Revelation
21,22
Events that take place
at the end of the 1,000 years
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Even more, until
Christ was found worthy to
take over the thrown of the Father in
1798, Jesus could not judge anyone
prior to this date.
Daniel 7:10
“…The court was seated, and
the books were opened.”
Jesus said:
John 5:22 Moreover,
the Father judges no one, but has
entrusted all judgment to the Son,
John 5:23 that
all may honor the Son just as
they honor the Father. He who
does not honor the Son does not honor
the Father, who sent him.”
With these words,
Jesus spoke of a time when He would
be given the throne.
At this time, He would
be honored even as the Father is
honored and worshiped.
Ephesians 1:9
“And he [the Father] made
known to us the mystery of his will
according to his good pleasure, which
he purposed in Christ,
Ephesians 1:10
to be put into effect when the
times will have reached their
fulfillment – to bring all
things in heaven and on earth
together under one head, even
Christ.”
The point here is
putting everything under Jesus did
not happen until 1798. And we know
from Daniel 8 and Hebrews 8, that
Jesus could not judge anyone until
1844!
So, Bible prophecy
says that immediate judgment at death
is not possible.
5. The
Bible teaches that a new heaven and a
new earth will be created after the
old Heaven and Earth have passed
away.
Revelation 21:1
“Then I saw a new heaven and new
earth will be created after the old
heaven and earth has passed
away….”
This verse means that
hell itself has to pass away. In
fact, hell fire is the means through
which Earth will be purified of sin!
Sin and sinners will
have no place on Earth, in Earth or
under the Earth when everything is
made new.
God’s universe
will be clean.
6. If
there is an eternally burning Hell,
what judgment is left for the saints
to conduct during the 1,000 years?
1 Corinthians 6:2
Do you not know that the saints will
judge the world. . . . ?
1 Corinthians 6:3
Do you not know that we will judge
angels. . . . ?
Think about this: If
all the wicked receive the same
amount of suffering, e.g.,
burning in hell for eternity, then
there’s nothing for the saints
to judge during the 1,000 years!
7. The
Bible declares the wicked will be
devoured – destroyed –
annihilated – turned to into
ashes.
Malachi 4:3
Then you will trample down the
wicked; they will be ashes
under the soles of your feet on
the day when I do these things,”
says the Lord Almighty.”
Listen carefully: Hell
fire will serve two purposes:
First, it is the means
through which restitution will be
extracted from those who would
not repent of their evil.
Second, fire is
God’s method of executing the
wicked and purifying Earth.
Remember, it was said
earlier that the penalty for sin is
death by execution without the hope
of resurrection. This explains why
Jesus was executed on the
cross and why He made the remark on
the cross that God had forsaken Him!
I’ll say more
about this in a moment. . .
The doctrine of hell
is all messed up by Christians today
largely because people don’t
properly understand the necessity
for restitution, the doctrine of
God’s vengeance, the Second
Death nor apocalyptic prophecy.
Yes, I can
see how people conclude that people
will burn in Hell forever.
There is a language in
the Bible that seems to support the
idea of eternal suffering in hell until
you put everything the Bible has
to say about Hell on the table.
Then, and only then,
does the truth on this topic clear
up.
The Bible is like a
giant crossword puzzle. When all its
doctrines are properly defined and
understood, all of the pieces will
harmoniously align in one beautiful
mosaic.
8. Here’s
the final reason why Hell
doesn’t burn for eternity:
God’s own law, the golden rule, does
not permit God to punish wicked
people beyond the point of achieving
restitution. Period. God abides by
His own laws. This submission is
proven by the death of Jesus! The
Father would not allow Jesus to die if
there had been any other way to
redeem man.
The point here is that
there is no sinner, not even the
devil that merits endless torture in
hell throughout eternity!
If God tortured
demonic angels and “slightly
wicked” people throughout the
endless ages of eternity, He would be
a tyrant because justice
demands that punishment be
commensurate with the crime. Tyrants
don’t do this. They abuse their
victims with excessive punishment.
Tyrants are not fair.
Look again at the
golden rule: “As you do unto
others, the same will be done unto
you.” And you should see the
limits of torture in hell.
In summary, I believe
that God has deliberately made the
matter of an eternally burning hell a
topic of controversyto keep the
subject of eternal burning hell
alive!
[pun intended]
By keeping the subject
in a state of controversy, it forces
those who seek the whole truth to
resolve this complex issue and for
me, the truth on this topic is as
clear as the noonday sun.
God is fair
and just. He is truly a God of love.
There is no meanness nor arrogance in
God. Look at Jesus washing the feet
of the disciples. This is an example
of the character of the Father for
the Father and the Son have the same
character of love. They are one in
purpose, plan and action.
A few words about the
penalty for sin: The Second Death
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