If the "wages of sin is death", why would a sinner burn in hell for eternity?

The word 'torment' is used a lot in the Bible and some of it is definitely said to be 'forever'. In Revelation 18 Babylon the Great falls and others see the smoke of her burning: "Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off and cry, 'Woe! Woe, O great city...'" Then chapter 19 describes the devilish 'beast' and 'false prophet' being "thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulphur."

Chapter 20 tells us that the devil then gets thrown in also and, "They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever." Death and Hades are emptied of their contents so that those people can be judged by God. Those not found written in the book of life get thrown into this lake of fire, as does death and Hades.

This eternally burning lake is going to be full of sin and sinners whose sin was not pardoned. Sinners whose sin IS pardoned don't end up there. Although this lake of fire is also called "the second death", it's hard to see how the devil, the beast and the false prophet can be tormented day and night for ever and ever, whilst people whose names were not found in the book of life would somehow just cease to exist at the point of being thrown in.

Please also note that it doesn't say "they will be tortured". It says they will be tormented. We can suffer dire torments all by ourselves, merely when our consciences convict us.

Our mind can torment us. Please bear that in mind. There is striking similarity here with what Daniel wrote about centuries before Revelation was penned.

Chapter 7 deals with various demonic 'beasts' and God's throne of judgement where books are opened. Someone like a Son of Man appears and is worshipped. In chapter 12 the resurrection happens, some rising "to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt."

Again, note that there is no mention of torture. But the "everlasting" factor seems very clear.

No. Only humans say that. But they never think they or their loved ones will go to hell.

The whole hellfire theory is a pagan doctrine passed on through generations. It has no support in the Bible. Hell means the grave and not torture.

Fire means either purification or annihilation. People will take symbolic verses to try to prove hellfire. God is love and would never burn anyone.

The Bible says the wages of sin is death and all those who have died have been acquitted of their sins. If so, why would God then burn them forever? Or even for a short period of time.

The Bible also says that all those in the memorial tombs will come out on the last day. The righteous and the unrighteous. If there had been a place of fiery torment than why didn't God tell Adam and Eve?

They would have been the first ones to go there. Instead he told them that they would die. Then God tells us that when you die you know nothing, can do nothing and have no memory.

Ecc. 9:5,6. How would you know if you were being burned or not?

We don't have a soul. We are a soul. God breathed the breath of life into Adam and he came to be a living soul.

Gen. 2:7. He came to be a living soul.

He was not given a soul. For more info go to www.watchtower.org.

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