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Rev 14:10-11
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Mark 9:43-48
43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
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Is there such a place as a lake of fire?
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Rev 20:15
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
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Jesus compares existence to hell as worms rooting through a garbage dump. Jesus uses lots of everyday examples to give us an insight to a spiritual truth. But how far can we take those comparisons?
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The Bible says the punishment is eternal. It says it's firey and will not be quenched. The rich man said he was tormented in flames. We go as far as the word of God takes us.
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Dante came up with a horrible idea that hell was a place of eternal torment, in agony forever.
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Nobody came up with it. It's a fact of the word of God. Dante, whoever he is, simply stated a Biblical truth.