Why do people demand specific words that would satisfy them?
Either they are still immature (as we ALL [Saved] once were), or they are
still "the natural man" (1Co 2:14); these Literally
Specific Words Of God
should
satisfy the critics seeking "Literal Specific Words," no?
Critics?:
"...the rich man also died, and was buried; And
in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments..."
Since when is "died, and was buried"
not literal?
Figurative for what, pray tell?
Compare:
"But I [Jesus] Say...whosoever shall say, Thou fool,
shall be in danger of hell fire." (Mat 5:22)
"And fear not them which kill the body, but are not
able to kill the soul: but rather Fear Him Which is
Able to Destroy both soul and body in hell." (Mat 10:28)
Any wonder, then, that
annihilation religionists have "NO fear of God"?:
"Then shall they also answer Him, Saying, Lord, when
saw we Thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or
naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto
Thee?
Then Shall He Answer them, Saying, Verily I say unto
you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of
these, ye did it not to Me. And these shall go away
into everlasting punishment..." (Mat 25:44-46)
Surely then, this is just
figurative, although it is a
specific match
to "the
Literal story of the rich man [NO "faith/works"] and Literal
"Lazarus [with faith]," eh?
"Then Shall He Say also unto them on the Left Hand,
Depart From Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire,
Prepared for the devil and his angels" (Mat 25:41)
Specific Literal Words, or just another
Figurative part of our imagination?
Why all the Dire Warnings of Jesus about
hell, if it is only
figurative?
Mat_5:22 "But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother
without a cause shall be in
danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall
say to his brother, Raca, shall be in
danger of the council: but whosoever
shall say, Thou fool, shall be in
danger of hell fire." TRIPLE
Dangerous???
Mat_5:29 "And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from
thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish,
and not that
thy whole body should be cast into hell."
Not
Literally "dangerous," but
safely Figurative, Correct?
Mat_5:30 "And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it
from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members
should perish, and not that
thy whole body should be cast into hell."
If God Speaks ONCE, we
should listen, right?
But
What about TWICE In TWO Consecutive Verses?
Mat_10:28 "And fear not them which kill the body, but
are not able to kill the soul: but rather
Fear Him Which
Is Able To destroy both soul and body in hell."
Mat_11:23
"And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto
heaven,
shalt be brought down to
hell: for if the mighty works,
which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom,
it would have remained until this day."
(cp Luk_10:15 And thou, Capernaum, which art
exalted to
heaven, shalt
be thrust down to hell.)
Please,
Critics, please tell us WHY "heaven IS LITERAL," but
hell is not?
Mat_16:18 "And I say also unto thee, That thou art
Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church;
and the
gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
HOW does something
Figurative Do This?
Mat_18:9 "And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast
it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one
eye, rather than
having two eyes to be cast into hell fire."
Specifically Literal "enter life with one eye," but
Figuratively
"with two eyes cast into hell fire" Correct? Makes
no sense!
So, the rich man, "in hell he lift up his eyes" means
something Else,
and, pray tell WHERE Did "Jesus Explain
WHAT that ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ was"?
Or, should we "just Make
something Up," what we
think it means?
Little wonder, then, why there is So Much
Confusion. We continue:
Mat_23:15 "
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made,
ye make him twofold more the
child of hell than yourselves."
Mat_23:33 "Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye
escape the damnation of hell?" Easy
Figurative escape, Correct?
Mar_9:43 "And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is
better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having
two hands to go into hell, into
the fire that never shall
be quenched:"
Figurative???
Mar_9:45 "And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better
for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be
cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched"
Mar_9:47 "And 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:"
Luk_12:5 "But
I Will Forewarn you whom ye shall fear:
Fear Him, Which after He hath killed
Hath Power To
Cast into hell; yea, I Say unto you,
Fear Him."
Wait!
God Repeats Himself?
Luk_16:23 "And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments,
and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom."
So,
Figurative "speaks, saying '
With God, this is
impossible'"
Forgetting
Scripture [Actually] Declares: "With God ALL things Are Possible!" Amen?
15 times in 4 gospels!
Might as well
Deny this as figurative also?:
Rev 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death
and
hell delivered up the dead [rich man?] which were in them:
So, Critics, the dead souls in hell are
Not "resurrected, being United with
their bodies" from the sea and death (ground/dirt/rock),
To Be Judged
By Jesus, Who Is God, At The [Literal] Great White Throne (Rev 20:11-15)?
↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑
Or, is that figurative, too?
Finally, how about
The Literal "Soul Of Jesus"? Did He "Go To a figurative hell"?:
Act_2:27 "Because
Thou Wilt not leave My Soul in hell,
neither Wilt Thou Suffer Thine Holy One to see corruption."
Act_2:31 "He seeing this before spake of the Resurrection of Christ,
that His Soul Was not
left in hell, neither His Flesh [in the tomb]
did see corruption." (cp Psa 16:10; 1Pet 3:19)
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Conclusion,
Scripture is out of
harmony IF Luke 16:19-31 is figurative,
and ALL
The Rest Of God's Passages "Teaching hell" Are Literal, Correct?
@Runningman, and all
Critics?
Also, there Is
Infinite/Undiluted Wrath Of God!
Therefore, let us pray Unto our JUST God, That we
may have:
GRACE, Peace, And JOY!...