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Originally Posted by Christian223  It all seems too forced to me. The bible is clear though:
Mat 8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
In biblical terms this is all referring to when Jesus comes back to earth and literally sets up a kingdom. Those who treated Israel poorly, will be cast out of that kingdom for 1000 years. It does NOT refer to a place of eternal damnation for dead souls.
I would expect though, that if there were a possibility that your ideas about the bible are wrong, in no small part due to poor translations, even the remotest possibility, that you would be all over it, hoping to find out what your heart knows is true, that there is NO ETERNAL HELL.
I can't for the life of me fathom why christians are so hell bent (pun intended ) on there being an eternal hell. When I found out that I had been duped, I was so very happy!!!