RGR Posted May 22, 2005 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 512 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 8,601 Content Per Day: 1.13 Reputation: 125 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/16/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/04/1973 Share Posted May 22, 2005 I was telling Smiles one night in chat my thoughts on the subject. In the Bible we're told about Heaven that eye hasn't seen, ear hasn't heard, neither has entered into man's heart what Heaven is going to be like. As I told Smiles, I believe the same principle can be applied to Hell; we can imagine with our limited imaginations what it will be like but I would rest well assured it's worse than what we ever want to imagine. Thank God He sent His only Son so that we didn't have to go there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bukeye2745 Posted May 22, 2005 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 59 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/20/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted May 22, 2005 My interpretation is such. Hell is the grave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEA Posted May 23, 2005 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 20 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/04/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/03/1983 Author Share Posted May 23, 2005 I know that hell is such an awful place that Jesus was willing to suffer and die just so I would not have to go there. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> AMEN I could not agree more with that statement. Ok, I think I need to reword my question. I don't think I was very clear as to what I was asking Sorry about that, let me try again here. "First, hardly anyone takes all the talk about hell being a place of fire and brimstone literally. The Bible uses a host of metaphors to describe this place..." Let me just use this quote from the book. Is it true that "hardly anyone" takes it literally? I always thought that it was a literal description of hell, but this author seems to think differently. SO, let me ask again, what do you think about this? Thank you Kindly Daniel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remnantrob Posted May 23, 2005 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 100 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,029 Content Per Day: 0.15 Reputation: 261 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/25/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/23/1982 Share Posted May 23, 2005 I believe hell is a literal place that doesn't exist yet. I also believe in part that what the author said was true. (Hell is being w/o God) I also don't believe its a place where the devil is having fun torturing you but a place where all the enemies of God go. I think that its a place for God's enemies that provides a sort of mercy for them. I don't think that darkness can exist with light...therefore someone with sin I believe would be grateful that God provided a place of Hell to remove them from his perfect being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqueline Posted May 24, 2005 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 191 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 629 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/19/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/29/1970 Share Posted May 24, 2005 I believe that hell is the total absense of the presense of God. Even unbelievers have not felt what it's like to be completely out of Gods presense. Thats just my thoughts. Please don't bite my head off if you don't agree. Thank you. God Bless You Jacqueline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs Posted May 24, 2005 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 45 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,081 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 53 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/13/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted May 24, 2005 I think thats an accurate description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomotalking Posted May 25, 2005 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 154 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,838 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 19 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/18/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/29/1991 Share Posted May 25, 2005 I have read a book about a woman who went to hell. She described it in a very shockimg manner. Terrifying manner, I would say. The images in hell that she saw were horrific. Won't say them now. But they are are well and truly frightening.... I'm so glad God sent His Son to die for us! Thankful Yomo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remnantrob Posted May 25, 2005 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 100 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,029 Content Per Day: 0.15 Reputation: 261 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/25/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/23/1982 Share Posted May 25, 2005 I have read a book about a woman who went to hell. She described it in a very shockimg manner. Terrifying manner, I would say. The images in hell that she saw were horrific. Won't say them now. But they are are well and truly frightening.... I'm so glad God sent His Son to die for us! Thankful Yomo <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Reminds me of the time i had to read Dante's Inferno for a High School English class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs Posted May 25, 2005 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 45 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,081 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 53 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/13/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted May 25, 2005 an inferno? didn't it burn your hands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs Posted May 25, 2005 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 45 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,081 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 53 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/13/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted May 25, 2005 My interpretation is such. Hell is the grave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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