Discussion Of The Scripturalness Of Future Endless Punishment - Softcover

Nehemiah Adams

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371712459 ISBN 13: 9780371712450

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Discussion Of The Scripturalness Of Future Endless Punishment by Nehemiah Adams presents a two-part theological debate on the fate of the wicked after death. Part I, the affirmative, argues that Scripture teaches a final, endless punishment for the finally impenitent, drawing on texts such as Romans 2:5-16, 16, Matthew 10:28, and Luke 12:5, and advancing a theory of eternal punishment through a literal and symbolic reading of terms like Gehenna, the lake of fire, and references to the resurrection. The work then surveys related topics, including the nature of divine punishment, the role of the Holy Spirit, the theoretical fall of angels and humans, and the duration of punishments expressed by biblical terms such as eternal, everlasting, and forever. Part II, by Rev. Sylvanus Cobb, offers a rigorous critique of Adams’ arguments, challenging the interpretive moves, testing them against biblical language, historic usage, and theological principles. The volume also contains prefatory material, contents, and appended discussions, all published in 1860 as a polemical exploration of scriptural ecclesiology and eschatology for universal readers.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371712459
• ISBN 13: 9780371712450
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 524