Augustine the Heretic
Did Augustine Corrupt the Doctrine of Hell? When most Christians today hear the word eternal fire or hell, they imagine an endless torment without hope. Yet few realize that this framework was not the consensus of the early church but...
Jerome’s Corrupted Latin Vulgate
Did Jerome’s Latin Vulgate Corrupt the Doctrine of Hell? For more than a thousand years, the Bible that shaped Western Christianity was not the Greek New Testament or the Hebrew Scriptures, it was Jerome’s Latin Vulgate. This single translation, finished...
“Absent from the Body,” Explained
Does “Absent from the Body, Present with the Lord” Mean We Go to Heaven Immediately When We Die? This is the question many ask when wrestling with the afterlife, especially in debates between Eternal Conscious Torment (ECT), Annihilationism, Soul Sleep,...
Is Death Really Just Sleep?
Is Death Really Just Sleep? When people die, where do they go? Are they instantly judged and sent to Heaven or Hell? Are they annihilated into nonexistence? Or… do they simply fall asleep? The Bible is shockingly consistent on this...
What Is Sheol According to the Bible?
What Is Sheol According to the Bible? When you hear the word “Hell,” what comes to mind?For most, it’s a fiery pit of never-ending torture , an eternal nightmare where the damned scream without end.But what if that image doesn’t...
Is Hades the Same as Hell or the Lake of Fire?
Is Hades the Same as Hell or the Lake of Fire? If you’ve ever heard that Sheol, Hades, Gehenna, and the Lake of Fire are all just “Hell,” you’ve been handed a linguistic mash-up, not biblical theology. Scripture separates these...
What Is Universal Reconciliation?
What Is Universal Reconciliation? Why the Early Church Embraced It and Why It’s the Only View That Matches the Bible When it comes to the destiny of humanity, the church has been divided between three competing views: Eternal Conscious Torment...
What Is Annihilationism?
What Is Annihilationism? How It Compares to Eternal Conscious Torment and Universal Reconciliation When people wrestle with the doctrines of the afterlife, three main views typically emerge: Eternal Conscious Torment (ECT), Annihilationism, and Universal Reconciliation. ECT teaches that the lost...
What is Eternal Conscious Torment?
What is Eternal Conscious Torment? Eternal Conscious Torment (ECT) is the belief that those who die without salvation will suffer forever in unending pain. Sometimes called “eternal damnation,” “everlasting punishment,” or simply “hell,” this doctrine has shaped much of Western...
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