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Tombro, why do you accept commentary by Edward Fudge more than listening to the EVERLASTING , inerrant Word of God?
I know why, my Christ bro, with the 2nd coolest, cutest-looking 'pit' in all the land, no one can show you proof of The soul immortal, of 'perish' meaning rot away in death's suffering grip, not annihlated but a eating fire (consummation) that ever lasts, that 'gnashing of teeth' is not anger in context to hell.even though it is indeed anger for sadduccees emotions tiding on Stephen in Acts 7:54.
I am with more everlasting fire verses than I know what to do with for your feeding. But you choose 'Fudge' over God''s word on this, no?
Because The Word of God is clear, many picturesque paintings of the grueling sorrow of hell, where Matthew 25:30.says there will be 'weeping and gnashing of teeth.' This context is not , as you say, 'anger' nor 'anguish,' this picture is of people separated from God, grinding their teeth, tombro, refers to what?
Hatred
hell will not be a good place at all, horror of horrors and thilose thinking when they die off on Earth thinking they get off easy, just burning a bit before fainting and dying forevermore, think again.
Hell is everlastingvto everlasting, forever eternal, just like life, except it is forever death
Daniel does not lie does he, a major prophet of God says, some will awake from post-life body (not soul, rev. 20:4 is clear our souls go to Lord upon earthly death) to 'everlasting life, some to everlasting contempt.' Dan. 12:2
I know you just taking abstance you feel led on, The Lord leads, Gid bless your work when its for Him, Tom. I pray, too, I do not false teach on this, but, tombro, don't let people OFF God''s hook, for God will make examples and liars in their own sin even of those that deaden His great Word . Gid will let those that adulterate His Truth to wickedly go their way unto their everlasting death.
Tombro, The good news is that you are not in danger of destruction of life on earth, no, this is not a salvation issue, however, if is a false teacher issue, and , scripture is clear that teachers will be judged more by God..
So, be sure you are hearing God and not Fudge , don't fudge on this, for it could make someone decide hell is not so bad afterall. Oh, tombro, hell is bad, worse than we can utterly imagine....
IF one things Satan is going to ruin them on Earth , wait until you have no God to assuage you in hell after you die. Hell?
Unduly Unbearable? No, horror-ibly unimaginable.
Homework: The original greek has a word for 'perish,' and it = appolumi
Look it up, brother, tombro, blessings Christ bro