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Will Hell be Literal Fire?

One of the many things that Christians learn about hell is that it is a place of fire. Jesus talks about “eternal fire” (Matthew 25:41), and the book of Revelation...

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: The Dog Ate It

In 1994, Time Magazine reported that Bible scholar John Dominic Crossan believed that the body of Jesus was laid in a shallow grave, and some wild dogs came along and ate it.[1] This...

An Eye for an Eye

When I was in high school, I remember some students putting up a poster that read: “An eye for an eye only makes the world blind.” The implication is that...

The Unforgivable Sin

Matthew 12:31, Mark 3:29, and Luke 12:10 tell us that there is an unforgivable sin. Jesus says in Matthew, “Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven...

Hell in the Book of Revelation

Does the book of Revelation teach that Hell will last forever, or that the wicked will be annihilated? ...