Born Again Christians Only: Information about Hell?

Question

Last week my neighbour Archie Futtock burned to death in his car on the I70.

As a Born Again Christian I think he will go to hell. This is because he was a sinner.

If he was burned, this means only his body was destroyed and his soul is still intact.

So then his soul goes to hell. Our preacher says hell is full of fire and brimstone.

But I am worried that his soul might not suffer.

If the car wreck did not burn his soul, then how will hell burn his soul, or even make his soul uncomfortable?

Are souls fireproof because they are made from invisible materials like asbestos?

I need some serious theological help from you experts please.

Answer 1

Im a free christian ,born again in truth ,not into a church that preaches hell

Answer 2

It is not our place to wish someone will suffer. Only God can judge a soul and apparently he saw fit that your neighbor die in a fiery wreck. You did not state why you believe your neighbor deserves to go to Hell. I think it is sinful that you worry that someone won't suffer enough. Worry about your own soul. Depending on who you ask Hell is not actually made of "fire and brimstone" but Hell is a place where you will NEVER be in God's light or experience God's love. Talk to your preacher and see what they say. If he tells you that your neighbor is burning in Hell and smiles then you need to run, run far away because anyone who gets pleasure from someone else's misery (no matter how bad that person was) is not a person of God.

P.S. I'm not Christian but this is as close to a Christian answer as I could come up with. If you're just joking - shame on you :)

Answer 3

Hi,
The "hell" you ask about is not a place of fire or torment. It simply means grave or hole in the ground.....where everyone goes by the way. The place of fire is called the second death or Lake of Fire, and it is found in the Book of Revelation. This is the place where Satan and his followers are thrown to be totally destroyed. Some religions confuse the Lake of Fire with Hell. They are two different things all together. The hell you ask about is a doctrine of men and doesn't exist. Also, it's important to know that death and Hades will be thrown into the Lake of Fire to be destroyed too, so this shows that there is total destruction there, and not some long drawn out eternal suffering that some belief systems teach. Let's stick to scripture to get the story straight!

Answer 4

Actually hell is NOT the last place. Hell is where all the dead sould go awaiting judgement, sinners and saved ones. And there is no fire or brimstone there, I believe the sould sleep until the rising (resurection) of those in Christ, then the rapture and finally the judgement of the sinners. where they will be directed to the next and final place.

The final place is the lake of fire, it is some kind of prison, where the sinners will be joined by the devil and his followers, with the beast and the false prophet. The bible doesn't say much about it in details, yes it talks about fire and brimstone Especially in Revelation chapter 20.

Though, I believe the real punishment is not as much the physical pain, (yes all the resurected will be given a body!)
But the fact it is a place of darkness, of cold (perhaps flames will be the only light and a bit of warmth, don't know) but mostly it is the total absence of God's presence, love, truth and light that will be the worst. Here on earth, God is with some, and can be with all if they chose to but He forsaw it, and He know that He would call many but very few would answer his call to repentence.

But as I said, the Bible doesn't give us many information about the condition of the sould in the lake of fire, I believe it is not important to know that, only that we can avoid it if we trully give our life to Jesus. THat is the important point of the Bible.

Ask the Lord in prayer to clarify this for you, (he always clarifies things for me when I give them to Him so I see His truth and not people's interpretation) but if you don't get an answer, know that it is because it is not of your concern, your concern is to focus on God, His will, and to spread the gospel WITH LOVE and not harshness and pounding.

Now why are you worried he is not going to suffer, are you a crual person, mean unforgiving person? Remember that God will forgive those who forgive others!!!

Answer 5

The lake of fire is a place to purify souls of evil. Though some translations say eternity I think the actual idea is that it is for an age - seems like an eternity. I'm still studying this concept.

The bible lists various things we translate as hell:

sheol - a hidden place. Ancient hebrews had no idea where souls went, they called this unknown place sheol or the grave.

Ghenna was a literal place. A nasty garbage dump that deprived a person of a proper burial. Not a very dignified way to go.

Hades was a place the greeks thought was the abode of the dead. Similiar to sheol.

Lake of fire was a place to purify things of evil. Fire and brimstone are both symbols of cleansing. Why would you want to cleanse something if you weren't going to use it later?

Answer 6

You've got to be kidding.

For a follower of Christ, you show very little love, concern, or regret over your lost neighbor. Our Bible teaches us that "Love does not rejoice over evil, but rejoices in the truth". In no way should you be hoping that your neighbor is suffering. The Germans have a word for this, which I don't know how to spell, which means rejoicing in another's suffering. No Christian--no person, really--should do this.

Frankly, I don't believe your story. But whether it's true or not, if you're concerned that your neighbor won't suffer enough, you've missed the point.

From Luke 9:
54When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them[c]?" 55But Jesus turned and rebuked them, 56and[d] they went to another village.

Luke 9:54 Some manuscripts them, even as Elijah did
Luke 9:56 Some manuscripts them. And he said, "You do not know what kind of spirit you are of, for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them." 56 And

Answer 7

Yes, you do need help. Did you ask your preacher about this? I'm sure he is full of wisdom on the matter. Let me just say that God can do anything he wants. If poor Archie's body is no longer, I'm sure his soul can be tortured in hell for eternity just as much as his body would have been.

Answer 8

You are a saucy boy! It's a good thing those prairie dogs didn't eat your head like my female hamster ate the male hamster's head. Still, the trauma of your living with prairie dogs, then monkeys, I mean monks, did take its toll. I mean, did you read what you wrote? You are the little sadist, aren't you?

Say, are you related to that boy that was raised by badgers? There was a book based on his ordeal that my fifth grade friends read called Incident at Hawk's Hill.

You do this very well. It's fun. Keep it coming.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

First of all..we can tell by your statements that you are neither a born-again Christian, nor do you want a sincere answer.

But I will give you one anyway.........

Only God knows where judgement will take a person. As for how exactly your spirit will suffer in hell..the bible says it is torment..that should be enough for you.