. Then 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 in your lifetime you received

your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you aretormented. And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who

want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us. Then he said, I beg

you therefore, father, that you would send him to my fathers house, for I have five brothers, that

he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment. Abraham said to him, They

have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, No, father Abraham; but if one

goes to them from the dead, they will repent. But he said to him, If they do not hear Moses and

the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead. - Luke 16:19-31

*In reading this story as a literal event, from which we can develop doctrines, one must come to

several conclusions (most of which are proven false by Scripture):

a) The rich man is currently conscious

b) The rich man has knowledge of his family

c) The rich man is in torment

d) The rich man was buried

e) The rich man has a new body, with which he "lifted up his eyes"

f) The rich man is in torment without having been judged or sentenced

g) There is a flame where the dead rich man is

h) The rich man can think and process information

i) The rich man can talk

j) Lazarus does not need to be resurrected from the dead

k) Lazarus is in "Abraham's bosom"

l) Lazarus wanted to eat crumbs that fell from the rich man's table

m) Hades is a "place of torment"

n) Abraham is currently conscious

o) Lazarus is not in hades, but in Abraham's Bosom

p) Lazarus was not buried

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r) Abraham is not in hades

s) The flame does not consume, devour, or cause to burn up

If this parable is to be taken literally, there should be no contradiction found

within the Tanakh (Old Testament Scriptures), which all of the people

whom The Lord YahuShua/Jesus spoke this story to were familiar with.

The Septuagint, which is the Greek Translation of the Hebrew Old Testament (comprised during

the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE), translates "sheol"/"the grave" to "hades" which has

unfortunately been translated in English to "hell".

The author of the Book of Acts (which is written in Greek) used the word "hades" when translating

"sheol" from an Old Testament quote. (Acts 2:27 quotes Psalm 16:10)

In The Complete Jewish Bible Luke 16:23 reads as follows:

"In Sh'ol, where he was in torment, the rich man looked up and saw Avraham far away with

El`azar at his side."

*Therefore, Hades is Sheol, and Sheol is Hades.

Below are some Scriptures that speak of the state of the dead:

"Let the wicked be ashamed; Let them be silent in Sheol." - Psalm 31:17

"For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing." - Ecclesiastes 9:5

"Whatever your hand finds to do, do itwith your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor

knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going." - Ecclesiastes 9:10

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Psalm

146:4

For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living. Job

30:23

Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some

to shame and everlasting contempt. Daniel 12:2

What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of

Sheol? Selah. Psalm 89:48

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"So man lies down and does not rise. Till the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor be

roused from their sleep." - Job 14:12

Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that

dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. Isaiah

26:19

"Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His

voice and come forththose who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have

done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation." - John 5:28-29

*Lazarus and the Rich Man will not regain consciousness until they are resurrected from the

dead at their appointed time. By no means do the dead have any part in life prior to the

resurrection of the dead.

There will be a resurrection ofthe dead, both of thejust andtheunjust. Acts 24:15

Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the deadwill hear the voiceof the Son of God; and those who hear will live. John 5:25

The rest ofthe deaddid not live again until the thousand years were finished. Revelation 20:5

*This parable was prophetic, in saying neither will they be persuaded though one rise from

the dead.

Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been

dead, whom He had raised from the dead... John 12:1

Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus sake only,but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. But the chief priests

plotted to put Lazarus to death also, because on account of him many of the Jews went away and

believed in Jesus. John 12:9-11

*The religious leaders (to whom Jesus spoke the parable) also rejected the resurrection of

the Lord Jesus Himself, attempting to cover it over.

Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the

chief priests all the things that had happened. When they had assembled with the elders and

consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, saying, Tell them, Hisdisciples came at night and stole Him away while we slept. And if this comes to the governors

ears, we will appease him and make you secure. So they took the money and did as they were

instructed; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. Matthew

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*These events brought to pass the Lords prophecy:

If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from

the dead. Luke 16:31

The very next verse:

Then He said to the disciples, It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him

through whom they do come! Luke 17:1

(Summary of Parable and Important Symbols)

Using the parable of Lazarus and The Rich Man, as a basis for unending conscious torment, is

unwise... This is to speak foolishly without knowledge. Even the most literal extreme interpretation

of that parable would still not be grounds for belief in unending suffering, because the duration of

that suffering is not mentioned.

The Parable of Lazarus and The Rich Man is just that... A parable. And until one acknowledges

that it is a parable, which uses figurative language and symbolism, understanding will always

remain out of reach.

Key points to remember:

Regarding the literal misinterpretation of this parable: The characters are hard to recognize,

especially when reading the English translations. For example, Lazarus is the Greek spelling of the

Hebrew name Eleazar.

Lazarus/Eleazar was Abrahams heir and faithful servant. He was also a Gentile (not of thelineage of Abraham). He was later disinherited, due to the birth of Abrahams son, Isaac (who was

Hebrew, of the lineage of Abraham).

Summary of the Parable:

The Gentile (Lazarus) was poor in life, but given the spiritual blessings of Abraham. This is

contrasted with an Israelite (the rich man), who had riches in life, yet was spiritually poor because

of unbelief. And though the rich man was of the lineage of Abraham, he did not receive the

spiritual blessings of Abraham. (To better understand this parable, please also read Romans 11).
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Summary of the Symbols of the Parable:

1. The Lazarus of the parable was Eleazar, Abrahams steward (Genesis 15:2).

2. He was a Gentile of Damascus, a proselyte of the gate, who ate the crumbs.

3. He was disinherited (to become a beggar), but he remained faithful to Abraham and God.

4. When his earthly life was over, he received Abrahams inheritance after all (he was in

Abrahams bosom) in everlasting habitations.

5. The Rich Man of the parable was Judah. This son of Jacob had five literal brothers as did the

Rich Man.

6. He was also a literal son of Abraham, while Eleazar (Lazarus) was not!

7. The Rich Man (Judah) also had the kingship (purple) and the priesthood (linen).

8. Yet Judah, a representative of God on earth, was not the true steward of the Abrahamic

blessings.

9. Though he and his literal brothers had been graced with the oracles of God (the Old

Testament), they would not respond to The One resurrected from the dead (Christ).

10. The great gulf was the Jordan rift valley, the dividing line between Gentile lands and the

Holy Land of promise (Abrahams inheritance). Crossing the Jordan was a typical figure

recognized by the Jews as a symbol of salvation.

Again, once these factors are recognized, all the points in the parable (with its context) fit perfectly,

giving us simple yet profound teachings of Christ. It shows that the earthly promises of God,

though excellent, are inferior to the spiritual redemption that anyone, Jew or Gentile, can have in

Christ.
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PART 4: In Conclusion - "A Blemish and a Stain"

Thus says The Lord: I have nourished and brought up many

children... Yet the nourishment of men I despise, and the

doctrines of men I do hate....

The doctrines of the churches of this world have crept into every

corner. Whether near or far, the doctrine of hell and eternal

torment is spoken of widely among My people... This doctrine,

of which I loathe with a passion and detest in My zeal. For by itis the name of The Lord polluted, and the glory of My majesty

covered over with lies and darkness.

It is a loathsome spot on every garment worn in the name of

truth, a detestable wrinkle upon the tapestry of glory...A

horrible, interwoven thread. This doctrine is evil, and I will nottolerate it to any degree! For I am The Lord, The Light in which

there can be no darkness!... For I shall destroy it utterly, in the

day My glory is revealed!

~ (Letters from God and His Christ, an excerpt fromMORE Letters From God and His Christ

A Blemish and a Stain)

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