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I don't like to make light of the subject of hell. It pains me to know that most of the people I know and run into are going to end up there. But for the amazing grace of God through the incredible sacrifice of the Lord, I would be going there too. You and I and everyone who has lived and ever will live deserve nothing less than the eternal torment of the wrath of God..
In Jesus' case, mortality/immortality pertained only to his body rather than
to both his body and himself. Were that not so, then Jesus would've ceased
to exist when he expired on the cross, and in order to restore his corpse to
life; it would've been necessary to first return the man himself to existence.
Jehovah's Witnesses teach that human life is entirely physical which, for
them, isn't exactly true. They hold to something called "life force" which
enables the core of one's being to exist. The life force is versatile. It can be
taken from a spirit body, transferred to a human body, and then transferred
back again to the spirit body from whence it came.
The JW life force suggests an interesting possibility. Supposing when folks
are terminated in the lake of fire per Rev 20:11-15, their life force survives
to be transferred to a spirit body; enabling them to be perfectly suited to
join the Devil and his angels per Matt 25:41, thus keeping the lost in
existence for as long as God deems necessary to accomplish retribution for
their works per Rev 20:12.
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Hi @dhh712 Seems to me that in Scripture the Lord Jesus warns more about hell than speaks about heaven, and that this must be for a reason.I don't like to make light of the subject of hell. It pains me to know that most of the people I know and run into are going to end up there. But for the amazing grace of God through the incredible sacrifice of the Lord, I would be going there too. You and I and everyone who has lived and ever will live deserve nothing less than the eternal torment of the wrath of God.
It just causes me so much sorrow that so many, almost everyone I run into, won't turn to Jesus and instead try to hope for something in this miserable life alone. And it will end so quickly and for some unexpectedly, when they would have least expected it.
It is such a sad, sad thing to think about. I'd rather not and I definitely never have but the most sobering thoughts about the eternal place of those who have not turned to Jesus. I'll only be completely happy when I am dwelling in peace with my Redeemer because not only will there be no more sin -- which is absolutely the most thrilling thing to think about --- but also I won't have to think about hell anymore.
Oh I do indeed know that He does that. God also does not take pleasure at the death of the wicked. It is why it appears to us that his justice is so long in coming. But it is that He is patient and does not will that any should perish. I feel the same way. But alas, they will. They will.Hi @dhh712 Seems to me that in Scripture the Lord Jesus warns more about hell than speaks about heaven, and that this must be for a reason.
Seems to me that in Scripture the Lord Jesus warns more about hell than speaks
about heaven, and that this must be for a reason.
For two reason Jesus speaks more about the grave than Heaven.....
According to John 3:12, heavenly things are even harder for folks to believe
than earthly things. In point of fact, Paul makes mention of a guy who was
caught up to the third heaven where he heard things strictly confidential,
i.e. top secret. (2Cor 12:2-4)
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LOL this is great!.
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I doubt they are anything except naked. Hell is a place of shame and everlasting contempt and fire..
When people pass away, they leave all behind, including the clothes they
wore for burial. Well; what are guys to do with their hands in Hell without
pockets to put them in?
Personally, I like to hook my thumbs in the front pockets of my jeans while
waiting in lines and such. I prefer that to folding my arms.
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figures in post No.1 are within reason, then something like 213,937,768 new
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When people pass away, they leave all behind, including the clothes they
wore for burial. Well; what are guys to do with their hands in Hell without
pockets to put them in?
Personally, I like to hook my thumbs in the front pockets of my jeans while
waiting in lines and such. I prefer that to folding my arms.
Pop Clock Update: 3,883 days have elapsed since beginning the thread. If the
figures in post No.1 are within reason, then something like 213,937,768 new
arrivals have checked into the fiery sector of Hades since Apr 12, 2012.