@kellyjay saidYou are not a father, and you have no children, no dependents and no charitable love in you if you cannot see that torturing your son in burning flames while still alive for eternity for a petty crime of not confessing that Jesus is Lord, is an evil and pointless act of revenge, which can only appease a sick mind.
Add yet beyond saying what I have said you dislike you don’t make a case for the truth as you see it in scripture. You make claims that what is said is metaphorical but don’t expound on what the truth of scripture really means instead. You are all complaint without a Biblical reason as to why.
Christians like you and sonship and second son and several others seem to relish the idea of this torment of non Christians.
The God of Israel is not this kind of God.
-Removed-We can use the word good and apply it to people, it is a completely different thing when applied to God. So when we say so and so is a good person, that standard changes when speaking about God.
Jesus said only God is good when speaking about eternal life. If God is the standard can any of us say we are good?
-Removed-Simply death for ever. This is the "second death" the bible speaks of this which means you will never be resurrected to live or exist ever again. The 1st resurrection is a real resurrection back to life again. The 2nd is not.
So when the bible says that one would be burned forever, it is not a literal cruel burning, To burn anything with real fire would completely destroy it. Once something has been totally burnt by fire that thing burned is completely ruined or destroyed. It could never be used again or live again. That example just means it will never exist again and not still alive in some burning pit.
Again this was never taught by Jesus but this pagan belief was introduced into the church about 400 years after Jesus died.
The issue of what happens to humans when they die is very simply answered in the bible.
But If one goes to other humans who in fact are not clear themselves on such things as death, then this is where the confusion deepens. I think all here are wanting to know the truth on this?
The bible does use parables, examples, metaphors, etc, for many things and in order for anyone to see and understand these one has to humble themselves and go through prayer to God to get the correct answers. He did this on purpose to see if humans are willing to listen to him or just go on their own confused opinions.
So God uses these to help explain his ways and teachings. Jesus did the very same thing when he taught to help those listening to grasp or relate to his message.
According to Ecclesiastes 9:10:
10 "Whatever your hand finds to do, do with all your might, for there is no work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the Grave, where you are going."
So clearly when one dies they know nothing. They are not able to think. They process nothing mentally. Feel nothing physically like happiness, pain, sorrow etc.
This scripture along with others say the same thing. When you die, you are dead and will remain there until the resurrection starts. There is no burning place that bad or evil humans go to even after one is resurrected in the future for judgement.
If one is judged for life, then you live. If one is judged for death this is now where the second death comes into play. Your life will be taken from you. You will die and go back to dust of this earth and you will never exist again.
-Removed-Well you did mention that you were not sure what really happened to ones who die.
You are correct they do not burn. So I thought I would answer your question....
Perhaps a comment to either acknowledge you agree or disagree would be fine.
But sorry I took the time to do more then that ..... I hardly ever answer yes or no.