Is the 'eternity in Hell' provocation unique only to Catholicized Christianity?

Question

I know Christianity wasn't a Hellish religion like that originally from simply learning the History of Human Thought: http://academicearth.org/courses/science-magic-and-religion. The 'Hell' was invented by the early Catholic Church to control and scare people.

One argues that since souls are eternal, we cannot kill demons, or 'haunting spirits,' there has to be a place reserved for them. You can even become a haunting spirit. Souls cannot be created nor destroyed. However, if you choose to haunt Earth rather than choose Heaven, you'll be very miserable and may miss your chance to get to Heaven. An existing Hell can't be true because God is one and there is none other gods besides Him. God is Light and He creates only Light. The only thing opposite from the great Light is the Earth. Creating a Hell would create another god that the Creator cannot kill. There are no other gods besides the Creator.

Therefore, when a demon is bound and cast out, it goes to another place to haunt. They cannot be killed and there is no 'Hell' for them to take refuge in; they can only return to Creator. They're eternally 'hiding' from their Father.

What is this Hell then? Hell is a state of mind. Those lost souls that roam the Earth, haunting places and getting cast out are hiding from their Father for as long as they desire. Their states of minds of hiding from their Father are their personal Hells. Hell is merely a state of mind and not a physical place. And yes, it's lonely and there is gnashing of teeth because those lost souls are miserable.

Therefore, God didn't create Hell, but instead, He created His dwelling place, Heaven, and our dwelling place, Earth. And He saw that it was good because He only wants the best for His children. Why can other Christians accept this? Is it because Hell is the only reason that their Christian in the first place? If they did so, they were in Hell to begin with because Hell is a state of mind, and fear is one of those states. Therefore, give all your fears and worries to God, for they do nothing but create Hell.

I was knocked out and I woke in Hell once. I then saw that I was in Hell and turned to a Bible there to get out. Now I'm out of Hell. My surroundings didn't physically change. My state of mind changed and that's all. We shall worship God in Spirit and in truth, not according to our physical surroundings.

Answer 1

Nightmares are in some way proof that Hell exists. But nightmares are unconscious experiences. All spiritual texts talk about Hell. Dante wrote a whole story of his experience there. Regardless, if there is a Heaven then there must be a Hell as opposites always exist so that the better part can be known. But the Bible does not go into the detail that other esoteric texts do. Esotericism says that most people spend 800-1000 years in Hell depending on how much they fed evil. But it feels like an eternity which is why the Bible talks about eternal damnation. Jesus always refers to Hell where there is crying and teeth grinding. Anyway...

Answer 2

Jesus spoke more about the reality of eternal punishment than any other teacher, prophet or religious leader. Jesus proved He was more than just another prophet, good teacher or religious leader. How? He claimed He would raise Himself from the dead. Friends and enemies, as well as soldiers who staked their very lives on guarding the gravesite witnessed his execution. Afterwards, hundreds of people, over a period of several weeks, gave ample testimony that it was Him, and He truly was alive once again. If you accept eyewitness testimony concerning any other person of history, logic demands you must also accept the eyewitness testimony concerning Jesus’ resurrection. It would be admissible evidence in any court of law today and proves all His claims true. Be sure to read the verses, John 2:19-21; Romans 1:3-4; Matthew 12:30; John 14:6; John 8:58; John 12:48-49 Why not confess your sins to God and ask His forgiveness, He will! Then turn from them proving your repentance is real. Trust Jesus took the punishment your sins deserved, on His cross (aka “believing in Jesus”). I have done this, so can you.

Read how the Bible says to be right with God, Matthew 4:17; Acts 2:38; Acts 3:19; Romans 2:4-5; Romans 3:23-24; James 2:10; Hebrews 9:27; 1 John 1:8-9; Romans 5:8; Romans 10:9-10; Romans 10:13; Ephesians 2:8-9; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Peter 3:18; John 3:36; 1 John 5:11-13; www.GodsLoveProven.com So then, each of us will give an account of them self to God. Romans 14:12

Answer 3

Hell appears even in the teaching of the heretics most opposed to the Church so that is surely a silly counter-argument.



Said the great church historian Newman :

—— eternal torment, a doctrine not brought in by religion; 'suppose no God, and man immortal, he would be his own eternal torment,' S.N., {73} 27, 28;



—— a natural consequence of godlessness, P.S., vii., 24;



—— argument for eternal punishment drawn from the soul's craving for happiness, Call., 216-20; M.D., 442-4, 600, 601; G.A., 399;

—— eternal, as truly as heaven is eternal, attempts to make that truth less terrible to the imagination, Apo., 6; G.A., 422, 502, 503;





—— 'suppose at the judgment God, without positive infliction, merely left a man to himself,' ib., 29;

—— the misery of solitary confinement, ib., 251; G.A., 502;

Answer 4

Catholics have an PURGATORY i.e. it is not eternal - you just have to "Serve the time", before "clean" and ready to face the "god"



@ CC above at first post - Islamists invented the Hell cca 500 years later then Christians did

Answer 5

Jesus made it known that hell is eternal. The Catholic Church did not just make it up.

Answer 6

It doesn't matter what a church says about hell. Jesus spoke more about hell than anyone in the Bible. He's the one to listen to on the subject.



http://www.wlsessays.net/subject/h/Hell

Answer 7

hell is not eternal.



Revelation 20:14 (New International Version, ©2010)



14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.

Answer 8

No, islam has the eternity in hell concept as well.

Answer 9

In answer to your question No...all religions use anything they can to frighten people into believing.........the rest of what you have written is just a religious sermon

Answer 10

No it is truth!