“Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.’” – Matthew 25:41 (BSB)
“They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might…” – 2 Thessalonians 1:9 (BSB)
“Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire. And anyone whose name was not found written in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.” – Revelation 20:14–15 (BSB)
“If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.” – Hebrews 10:26–27 (BSB)
Jesus spoke often and seriously about hell. He described it as a place of outer darkness, unquenchable fire, and separation from God. Bishop Charlie Masters (ANiC, Diocese of the Living Word) writes, “Hell is real and terrible. Christ warns us out of love—not to frighten, but to save. He bore the wrath of hell so that we might escape it.” (Christ the Deliverer, 2022)
Hell is not imposed on the unwilling—it is the final result of a life that persistently says “no” to God. Fr. Caleb Evans (Anglican Orthodox Church, St. Stephen’s Mission, GA) teaches, “In the end, God gives people what they have chosen: life with Him or life without Him. Hell is life without God, and thus, without light, joy, or peace.” (The Gravity of Grace, 2020)
The Church must speak clearly about hell—not to condemn, but to call. Fr. Thomas Buchan (Anglican Union, St. Mark’s Anglican Church, VA) notes, “We preach the reality of hell so that no one need go there. The cross stands as God’s rescue, offered freely, even to the worst of sinners.” (The Wages of Sin and the Gift of Life, 2021)
Canon George Grant (ACNA, Parish Presbyterian Church, TN) adds, “Hell is not the opposite of heaven in strength—it is the absence of God in mercy. Its gates are open to all who walk away from grace, but Christ still stands at the door and knocks.” (Recovering Anglican Piety, 2019)
“The Lord speaks of the fire, not to terrify without cause, but to rouse us to repentance. The warnings of hell are the medicine of grace.” – John Chrysostom, Homily on Matthew 25, c. 390 AD
“God does not cast the soul into hell unwillingly. It is the unrepentant who choose to walk away from the Light.” – Basil the Great, On Judgment and Mercy, c. 375 AD
“Let us fear hell, not as slaves, but as sons who grieve to lose the Father’s house. It is better to mourn now than forever.” – Cyprian of Carthage, On the Lapsed, c. 251 AD
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