Michael Pearl answers: Do souls suffer in hell for eternity? Bible Questions - Episode 74 

Thank you Jesus for saving my soul.

I love our Lord Jesus and I believe he died on the cross for our sins. But I have a question about Hell that still confuses me..... what's the point of keeping all those tortured souls for eternity without any chance of redemption....what does God get out of that?? I don't understand?? But I find it disturbing....

Proverbs 9:10 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.”

I have watched many of his videos and he has answered questions where some are afraid to address. At my wife's funeral I had the pastor emphasize you're going to see her again. Just believe in Jesus.

Mike, Everytime I hear you talk about how you wish hell wasn't eternal, and that you struggle with it, I also relate so much.

I dreamed about hell yesterday, it is real and I can't even find the words to describe the despair I felt...Thank YOU Jesus for saving us from eternal separation from You!

I suffer with the hell issue and every day im so thankful for what Jesus did for me and all mankind on the cross.Every chance i get i share the gospel .Still my heart is so so very sad those who are losed.Its just so awful when only they can believe on Him confess jesus as Lord believe that He died was buried and God rose him from the dead.So great of a salvation paid in full once and for all.

Why would a God who knows the end from the beginning, who IS love, whose mercy endures forever, torture anyone for a minute, let alone for all eternity?

Amen brother, hell is a horrific place and spiritual condition. Thank you Lord Jesus for dying on the cross so that we may have eternal life through faith. ✝️

Good points. We all need to make sure we don’t end up in hell

Eternal torment is not just!

Thank you for teaching the word of God and interpreting the scriptures. It is a blessing. May God bless you and your family

What about Malachi 4 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

You've obviously done a lot of study on this subject and I too felt it was important to really understand what the bible means by hell ...It's important, I believe, to understand that when the word hell is used in the bible it has several meanings, Gehenna , Hades or Sheol and the Lake of Fire ... Sadly, the idea of eternal torment has been used to scare people away from our Creator Father God often by scaring them into religion (who would want to spend eternity with a sadistic God? Our Father God isn't sadistic but that's the impression people get) .... the term that describes best what hell is, is separation from God which is why we can say that the majority of people are already experiencing Hell to some degree on Earth as they try to navigate through life separately from Jesus. My experience of fire is that it consumes completely and quickly and won't take eternity to do so. If I had a rabid dog that I loved but was dangerous and out of control I would, out of compassion, put him out of his misery .. I would not take any delight in watching his suffering and if we, as the scripture says, as Fathers etc know how to give good gifts to our children so much more will our heavenly father do what is good and right ... we can trust in that .... sometime the best gift he gives is death as an end to suffering. We should never preach Hell with out preaching a double measure of Gods love at the same time. In my humble opinion.

Thank you Jesus for saving me

Amen. Peace my friends. Keep your eyes on the true prize of eternity with Jesus Christ. Peace my friend

*✝️Praise the Lord pastor, God bless your ministry Amen Hallelujah🙏*

Most sins are finite crimes. If God would punish someone for eternity for a finite crime it would be hard to claim he was just.

Thank you brother for all you do.

I enjoy these lessons thanks a lot .

Thank you again!

Mr.Pearl you are absolutely a true man of God. Got so much love and respect for you💯❤️

God bless you, he speaks the truth.

Helldoctrine is false

i dont like talking about hell it hurts my heart

Scary and sad 😔 I understand why you wouldn't want to preach about hell.

Great answer. There are many things in the Bible that I don’t like. But I acknowledge that it is a matter of flesh. No one wants to believe there is hell and imagine that a love one will suffer for eternity, but God has warned us. He sent his only begotten son to save us from such torment. If we choose to ignore him, then it is on us.

Thank u for that. I have always been troubled as well about eternity in Hell . how is it other faiths would get it so wrong.It difficult to try and explain that to someone who questions a loving God or His existence.

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. Mat 10:28

This should scare us all into being more faithful. That's why the beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Almighty. Just like fearing doing parents wrong for our own good

When a person dies they cease to exist, some are cremated and some are buried in the ground: Some of us who have died, are sleeping in death and are waiting for the resurrection, but some of us who died have died twice, that is , the resurrection has no power over the second death. With death, all suffering stops: In the case of "the chosen ones"they will sleep in death up until Christ returns, they will be part of the first resurrection: For the chosen ones who are living when Christ returns, there is no sleeping in death, when it is time they are changed "in a twinkling of an eye" to be with the Christ in heaven.

Mat 10:28 New International Version Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. That being quoted. I still believe hell is eternal after hearing another preacher explain that God couldnt give us anything more to save us from Death. So when we reject that most precious gift that WE put on the cross, there isn't anything less that we deserve.

I know this is an old post (9 years old) but here goes. If humans burned in hell forever, they've received eternal life, although not a desirable eternal life, its still eternal. Only those whos names are found in the lambs book of life shall inherit eternal life. You even read the scripture that confirms that being thrown into the lake of fire is the second death. Revelations 21:8.

The notion of eternal conscious torment contradicts what the Bible teaches . . . plainly and often . . . from beginning to end.

What about dont fear man but fear the 1 who can destroy both body and soul in hell, u gotta use all scriptures, even those that speak about the wicked being destroyed...thanks ...

That's RIGHT!!!! Thank you dear brother, many need to come to this realization,......Hell is real, and will have inhabitants,..... don't be one of them. PEACE family, to God be the glory!!!!!!

1 Corinthians 15:1-4, the GOSPEL by which we are SAVED, JESUS CHRIST DIED for our SINS was BURIED and ROSE again on the third day!Grace through FAITH.

So their is no death at all, it ether eternal life in torment or eternal life in heaven. And death is just a mistranslation because you will never die

❤Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ will be forgiven and saved for eternal life with the Lord Jesus Christ forevermore. We all know that we have fallen short and we all need to be rescued from darkness and brought into Jesus own family of love and light. Call on the Lord Jesus Christ today from your heart and decide to join His team of Saints ❤

Could you let your son been tortured with the most painful ways for all eternity for ever in hell? I used to think that but i am not sure after hearing so many NDEs testimony. If i could i wouldn't let anyone be tortured for all eternity. Even for Hittler(The bad guy model) that would be disproportional. May God forgive our sins. Lets love our brothers and sisters as ourselves and love above all the One that gave us life.

Matthew 10:28 (ESV): "And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell." This verse emphasizes the fear of God's judgment rather than the destruction of souls per se. So many lies everywhere I don't know who to believe

Love your channel! Keep making them. Praying salvation for Sergio and his best friend Kevin.

It's a hard thing to get your head around, people being tormented forever.. when you did not asked to be born, and now have to face a God we really do not understand fully, hoping God has mercy on your soul, because that's really what it boils down to. that we humble ourselves before God and its only his mercy that we may live. deep down I fear God...

To quench is to simply put out, does the Bible ever say that the fire will not go out on its own though?

Thank you for the intelligent and thoughtfulness when answering questions.

He cites “forever and ever” from Revelation and the parable of the rich man in the Gospels. He cites Isaiah 14 and on and on. Yet so many professing Christians take one verse or twist others to extrapolate that hell is not eternal. Amazing how stubborn even people professing to be saved are! May God help us with unbelief

Matthew 10:28 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.

Hallelujah

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Thank-you

Praise God I don't have to go!!

but isn't the King James Bible mistranslated? the original text doesn't mention Eternal Hell.

Thankx mike

I was surprised to hear Michael say he considered what the Jehovah's Witnesses and 7th day adventists say. WHY would you?, when they don't even have salvation in Christ right? They obviously don't believe the Word of God, so why would you think they have the doctrine of Hell correct?

Hell is real as is Heaven. I can’t grasp why God would create a place of such anguish torment and never ending pain. To what purpose? The Lord doesn’t owe us an answer for we owe Him everything. There is a purpose in everything God does. I just don’t have the spiritual maturity to understand a place like hell and it’s purpose. Maybe one day I will know. God bless you all

Sinners and unbelievers will be cast into the fiery pit, and there shall be gnawing and gnashing of teeth forever.. Jesus said so.

Matthew 10:28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Great comments

Yes. Next question

Fire not being quenched does not mean the fire does not go out. It just means nobody can put it out, but it will go out once the unquenchable fire has consumed all its targeted elements. In Jeremiah 17:27, he predicted a fire that would "not be quenched" that destroyed the palaces of Jerusalem and the gates. The story of the Rich Man and Lazarus is a parable, and it isn't referring to "souls", but using "body parts"--"eyes", "finger", "tongue", "bosom"--this it cannot be taken literally.

Wow, right up front he says that he intuitively agrees with death as an appropriate penalty. Maybe because it is...... Seems like that's the way God deals with his enemies from cover to cover in the Bible

I liked analysis.

VERY INTERESTING INSIGHT ON THE WORD WORM AND WHAT IT MIGHT MEAN IN ETERNITY.VERY INTERESTING INDEED.

It bothers me also about thinking someone to be eternally punished. I looked where it talks about Sodom and Gomorrah and it says the fire burned there forever and ever, it is not burning today there. So maybe that is just an expression, I certainly hope so. Tell me what you think.

If just the idea of a real Hell scares us, just imagine the horror of actually being there.

There is nothing that God has made that he cannot completely destroy this includes angels and man Man is not eternal immortal or incorruptible all these are gift to the righteous on the day of judgement . God the Lord Jesus Christ is the only immortal and everlasting . 1 Timothy 6:14-16 14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: 15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; 16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen.

First question before watching: do souls suffer *what* in hell for eternity? "To suffer" is a transitive verb.

First the bible says God is love then he's burning people in hell fire the lake of fire how is this a God of love ?

TONS of regard for Mr. Pearl - no disrespect intended by the following comment. There was/is a theologian named Mr. Fudge. He dug deeply into this subject. He wrote a book, "The Fire That Consumes", that is well-regarded by his piers. A movie was made recently, "Hell and Mr. Fudge". He doesn't come to this same conclusion. Worth a look.

Can you imagine anything more cruel than creating a human being in order for you to torture them forever by burning them? Not only this but you know they are to be burnt before you even create them. And to top it off the ones who you don't burn only escape because you bestow the necessary faith upon them, giving it to them as a gift that isn't based on any merit they as an individual display. Only a truly evil being would do that.

What about the verse that says "the wages of sin is death" death means to not live

This man is so great! You truly deserve an award for these interpretations.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (KJV) Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. John chapter 3 Jesus said : you must be Born Again

There's an old movie called The Raven, the Pit and the Pendulum ect where Norman Vicient Price plays a pretty good part showing the Mental anguish a person can suffer from. That voice that never quits in the darkness of the night. No one there to save you. The FEAR that will torment that voice that lives inside you. That voice we call consciousness, Never ending voice . Seperated from God, forever and ever and ever and ever nightmare after nightmare NO RELIEF. YOU HAVE BECOME SEPERATED FROM GOD FOREVER M

I am interested in What kind of bible are you carrying? And where did you purchased it at? Thanks 😊 it looks very large 👍🏽.

@av Those who are snuffed out of existence have no rest day or night. It's speaking of that eternal rest in Christ Jesus. They will never experience that eternal rest. We have literally HUNDREDS of texts in the Bible that tell us the wicked will be "no more", they will be "ashes under the soles of our feet", they will be "consumed", and "burned up". Keep in mind also that Revelation is a book of symbols, describing those who burn forever and ever as the "whore", "beast", & "false prophet".

One "perishes" and not live forever burning in hell. Hell fire is the fire that does away with the spirit once and for all.

What makes us eternal vs. What makes God eternal? The answer to these two questions is different!!

Amen

I wonder why the rich man was coherent when talking to Abraham when he was in torment. If I was in torment i would guess I would be unable to have a conversation

If someone is going to be burned up like ashes and chaff how can they suffer eternal torment

Superb presentation. One of the most difficult subjects not only in the Bible but in the mind of man throughout history. If the Bible included only a couple of references to an eternal hell, humans might have found a way to dismiss it from discussion. But alas!

Although the subject of hell isn't a comfortable one, nor is it a pleasant subject to deal with, I would humbly suggest that to not deal with it or to not discuss it is contrary to the message that Jesus gave to us. He specifically spoke of hell and the repercussions of not accepting the gift of Grace, and of not repenting of our sin. It is a hard message to hear, and an extremely difficult one to discuss, and thus should be given the appropriate seriousness deserving of such a difficult subject. It must be fully explored and discussed so that there is absolutely no misconception of its existence and its duration. God Bless you!

lol.... so what happend to the 2nd death ? this is hillarious

The word FOREVER, by definition, means from now until the end of time. So, considering Eternity has nothing to do with time and also considering the fact that scripture teaches that God has the power to DESTROY BOTH BODY AND SOUL in hell, what would you say to this?

If God was a God of love he wouldn't be burning people in a lake of fire right ?

To be tormented for all eternity would make God a very cruel God and He is not a cruel God he is a loving God. People just mis-interpret the bible. wouldn't be justice for man to suffer in a fire for all eternity for sins he committed in a short life here on earth.. @t

I have listened to both arguments about the eternal suffering in hell fire for the lost, and the other argument the lost are destroyed in the lake of fire, eternally destroyed, and not live and burn in hell forever. I do hope and pray those who believe on eternal hell fire are wrong, I certainly would not want to spend eternity in heavenly bliss, knowing my daughter is suffering in hell fire forever. How in the world could one enjoy heaven knowing that? Think about it, really, stop and think about it, that is sadistic, simply perverse, evil. So I pray hell fire forever punishment believers are wrong, otherwise I think I will be on the heavenly committee petitioning Jesus to end all suffering, forever, and get rid of hell completely, so we all can move on and enjoy heaven the way it is meant to be. Wipe every tear from every eye, how can God do that for us when we know our loved ones are spending eternity suffering in hell?

There are many scriptures that speak of perishing of souls/burning up like chaff/etc. Therefore, at some point, they must be destroyed. I think the “eternal” part should be read as “afterlife”. That eradicated confusion. Ie, salvation in the afterlife (eternal salvation), punishment in the afterlife (eternal punishment), etc. Not that it happens unendingly, but that it happens in the eternal age/afterlife.

None of the verses except for the Lazarus passage, supported an eternal torment of human souls. The Revelation 20 passage states that's satan is tormented forever, but doesn't say that anyone else is tormented forever. I'm still not sure about eternal torment of human souls at this point. The passage says that the dead will be gathered up and thrown into the lake of fire, but it doesn't say what there fate is, or whether they will burn up and be terminated or not. I do think it's likely that souls will be tortured forever, but I'm not certain at this point.

Death means death. Life means life.

Please share the Love of the Son of God, He spoke Truth Forever. Please write His Words in your Heart, and share them. Please Forgive, and Pray for everyone. Immanuel, God with us...

I know this is an apocryphal book but the Book of Esdras seems to equate the Law of God with fire and that the ones who suffer, suffer because the law eternally condemns them.

Yeah I cry alot about people going to hell. It really bothers me. I don't how I could see my loved ones down there and be happy but there must be something about sin that's so against God. Jesus talked about hell more then anyone and Jesus can't lie so I know it's true but it still bothers me.

Lord, make my relatives and friends terrified of hell and repent! Lord you can do the impossible, binding the word of matthew 19:26, in the name and blood of Jesus Christ, amen and all glory to God!

Where in the bible kjv does God mention of hell being a place in the after life? Where in Genesis does God mention of creating a place called hell during six days of creation?

What percentage of people do you think end up in hell? If your answer is the majority of people, what does that say about people, God, and the effectiveness of God message?

The thing about eternity in hell i believe is not actually about punishment, rather it is a result of not accepting Jesus Christ as Lord of our lives and just wanting to live like most of the world at large. The pointy being that when we pass from this mortal life He won't recognize us as belonging to Him.

That means that you haven’t studied what the definition of death is. In Revelation Jesus says the Lake of Fire is the second death....so what does he mean by death? Death and the grave are not people and they are cast in the Lake of Fire. Why? Research it if you wish.

I fully understand the battle now. God bless you!