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Corinthians is addressed to those in Christ who definitely will not be abandoned.
Torment? In what translation is "torment" used. The common English translation is "punishment", for which being annihilated and never having existed (would describe perfectly. "
Taking apocalyptic literature literally is a risky basis for dogma. And I agree with Martin Luther's opinion of the Revelation. "
Where the condemned are destroyed.
I found the notion that St. Paul wasn't made to do anything against his will seems to ignore the fact that God knocked him down in the road, struck him blind, and denounced Paul for persecuting Him kind of belies the notion that Paul was right in sync with God's will from start to finish. <Laugh>
He could if He wanted to. Not sure if you are saying that God didn't create demons, or if those little words, " oh wait" show that you believe He did create them.
If you believe that "hell" was not revealed till Jesus, why would God let all of humanity up till Jesus not know that if they did not follow Jesus they would burn forever? Eternal hell is no place in the old Testament at all, that sounds kind of cruel of God not telling them they would burn forever and not just that their mortal body would die as was told to Adam.
"Torment" (basanos) is found in Lk 16:23, 28.
I guess Jesus got it wrong when he said, "Many will say to me on that day. . .Then I will tell them plainly. . ." (Mt 7:22-23)
In the Greek, destroy (apollumi) means ruin, loss of well-being; e.g.,
