The Justice of God and Hell

By Gregory L. Sharp The Ecclesiastical writer pointedly states “there is no new thing under the sun” (Eccl. 1:9). This truth is evidenced in numerous fields, but perhaps none more poignant than in religious beliefs. There is a definite tendency for certain fallacious beliefs to be rekindled from generation to generation. One such erroneous belief is …

Eternal Punishment or Annihilation?

By Jack L. Holt The word “annihilation,” is from the Latin nihil, “nothing.” The doctrine of annihilation taught by the Seventh Day Adventists, Jehovah’s Witnesses and others is that some, if not all, human souls will cease to exist after death; they will become nothing. Warfield, in commenting on this subject, says, “This point of view …