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Tag Archives: last judgment
What is Orthodox Hell?
What is the Orthodox doctrine of hell? I honestly do not know. I do know what many Orthodox have taught about hell during the past hundred years or so, and I know something about what the Church Fathers taught about … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology
Tagged damnation, Eastern Orthodoxy, eschatology, hell, John Chrysostom, last judgment, uncreated light, universal salvation
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The Judgement that Blesses and Curses
When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as … Continue reading
The Irresistible Truth of Final Judgment
And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. The Great Assize—I am brought into the courtroom of the Divine Judge. The prosecutor presents a movie of my … Continue reading
The Parousia of the Most Holy Theotokos
“The Lord comes in glory with all the holy angels and with the saints, with all that is holy on earth and heaven. But where is She,” asks Sergius Bulgakov, “the Most Pure and Most Beloved One, raised into heaven … Continue reading
Posted in Sergius Bulgakov, Theotokos
Tagged Jesus Christ, last judgment, Mary, parousia, second coming, Theotokos
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Taking the Bus Back to Hell
One by one the lost souls step off the bus to enjoy a Great Divorce holiday in Heaven, and one by one they realize they prefer living in that other place. The choice is theirs. They are welcome to stay, but … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Inklings & Company
Tagged C. S. Lewis, damnation, free will, God, Great Divorce, hell, last judgment, universalism
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Thomas Talbott: The Inescapable Love of God (part 9)
3) “The free will theist’s understanding of hell is, in any case, utterly inconsistent with the New Testament teaching about hell” (The Inescapable Love of God, p. 171). God does not damn, we damn ourselves; God does not cease to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Eschatology
Tagged damnation, eternal suffering, free will, Gehenna, hell, Jerry Walls, last judgment, libertarian freedom, Thomas Talbott
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Sergius Bulgakov: The Judgment that Blesses and Curses
When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as … Continue reading
