Posts with the tag: second death

Paul “FULLY PROCLAIMED the Gospel,” Including About Hell

Aside from Jesus Christ, Paul is by far the most important figure in the New Testament. Over half of the book of Acts, which is a biblical documentation of the early Church, is devoted to Paul’s exploits in ministry. About one third of the entire New Testament and nearly two thirds of the epistles were […]

The LANGUAGE OF DESTRUCTION Concerning Human Damnation

The apostle Paul summed up the whole matter of people’s reward for sin when he wrote:  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 Could it be stated any plainer? The wages for sin is shown to be death; and eternal […]

What Happens to the SPIRIT at the Second Death?

Addressing the death of an unredeemed person, Ecclesiastes 12:7 says “the spirit returns to God who gave it.” “Spirit” here refers to the “breath of life,” aka the animating life force from God, noted in what theologians call ‘the creation text’: And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into […]

What Does It Mean to Be “BAPTIZED WITH FIRE”?

  What did John the Baptist mean when he said regarding Christ: “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire”? Let’s read the statement in its fuller context as that will reveal its meaning: 7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to […]

What Does “SALTED WITH FIRE” Mean in Mark 9:49?

This brings us to the last two verses of the chapter, which are more ambiguous than the preceding seven verses. You see, sometimes Christ was intentionally ambiguous, which compels people to seek out answers in their studies and relationship with the LORD.

Hell (Lake of Fire): Eternal Torment or Everlasting Destruction?

Traditionally, the most prominent view on eternal damnation is that people cast into hell—the lake of fire—will suffer fiery conscious torment forever and ever.

HELL (Human Damnation) — Questions and Answers

Hell — human damnation — is a dreadful reality in Christian thought, but false teachings abound. What does the Bible REALLY teach? You might be surprised.