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Hell & Eternal Punishment?

These resources take a careful, respectful look at what Scripture, church history, and the original languages teach about judgment and eternal punishment. We believe these are questions worth asking honestly — and that the answers may be more hopeful than many have been taught.

Dew7: Sinners In The Hands of An Angry God!

The above title is the name of a famous sermon given by Jonathan Edwards. Jonathan Edwards has come down to us in history as one of the all-time great men of the Protestant mold. He was a leading player in…

Author: Gary Amirault  //  Published: Nov 10, 1999
Reading Time: 8 Minutes 

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Dew5: Bible Threatenings Explained

Unquenchable Fire In this portion of Dew, we take a verse or word used by those teachers who teach eternal torment or annihilation, and show how these verses, in fact, do not teach this. The Bible teaches the salvation of…

Author: Gary Amirault  //  Published: Sep 10, 1999
Reading Time: 6 Minutes 

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Dew2: Bible Threatenings Explained

For those of you unfamiliar with the format of “Dew,” under this title, we will be dealing with all the various Scriptures used by those who teach the doctrine of eternal torment. We will show the Bible, when properly translated,…

Author: Gary Amirault  //  Published: Jul 10, 1999
Reading Time: 12 Minutes 

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Dew1: Bible Threatenings Explained

Those of you who are well versed in the Bible and who have studied the teachings of several different denominations of Christianity know that basically there are three views regarding the fate of mankind. These are eternal torment for many…

Author: Gary Amirault  //  Published: Jun 10, 1999
Reading Time: 18 Minutes 

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The Fate of The Wicked

Christians in the twentieth century have primarily three views of the fate of the wicked: The eternal torment view has been the majority view for about the last fifteen hundred years. The main Scriptures used to support that view are:…

Author: Gary Amirault  //  Published: May 2, 1999
Reading Time: 6 Minutes 

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Mervin L. Behlen

My family attended The Full Gospel Tabernacle located in Fresno, California, an Assembly of God denomination. This church had Sunday morning and evening services Wednesday and Friday prayer services. I did not know in 1939 that my life would take…

Author: Mervin L. Behlen  //  Published: Feb 19, 1999
Reading Time: 11 Minutes 

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Can Children Go To Hell?

Evangelicals are divided in their opinion about the fate of infants who die. Some, who believe in God’s sovereign election of the “few,” also believe that non-elect babies who die will spend eternity suffering in hell. John Calvin said, “there…

Author: Ted Jones  //  Published: Dec 2, 1998
Reading Time: 4 Minutes 

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Questions Without Answers On Hell

Many people have a very limited view of God’s plan of salvation and when approached with questions, are unable to give an answer, or, unable to give a correct answer. This can be, first and foremost, attributed to lack of…

Author: Gary Amirault  //  Published: Dec 1, 1998
Reading Time: 20 Minutes 

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Eternal Death: One Step Out of Hell, One Step Short of Glory

Many who have rejected the doctrine of eternal torment have found refuge in the teaching of “eternal death (Conditionalism/Annihilationism)” — the belief that the wicked will simply cease to exist. It is certainly more merciful than a God who tortures…

Author: Gary Amirault  //  Published: Dec 3, 1998
Reading Time: 2 Hours 50 Minutes 

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The Origin And History of The Doctrine of Endless Punishment

Prove all things. Hold fast that which is good — PAUL NEW AND ENLARGED EDITION BOSTON:UNIVERSALIST PUBLISHING HOUSE,No. 37 CORNWILL Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, byJAMES M. USHERIn the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of…

Author: Thomas B. Thayer (1812–1886)  //  Published: Jul 1, 1997
Reading Time: 5 Hours 33 Minutes 

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Bible Threatenings Explained

Entered into Electronic Format in April 1997, by Audrey Cole. Editor’s note (2026): This book was originally published online by Tentmaker in 1997 as a single-page HTML document. J. W. Hanson wrote in such a way that there are no…

Author: J. W. Hanson, D.D.  //  Published: Apr 1, 2007
Reading Time: 5 Hours 50 Minutes 

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The Rich Man And Lazarus

From the book Five Pillars in theTemple of PartialismShaken and Removed By J. F. Witherell,Ambassador for Christ Concord:Published at the Balm of Gilead Office 1843 “Mene, Mene, Tekel—thou art weighed in the balances,and art found wanting.” Placed into electronic format…

Author: J. F. Witherell (1810–1898)  //  Published: 1997
Reading Time: 35 Minutes 

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