Difficult Questions

How can a loving God send people to hell?

What does the bible say about hell?

Words translated ‘hell’

1. Sheol

Words translated ‘hell’

1. Sheol

2. Hades

Words translated ‘hell’

1. Sheol

2. Hades

3. Gehenna

Three Alternative Views

1. Eternal Conscious Torment

2. Universalism

3. Annihilationism

Eternal Conscious Torment

“And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the

righteous will go into eternal life.”Matthew 25: 46

…just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in

sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a

punishment of eternal fire.

Jude v.7

Eternal Conscious Torment

John Piper Tim Keller

Universalism

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

1 Corinthians 15: 22

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ

the first fruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.

1 Corinthians 15: 22-23

Universalism

Jurgen Moltmann Rob Bell?

Annihilationism

For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not

perish but have eternal life.John 3:16

…just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in

sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a

punishment of eternal fire.

Jude v.7

Annihilationism

John Stott TomWright

The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are

being saved know it is the very power of God.

1 Corinthians 1: 18