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Monday, January 10, 2011

Suffering in Hell

Suffering in Hell can be explained as the permanent living in a material sensate body that cannot be diminished by unceasing fire; Of being in severe pain that does not allow the natural protection of falling into unconsciousness; Of being in a state of existence in which neither the soul nor the spirit would be capable of separating from a suffering body living in eternal anguish and pain. The reason for this horrendous suffering, while existing in extreme confinement, is so that the spirit, being indestructible and eternal, will forever be prevented from causing disruption to the happiness of those who have proven themselves faithful to God.
The realization that one is about to be burned to death, stoned to death, or otherwise executed should draw one to repentance if they have any potential for true belief in God. Such suffering should be seen as far better than being allowed to die comfortably and then spending eternity in Hell. Public temporal punishment, according to Testimony in the word of God, has a parallel goal of deterring others from committing similar crimes.

And all the people, on hearing of it, shall fear, and never again be so insolent. [Dt. 17:13]
The rest, on hearing of it, shall fear, and never again do a thing so evil among you. [Dt. 19:20]
Then all his fellow citizens shall stone him to death. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst, and all Israel, on hearing of it, shall fear. [Dt. 21:21]
. . . lashes and discipline are at all times wisdom. [Sir.{A.K.A.: Ecclesiasticus} 22:6]
He who would find God must accept discipline; [Sir.{A.K.A.: Ecclesiasticus} 32:14]
They answered him, "He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times." [Mt. 21:41; Mk. 12:9; Lk. 20:16]
"If I (St. Paul) have committed a crime or done anything deserving death, I do not seek to escape the death penalty;" [Acts 25:11]
Although they know the just decree of God that all who practice such things deserve death, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them. [Rm. 1:32]
Anyone who rejects the law of Moses is put to death without pity on the testimony of two or three witnesses. [Heb. 10:28]
"Reprimand publicly those who do sin, so that the rest also will be afraid." [1 Tim. 5:20]
Endure your trials as "discipline"; God treats you as sons. For what "son" is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are without discipline, in which all have shared, you are not sons but bastards. Besides this, we have had our earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them. Should we not (then) submit all the more to the Father of spirits and live? [Heb. 12:7-9]
I will also put her children to death. Thus shall all the churches come to know that I am the searcher of hearts and minds and that I will give each of you what your works deserve. [Rev. 2:23]

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