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• Deny that God will punish
• Believe suffered in this life
• Say that it is annihilation
• Claim that it is not eternal
• Profess belief but ignore it

Bible Teaching on Hell Is Not Always Welcomed
Thus

• Little preaching on it
• People have no fear

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Summary Of Bible Teaching on Hell

• Lake of fire (Rev. 2010, 14, 15 218)
• Furnace of fire (Matt. 1342, 50)
• Flaming fire (2 Thess. 17-9)
• Baptism of fire (Matt. 311-12)
• Unquenchable fire (Mark 943, 48)
• Brimstone (Rev. 218)
• Weeping, Wailing Gnashing (Matt. 812 1350)
• Prepared for Devil (Matt. 2541)
• Outer darkness (Matt. 812 2530)
• Torment for ever (Rev. 1410-11)

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If anything has disappeared from modern thought,
it is the belief in a supernatural heaven and
hell.
- Donald G. Bloesch, Essentials of Evangelical
Theology, 2211)
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Hell Is Everlasting Torment
Eternal Hell
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Eternal Hell
I. Modern Teaching On Hell
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Modern Teaching

• Seventh Day Adventist

• Man is not created immortal only conditionally
  immortal
• Righteous raised in immortal bodies
• Wicked raised in mortal bodies
• Become extinct in hell.

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Modern Teaching

• Seventh Day Adventist
• Jehovahs Witnesses

• Deny immortality of the soul
• God annihilate the wicked at the point of death

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Modern Teaching

• Seventh Day Adventist
• Jehovahs Witnesses
• Edward Fudge

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Call Himself A Conditionalist
..the wicked, following whatever degree and
duration of pain God may justly inflict, will
finally and truly die, perish and become extinct
for ever and ever (p. 425)

• Man is immortal only conditionally
• Wicked raised in mortal bodies
• Punished for a while in hell
• Then, become extinct

Published 1982
Ed Fudge
Annihilation
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Modern Teaching

• Seventh Day Adventist
• Jehovahs Witnesses
• Edward Fudge
• Homer Hailey

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Prepublication Ad
This is a follow up to Haileys Commentary on
Daniel, A Prophetic Message, published in 2001.
This companion volume deals with God as the king
of the nations (Jer. 107) and His judgment upon
nations and individuals. The main focus of the
work is the final judgment and fate of the
unrighteous, according to what the New Testaments
says and does not say. Hailey reaches the
interesting conclusion that for the wicked the
soul ceases to exist, as it is destroyed in hell.
Foreword by La Gard Smith of David Lipscomb
University.
Published 2003
Homer Hailey
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Haileys Book Teaches
These illustrations reveal the meaning of
consume, and what the scriptures mean by the
phrase, Our God is a consuming fire. It meant
total and complete destruction from the face of
the earth (138).
If they serve as an example, what do they teach
except that those who suffer the punishment of
eternal fire are to exist no more? (142)
all four lead to the same conclusion By being
destroyed in hell, he loses his body and soul in
Gehenna he dies the second death (cf. Rev. 218)
(150).
Paul described the resurrected body of the
righteous (1 Cor. 155-58) but nowhere did any
apostle describe the resurrected body of the
wicked (151).
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Haileys Book Teaches
The first death pertained to the physical life
and death the second pertained to the end of
each. Death and Hades and the wicked, those whose
names were not written in the book of life,
existence came to an end in the lake of fire
(178).
That they all burn forever (139) Nothing about
burning for ever, or facing a future burning
(146) That the soul burns eternally (156) That
the people are tormented day and night for ever
and ever (181)
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Eternal Hell
I. Modern Teaching On Hell II. Hell Is Eternal
Torment
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Matt. 2541 For Devil/Angels
Eternal Hell
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Matt. 2541 For Devil Angels
Then He will also say to those on the left hand,
'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting
fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Destiny of wicked same as Devil wicked angels
Angels 2 Pet. 24 Jude 6 Suffer now Await
Jud. Not Uncon.
Devil Rev. 2010 Tormented Day Night For
Ever Ever
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Matt. 2541 For Devil Angels
Then He will also say to those on the left hand,
'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting
fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Devil Rev. 2010 Tormented Day Night For
Ever Ever

1. Torment Not Annihilation
2. Day Night - Without Interruption
3. For Ever Ever Without End

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Eternity Aion

• Of eternity
• Of God (Rom. 125 95 etc.).
• Of endless future (John 651, 58, etc.).
• Of past eternity (Luke 170 etc.).
• -- Eis ton aiona tou aionos to emphasize the
  concept of eternity (TDNT I199).
• Age, period of time (1 Cor. 1011).
• World with its cares (Matt. 1322).

Which one of these best fits the context of Rev.
2010?
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Matt. 2541 For Devil/Angels
Matt. 2546 Same as Heaven
Eternal Hell
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Matt. 2546 Same As Heaven
And these will go away into everlasting
punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Everlasting Punishment (Gk aionios) Hell
Eternal Life (Gk aionios) Heaven
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Matt. 2541 For Devil/Angels
Matt. 2546 Same as Heaven
Worm Not Die/Fire Not Quenched
Eternal Hell
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Worm Doesnt Die / Fire Not Quenched
Isa. 6624 Mark 944, 46, 48

• Worm Doesnt Die
• Worm eats flesh
• of animal
• When flesh
• is consumed
• worm dies

• Fire Not Quenched
• Burning of trash
• When burned
• It is consumed
• fire goes out

Does Not End
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Matt. 2541 For Devil/Angels
Matt. 2546 Same as Heaven
Worm Not Die/Fire Not Quenched
Eternal Hell
Eternal / Everlasting Fire
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Eternal / Everlasting Fire
Matt. 188 Better to go Through life Without
hand or foot Than to suffer Everlasting Fire
Jude 7 Sodom Gomorrah Burned with Fire Yet
Punishment Does Not End There Will Also
Suffer Eternal Fire Example to Us!
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Matt. 2541 For Devil/Angels
Matt. 2546 Same as Heaven
Worm Not Die/Fire Not Quenched
Eternal Hell
Eternal / Everlasting Fire
Rev. 1410-11 Torment Forever
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Rev. 1410-11 Torment Forever
10 he himself shall also drink of the wine of
the wrath of God, which is poured out full
strength into the cup of His indignation. He
shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the
presence of the holy angels and in the presence
of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment
ascends forever and ever and they have no rest
day or night, who worship the beast and his
image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.
God Lives forever and ever (Rev. 49) Endless
Future
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Matt. 2541 For Devil/Angels
Matt. 2546 Same as Heaven
Worm Not Die/Fire Not Quenched
Eternal Hell
Eternal / Everlasting Fire
Rev. 1410-11 Torment Forever
2 Thess. 19 Everlasting Dest.
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2 Thess. 17-9 Everlasting Destruction
7 and to give you who are troubled rest with us
when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with
His mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire taking
vengeance on those who do not know God, and on
those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ. 9 These shall be punished with
everlasting destruction from the presence of the
Lord and from the glory of His power,
Destruction is not annihilation (1 Cor. 55)
Destruction from presence of Lord
Point Forever separated from God!
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Matt. 2541 For Devil/Angels
Matt. 2546 Same as Heaven
Worm Not Die/Fire Not Quenched
Eternal Hell
Eternal / Everlasting Fire
Rev. 1410-11 Torment Forever
2 Thess. 19 Everlasting Dest.
Blackness / Darkness Forever
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Blackness / Darkness Forever
Jude 12-13 blackness of darkness forever 2
Pet. 217 blackness of darkness forever
In Outer Darkness Weeping Gnashing of
teeth Mt. 812 2213 2530
Thus, not annihilation! Suffering Forever!
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Matt. 2541 For Devil/Angels
Matt. 2546 Same as Heaven
Worm Not Die/Fire Not Quenched
Eternal Hell
Eternal / Everlasting Fire
Rev. 1410-11 Torment Forever
2 Thess. 19 Everlasting Dest.
Blackness / Darkness Forever
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Eternal Hell
I. Modern Teaching On Hell II. Hell Is Eternal
Torment III. Where Will This Lead?
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Where Will This Lead?

1. Denial of immortal soul
2. Doctrine of no punishment at all

But if annihilation follows a period of torment,
then that annihilation is not punishment, but a
happy relief from punishment. (Harry Buis, The
Doctrine of Eternal Punishment, 126)
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Where Will This Lead?

1. Denial of immortal soul
2. Doctrine of no punishment at all
3. Explaining away other fundamental Bible doctrines

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Where Will This Lead?

1. Denial of immortal soul
2. Doctrine of no punishment at all
3. Explaining away other fundamental Bible
   doctrines
4. Feel good about religion in spite of sin error.

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Where Will This Lead?

1. Denial of immortal soul
2. Doctrine of no punishment at all
3. Explaining away other fundamental Bible
   doctrines
4. Feel good about religion in spite of sin
   error.
5. Moral decline

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Eternal Hell
I. Modern Teaching On Hell II. Hell Is Eternal
Torment III. Where Will This Lead?
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