Why is there eternal punishment in hell?

May 082008

Many people ask
that if God is good,
why should He punish sinners
for all eternity in hell?
Isn't this so much
and already unjust
in comparison
to the length of time
one has sinned on earth?

I believe that the eternity of hell
does not really depend on the weight of one's sins
for no matter what the weight,
God can forgive us with His unfathomable Mercy.

No matter what the weight,
God can make us pay for it
and we can be released
after we have rendered what has been due.

But hell, as it is hell which is eternal
is not based on the weight
or in the multitude of one's sins
but on the condition of one's heart
when one has already received
all that is needed to be received
in order for the heart to make a choice

When the mortal man realizes
he is no longer mortal,
when the veil of time and space
had been lifted up and he sees,
when he becomes such a spirit
as the angels are,
he will render a judgment upon himself

and he will render an eternal decision
as the angels have made

Will he approach God's Divine Mercy
and accept whatever punishment is due his sins?
Or will he despise all that is God's
and turn to the light which is not Light
with those fallen stars
who will never
ever
bow down again
unto Him
who is just
and who is Love.

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11 Responses to “Why is there eternal punishment in hell?”

SteveJ says:

June 28, 2008 at 12:29 am

he will render an eternal decision
as the angels have made

Wow! Man has that much power? One decision (not be Christian) is enough to render him miserable for endless trillions of years? If that’s true, then free will is the most ghastly curse humanity could ever have.

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