“Weeping and gnashing of teeth in the outer darkness! That is obviously a reference to suffering eternal physical torture in hell.”
Is that so?
Look at what happened leading up to Stephen being martyred in Acts 7:54: his accusers (members of the Sanhedrin) became furious and gnashed their teeth at him. Weeping and gnashing of teeth was an expression not of tormented pain and anguish, but of rage.
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https://freedomarc.blog/2018/05/11/246-gnashing-teeth-and-goats/
246. Gnashing Teeth and Goats

Mike Parsons with Jeremy Westcott –  Recent posts on ‘hell’ have prompted questioning among our readers. That was their purpose – not to stir up controversy for the sake of …

Sons of Issachar
There were thousands of people there from that part of my family line, not talking to one another; isolated individuals who appeared to be in anguish of soul. They were not being tormented; there was no devil there with a pitchfork or anything like that. They were there, on their own, in a place of consuming fire.
So I looked to Jesus, hoping He was going to do something...
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https://freedomarc.blog/2018/04/13/245-what-jesus-did/
245. What Jesus Did

Mike Parsons with Jeremy Westcott In the last two posts I have quickly outlined what the Bible really says about ‘hell’. That has caused a certain amount of controversy (to put it mildly). But I am…

Sons of Issachar
As I have chronicled in these posts, God has personally started to walk me through encounters that continually challenge my perception of who He is. I am on a journey of discovering the true nature of God as love and as a result I find myself questioning and often rejecting the established doctrines and theological positions of the modern-day evangelical church.
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https://freedomarc.blog/2018/02/22/243-not-counting-their-trespasses/
243. Not Counting Their Trespasses

Mike Parsons and Jeremy Westcott –  Good News? As I have chronicled in these posts, God has personally started to walk me through encounters that continually challenge my perception of who He…

Sons of Issachar