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He opened the door of repentance for mankind so that men may accept Him in love. As it is written in Romans 6:23, "the wages of sin is death." Some think that when they die they shall remain asleep rejoicing and blessed. The word, "shall be tormented forever," indicates that after death there is eternal punishment for sinners, just as there is eternal rejoicing for the righteous. The sinner may expect life after death, but it shall be eternal death. For the wageofsiniseternaldeath (Ephesians2:1;ITimothy5:6;Romans6:23).
The children of God or sons of God will receive rewards. When they are bom-again they gain eternal life, and in resurrection they will rise with an incorruptible body. The soul of every human is immortal for it lives forev er. However, after resurrection there shall be a separation between the right eous and the sinner so that the Kingdom of God can include the former and
exclude the latter (Revelation 20:14-15; 21:8).
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The Nature of the Lake of Fire
To be tormented day and night (Revelation 20:10). To remember the past life (Luke 16:25). Unquenched desire (Luke 16:24).
Remorse (Luke 16:27-28).
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® Shame and everlasting contempt (Daniel 12:2).
W orm dies not (Mark 9:46).
Fire not quenched (Mark 9:46). Bottomless pit (Revelation 20: 3) .
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® Darkness (Matthew 25:30).
• Forever miserable (Revelation 14:11).
Hell is a very crude and shameful place where there is no song, no glory, no hope, no light and no comfort.
D Hell was Prepared for the Devil and His Angels Matthew 25:41 says, "...Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels." Hell was prepared for the devil and his angels. From the beginning, it was not God's plan for man to enter such aplaceandbetormented. Hemadeeveryefforttoturnmanfromentering
the devil's place called hell.
Christ's death on the cross has given to all mankind a great privilege of turning back to enter paradise and not to hell. Surely, Christ died to save peoplefrometernaldeathandturnthembacktothewayoflife. SinceGod isatruejudge.Hepreparedhellforthedevilandhisangels. However,ifa man wills to follow Satan, he will enter the lake of fire to be tormented with Satan day and night forever.