Is the Lake of Fire as spoken of in Revelation Literal or Symbolic. I often wonder if the lake...

dannyppaul · 61-69, M

Either way I think it's to be avoided at all cost.

GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M

@dannyppaul Great answer

SDavis · 56-60, F

Well I believe it's real - even just looking at the Earth's core - consist of brimstone now called sulfur and it is fiery hot and the liquid (metals) could be considered a lake 🤔

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150616192105.htm

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SDavis · 56-60, F

@SunnyDave some do think like you - but from the description of Hell's fire which is called fire and brimstone in Scripture that exists in the center of the Earth. And God will destroy this Earth and this heaven.

SunnyDave · 70-79, M

@SDavis If it is literal then their bodies would be consumed and they would be dead for the rest of eternity ie no more suffering is that what you mean?

SDavis · 56-60, F

@SunnyDave

Matthew 10:28 _
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2010%3A28&version=KJV

Tells us not to fear the one who can kill the body only but fear Him who can kill both body and soul in hell.

BiasForAction · M

I think much of the Bible shouldn’t be taken literally and I never found the book of revelation to be anything other than someone’s weird dream.

Adstar · 56-60, M

It is Literal..

The torment of those who will be cast into it is testament to just how literal it is..

SunnyDave · 70-79, M

@Adstar If it is literal then their bodies would be consumed and they would be dead for the rest of eternity ie no more suffering is that what you mean?

Adstar · 56-60, M

@SunnyDave Not if they where given indestructable bodies that had eternal life...

When the reasurection happens people will be given eternal bodies.. Some will spend eternity with Jesus in His perfect eternal existence and some will spend eternity in the Lake of fire..

therighttothink50 · 56-60, M

Grinding and gnashing of teeth sounds literally like hell.

HappyCamper74 · 46-50, M

I believe it to be literal.

Greyjedi · M

Symbolic

walabby · 61-69, M

Symbolic, if even that! I'll tell you in 20 years or so.. XD

Baremine · 70-79, C

It is real.

Greyjedi · M

@Baremine why do you want it to be real?

Baremine · 70-79, C

@Greyjedi what I want doesn't matter. God created Hell for the devil and his angels. Humans only go there if they reject God's plan of salvation.

Greyjedi · M

@Baremine you didn’t answer my question?