Eternal Perdition

What is Hell?

Some Christians believe HELL is merely the absence of GOD.  The question is: do I have to be in HELL to be absent from GOD?  Can I not be just as absent from GOD on earth?  Sure I can.  My next question is: if the wicked despise GOD, how can it be torment for them to be absent from Him?  Would it not be torment for the wicked to be in the presence of GOD instead?

We can thus establish that HELL is NOT the absence of GOD, rather HELL is the presence of SATAN.  HELL is Satan's dwelling place, his Dimensional abode.  HELL is everything Satan is in quality, nature, and essence.


Is Hell Eternal?

The underlying question is: is Sin eternal?  If Sin is eternal, then so is Satan and so is HELL for they all go hand in hand.  GOD tells us in Scripture that Sin will be completely removed from Creation and will be NO MORE.  Let us consider two very important points:
1.  Did GOD create HELL? 
2.  Is Satan eternal?

Did GOD create HELL?  No.  There is not one verse in the entire Bible where it states that GOD created HELL.  So since HELL is not a creation of GOD, how can it be eternal?  The only way HELL can be eternal is if it's Creator is eternal.  That brings us to our next point: is Satan eternal?  Most Christians believe he is, but the Bible says he is NOT.  Ezekiel Chapter 28, speaks of Satan in the 1st degree and to the King of Tyre in the 2nd degree:  “You have become a horror and shall be NO MORE forever.”  Ezekiel 28:19.  Note this entire Chapter refers to Lucifer the "seal of perfection, wisdom, and beauty" who was present in Eden with GOD.

Satan's future is: he will be NO MORE.  Since HELL is the presence AND essence of Satan, what and how can HELL continue to be without him?  Can HELL continue to exist without the source that it is one with?  No.  HELL is an abominational abode and GOD says: “Death (Satan) AND Hades (HELL) were cast into the Lake of Fire.”  Revelation 20:13-14.  Satan and ALL that contains his essence will be caste into the Lake of Fire.


What is the Lake of Fire?

Speaking of Satan: “You walked back and forth in the midst of fiercy stones.”  Ezekiel 28:14.  Can Satan be destroyed by a literal Lake of Fire?  No, for Satan's original essence was Light, which is the essence of fire.  The Seraphim themselves are Angels of Fire (Psalm 104:4), so what Revelation is speaking of here is NOT a literal fire.

The Lake of Fire is a metaphor for the GLORY of GOD.  “For the Israelites, the Glory of the LORD was a consuming FIRE on top of the mountain.”  Exodus 24:17.

“For the LORD your GOD is a consuming FIRE.”  Deuteronomy 4:24.  

“The LORD will cause men to hear His majestic voice and will make them see His arm coming down with raging anger and consuming FIRE ...”  Isaiah 30:30.

When Satan stands before the LORD on Judgement Day, all that he is, and all those united in him, will be CONSUMED by the Glory of GOD.  “This will happen when the LORD Jesus is revealed from Heaven in blazing FIRE with His powerful Angels.  He will punish those who do not know GOD and have not obeyed His Gospel.  They will be punished with everlasting DESTRUCTION.”  2 Thessalonians 1:7-8.

If the Bible means “GLORY of GOD” for “Lake of Fire”, why doesn't it just say so?  Why use a metaphor?  The metaphor is used for our sake, so that we may comprehend the severity of their pain which can be understood more clearly in the vivid representation of a Lake of Fire than in the term "GLORY of GOD", as man currently does not comprehend the Spiritual effect of GOD's Glory upon Sin.

“Then Death and Hades were thrown into the Lake of Fire.  The Lake of Fire is the Second Death.”  Revelation 20:14.  “But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars, their place will be in the Lake of Fire and brimstone.  This is the Second Death.”  Revelation 21:8.  By this time the wicked will be so perfectly united to Satan that they will be One.  Thus they receive the same fate he does - ETERNAL DESTRUCTION - which is the Second Death.

*  The 1st Death is PHYSICAL.  Every human dies the 1st Death.
*  The 2nd Death is SPIRITUAL.  Satan, his Legions, and the wicked, die the 2nd Death.

The Lake of Fire is the place of their utter DESTRUCTION, where the GLORY of GOD will consume them completely.


What about Words such as “Forever” and “Everlasting” in Scripture?

The words “forever” and “everlasting” in Scripture do not necessarily mean eternally without end.  Here are some examples:

A bondslave shall serve his master FOREVER, that is, UNTIL his Death.  Exodus 21:6.

An Ammonite or Moabite is forbidden to enter the LORD's congregation FOREVER, that is, UNTIL the 10th generation.  Deuteronomy 23:3.

GOD dwells in Solomon's Temple FOREVER, that is, UNTIL the Temple was destroyed.  1 Kings 8:13.

Israel's judgment lasts FOREVER, that is, UNTIL the Spirit is poured out and GOD restores it.  Isaiah 32:13-15.

Israel's affliction is FOREVER, that is, UNTIL the LORD restores her health and heals her wounds.  Jeremiah 30:12-17.

Jonah was in the belly of the whale FOREVER, that is, UNTIL the LORD delivered him on the third day.  Jonah 2:6-10.

Habakkuk tells us of mountains that were EVERLASTING, that is, UNTIL they were shattered.  Habakkuk 3:6.

The Aaronic Priesthood was to be an EVERLASTING priesthood (Exodus 40:15), that is, UNTIL it was superceded by the Melchizedek Priesthood.  Hebrews 7:14-18.

The Law of Moses was to be an EVERLASTING Covenant (Leviticus 24:8), that is, UNTIL it was superceded by the New Covenant of Christ.  2 Corinthians 3:11-13, Hebrews 8:13.

So “forever” and “everlasting” simply mean until the END of their Time.  Consider this statement: I am tormented in prison forever.  Does this mean I am in prison forever?  No, it simply means that as long as I am in prison I am tormented.  Likewise, Satan, his Legions, and the wicked, will be tormented FOREVER, that is, until the GLORY of GOD consumes them COMPLETELY. 

Let us NOT assume that they will be consumed within a few seconds.  The process of consumation may take hundreds and/or thousands of years.  During the process the wicked will receive and experience the sum of ALL the evil, pain, and suffering they gave to others.  “For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more.”  Mark 4:24.  Why even more?  Not only will the wicked experience the direct results of their evil deeds upon others, but also the long term indirect consequences.  Consequences which they did not cause directly but indirectly, whose detrimental effects last for generations.  For example, a man who continually abuses his wife prevents her from being an effective mother.  Their child may grow up bitter and angry, and may in turn abuse their own children.  So the cycle of evil continues.  The wicked will be made to endure the FULL consequences of ALL their evil deeds.

This will be the state of the wicked, ceaseless pain in the form of mental and spiritual torment, until they are completey CONSUMED.  And they are never, never, never coming back.