suffering in hell.?

Question

Theologians say that the suffering in hell is being seperated by God nor so much a physical suffering. But what if you die hating and rejecting God. Would you still suffer being seperated by God even though you dont want to be with him?

Answer 1

If we don't want to be with God--which would lead one to believe that a person would not ask God to forgive their sins--then He has no alternative but to send someone to hell. God never intended for ANYONE to go to hell (Matthew 18:14), but if we reject Him, since He can't allow sin in His presence, He has no choice but to let us go to hell, because He has no other option. It's not His fault that people end up there, because He has given us the offer of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus.

As for suffering not being physical torment, I'm not sure how that can be concluded from Scripture. Wishful thinking doesn't count. The Bible is clear in many passages--the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, and the many passages that refer to "weeping and gnashing of teeth" among them--that punishment is indeed experienced physically. But again, we can't blame God if we reject Him and give Him no other choice of where we will end up.

Answer 2

Yes.

Is there suffering now? Yes, there is. Many believe it is just one of those conditions of life on earth. Others know that it is because people are divorced from God in one way or the other. That is, we are all suffering now on account of our choice to live apart from God. Those of us who seek God and have reconciled with him through his gift of mercy suffer much less, but we still suffer, this being a fallen world.

So, if you see the suffering in the world, and come to know that it is because we have offended God, you will have a better idea of what an eternity of suffering will be like. But eternal suffering will be pure, because the final choice will have been made. Today, there are good things to even out the suffering of life on earth--because we still live in a realm of choice, and we live in a world where some have chosen God...and so God does send some gifts into this world.

I guess the problem is that perhaps you don't quite understand what living entirely apart from God on account of your own choice means. Take the worst of all suffering you see and experience in this world, distill and amplify it, and project it into eternity. In eternity--it's true--your choice to hate God will remain. But the suffering you endure will be acute and extreme, and there will be no relief. No kittens, no warm baths, no smiles from neighbors and friends, no hugs from family, no watching someone you love do something great, no stumbling upon awesome books to read...none of the stuff that normally evens out the suffering of earthly life.

Answer 3

JUST LEARN THE MEANINGS OF HELL

Acts 2:27-35 Jesus resurrected from sepulchre hell, a cave, a tomb or grave. 31 times in the O.T.
Jude 6; 1Pet.3:18-20; 2Pet.2:4 Angels in tartarus prison hell, are content and can not sin as in Gen.6:2,4; but the resurrected Jesus goes to visit them and angels do not die Luke 20:34-36;
Hell fire is death and burial by fire or burial by fire Mark 9:42-48 the city dump in the day of Jesus and the practice od Rome concerning it. Matt.10:28 disciples not to worry.
2Chr.28:1-4; Jer.7:30.31; 19:2-5 is time people sacrificed there children in the place.VALLEY OF THE SON OF HINNOM IS OUTSIDE THE WALL OF JERUSALEM ON ANY BIBLE MAP

Answer 4

You will find your answer in Revelation 21:8 and there are scriptures that say there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth in hell and the smoke of their torement will go up foever and ever. So it is pretty explicit on the discription of hell, also read Revelation 20: verses 11 thru 15 this is the final place for the unsaved dead.

Answer 5

If you died hating and rejecting your parents, would the void of Love that you didn't feel create an emptiness that could not be filled? So is the Love of God and the joy of sharing that Love.

Answer 6

Yes. I'd think after death you'd become aware of what you missed and rejected all your life.
You'd probably begin to feel the impact of what you've done and want what you don't have; the everlasting life with God.

Answer 7

Fyodor Dostoevsky says:
"What is hell?" I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.

Answer 8

God is absolutely perfectly good, therefore the absence of God would be completely evil. Even if you don't want God, it will be complete torture.

Answer 9

Yes, because God is the source of all good things.

Answer 10

there really isnt much point to the question, if we dont have a relationship with him now how can we notice any difference when we have none after we are dead.