I grew up in the church but when i found out that hell was not meant for humans i was surprisingly shocked. (i found this out years ago, i am just writing to share my thoughts).
Matthew 25:41 says "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels."
God whole plan for human kind did not include death, separation, and eternal fire.
also 2 peter 3:9 says
"The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."
God is a loving God that has patience for us. He wants so much for us to come to know Him.
2007-08-18 17:02:33 · 11 answers · asked by Ilona 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes it was for the devil and his angels but like you said in 2 Peter 3:9 he wants everyone to come to repentance but not all do.
2007-08-18 17:10:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
What Bible are you reading? i don't understand of one (and that i've got referenced approximately 2 dozen translations) that announces that God created hell! regardless of the undeniable fact that, the Bible does say some issues a pair of place the place the incorrigible depraved would be solid (angels and individuals), yet that that place would not exist yet. the situation the place God will solid the depraved angels is termed the Lake of hearth (Matthew 25:40-one w/ Revelation 20:10), yet on no account hell! regardless of the undeniable fact that, Jesus metaphorically refers back to the Lake of hearth as Gehenna, and Gehenna has been incorrectly translated 'hell'. however the Lake of hearth does not yet exist. because of the fact the Bible proclaims that the Lake of hearth replaced into meant "for the devil and his angels," it would be glaring that it replaced into not initially meant for people. God knew from the time that Lucifer became to evil, that he could would desire to have a manner of destroying that evil. and that's what went with the aid of his techniques -- the obliteration of evil, not something extra. Which brings me to the factor which you think of God is acquainted with the destiny. This too is an misguided doctrine. The Bible exhibits that God does not understand the destiny, yet is acquainted with HOW he will trend the destiny. each and every of the information of the destiny are actually not yet written. And so, God does not understand how a lot of human beings would be solid into the Lake of hearth. "Hell" isn't the situation of everlasting torment which you have been mistakenly brought about have faith. The Lake of hearth would be a place of DESTRUCTION (Matthew 10:28, Malachi 4:3), not everlasting torment. .
2016-12-30 18:51:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lake of fire is eternal, and will have many humans in it, according to Revelation.
2007-08-18 17:08:59 · answer #3 · answered by CJ 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, I have Told them this Fact, a Bunch of Times.
2007-08-18 17:11:32 · answer #4 · answered by maguyver727 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well the whole concept of orginal sin is that hell was not the original plan
2007-08-18 17:08:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Oh how nice.. your church cherry picked verses.
There are verses which state Hell is for humans. Your church ignores them.
2007-08-18 17:08:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Right. But even if he didn't make it for us, obviously he's okay with us going, otherwise he would just make it so we would never end up there. It just doesn't make sense.
2007-08-18 17:10:25 · answer #7 · answered by KS 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
but according to Christians God knows everything so he knew that they will sin unless he didn´t knew it.
also according to christianity God he is not almighty cause hecan´t destroy the soul of evil that is why he torture them or he is sadic that instead of destroy them he prefer to torture them, which one is the right one?
2007-08-18 17:10:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I don't believe Hell exists, I know it exists. I was salted / baptized with fire meaning when I slept at night the spiritually damned paid me a visit. I will try to explain what happened, believe me if you want to. Jesus told a parable, it went something like this. The wheat was gathered and placed into his barns, while the weeds were gathered and placed into bundles to be burned at the end of the age. Revelation talks about a place called the Sea of life possibly a place were souls rest in a state of slumber. I don't know for sure. What I do know is this. When I slept at night I was paid visits on separate occasions by different entities. These were souls of men, Demons, devils, fallen angels, unholy spirits, and then some. Sound crazy Hugh, oh well. Then I have a good imagination don't I. Anyway I will try to explain this parable. These entities" I will call them" some had been damned, they came from different places, Hell, Hades, Death, Place of burning sulfur, the abyss. These entities were like coals pulled from a fire, meaning they radiated with the pains from the dungeons were they had been locked up. Fallen angels and demons came out of the Abyss. This could also be the bottomless pit. Hell is Horror and pain; obviously people have hade the same experience that I did because fire was the only description which could describe the degree of pain. This part is really wild. One soul that had paid me a visit in the middle of the night, stood at the foot of my bed. When I was awaked by his presence I leapt out of bed and lunged at him sticking him in the face with my fist, it had no affect. It passed right threw his face. It all happened very quickly and that was my reaction. He stood there with no affect from my blow. He was Horrid with pain that he had reaped and he was mad and evil. What ever he did hear while on earth in his body was bad to a degree I wouldn't even want to know. I was in a state of shock but had enough since to command him to leave in the name of Jesus Christ. This all happened extremely fast. This is what I felt. He had reaped what he sewed meaning all the pains this man had caused in life had been spiritually gathered and sewn in his soul. He must have caused some people on earth a large degree of pain. The pains were literally reaped up and then sewn into his soul. He had been judged. The pain was so bad that it made me wreath in anguish. This soul of a man radiated with the pains of Hell, and he was yellow in color from the sulfur that was in his soul from were he had been locked up. He was reluctant to leave but after he knew I felt the pains that radiated from him he started to leave. Before he left the room he turned and communicated with me telling me to stop preaching to people. That was all he said. But he spoke with no verbal words. He spoke threw his mind with some sort of telepathy. This is what came out of my mouth, I screamed at him. My Father told me to love him and my neighbor and that’s what I'll do! Anyway he left, but I will never forget that soul of a man and I hope I never experience it or anything like it again. People would say I'm crazy if I told them and a lot wouldn't even want to know. So to answer your question Hell exists and then some. Believe what you want, time will tell. Revelation describes more about these places and what happens to them at the end of the age. God describes times as ages in the Bible. Death and Hades get thrown into the Lake of fire magnifying its pain. I wouldn't want to piss God off that’s for sure. Anyway I see his personality in his creation and I know there is hope. Look at his son Jesus Christ his great command is that we love. Some people on this forum say that Christians murder and killed thought history. Christ strictly forbids this, I don't know were they get there crap. I have seen a lot more than this, but why I don't know yet. Time will tell. Was this answer long enough for u?
2007-08-18 17:10:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋
Yes, I knew that.
2007-08-18 17:08:08 · answer #10 · answered by stpolycarp77 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋