How many believe Hell is forever, never ending?

Question

I believe that hell is real...but it doesn't last forever and ever. it may last for billiions of years but not throughout all eternity. How many believe the same?

Well....heaps of verses in the bible says that the wicked shall die...they shall be no more...they shall perish...and the only way is to receive eternal life, otherwise they die...it's quite plain and clear in the bible...eternal death means death forever...not eternal life in hell!

Answer 1

Hell and all those who are in it is destroyed by fire after the great white throne judgment. After the second advent of Christ the word of God will be taught to the masses during a thousand year period (the Lord's day). And then satan is let loose again for a short season. After that comes the Great White Throne Judgment and the destruction of hell and occupants. And they will be no more.

Answer 2

ok, first, dear lady, heaven and hell are two states.
Heaven, is the state where we can find God, when we die, and be happy with Him.
and
Hell, is the state, where "people banished from God's kingdom" are sent. They are also called as "fallen angels",
like Satan.

Remember the parable of Jesus, maybe it's about vineyard, or something...and states like this..
"those who will yield fruits, shall be taken care, and those who are dry (like branches) are thrown to eternal fire."
it's somewhat like that.

a parable of a visitor of a master's party, wherein a man just enters, impure, not clothes, and dirty, unlike the others who are clean and white and the master said "go away, and never return",

The white represents the people who died for God's sake, followed his commandments,
and
those who are not dressed, dirty and impure, are the people who rejected him, thus,
the master, who is God, rejects them too.

well, okay, whenever we say "eternal" it means that it's forever, a forever damnation to those who sinned against the Father, the place where people (the bad guys) suffer for their sins they made when they were still living.

I don't think that it's like a prison wherein you can have a sentence of 10 years..etc..then you'll be freed.

We're talking about God's providence here, God's own way of making justice, those who are with Him, are totally happy, as those who are not are banished from the kingdom and punished.

-just simply reflect on this.
God already gave us enough chance to live, enough time to correct our mistakes, and infinite forgiveness and mercy when we sinned, and even infinite graces, why should we hurt and offend Him? Why did we burdened Jesus more? Jesus carries the cross, and that is us. He carried us till his death, and purchased us to save us from the eternal flames of death.

He is still carrying this cross up to this day - and which is more heavier than the past. And only few "Cyrene"s came and helped Him carry the heavy burden. Let us not sin, for it offends and hurts him more.

now, tell me, if you were Jesus, or God, would you give the soul another chance, if he/she died being corrupt,immoral,being selfish, and the worst is that being a burden to him?..God will surely say.."I've given you the chance already..oh well, I don't want burdens in my paradise..so get out" God will be angry..and surely, if you're him, you could've done that too. And it is God's own providence, his own justice, on what a certain person did, after giving him/her the free will and intellect in his/her life.

so.,hell is forever..it is what we call death. Death is not death when we die. We will surely resurrect soon, just as Jesus did.

Answer 3

And if a debt for crimes against god may be paid via laying the punishment on an harmless celebration and that's ok for divine justice, then why do adult adult males waste lots time determining guilt and innocence of their seek for human justice? Does guy own a stronger experience of justice than god? Christianity is fraught with all varieties of issues that have not got any logical answer. the real believer must be prepared to overlook approximately even the main evident discrepancies because of the fact faith won't be able to stand up to the scrutiny of reason and good judgment without withering decrease than the illumination.

Answer 4

Hell is two different things. First, it is another name for spirit prison, a place in the postmortal spirit world for those who have “died in their sins, without a knowledge of the truth, or in transgression, having rejected the prophets” . This is a temporary state in which spirits will be taught the gospel and have the opportunity to repent and accept ordinances of salvation that are performed for them in temples . Those who accept the gospel may dwell in paradise until the Resurrection.

1 Corinthians 15
29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?

1 Peter 4
6 For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

1 Peter 3
18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

John 5
25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

Christ preached the same thing to the spirits (dead people) that he did to the living, repentence, faith, baptism, etc. So how do they receive baptism since you need a body? Someone is baptized on their behalf as Paul said. After Christ was resurrected there were those who continued to carry on his message to the dead, the same as when he left disciples behind at his death.

Psalm 16
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell;

Revelations 20
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

After they are resurrected and judged, they will receive the degree of glory of which they are worthy. Those who choose not to repent but who are not sons of perdition will remain in spirit prison until the end of the Millennium, when they will be freed from hell and punishment and be resurrected to a lower glory.

Revelations 20
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Second, the word hell is used to refer to outer darkness, which is the dwelling place of the devil, his angels, and the sons of perdition. Sons of perdition are those who receive “no forgiveness in this world nor in the world to come—having denied the Holy Spirit after having received it, and having denied the Only Begotten Son of the Father, having crucified him unto themselves and put him to an open shame” Such individuals will not inherit a place in any kingdom of glory; for them the conditions of hell remain

Answer 5

To understand why people have misconception about word hell is a process used and started by the Clergy Class to cause fear in people so they would go to church and pay.more.
This was more prominent in earlier times and only a minority of Clergy use it today. Today they are more on the entertainment business to get people to church.
The English word Hell is now known as an equal to the Greek word Hades, and the Hebrew word Sheol. (The Common Grave of Mankind).
Webster’s Dictionary says that the English word “hell” is equal to the Hebrew word Sheol and the Greek word Hades. In German Bibles Hoelle is the word used instead of “hell”; in Portuguese the word used is inferno, in Spanish infierno, and in French Enfer. The English translators of the Authorized Version, or King James Version, translated Sheol 31 times as “hell,” 31 times as “grave,” and 3 times as “pit.” The Catholic Douay Version translated Sheol 64 times as “hell.” In the Christian Greek Scriptures (commonly called the “New Testament”), the King James Version translated Hades as “hell” each of the 10 times it occurs.—Matthew 11:23; 16:18; Luke 10:15; 16:23; Acts 2:27, 31; Revelation 1:18; 6:8; 20:13, 14.
So knowing that it is the abode of the dead and knowing that when we die that we are just in a deep sleep then this takes away all the fear.
Ecclesiastes 9:5,10, Ecclesiastes 3:19, (1 Corinthians 15:13-19) 13 If, indeed, there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised up. 14 But if Christ has not been raised up, our preaching is certainly in vain, and our faith is in vain. 15 Moreover, we are also found false witnesses of God, because we have borne witness against God that he raised up the Christ, but whom he did not raise up if the dead are really not to be raised up. 16 For if the dead are not to be raised up, neither has Christ been raised up. 17 Further, if Christ has not been raised up, YOUR faith is useless; YOU are yet in YOUR sins. 18 In fact, also, those who fell asleep [in death] in union with Christ perished. 19 If in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all men most to be pitied.20 However, now Christ has been raised up from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep [in death]. 21 For since death is through a man, resurrection of the dead is also through a man. 22 For just as in Adam all are dying, so also in the Christ all will be made alive.
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Answer 6

Somehow I do not think God will change His Word that states Heaven and The Lake of Eternal Fire lasts forever, just because of people's opinions. Where did you get your opinion from? Not from God's Word! God's Word is what matters when we die and have made a choice with Heaven or Hell as our consequence, not opinions. God bless

Answer 7

Hell translated means the grave. It is called sleep by Jesus Himself. It lasts till Christ returns to raise the dead to new life.

Answer 8

Of course it's eternal. The bible says it is.

Answer 9

Through research, I discovered and it adds up biblically, that hell is the GRAVE. People know nothing, feel nothing, etc. Also, hell is destroyed in the lake of fire. Both are in the bible.

Answer 10

Could ya show me chapter and verse? I choose to believe God.Somehow I don't think my opinion is going to make God one way or another.