Originally posted by Wulebgr
I'll take a bet--real cash. But first you must prove yourself able and willing to submit to reason and evidence.
Before we begin a debate on what the Bible states regarding hell and hades, we must be clear on two things:
1. Have you read the entire text cover to cover?
2. Does your Bible consist of all 72 books, or only the reduced edition of 66 favored by those that departed from the universal church? Is your edition of Daniel complete?
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I'll take a bet--real cash. But first you must prove yourself able and willing to submit to reason and evidence.
Before we begin a debate on what the Bible states regarding hell and hades, we must be clear on two things:
1. Have you read the entire text cover to cover?
2. Does your Bible consist of all 72 books, or only the reduced edition of 66 favored by those that departed from the universal church? Is your edition of Daniel complete?
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In my post on this subject there are two catagories of ideas. There are those which I plainly have Scripture for. And then I was careful to say that the following were my opinions.
Concerning the things of which I said that they were my opinion was this matter:
I said that it was my opinion that the lost in pewrdition will be so occupied by thier punishment as to be restricted from sinning further.
Now that I may not be able to easily present a passage for. However, I was careful to give you a heads up that this was my opinion.
Concerning the other matters - are you going to demand that I spell out the passages which teach just as much?
Yes the canon I speak of contains 66 books. A discussion of the bible canon I don't think I will pursue now.
One caveat: Though I said that Hell or Hades was a recepticle for the non-material componant of man when he dies, there is at least one passage which shows some people descending alive down into Hell in the Old Testament in the incident with Korah and his rebellious company.
They went down alive into the earth into Sheol. Sheol = Hell = Hades.