Category Archives: Afterlife, The

Surprised by Hell: Substitionary Atonement

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Jay F Guin

[I’m filling in some gaps in my own research by reading through Fudge’s The Fire that Consumes. I’m posting multiple posts today, as I want to get finished and move to the next topic.] One of the fundamental doctrines of … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: J. I. Packer Rebuts, Part 2

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Annihilationists respond with special pleading. Sometimes they urge that such references to continued distress as have been quoted refer only to the temporary experience of the lost before they are extinguished, but this is to beg the question by speculative … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: Eternal Punishment

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Jay F Guin

The favorite proof text of the everlasting-torment position is Matt 25:46 — (Mat 25:46) “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” As I’ve previously noted, “eternal” translates aionios, the adjective form of aion, … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: J. I. Packer Rebuts, Part 1

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Jay F Guin

James I. Packer, a prominent evangelical scholar, challenges annihilationism on several grounds in his thoughtful article “Evangelical Annihilationism”. I insert relevant verses in full text here and there to make it easier for the reader to follow the discussion. He … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: The Devil and His Angels

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Jay F Guin

This is just a note to comment on the fact that, although lost humans will die in the Lake of Fire, the devil and his angels will suffer perpetual, unending torment. (Mat 25:41) “Then he will say to those on … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: The Consuming Fire

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Jay F Guin

Up to this point, I remain astonished at how consistent the scriptures are on the fate of the saved and lost. But there is an inconsistency. Revelation describes those outside of Jesus as dying in the Lake of Fire, this … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: Who Will Be Resurrected?

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Jay F Guin

In Surprised by Hope, N. T. Wright argues extensively that “resurrection” refers exclusively to a bodily resurrection. First Century Greeks, for example, believed in the immortality of the soul (our disembodied selves) but had no concept of a resurrection. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: The Patristics

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Jay F Guin

When we come to the Patristics, we find that the earliest writers go in three directions. Origen taught a form of universalism. Tertullian taught everlasting torment. But perhaps the earliest of the preserved, uninspired writings teaches annihilation. The Didache 16:13-17 … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: The Old Testament

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Jay F Guin

The Old Testament says very little about hell or the fate of the wicked. However, when the question is squarely addressed, the scriptures teach the utter destruction of the wicked. Consider Psalm 37 — (Psa 37) Of David. Do not … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Hell: Degrees of Punishment

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Jay F Guin

It’s been argued that God cannot destroy the damned as the Bible predicts degrees of punishment for the lost. (Mat 10:15) I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment … Continue reading →

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