What is the purpose of Hell?

[Aquila]

I’ve yet to hear a logical answer concerning the purpose of Hell. Coming from the perspective of eternal torment, what purpose does eternal torment in Hell serve? After billions, and billions, and billions, and billions of untold billions of eons… what will be accomplished with the majority of souls who have ever lived continuing to cry, scream, plead, and slash in agony?

Or could even Hell perhaps serve another purpose in God’s ultimate plan for all creation?

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Aquila

I’ve yet to hear a logical answer concerning the purpose of Hell. Coming from the perspective of eternal torment, what purpose does eternal torment in Hell serve? After billions, and billions, and billions, and billions of untold billions of eons… what will be accomplished with the majority of souls who have ever lived continuing to cry, scream, plead, and slash in agony?

Or could even Hell perhaps serve another purpose in God’s ultimate plan for all creation?

According to many... without hell the gospel is powerless.

i don't hold to this school of thought.

[Trouvere]

the same as the purpose of prison

[*AQuietPlace*]

Originally Posted by Trouvere

the same as the purpose of prison

You get let out of prison eventually. Do you get let out of hell?

[Shawn]

deja vu.

[Michael The Disciple]

The purpose of the lake of fire is to destroy the souls of the wicked.

28: And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matt. 10:28

This clears the Earth of evil making possible the complete victory of Christ over sin and its effects. In the ages that follow mankind will live in peace and love with Yeshua and the saints reigning and judging the nations.

[easter]

Hell and the Lake of Fire are two different places.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by easter

Hell and the Lake of Fire are two different places.

Hell in Matt. 10:28 is Gehenna, aka the lake of fire.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Trouvere

the same as the purpose of prison

I'd tend to agree that the notion of Hell lends itself to the concept of “prison”. However, we don’t torture prisoners. In addition we don’t sentence all prisoners to life in prison regardless of their crime.

Let’s take for example a 17 year old girl who dies in a car accident on her way to the mall who does not know God. She’s going to die “lost”. Let’s take a second individual who is 42 and a serial killer. How can it be “just” to punish each with unending torments in a lake of fire? What would the purpose serve? After billions of untold ages will their screams for mercy have accomplished anything? Is God satisfied, pleased, or entertained by such horror? Will we find entertainment or satisfaction in seeing such horror first hand?

How can we celebrate our salvation knowing that the majority of mankind will suffer such a fate? If Satan’s goal was to destroy mankind and less than 2% are saved, did Satan not win? If Christ’s intention was to save all of mankind and less than 2% are saved, did Christ not loose?

Some have postulated the argument that the lake of fire “refines” the soul, breaking its will, satisfying holy justice, and bringing the soul into harmony with God’s will. Those who propose this believe that at some point in eternity’s future ages all human souls will be reconciled to God through Christ’s shed blood. For these believers Hell’s flame has a purpose in God’s redemptive plan.

Some postulate that the lake of fire will “destroy” the soul, annihilating it from existence. All suffering ceases and their consciousness will be rendered non-existent. For these believers Hell’s flame serves a purpose in that it satisfies God’s holy justice and destroys wickedness from the Universe. Still it’s a concern that God would fail to find a successful redemptive plan for all humanity.

What purpose does the unending torment serve?

[easter]

Revelation 20:14 And death and HELL were cast into the LAKE OF FIRE.This is the second death.