And the SMOKE of their torment...No eternal damnation for anyone, except the Devil

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FreeGrace2 said:
Is he a Calvinist??
Is there anyone that doesn't have elements of Calvinism ?..... I believe he held to some of the tenets.
The 5 tenets of Calvinistm (TULIP) were a response to Arminius's (or the Remonstrants technically, those who were students of Arminius) points. So Calvinism is a defensive theology.

I agree with Calvinism only to the point that the P stands for preservation, or eternal security.

From all I've read over the years, it seems both have the same view of election, which is weird, since there aren't any verses that plainly say that election is to salvation.
 
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This is what I posted:
FreeGrace2 said:
"None of this refers to the immaterial soul. All of this refers to the human body.

And you are exactly RIGHT!! However, it seems you intentionally ignore the FACT that for unbelievers, they will be thrown in WITH their physical bodies, which WILL BE utterly destroyed, without a doubt.
I don’t ignore that, I know the second death will have pain involved and I’ve never denied that:

Revelation 2:11
11He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

Do you know how long the pain would last if you were thrown into a literal “lake of fire?” it would be nearly instant death. Since the first death involves death of the body and soul then the second death is the same. There’s no other way to dance around it.

The Bible
And the Bible is clear about ol' Satan. He will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Along with the beast, FP and the REST of humanity's unbelievers.
according to you the devil, not anyone else, will not be tormented day and night forever. He’ll just be relaxing in the fire feeling no pain at all. Maybe they’ll even start playing word games and making the best of it. Hardly any weeping, wailing, or gnashing or literal teeth involved.

You forgot about the “no more pain, no more tears” bit in Revelation 21 when all things have been made new. Explain how you fixation on eternal pain and suffering meshes with Revelation 21 if you can.

Thanks for proving ECT.
That’s a horse laugh.

It is LITERAL. All humans are destined to die ONCE, and then the judgment. For believers, that judgment is the Bema, where they will be rewarded or not. And they won't die again.
And then... (Unspecified amount of time passes) … the judgement.

For unbelievers, their bodies WILL BE resurrected to meet the GWT judgment, and then they WILL BE cast into the LOF where their physical bodies WILL die AGAIN.
According to Matthew 10:28 the other option is being destroyed body and soul in hell; the first death. The second death will be like the first death.

Your lack of biblical knowledge is just stunning.
Not to flex, but my biblical knowledge is clearly more refined than yours which is stunning because I think you’re much older than me. Unfortunately you had the disadvantage of being indoctrinated into a denomination. I had the advantage of just being a student of the Bible and taught by the Holy Spirit.

Are you denying that unbelievers will receive their physical bodies by by resurrection??
Your questions are becoming increasingly absurd.

You just drone on and on. Quite frankly it isn’t interesting. I’m solid in my beliefs, no thanks I don’t want to join your cult of eternal torment.
 
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I don’t ignore that, I know the second death will have pain involved and I’ve never denied that:

Revelation 2:11
11He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

Do you know how long the pain would last if you were thrown into a literal “lake of fire?” it would be nearly instant death.
Again, you are missing the key. It is the body that will be destroyed, leaving the soul to experience the SAME FATE as:

1. beast #1
2. FP
3. Satan plus all fallen angels.

You are going to HAVE TO show Scripture that those from the GWT judgment WON'T have the SAME FATE as the 3+ above. And you don't have that evidence, do you.

Since the first death involves death of the body and soul then the second death is the same.
You are making no sense here. You have pushed the idea that "death" means "cease to exist".

So, explain how anyone who "ceases to exist" can come before the GWT judgment in their resurrected body.

You've cornered yourself and can't get out.

There’s no other way to dance around it.
Said the dancer.

according to you the devil, not anyone else, will not be tormented day and night forever. He’ll just be relaxing in the fire feeling no pain at all.
So that's "according to" me, huh? Where in the world did you get that from? Certainly NOT any of my posts.

Rev 20:10 plainly says he, along with the beast and FP will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

And since I have quoted that verse so often, your ridiculous comment just shows how LOW you will go to misrepresent me. How is that a Christian behavior? It isn't. So stop making stuff up. It's basically LYING.

Maybe they’ll even start playing word games and making the best of it. Hardly any weeping, wailing, or gnashing or literal teeth involved.
Your comments just get weirder and weirder.

You forgot about the “no more pain, no more tears” bit in Revelation 21 when all things have been made new.
Why would you think such a stupid thing? That verse refers ONLY to the believers. There will be no more tears or pain for them, and them alone.

Why in the world would anyone think that verse would apply to anyone who was cast into the LOF?

Explain how you fixation on eternal pain and suffering meshes with Revelation 21 if you can.
It is YOUR OWN GROSS misunderstanding of my position that can't be "meshed" with reality. Sheesh.

I said:
It is LITERAL. All humans are destined to die ONCE, and then the judgment. For believers, that judgment is the Bema, where they will be rewarded or not. And they won't die again.
And then... (Unspecified amount of time passes) … the judgement.
Huh? Believers will physically die ONCE. Then the Bema. No more death.

According to Matthew 10:28 the other option is being destroyed body and soul in hell; the first death.
There are no choices, so NO options. You should know that. Jesus was simply making the point that God IS ABLE to destroy the soul in hell. But we know that He DOESN'T do that, otherwise, there would be no unbelievers at the GWT judgment, and no souls to receive their physical bodies in the unbelievers' resurrection.

You should think through your thoughts and views BEFORE you post such nonsense.

The second death will be like the first death.
Your comments are really getting strange. The "first death" is physical death only. Or prove that the unbeliever's soul dies too when the body dies the first time.

Not to flex, but my biblical knowledge is clearly more refined than yours which is stunning because I think you’re much older than me.
What is really stunning is your complete lack of reality here. You have cornered yourself by your comments and you don't even realize it.

Unfortunately you had the disadvantage of being indoctrinated into a denomination.
What denomination was that? I never ever said anything about a denomination. So you are just making up stuff again and again.

I had the advantage of just being a student of the Bible and taught by the Holy Spirit.
Well, He gives you an F for rejection of the truth that you've been given.

I said:
Are you denying that unbelievers will receive their physical bodies by by resurrection??
Your questions are becoming increasingly absurd.
Your comment confirms my suspicion about your lack of biblical knowledge. Obviously you don't want to (or can't) answer my very simple and straightforward question. Nothing hard about it.

Dan 12:2 - Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.

John 5:28,29
28 “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice
29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.

Acts 24:15 - and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

3 passages: the blue words refer to the resurrection of believers and the red words refer to the resurrection of unbelievers.

And yet, you can't answer a simple question, based on 3 passages that are quite clear.

[QUORE]You just drone on and on. [/QUOTE]
That's what "students" say when they are bored and aren't paying attention. Maybe that explains why you get an F from the Holy Spirit.


Quite frankly it isn’t interesting. I’m solid in my beliefs, no thanks I don’t want to join your cult of eternal torment.
"cult of ECT". That says everything. You are really dug in to your false doctrine.
 
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Well, He gives you an F for rejection of the truth that you've been given.
From a standpoint of error you presume to speak on behalf of the Holy Spirit of God. That’s what’s stunning. The rest of your nonsense doesn’t even deserve a response. I was talking to you to be a good sport because I don’t block people, but you’re not reachable.

You’re really dug into your false doctrine. In the end let’s let God judge us. There are over two dozen verses to support what I am saying so I’m 100% confident of getting approved for that.

You literally have nothing but indirect inferences and assumptions. Roll the dice if you wish.
 
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True, that is why Heinrich Himmler killed himself with a cyanide capsule. He thought death was an escape.
A ceasing to exist. Which is a lie from Satan.
And had he read the Bible he would have KNOWN that was the death of the EARTH BODY ONLY, and NOT the death of BOTH the body and soul, which takes place at THE 2ND DEATH.




In your opinion. Not in Spiritual reality.

Eternal life as defined by the BIble is certainly not a simple awareness of being.
Eternal life as defined by the Bible is wholeness of spirit, soul & body.


Mere consciousness is not living eternally as The Bible defines it.
Jesus didn't say the fire prepared was temporary. He said it was eternal.
It wouldn't need to be eternal if spirit-beings ever ceased to exist.



“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

~Matt 25:41
In the Greek it is clear to see THE FIRE ETERNAL

Matt 25:41 Then will He say also to those on left Depart from Me those being cursed into the fire eternal having been prepared for the devil and the angels of him


Our God is a consuming fire. God is eternal. Fire is eternal.

The 'lake' was prepared, for the devil,

THE ETERNAL FIRE ALREADY EXISTED.
 
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FreeGrace2 said:
Well, He gives you an F for rejection of the truth that you've been given.
From a standpoint of error you presume to speak on behalf of the Holy Spirit of God.
Boy are you confused. I quote Scripture, which means the Holy Spirit speaks for Himself.

That’s what’s stunning. The rest of your nonsense doesn’t even deserve a response. I was talking to you to be a good sport because I don’t block people, but you’re not reachable.
You are not reachable, and have no excuse because you have SEEN the truth but you close your eyes to it.

You’re really dug into your false doctrine.
Said the digger.

In the end let’s let God judge us.
"let Him"??? We don't have to "let Him". He will regardless.

There are over two dozen verses to support what I am saying so I’m 100% confident of getting approved for that.
But none of them speak directly of the soul being destroyed. So there's that.

And, your recent stunner that you believe the "second death" follows the "first death of body and soul in Hades. So, if that were true, why would Jesus bother giving an account of 2 souls in Hades after they physically died?

You see, you just don't think any of this through. You make claims that create contradictions you can't explain.

You literally have nothing but indirect inferences and assumptions. Roll the dice if you wish.
No thanks. You can keep your dice to roll yourself. It is you with the indirect inference and PRESUMPTIONS.

You think body and soul of unbelievers will "cease to exist" in Hades, yet Jesus told us of 2 who died and went to Hades, one to Paradise and the other to torments. So your claim is FALSE on its face.
 
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And had he read the Bible he would have KNOWN that was the death of the EARTH BODY ONLY, and NOT the death of BOTH the body and soul, which takes place at THE 2ND DEATH.[/QUOTE]
Right. You need to inform your buddy about that fact. He thinks both the body and soul will "cease to exist" at physical death, and then (somehow magically) will again die (which means cease to exist) at the LOF.

He needs help. Lots of it. Oh, I just remembered. You have me on ignore. Too back you won't see this and help your buddy.
 
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GOD TELLS US WHAT A SOUL IS
Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, (BODY) and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; (SPIRIT)
and man became a living soul. (body and breath of life)



If it were GODS TRUTH and 'THE SOUL' was to be 'tormented forever'

that would REQUIRE

THE BREATH OF LIFE and THE DUST OF THE EARTH to be TORMENTED FOREVER


If it were GODS TRUTH 'THE BODY' died yet there was still to be 'eternal tormenting' taking place

that would REQUIRE

THE BREATH OF LIFE would be TORMENTED FOREVER as it would be the only thing left of the man made a living soul.


NEITHER of those things are any more acceptable that AN UNJUST PUNISHMENT given by a JUST GOD.


Eternal torture is not JUST, RIGHT NOR HOLY. As such, it is IMPOSSIBLE for God to sentence anyone to it. This is basic common sense UNTIL DECEPTION gets in there and takes two words that perfectly describe the final punishment of the 2nd death as something that is for ever

and twists it into

never dying at all but being tortured for ever.
 
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FreeGrace2 said:
Well, He gives you an F for rejection of the truth that you've been given.

Boy are you confused. I quote Scripture, which means the Holy Spirit speaks for Himself.


You are not reachable, and have no excuse because you have SEEN the truth but you close your eyes to it.


Said the digger.


"let Him"??? We don't have to "let Him". He will regardless.


But none of them speak directly of the soul being destroyed. So there's that.

And, your recent stunner that you believe the "second death" follows the "first death of body and soul in Hades. So, if that were true, why would Jesus bother giving an account of 2 souls in Hades after they physically died?

You see, you just don't think any of this through. You make claims that create contradictions you can't explain.


No thanks. You can keep your dice to roll yourself. It is you with the indirect inference and PRESUMPTIONS.

You think body and soul of unbelievers will "cease to exist" in Hades, yet Jesus told us of 2 who died and went to Hades, one to Paradise and the other to torments. So your claim is FALSE on its face.
Biggest point of disconnect I am seeing is that the truth doesn’t change even when words are said to the contrary. The truth is like a train and this train doesn’t stop to consider your false doctrines. Possibly we’ll never see eye-to-eye on this.

Since you’re wrong then you’ll not understand what is being said. This is the case in your situation. I, however, can understand all things and I’m able to sympathize with those who don’t know what they’re talking about.

That’s how I am able to continually try to reach you. I’ve been in your shoes before and those with the truth about hell and the lake of fire ran circles around me when I talked to them, much like how I am doing to you. Don’t take this as a point of defeat, just submit to the word of God and you’ll be even more blessed for it. God doesn’t withhold good things from obedient servants.
 
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GOD TELLS US WHAT A SOUL IS
Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, (BODY) and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; (SPIRIT)
and man became a living soul. (body and breath of life)
Everyone knows this. Where is the verse that doesn't just say that God "is able" to kill body and soul, but actually WILL kill body and soul?

[QUOTE\If it were GODS TRUTH and 'THE SOUL' was to be 'tormented forever'

that would REQUIRE

THE BREATH OF LIFE and THE DUST OF THE EARTH to be TORMENTED FOREVER
No it wouldn't. Your buddy gave us all the verses about unbelievers dying, which he twists to mean "cease to exist".

If it were GODS TRUTH 'THE BODY' died yet there was still to be 'eternal tormenting' taking place
The soul.

that would REQUIRE

THE BREATH OF LIFE would be TORMENTED FOREVER as it would be the only thing left of the man made a living soul.
Nope.

NEITHER of those things are any more acceptable that AN UNJUST PUNISHMENT given by a JUST GOD.
Were you the one who described ECT as CRUEL? I can't keep yours and Runner's posts apart.

Eternal torture is not JUST, RIGHT NOR HOLY.
What do you think Rev 20:10 SAYS?

As such, it is IMPOSSIBLE for God to sentence anyone to it.
You are guilty of projection, or transference. God isn't as emotional as you are.
 
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FreeGrace2 said:
None of this refers to the immaterial soul. All of this refers to the human body.
THE IMMATERIAL part of the soul is the BREATH OF LIFE.
Yes sir. Now, show me the verse that says tht God WILL kill the body and soul. Being able to doesn't mean He WILL. There needs to be a verse that says so.

"is able" never means "will".
 
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That’s how I am able to continually try to reach you. I’ve been in your shoes before and those with the truth about hell and the lake of fire ran circles around me when I talked to them, much like how I am doing to you. Don’t take this as a point of defeat, just submit to the word of God and you’ll be even more blessed for it. God doesn’t withhold good things from obedient servants.
So then, you once HAD the TRUTH. Too bad you bailed. Deception is an ugly thing.
 
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FreeGrace2 said:
None of this refers to the immaterial soul. All of this refers to the human body.

Yes sir. Now, show me the verse that says tht God WILL kill the body and soul. Being able to doesn't mean He WILL. There needs to be a verse that says so.

"is able" never means "will".
Matthew 19:26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
(TIME WAS SHORTENED, wonder why?)

Matthew 26:39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.


Romans 11:23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.


Hebrews 11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

Hebrews 11:18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

Hebrews 11:19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
 
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So then, you once HAD the TRUTH. Too bad you bailed. Deception is an ugly thing.
There are two groups of people in this world:

First group is the one that you are in believes this:

Genesis 3:4
4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

and the group I’m in is believes this:

Genesis 2:17
17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

I’m on Yahweh’s side.
 
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FreeGrace2 said:
None of this refers to the immaterial soul. All of this refers to the human body.

Yes sir. Now, show me the verse that says tht God WILL kill the body and soul. Being able to doesn't mean He WILL. There needs to be a verse that says so.

"is able" never means "will".


John 3:10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

John 3:11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

John 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

John 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

John 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

John 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
John 3:21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
 
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FreeGrace2 said:
None of this refers to the immaterial soul. All of this refers to the human body.

Yes sir. Now, show me the verse that says tht God WILL kill the body and soul. Being able to doesn't mean He WILL. There needs to be a verse that says so.

"is able" never means "will".
2nd DEATH


What do you see as EXISTING in the lake of fire?


We know it is not the body as you have stated many times

We know it is not the spirit because when the body dies the spirit returns to the one who gave it

We know it is not the soul because it is the breath of life and the body that make man into a soul
 
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And had he read the Bible he would have KNOWN that was the death of the EARTH BODY ONLY, and NOT the death of BOTH the body and soul, which takes place at THE 2ND DEATH.
Right. You need to inform your buddy about that fact. He thinks both the body and soul will "cease to exist" at physical death, and then (somehow magically) will again die (which means cease to exist) at the LOF.

He needs help. Lots of it. Oh, I just remembered. You have me on ignore. Too back you won't see this and help your buddy.[/QUOTE]

I don't believe you believe that. I don't believe you believe he needs lots of help. You don't think he has read about the 'dead' rising and not being judged for 1000 years? How can anyone believe you if you are willing to write these things?

GOD is ABLE to destroy both body and soul in hell. And HE DOES. He ALSO doesn't. How do we know?

Because there is a resurrection OF SOME OF THE DEAD, but not all of them where Jesus returns. Both the just and the unjust. There is also AT THE END of the Lords Day when 'the sea, death and hell will deliver up their dead to go into the lake of fire. THEY were 'destroyed in hell' the lake of fire bringing about their blotting out their ceasing to exist them being of the former things NOT having been found in the book of life. BUT you probably still only see ONE Resurrection. You probably still don't believe that when Christ rose that the graves were opened and HE TOOK those GOD HAD GIVEN HIM to heaven, and has been bringing those who while they LIVED believed and NEVER DIE EVER SINCE.

One false doctrine sets ALL that come after it as false. And if the FIRST one doesn't get you Satan has made sure there are LOTS of little exits off the narrrow path along the way and they all have ONE THING IN COMMON

THEY don't take what is written as Gods truth but always they ask the same thing YEA, HATH GOD SAID? and either twist, add or subtract from there.

When a body and soul have gone into the lake of fire, their punishment of death, the 2nd death has taken place. It remains that way forever.


YOU CLAIM they MEAN something else.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW is

do you agree that they COULD ALSO DESCRIBE WHAT WE ARE SAYING THEY DESCRIBE or not?
 

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do you agree that they COULD ALSO DESCRIBE WHAT WE ARE SAYING THEY DESCRIBE or not?
We have seen the lengths they go to in order to prop up their beliefs, denying plain word meanings, changing word meanings, adding to the Word of God, rearranging word sequences to make Scripture say something it does not, believing things that Bible does not specifically articulate while claiming at the same time that others must show an exact sequence of words that reflect what they believe (as with the destruction of body and soul in hell). In other words, their double standards and willful hypocrisy blind them to the truth, and they cannot even acknowledge that their position rests on the lie of the serpent at the heart of the fall of man and corruption of all creation. In fact they repeatedly promote other lies of non-believers above the revealed written Word of God, such as death is nothing to fear.
 
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We have seen the lengths they go to in order to prop up their beliefs, denying plain word meanings, changing word meanings, adding to the Word of God, rearranging word sequences to make Scripture say something it does not, believing things that Bible does not specifically articulate while claiming at the same time that others must show an exact sequence of words that reflect what they believe (as with the destruction of body and soul in hell). In other words, their double standards and willful hypocrisy blind them to the truth, and they cannot even acknowledge that their position rests on the lie of the serpent at the heart of the fall of man and corruption of all creation. In fact they repeatedly promote other lies of non-believers above the revealed written Word of God, such as death is nothing to fear.
It is obvious it is something more than reading and writing comprehension. If we can't take what is simply written to mean what can be simply understood, then THERE is another agenda.

As for me, I am finding many new connection and verses I've never seen in support of one another before, even though they keep repeating the same one or two points. I keep thinking 'there can't be anything else written about this' or 'there can't be other way to look at it' and then, bam, I get lead somewhere else. It's crazy how much there is. If I wasn't on a solid foundation before, I am on one now. Praise GOD!!!