And the SMOKE of their torment...No eternal damnation for anyone, except the Devil

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Hopefully we will never have to see their mouths hanging open in disbelief as ours do now, because hopefully they will come to repentance.
Your mouths will CONTINUE TO HANG OPEN in disbelief when you enter eternity as well. :eek:

IT HURTS my soul to read these things and to know what is coming.
If your theory were correct, it wouldn't really hurt any unbeliever, since they will "cease to exist" and therefore experience NO punishment, even though the Bible describes their punishment as eternal. That means ongoing throughout eternity.
 

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Jackson, Jesus is the Son of God who is an eternal being. Furthermore, we’re talking about unsaved people here. The ultimate fate of the unsaved is death by being destroyed forever.

Psalm 92:6,7
6Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,
7that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish,
they will be destroyed forever.
If your definition of deat is cease to exist, than Jesus death on the cross mean Jesus cease to exist on the cross

Jesus is God but He come to earth as human
 

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Neither is He burning in hell for eternity, so what's your point? It seems you have none.

The wages of sin is death. That is explicitly stated in Scripture.

So is the fact that God alone is immortal.

Human souls are not.
So you use the verse that say the wage of sin is death and you assume death is cease to exist

apply you assumption to this statement
Jesus die on the cross
death mean cease to exist

so Jesus cease to exist
 
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Runningman said:
Jackson, Jesus is the Son of God who is an eternal being. Furthermore, we’re talking about unsaved people here. The ultimate fate of the unsaved is death by being destroyed forever.

Psalm 92:6,7
6Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,
7that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish,
they will be destroyed forever.
If your definition of deat is cease to exist, than Jesus death on the cross mean Jesus cease to exist on the cross

Jesus is God but He come to earth as human
These annihilationists are backed into a corner. Scripture is clear that 2 humans, the beast and FP, will have been IN the LOF for 1,000 years BEFORE Satan will join them and" THEY THEY THEY will be tormented day and night for ever and ever". A direct quote from Rev 20:10.

I doubt they will try to argue that their physical bodies will have survived the fires of the LOF for 1,000 years. So the ONLY THING that could remain would be their souls, for those 1,000 years.

Let's just say their theory is fried. Toast. Even annihilated by Scripture. :ROFL:
 
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If your definition of deat is cease to exist, than Jesus death on the cross mean Jesus cease to exist on the cross

Jesus is God but He come to earth as human
the Bible says the saved have eternal life and the unsaved are put to death. We’re talking about hell, not Jesus sacrificing His physical body on the cross. His soul didn’t die so the soul of the saved will not die either when we die a physical death. This is the heart of the gospel. You seem to not be understanding this.
 
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Runningman said:
Jackson, Jesus is the Son of God who is an eternal being. Furthermore, we’re talking about unsaved people here. The ultimate fate of the unsaved is death by being destroyed forever.

Psalm 92:6,7
6Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,
7that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish,
they will be destroyed forever.

These annihilationists are backed into a corner. Scripture is clear that 2 humans, the beast and FP, will have been IN the LOF for 1,000 years BEFORE Satan will join them and" THEY THEY THEY will be tormented day and night for ever and ever". A direct quote from Rev 20:10.

I doubt they will try to argue that their physical bodies will have survived the fires of the LOF for 1,000 years. So the ONLY THING that could remain would be their souls, for those 1,000 years.

Let's just say their theory is fried. Toast. Even annihilated by Scripture. :ROFL:
apparently you’re in the same corner of scriptural ignorance as our friend Jackson here who is trying to compare the fate of the unsaved with the fate of Jesus and the saved who live forever. That isn’t how this works.

The Bible says the saved live forever and the unsaved don’t live forever. This is repeatedly many times in the New Testament. I recommend you start at Matthew 1:1 and learn this quickly. You’re starting to sound like you don’t even understand the gospel.
 
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Yes, you DO need to see the TRUTH.


This is pathetic. How can you keep being so wrong so consistently. When an unbeliever dies, the body goes into the ground and their conscious soul go to Hades (hell). That is simple, and NOT hard to understand. So your difficulty is on you.


I have all the evidence I need. You really need to read 1 Cor 15, the singular chapter about "resurrection". I dare you to find any verse that explains that God resurrects souls.


You haven't proven YOUR claim. You don't even understand what resurrection is.


Yep. When they are bodily thrown into the LOF, their body will certainly perish. We know the soul REMAINS in spite of the eternal fire because the beast and FP WILL BE cast bodily into the LOF 1,000 years BEFORE Satan joins them.

Rev 19:20 - 20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

This occurs when Jesus returns at the 2nd Advent. Then we have 1,000 years of literal reign of King Jesus, and at the end, Jesus ends the battle of Gog and Magog and throws Satan into the LOF.

Rev 20:10 - And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Obviously, "they" refers to the beast, FP and Satan. So we know that the beast and FP have been IN the LOF for 1,000 years already before Satan joins them. And they are STILL there. You think they have their bodies? That would be really dumb.

So I KNOW from these verses that it is the SOUL SURVIVES the fire of the LOF. It does NOT "cease to exist".

If your goofy theory were correct, how could the beast and FP STILL be in the LOF when Satan gets thrown in?

But of course, you will have no answer.


Too bad you refuse to believe the clear truth. Between Rev 19:20 and Rev 20:10 we KNOW that 2 humans have SURVIVED the fires of the LOF. And we KNOW that physical bodies CANNOT SURVIVE any fire that engulfs them.

So, what's LEFT to SURVIVE the fires in the LOF? Only the soul.


Delusional.


It was very easy to prove my case that souls do not "cease to exist" in the LOF, from Rev 19:20 and Rev 20:10.


Your guesses continue to be wrong. I'm not eager to do anything but know what the Bible says. Whether you believe the truth or not isn't my responsibility and I'm not accountable for your errors.
punish

What is it that you think has given you this unwarranted emotional response?

What I just did was reveal your false doctrine.

2 humans are thrown into the LOF and 1,000 years later they are still there, being tormented, which will continue day and night for ever and ever.

My use of the Berean study method has revealed your false claims and proven my view.

All unbelievers will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

You have nothing to prove that God WILL destroy souls.

And you can't defend your irrational claim that a person who doesn't exist can be continually punished. They aren't even there to experience the punishment. Total nonsense.
No that’s all wrong.

For many pages you’ve been saying that in the resurrection at the GWTJ that only their physical bodies die in the lake of fire. Since I know you’ll change positions quickly if you see you have an opening to score of a few cheap points on low-hanging fruit, when I laid out bait for you by asking if I understand you correctly, you predictably told me I didn’t understand you correctly. You change positions and are now saying that their souls will be resurrected, too, and put in the lake of fire, but that physical fire is of no threat to immaterial things. Therefore, they will not be in torment.

I’ll make this easy for you. You can either say the lake of fire is symbolic of the second death, hence why the LOF is called the second death. Or you can rescind your false doctrine of eternal torment for all of the unsaved. Your credibility is ruined already, it’s better for you to gracefully bow out while you still can. You’re in a corner.

Bottom line is you’re saying the resurrection involves the resurrection of the soul and body. The lake of fire is the second death. That means the death is of their soul and body because it doesn’t say only their physical bodies die. You’re

The sticky situation you’re in requires you to prove the soul cannot die and that it isn’t immortal. You must also explain how they are living forever in hell. Let’s skip the drama because you can’t do it. You’ve been gotten the best of.
 
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Hopefully we will never have to see their mouths hanging open in disbelief as ours do now, because hopefully they will come to repentance. IT HURTS my soul to read these things and to know what is coming. All we can do is plant and water and pray Gods will be done.
Yes I’ve prayed for them and to some extent I’ve seen some results of that prayer, but it isn’t what I was expecting. I think we just continue to be prayer warriors and keep pushing the truth and maybe someone will eventually get past their wall of ignorance and stubborn pride.

I’m just almost not surprised anymore. I know what we’re dealing with in this thread; it’s spiritual warfare. I didn’t realize how deeply entrenched people who “go to church” are in bondage to this false doctrine of ECT, but I don’t think they’re all this stubborn. If you go talk to other people you’ll likely find them more reasonable and easier-to-reach.

Just lately haven’t you noticed an uptick on the attacks on God? Someone called Him a monster for destroying people and someone else said scripture was a lie from the devil.

This tells me, to some extent, some are revealing their true colors. Be careful these people want to silence us, but have no fear God is with us and has given us the truth. Let’s just keep faithfully delivering it.
 
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I'm late to this party, so I don't want to butt in here right now. It just might be something that would be a blessing to open the understanding of those not exposed to this perspective. Perhaps this has already been said, but not from this angle. Keep in mind that it is not an evangelical salvation message, but rather one directed to a local church body. I have faced the challenges of this denomination and so have picked this as a helpful correction on the subject of the Seventh Day Adventist religion.

https://www.kjv1611only.com/video/0...derson/The_Seventh_Day_Adventists_Exposed.mp4
I don’t think anyone here in this thread is SDA, though I could be mistaken. It might be more helpful if you could post a “helpful correction” from a Biblical perspective.

The point is there is ample proof in the Bible that the soul is not unconditionally immortal, there is no eternal life in hell or the LOF, and the unsaved are destroyed/put to death.

Can you show how the Bible is not literal on these points? If you can’t then it’s okay, no one else actually can either. The Biblical proof is in favor of the annihilationist’s perspective.

This isn’t just a claim I’m making, I can back it up, too. Yes people will exhaust all of their energy denying it, but you seem like a really cool and stable person from what I’ve seen from all of your posts.

I think you wouldn’t just immediately reject the Bible’s view on this unless you have your mind made up. Otherwise, no one here is open to changing their mind as of yet either.
 
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The point is there is ample proof in the Bible that the soul is not unconditionally immortal, there is no eternal life in hell or the LOF, and the unsaved are destroyed/put to death.
The words "put to death" is a clear reference to capital punishment, in which the body is killed.

Can you show how the Bible is not literal on these points?
Phony argument. The Bible IS VERY LITERAL on this. The resurrected body of unbelievers WILL most definitely die again, which is why the LOF is also called the second death. The literal body will die again, after the GWT judgment.

If you can’t then it’s okay, no one else actually can either.
You know better, but prefer to make FALSE statements.

The Biblical proof is in favor of the annihilationist’s perspective.
Wrong. You can't even explain HOW 2 humans, the beast and FP, can STILL be IN the LOF when Satan joins them.

Rev 19:20 says the beast and FP will be cast ALIVE in the LOF at the battle of Armageddon.
Rev 20:10 says Satan will be cast into the LOF where the beast and FP were thrown and THEY THEY THEY will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

So, we know that the beast and FP are STiLL there when Satan joins them 1,000 years later. It would be idiotic to argue that their mortal bodies will survive the fires of the LOF. So, what's left to survive? Their souls, obviously.

This isn’t just a claim I’m making, I can back it up, too.
Then explain how the beast and FP are STILL in the LOF when Satan joins them.

Yes people will exhaust all of their energy denying it
Anyone can deny anything, but that doesn't change anything. You cannot explain how the beast and FP can survive in the LOF for 1,000 years, and will continue to be tormented day and night for ever and ever (that's called eternity).
 
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The words "put to death" is a clear reference to capital punishment, in which the body is killed.


Phony argument. The Bible IS VERY LITERAL on this. The resurrected body of unbelievers WILL most definitely die again, which is why the LOF is also called the second death. The literal body will die again, after the GWT judgment.


You know better, but prefer to make FALSE statements.


Wrong. You can't even explain HOW 2 humans, the beast and FP, can STILL be IN the LOF when Satan joins them.

Rev 19:20 says the beast and FP will be cast ALIVE in the LOF at the battle of Armageddon.
Rev 20:10 says Satan will be cast into the LOF where the beast and FP were thrown and THEY THEY THEY will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

So, we know that the beast and FP are STiLL there when Satan joins them 1,000 years later. It would be idiotic to argue that their mortal bodies will survive the fires of the LOF. So, what's left to survive? Their souls, obviously.


Then explain how the beast and FP are STILL in the LOF when Satan joins them.


Anyone can deny anything, but that doesn't change anything. You cannot explain how the beast and FP can survive in the LOF for 1,000 years, and will continue to be tormented day and night for ever and ever (that's called eternity).
The point is there is ample proof in the Bible that the soul is not unconditionally immortal, there is no eternal life in hell or the LOF, and the unsaved are destroyed/put to death. The Bible is literal on these points.

In the Old Testament you’ll not find a single reference to eternal conscious torment; neither in those specific words or in any sort of description. People in the days of Jesus knew this, too, and so did Jesus. Jesus never said anything about going into eternal conscious torment. Jesus was in step with all of the prophets before Him who said the wicked are destroyed forever, hence why Jesus said those who don’t believe in Him, the Messiah, will perish.

Revelation 20 is specific about 3 individual persons being tormented forever, not all of the unsaved or it would say so. You’re using a logical fallacy, attempting to demonstrate that causation equals correlation but that isn’t how this works. The Bible calls the lake of fire the second death for a reason. It’s because it’s literal death. Side note, Isaiah 34 shows forever is not necessarily literally forever.

Dead souls and bodies are resurrected from the sea, death, and hell. Resurrected from death. Resurrected from death. I said this a few times because it’s worth repeating.

Revelation 20:13 KJV
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

They are resurrected from death because they aren’t alive in torment; they’re dead. After the book of life is checked to see if they are in it, those who are not in the book of life go to the second death. They will die again, body and soul, and not life forever under any condition.

I already know you’re going to argue and now you’ll say something like only their physical body is put to death. Okay, so how does literal fire torment an immaterial soul? How is that a punishment for unbelievers who don’t even care about God anyway? Sounds like they’ll just be bored forever? Seriously, ECT interpretation is so weak and just doesn’t make any sense.
 

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the Bible says the saved have eternal life and the unsaved are put to death. We’re talking about hell, not Jesus sacrificing His physical body on the cross. His soul didn’t die so the soul of the saved will not die either when we die a physical death. This is the heart of the gospel. You seem to not be understanding this.
you say death is cease to exist don’t you?
 
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FreeGrace2 said:
The words "put to death" is a clear reference to capital punishment, in which the body is killed.

Phony argument. The Bible IS VERY LITERAL on this. The resurrected body of unbelievers WILL most definitely die again, which is why the LOF is also called the second death. The literal body will die again, after the GWT judgment.

You know better, but prefer to make FALSE statements.

Wrong. You can't even explain HOW 2 humans, the beast and FP, can STILL be IN the LOF when Satan joins them.

Rev 19:20 says the beast and FP will be cast ALIVE in the LOF at the battle of Armageddon.
Rev 20:10 says Satan will be cast into the LOF where the beast and FP were thrown and THEY THEY THEY will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

So, we know that the beast and FP are STiLL there when Satan joins them 1,000 years later. It would be idiotic to argue that their mortal bodies will survive the fires of the LOF. So, what's left to survive? Their souls, obviously.

Then explain how the beast and FP are STILL in the LOF when Satan joins them.
No, the point is that 2 humans will be IN the LOF for 1,000 years before being joined by Satan and THEY THEY THEY will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

I asked you to explain how that can be if souls of unbelievers will cease to exist when thrown into the SECOND DEATH.

And you want to tell me what the point is. Yeah, sure.

there is ample proof in the Bible that the soul is not unconditionally immortal
I just proved the opposite from Rev 19:20 and Rev 29:10.

there is no eternal life in hell or the LOF
No one ever said there was. You've been corrected multiple times on this nonsense, but you persist.

and the unsaved are destroyed/put to death.
Please explain how the beast and FP will be STILL IN the LOF after 1,000 years and will continue to be in there day and night for ever and ever.

The Bible is literal on these points.
I have always agreed on the use of "death", "perish" and "destroy". They ARE literal. And they refer to the body, not the sou.

The proof is the very existence (NOT eternal life, which is a stupid notion) of both the beast and FP who are thrown into the LOF alive, meaning they are in their physical body, and are still there after 1,000 years. Obviously, their bodies burned up and rather quickly, I would expect. But the Bible SAYS the beast and FP are STILL THERE. And you ignore these facts.

In the Old Testament you’ll not find a single reference to eternal conscious torment; neither in those specific words or in any sort of description.
An argument from silence, huh. Your whole notion is destroyed by 2 verses: Rev 19:20 and 20:10.

Show me any passage that speaks about the LOF. Does the OT even mention the LOF? You tell me.

People in the days of Jesus knew this, too, and so did Jesus. Jesus never said anything about going into eternal conscious torment.
Yes, He did. Luke 16 and the poor man and rich man who both died and went to Hades. Neither had their bodies, because they were in graves, yet they were very conscious, to the point that the rich man wanted Abraham to send Lazarus back to earth to warn his 5 brothers so they wouldn't come to the same fate as he. And the rich man was clearly in torments.

Your claims arfe idiotic against what Scripture.

Jesus was in step with all of the prophets before Him who said the wicked are destroyed forever, hence why Jesus said those who don’t believe in Him, the Messiah, will perish.
All that is literal for the physical death of the body.

Revelation 20 is specific about 3 individual persons being tormented forever, not all of the unsaved or it would say so.
Too bad the Bible just isn't up to YOUR standards of communication.

With Jesus' account of a poor man and a rich man, proving that souls ARE conscious after death, and all unbelievers (except 2) will get their mortal physical back in their resurrection for the GWT, it should be obvious to anyone with an open mind that the SECOND DEATH refers to the literal death of the resurrected physical body again. That's why the Bible says SECOND DEATH.

There is NO account of any soul dying before the GWT judgment.

You’re using a logical fallacy, attempting to demonstrate that causation equals correlation but that isn’t how this works.
I've been "telling you how it works", over and over, but your mind is closed tight. The LOF is the SECOND DEATH, which is the second death of the physical body.

The Bible calls the lake of fire the second death for a reason.
I've been telling you that reason.

It’s because it’s literal death.
That is idiotic. When unbelievers are cast into the LOF, their physical bodies will have died TWICE. But apparently you can't count.

Side note, Isaiah 34 shows forever is not necessarily literally forever.
Does Isa 34 include the words "day and night" in the "for ever and ever".

You just showed your total lack of discernment with what is literal and what is figurative. Isa 34 is figurative, while Rev 20:10 is literal.

Dead souls and bodies are resurrected from the sea, death, and hell.
Nonsesnse. Jesus' account in Luke 16 PROVES you are dead wrong. Lazarus and the rich man were very much conscious and not dead at all. And Rev 6 has the souls of saints in heaven talking.

Resurrected from death. Resurrected from death. I said this a few times because it’s worth repeating.
Why don't you take your own repetition. The ONLY thing that gets resurrected is the physical body.

THE chapter on resurrection is 1 Cor 15, and Paul's only focus is about the body.

There are NO VERSES in the Bible about soul resurrection. You are so desperate you are just making up this junk.

Revelation 20:13 KJV
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.'QOUTE]
Appafently it didn't occur to you what is IN the sea are the dead bodies of people. I think yo are beyond help.

They are resurrected from death because they aren’t alive in torment; they’re dead.
Why don't you ask the rich man, who begged Abraham to send Lazarus over and have a drop of water land on his tongue.

You really don't know the Bible or just don't understand what you read.

After the book of life is checked to see if they are in it, those who are not in the book of life go to the second death. They will die again, body and soul, and not life forever under any condition.
Your fantasy only. Just like the beast and FP, their resurrected bodies will die again and their souls will experience the same fate as the beast and FP.

I already know you’re going to argue and now you’ll say something like only their physical body is put to death. Okay, so how does literal fire torment an immaterial soul?
Why ask me? The Bible doesn't cater to your silly demands for answers. What I know is that the beast and FP will have been IN the LOF for 1,000 years when Satan joins them for ever and ever, in torment.

And immediately following v.10 is the GWT judtment, where all resurrected unbelievers will join the beast, FP, Satan and all his angels.

It would be the height of absurdity to presume that those from the GWT judgment wouldn't get the SAME FATE as beast, FP and angels.

But that's where you are. In the height of absurdity.

I have refuted everything in your post, but the deception you are in won't let you see that.

How is that a punishment for unbelievers who don’t even care about God anyway?
To be tormented for ever and ever? You don't think that is a punishment? They WILL clearly realize they chose wrong.

And the rich man in Hades was in torments and didn't want his 5 brothers to make the same mistake.

Sounds like they’ll just be bored forever?
This kind of absurd comment makes me wonder is you are normal. How can someone being tormented will ever get bored?

Are you serious?

Seriously, ECT interpretation is so weak and just doesn’t make any sense.
I would say your discernment is so weak.
 
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Seriously, ECT interpretation is so weak and just doesn’t make any sense.
This comment directly VIOLATES Rev 22:19 - 19 And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.

You deny ECT when the Bible shows the reality of it.
 

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The wage of sin is death, Jesus die to pay the sin of human

Jesus death, go to hell 3 days, Jesus die for the same reason with human, the reason is sin, to pay the wage of sin

why not cease to exist.
 

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6 Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call on him while he is near.
7 Let the wicked forsake their ways
and the unrighteous their thoughts.
Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon.


8 ‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,’
declares the Lord.
9 ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.

~Isaiah 55