like it's a constant beesting instead of fire and pain. would you start committing sins and not care about anything anymore?
2006-10-14 13:47:43 · 26 answers · asked by jerse15 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
you are misunderstanding what hell is.
God in His mercy is allowing us to live here on earth, wallowing in our own sin. He is offering us a chance to choose him now.
If we don't choose Him, we choose eternal separation from Him. that would be hell in itself, but that being said, "eternal damnation" "the pit" "hell" will not be a place where you will be able to contemplate if you like it or not. It will just be a horrible place that trust me - you will not like
2006-10-14 13:52:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO! Hell IS that bad - read the book of Revelation in the Bible.
Wailing and gnashing of teeth isn't a fun thing to me!
You go to hell and your gonna suffer! There is NO WAY I
would start commiting sins and not caring about it! That, in my
opinion is the stupidest thing a person can do! When You die
your gonna face God - the Almighty and He is gonna decide
what your fate is - would you be so careless to try and test Him?
satan tried that and it didn't work for him either! And he's headed
for the lake of fire at the end of the world.
You better be watching your P's & Q's & stay humble.
God does exist and He IS watching!
2006-10-14 20:54:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If hell isn't so bad, then you can put yout Bible in the trash can for it means nothing and when you die you just go to the grave. Does the following verses sound like fun? Matthew 24: 51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Luke 16: 23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, Luke 16: 24 And 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. Revelation 20: 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. Revelation 20: 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
2006-10-14 21:13:13 · answer #3 · answered by Ray W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wages of sin is DEATH, in contrast with the gift of God which is eternal LIFE. So hell is like a deep dreamless sleep, in the grave. The second death though, there will be no resurrection from that. The main text used to prove that Hell is a place of eternal torment is Luke 16, and it has to be an allegory, for it clashes with other plain scriptures that teach that the dead are unconscious in the grave, in a state of 'sleep'. Ecclesiastes 9:5 plainly says that "the dead know not anything". God told Adam and Eve, "for dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return".
2006-10-14 21:05:24 · answer #4 · answered by harridan5 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know the forecast of hell in the conscious and many and anybody with one can tell you after committing something you are ashamed of lives and wear and tear you down to nothing or insanity!
so this example should be good enough for all to do what is most proper and go about helping and being about principle over personality!
2006-10-14 20:53:23 · answer #5 · answered by wise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The original hell of the bible wasn't a torturous pit of fire that Dante describe in his famous poem "Dante's inferno”. The original hell was a place without god, or being forsaken by god. I don’t believe in hell, heaven or god but I’m pointing out facts from the bible. If I was you I wouldn’t worry about such a place and focus on how to make earth a better place.
Even if hell doesn't exist it doesn't mean you can do whatever you please. Humans are social creatures and if do kill someone chances are you won't live a very sirene life.
Its called the atheist contract.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkBjMf1PtvA&mode=related&search=
2006-10-14 20:54:13 · answer #6 · answered by Reload 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God is the source of everything that is good - peace, love, joy, goodness, tenderness, compassion, rest, self-esteem, etc. Hell is absolute separation from God, and therefore absolute separation from everything good. All that can be found in hell is the total opposite of all that is good - evil, unrest, anger, hatred, suffering, unrest. Even good sights and sounds and scents are reflections of God's goodness. Therefore hell can provide only the most horrendous, loathsome sounds and smells and sights. How could this be "not so bad"???
2006-10-14 21:06:25 · answer #7 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think hell might not necessarily be a fire and brimstone place, but more like a place where no good is possible. I could go into the Christian theology about common grace, but I'm sure you don't want to hear that. I think it'll be like everyone is in Grand Theft Auto and everyone is as evil as they possibly can, but instead of going to the hospital when you die, you'll just be full of pain and never will be able to escape it.
Sounds fun, but not when you're getting your *** kicked.
2006-10-14 20:51:07 · answer #8 · answered by iamharm 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hell is the worst thing that could ever happen to anyone, constant internal and external pain, separation from everyone, complete darkness...
2006-10-14 20:50:09 · answer #9 · answered by beardedredhead7 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not so much the punishment, but the total abandonment from God and those who love him.
To be shut out in the blackness of darkness forever, without hope..... forever,and ever, and ever....."The smoke of their torment shall rise forever and ever. Dear friend human language cannot describe it... Jesus said "flee from the wrath to come"
2006-10-14 21:00:21 · answer #10 · answered by perrin556 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋