Consider what Jesus said:
"Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you." - Matthew 11:24
If it will be "more tolerable" for some than others, does this mean that some will suffer more anguish in hell?
2006-12-04 05:56:45 · 18 answers · asked by 5solas 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is legitimate debate on this among those of The True Christian Faith. However, it dose not relate to Salvation. so for those who are "saved" there is no concern there... All who are not saved will be eternaly seperated from God... that is not going to be a good thing regardless of degree of punishment.
2006-12-04 06:02:11 · answer #1 · answered by idahomike2 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is no evidence of any kind that there is such a thing as "hell." Or heaven, or god, or anything else in your superstitious fairy tale.
There's also no evidence that what you quoted was ever said by "jesus" -- you do know that Matthew wrote his "gospel" 50 years or so after jesus was dead, and that he never met him in person or heard him say anything, right?
What a better world we would have if half the energy devoted to determining the "rules" of a fairy-tale afterlife were instead devoted to making life on this earth better...
Sigh.
2006-12-04 14:01:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think what Jesus was saying here is that as bad as what happened during the Judgment of Sodom that Hell will be even worse than that
2006-12-04 13:59:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You're thinking Dante's Inferno-which he wrote as a way to get back at those who ticked him off and exiled him. That verse is saying- you thought that the destruction of Sodom was bad-Hell will be WAY worse. There's no different levels- remember that all sin is equal in God's eyes.
2006-12-04 13:59:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
At a recent Boy Scout camping trip, the boys found the carcasses of two deer shot for their antlers (actually one was a doe). I'd like to think there is--yes!!!
2006-12-04 14:03:49 · answer #5 · answered by MustangGT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And this should matter to non christians (don't use the word unbelievers. It implies that non christians don't believe in anything at all which is a lie and only shows your complete lack of education) why exactly?
2006-12-04 14:00:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Dante's Inferno outlines several rings of hell, for various transgressions. For more information, see the expansion of a rapidly growing hell:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28898
2006-12-04 13:58:40 · answer #7 · answered by STFU Dude 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People believe there are levels in Hell but i am not sure and i don't find much details in Bible. Anyway that is last place for a person to go to...
2006-12-04 14:00:18 · answer #8 · answered by John 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would seem that some form of gradation will take place. However, Dante's version was a literary vision, and not meant to be a theological thesis.
2006-12-04 14:03:54 · answer #9 · answered by Boilerfan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The principle anguish of hell is absolute and eternal separation from God. There are not different levels of absolute or different levels of eternal.
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2006-12-04 14:02:16 · answer #10 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋