Biblically Dispelling the Myth of Eternal Torture

The author of "Biblically Dispelling the Myth of Eternal Torture" makes many critical exegesis errors. Furthermore, Jesus Christ didn't call Himself the "light of the world" for no reason. Like sunlight, His words clearly reveal what in Old Testament times were in deep shadow or darkness, including things relating to the afterlife and the fate of soul, spirit and bodies of the saved and unsaved. But instead of using the New Testament sunlight of Christ's words and other New Testament Scripture as a reference, he uses the dim light of the Old Testament Scripture as a reference. Because of this, he has no clue as to what the difference is between "eternal life" and "immortality," nor the difference between "spiritual life" and "spiritual death." He says he "prayerfully" studied the Scriptures--but did he ever ask Jesus Christ to reveal any error in his beliefs, and to give him strength to reject any revealed to him? Not likely--this is a huge error that many theologians make; therefore many of them are duped and dupe many. In my extensive study of false doctrine both in the Church and in the cults, I came to realize that unless a person fully (100%) commits themselves to Christ's word, and practice obedience to His commands, THEY WILL end up being duped and remaining duped, and ultimately suffer the consequences.

John, it seems that you are implying that God kept His people in the dark as to the true nature of death in the Old Testament. Therefore, all those who died would stand before God and He would tell them in essence, "Surprise! I know I told Adam he would surely die but I left out a few details. Death is not destruction as you think of it but rather it is actually eternal torture in the flames of perpetual pain and suffering, in an everlasting pit of horror. I didn't mention it for the first 4000 years because I decided to wait and let My Son reveal that truth to mankind" That would be nonsense. It would be entirely contrary to the nature of God as revealed in Scripture. Scripture, when referencing judgment, more often than not, overstates the case, at least from man's perspective, rather than understates it.

Furthermore, if you are going to make the claim that Scripture makes a distinction between eternal life and immortality you need to show some references to substantiate it.

Good research, and well written. I'm continually amazed in how I was for so long "duped" by the old paganism doctrine of the immortality of the soul. In the beginning stages, of God opening my eyes to the Truth in the scriptures, I would search for just such; for and opposing arguments about the immortality of the soul. However now, I simply go to the scriptures and rely on the Holy Spirit, and good logic. The scriptures are rich in verses that cannot be taken any other way; but that man is mortal and death is death. Here are a few of my discoveries and logical questions;
1.) If Adam was going to live forever (despite dying in the flesh) then why did God send an Angel to protect the "Tree of Life?" He said himself, that he didn't want man eating from it and "living forever" with his newly found knowledge.
God didn't need Adam to die to torment him in hell; if man would have eaten of the tree of life, then God could have thrown him into a pit of fire and burned the new "powerless" immortal for eternity. Why not?
2.) Why do people teach your soul goes to heaven at death to "walk streets of gold", when Jesus said, "Where I go you cannot come...but I will come again and receive you." Was he mistaken? or us?
3.) Which brings me to a critical point, one I think is very important, and that is in Hebrews 7:23. The author compares the vast difference of the Old Testament priests and our Forever High Priest, and says that they "were not suffered to continue (as priests) by REASON of death:" Why not? If they are alive and in Heaven with our Lord, then why not, they are just like him in that regard? Simply put, because they're not alive, but by "reason" - they're dead. "But,this MAN, BECAUSE he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore he is able to save to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he EVER LIVETH to make intersession for them." Makes one want to shout like a Pentecostal after reading and re-reading that passage. Simply put they, like us, have only one hope in living again, and that is when Christ returns, then the.....o.k. wait for it..."dead in Christ" SHALL arise.
Praise be unto to God, and to his Christ, who sits on the right hand of the Most High. Forever!