Part 4: "Is Hell God's Torture Chamber?"

2. Part 4: "Is Hell God's Torture Chamber?"

3. “If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” ~ Revelation 20:15 (NIV)

4. “Hell is that horrible thing which cannot be, yet somehow is.” ~ C.S. Lewis

5. “If we accept Jesus’ authority, we must believe that Hell is real and that it will be the ultimate fate of the lost. Yet, the idea of conscious everlasting torment was a grievous mistake, a horrible error, a gross slander against the heavenly Father, whose character we truly see in the life of Jesus of Nazareth.” ~ Edward William Fudge

6. “The hallmark of authentic evangelicalism is not the uncritical repetition of old traditions, but the willingness to submit every tradition, however ancient, to fresh scrutiny and if necessary reform.” ~ John Stott

7. “The risk God must take in creating creatures with the capacity for eternal heaven is that he thereby creates them with the capacity for eternal hell.” ~ Gregory A. Boyd

8. “What we do in life echoes in eternity.” ~ Gladiator

9. “If you are a sinner when you die, you go immediately to a burning hell. Demons with great chains will draw your soul through the gateways of hell, where you will be thrown into pits and tormented.” ~ Mary Baxter

10. “The fear of hell is the basis for the Christian faith.” ~ Madalyn O’Hare

11. “Torturing people without end is not the sort of thing the ‘Abba’ Father of Jesus would do. Would God who tells us to love our enemies be intending to wreak vengeance on his enemies for all eternity?” ~ Clark H. Pinnock

12. “If anyone dies unrepentant in the state of mortal sin, he will undoubtedly be tormented forever in the fires of an everlasting Hell.” ~ Pope Innocent IV

13. “The goal of God’s justice is closure, not torture.” ~ Randy Klassen

14. “The God that holds you over a pit of Hell, much as one holds a spider over the fire, abhors you and is dreadfully provoked. His wrath toward you burns like fire.” ~ Johathan Edwards

15. “I could not enjoy heaven if I thought my mother was in hell.” ~ Nels Ferre

16. “I could not enjoy heaven if I thought my dog was in hell.” ~ Randy Klassen

17. “Nowhere in Scripture do we find a statement that tells us that God wants those who are punished to suffer without end – that is not the purpose for which God created humans.” ~ Jan Bonda

18. “I cannot imagine a hell and paradise. For me, hell and paradise are here on earth.” ~ Rabbi Leon Klenicki

19. “The saved will, in fact, rejoice at the pains of those who are condemned. Their own bliss will be all the more enjoyable in contrast with the misfortune of the lost.” ~ Thomas Aquinas

20. “I find the concept intolerable.” ~ John Stott, on the traditional view of Hell as eternal torment

21. “I can conceive of no more powerful and irrefutable argument in favour of atheism than the eternal torments of hell.” ~ Nicholas Berdyaev

22. “Torturing people forever is an action easier to associate with Satan than with God.” ~ Clark H. Pinnock

23. “The only thing I can say for sure is that hell is separation from God.” ~ Billy Graham

24. “Torturing people forever is an action easier to associate with Satan than with God.” ~ Clark H. Pinnock

25. “He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might.” ~ 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 (TNIV)

27. “God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.” ~ 1 John 1:5 (TNIV)

28. “Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many.” ~ Hebrews 9:27-28 (TNIV)

29. “For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward everyone according to what they have done.” ~ Matthew 16:27 (TNIV)

30. “God ‘will repay everyone according to what they have done.’ To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.” ~ Romans 2:6-8 (TNIV)

31. “He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might.” ~ 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 (TNIV)

32. “You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?” ~ Matthew 23:33 (TNIV)

33. “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of human beings who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.” ~ Romans 1:19-19 (TNIV)

34. “Hell” = Gehenna = Garbage Heap

35. “If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved – even though only as one escaping through the flames.” ~ 1 Corinthians 3:12-15 (TNIV)

36. “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and then you make that convert twice as much a child of hell as you are.” ~ Matthew 23:15 (TNIV)

37. “He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might.” ~ 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 (TNIV)

39. “We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.” ~ 2 Corinthians 5:20 (TNIV)

41. “Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven — as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” ~ Luke 7:47 (TNIV)

42. “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” ~ Romans 8:1 (TNIV)

43. “If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross each day and follow me. If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me, you will save it.” ~ Luke 9:23-24 (CEV)