Hell: Eternal Life or Eternal Destruction? Amazing Facts Sharing Tracts
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An Amazing Fact: Most Americans know that John F. Kennedy died at the hands of an assassin on November 22, 1963—but few know that two other world-famous men also died that day, two writers who had very different views of eternity: Aldous Huxley, writer of the dystopian novel Brave New World, and C.S. Lewis, writer of the Christian allegory Chronicles of Narnia. Huxley, an agnostic, disdained the thought of life after death, but Lewis presented heaven as a hopeful alternative to a world gone mad. Of course, the Bible clearly promises that an eternity in heaven awaits the saved.
But what about unrepentant sinners? Do they also live forever—only in hell? Will they burn for trillions and trillions of years in hellfire as punishment for their earthly sins? By far, nearly every Christian on Planet Earth believes that billions of souls will suffer for all eternity in hellfire. But is it true? Let’s examine what Scripture says …
What does the Bible actually reveal about hell?
Clear and Unmistakable
The best place to start is with Scripture’s most famous verse:
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16).
Look carefully: How does this verse actually describe the fate of the lost?
They perish. “To perish” means “to cease to exist.” Someone who exists eternally, even in hell, could not be said to “perish.” The opposite of eternal life is eternal death—not eternal torment.
Furthermore, the apostle Paul says that the lost will be punished with “everlasting destruction” (2 Thessalonians 1:9). What is everlasting? Their destruction! That means the wicked are destroyed forever, a fate radically different than being tormented forever.
Psalm 37:20 says, “The wicked shall perish; … into smoke they shall vanish away.” Does this sound like eternal torment—or eternal destruction?
Eternal Life or Eternal Death?
“The Lord is very compassionate and merciful” (James 5:11). People are rightly justified in rejecting a God who claims to be love while torturing millions in hellfire for eternity for a finite life of sins. The good news is that such a God does not exist!
However, it is equally true that God will not allow unrepentant sinners to live forever. “Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!” (Revelation 15:3).
Instead, God offers two possible eternities to you: eternal life on a new earth (2 Peter 3:13), or eternal destruction. The choice is for each individual to make.
Jesus, who did not deserve to die, offered His perfect life for you. When you accept Christ’s offer of salvation, you are saved by His grace and are welcomed into His eternal kingdom. But those who turn from His love and refuse to repent will experience eternal destruction.
Which one will you choose?
