• Deny that God will punish.

• Believe suffering is this life.

• Say that it is annihilation.

• Claim that it is not eternal.

BibleTeachingon HellIs Not

Always Welcomed

Lake of fire (Revelation 20:10, 14, 15; 21:8).

Revelation 20:10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Revelation 20:14-15 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

Revelation 21:8 "But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

Lake of fire (Revelation 20:10, 14, 15; 21:8).

Furnace of fire (Matthew 13:42, 50).

Matthew 13:42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 13:50 and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Lake of fire (Revelation 20:10, 14, 15; 21:8).

Furnace of fire (Matthew 13:42, 50).

Baptism of fire (Matthew 3:11-12).

Matthew 3:11-12 "I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.12 "His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."

Lake of fire (Revelation 20:10, 14, 15; 21:8).

Furnace of fire (Matthew 13:42, 50).

Baptism of fire (Matthew 3:11-12).

Unquenchable fire (Mark 9:43, 48).

Mark 9:43 "If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched

Mark 9:48 where 'Their worm does not die, And the fire is not quenched.

Lake of fire (Revelation 20:10, 14, 15; 21:8).

Furnace of fire (Matthew 13:42, 50).

Baptism of fire (Matthew 3:11-12).

Unquenchable fire (Mark 9:43, 48).

Weeping, Wailing & Gnashing (Matt. 8:12;13:50).

Matthew 8:12 But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 13:50 and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Lake of fire (Revelation 20:10, 14, 15; 21:8).

Furnace of fire (Matthew 13:42, 50).

Baptism of fire (Matthew 3:11-12).

Unquenchable fire (Mark 9:43, 48).

Weeping, Wailing & Gnashing (Matt. 8:12;13:50).

Prepared for Devil (Matthew 25:41).

Matthew 25:41 Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:

Lake of fire (Revelation 20:10, 14, 15; 21:8).

Furnace of fire (Matthew 13:42, 50).

Baptism of fire (Matthew 3:11-12).

Unquenchable fire (Mark 9:43, 48).

Weeping, Wailing & Gnashing (Matt. 8:12;13:50).

Prepared for Devil (Matthew 25:41).

Outer darkness (Matthew 8:12; 25:30).

Matthew 8:12 But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 25:30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Lake of fire (Revelation 20:10, 14, 15; 21:8).

Furnace of fire (Matthew 13:42, 50).

Baptism of fire (Matthew 3:11-12).

Unquenchable fire (Mark 9:43, 48).

Weeping, Wailing & Gnashing (Matt. 8:12;13:50).

Prepared for Devil (Matthew 25:41).

Outer darkness (Matthew 8:12; 25:30).

Torment for ever (Revelation 14:10-11).

Revelation 14:10-11 he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.

Unquenchable fire (Mark 9:43, 48).

Weeping, Wailing & Gnashing (Matt. 8:12;13:50).

Lake of fire (Revelation 20:10, 14, 15; 21:8).

Furnace of fire (Matthew 13:42, 50).

Baptism of fire (Matthew 3:11-12).

Prepared for Devil (Matthew 25:41).

Outer darkness (Matthew 8:12; 25:30).

Torment for ever (Revelation 14:10-11).

Modern Teaching On Hell• People are noticing the lack of

teaching on hell..

“By most account hell has all but disappeared from the pulpit rhetoric of mainline Protestantism”

U.S. News and World Report

March 25 1991

"MINISTERS COOL TO DISCUSSING NOTION OF HELL" ---- "You can go to a whole lot of churches week after week andyou'd be startled even to hear a

mention of hell… The tendency to downplay damnation has

grown in recent years as nondenominational ministries,

with their focus on every day issues, such as child-rearing and career success, have proliferated and loyalty to churches has deteriorated.  'It's just too negative," said Bruce Shelley, a senior professor of church history at the Denver Theological Seminary. 

Evansville Courier

July 6 2000?

Modern Teaching On Hell• People are noticing the lack of

teaching on hell..

• Noted religious leaders and their teaching on hell..

“hell should be seen not as a fiery underworld but as 'the state of those who freely and definitely separate themselves from God, the source of all life and joy." 

John Paul II1999

"...I think people have a hard time believing God is going to allow people to burn in literal fire forever. I think the fire that is mentioned in the Bible is a burning thirst for God that can never be quenched."

Billy Graham1981

Modern Teaching On Hell• People are noticing the lack of

teaching on hell..

• Noted religious leaders and their teaching on hell..

• Noted preachers in some churches of Christ and their teaching on hell..

Ed Fudge1983

“..the wicked, following whatever degree and duration of pain God may justly inflict, will finally and truly die, perish and become extinct for ever and ever” (p. 425)

The main focus of the work is the final judgment and fate of the unrighteous, according to what the New Testaments says and does not say. Hailey reaches the interesting conclusion that for the wicked the soul ceases to exist, as it is destroyed in hell.” Foreword by LaGard Smith of David Lipscomb University.

Homer Hailey2003

Modern Teaching On Hell

Hell Is Eternal

Torment

For the Devil and his Angels, Matt. 25:41.

Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Matthew 25:41.

DevilRev. 20:10.

The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. – Revelation 20:10

Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Matthew 25:41.

DevilRev. 20:10.

For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;

– II Peter 2:4

AngelsII Pet. 2:4.

Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Matthew 25:41.

DevilRev. 20:10.

"Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:

– Matthew 25:41

AngelsII Pet. 2:4.

WickedMatt. 25:41.

Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Matthew 25:41.

Destiny of wicked = the same as Devil & wicked Angels!

DevilRev. 20:10.

AngelsII Pet. 2:4.

WickedMatt. 25:41.

• For Ever & Ever (Without End).

• Torment (Not Annihilation).

• Day & Night (Without Interruption).

For the Devil and his Angels, Matt. 25:41.

Same as Heaven, Matt. 25:46.

And these will go away into everlasting (aionios) punishment, but the righteous into eternal (aionios) life. Matthew 25:46.

EverlastingPunishment

(Gk: aionios)

Hell

EternalLife

(Gk: aionios)

Heaven

What Do

With One

Do With

The Other

For the Devil and his Angels, Matt. 25:41.

Same as Heaven, Matt. 25:46.

Worm Dies Not / Fire Not Quenched, Mk. 9:44.

where 'Their worm does not die, And the fire is not quenched. Mark 9:44.

Worm does not die!

Worm eats flesh of an animal!

When flesh is consumed worm dies!

Fire not quenched!

Burning of trash!

When trash is consumed fire goes out!

DOES NOT END!

For the Devil and his Angels, Matt. 25:41.

Same as Heaven, Matt. 25:46.

Worm Dies Not / Fire Not Quenched, Mk. 9:44.

Eternal / Everlasting Fire, Jude 4-7.

“…The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrha by fire from heaven… involved a total destruction with sinners exterminated and their sinful way of life annihilated forever… . The sinners of Sodom are ‘set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire’. This passage defines ‘eternal fire’. It is a fire from God which destroys sinners totally and forever.” (pages 282, 287)

Ed Fudge

Homer Hailey

Referring to Sodom and Gohomorrah: “If they serve as an example, what do they teach except that those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire are to exist no more.” (Page 142)

4 For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ.5 But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.6 And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day;7 as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Jude 4-7.

Jude is describing the disobedient!

Jude holds the example of the

Angels who sinned!

Jude holds the example of

Sodom and Gomorrah!

Jude holds the example of the punishment!

The Context shows that “the unjust” have been reserved “unto

the day of judgment”. THEY ARE STILL IN

EXISTENCE!!

Modern Teaching On Hell

Hell Is Eternal

Torment Where Will The Modern Teaching On Hell Lead?

• Moral decline.• Moral decline.

Consequences of Modern thought?

• Worship \ serve God in any way.• Worship \ serve God in any way.

• Explain away other Bible fundamentals.• Explain away other Bible fundamentals.

• Denial of immortal soul.• Denial of immortal soul.

BibleTeachingon HellIs Not

Always Welcomed

• Hell is real!

• Hell is a place prepared for the Devil!

• Hell is a place prepared for the Angels who sinned!

• Hell is a place prepared for those outside of Christ!

- _________________, (Revelation 20:10, 14, 15; 21:8).

- ___________________________, (Matthew 13:42, 50).

- ____________________________, (Matthew 3:11-12).

- _______________________________, (Mark 9:43, 48).

- __________________________, (Matthew 8:12;13:50).

- ______________________________, (Matthew 25:41).

- _________________________, (Matthew 8:12; 25:30).

- __________________________, (Revelation 14:10-11).

And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,

(Hebrews 9:27).

- _________________, (Revelation 20:10, 14, 15; 21:8).

- ___________________________, (Matthew 13:42, 50).

- ____________________________, (Matthew 3:11-12).

- _______________________________, (Mark 9:43, 48).

- __________________________, (Matthew 8:12;13:50).

- ______________________________, (Matthew 25:41).

- _________________________, (Matthew 8:12; 25:30).

- __________________________, (Revelation 14:10-11).

And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,

(Hebrews 9:27).