Sorry
@Enoch111 but to claim the Millerites were the first to promote the death (literal) of the wicked as the punishment for sin, and that Jesus "clearly" taught eternal torment, is a loonnggg stretch. The entire Bible speaks of the death of the wicked...that without a resurrection, they remain totally and completely without any awareness of life or reality.
Life and death are complete opposites. (Deut.30) When the word of God speaks of death as a direct result of sin, it is referring to an eternal everlasting death (everlasting punishment) from which there is no rescue, no resurrection, no hope, and most significantly
no life, anywhere, anytime. Death is the complete absence of life. It is an utter cessation of existence. Life and death are qualities that are mutually exclusive.
The
only hope of man is the direct, creative, miraculous intervention of God through the resurrection. This hope and promise was what motivated the apostles and was the central theme in most of their discourses...as well as our Lord's also.
John 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
The current doctrine, now accepted by the majority of Christendom and taught
no where in scripture, that all that die go ont to some "after-life" has laid the foundation for modern spiritualism, which in turn is a revival of ancient witchcraft and necromancy.
Isa 8:19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
If Christians accepted God's word that "the dead know not anything" (Eccl.9:5,6) the world through true teaching would have better understanding of how to treat the supernatural...there would be no confusion as to the identity of 'ghosts, ghouls, spirits, aliens etc".
Eternal life comes only to those who accept the gospel. Without Christ, all perish. They die. And they stay dead. And that "Got Questions" site? Did you read what it said before you posted a link to it? Did you read that someone in heaven who loses a child to "hell", will have no feelings of sympathy or compassion for their child even though they shall suffer for all eternity...because Jesus wipes away all tears!!! And that site has the temerity to claim that "annihinationalists" have no understanding of the character of God!!!