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Originally Posted by Praxeas
Whether it was intended for that purpose or not is beside the point. The point is rather than turn to God they cursed God...Besides why argue the point if you don't believe the Lake of Fire is judgment.
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The "lake of Fire" is judgment, BUT WHAT IS ITS PURPOSE IS:
Jesus comes to us as a Comforter, but also as a Refiner. All the symbolic, spiritual fires of Scripture are the same fire. The fire of Gehenna, eonian fire, unquenchable fire, furnace of fire, salted with fire, fire already kindled, God's consuming fire, chaff burning fire, tares burning fire, fiery trials, ministry of flaming fire, and lake of fire are all the same spiritual consuming fire of God. And they all accomplish the same thing--THEY PURIFY!
"But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when He appears? for He is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and He shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness" (
Mal. 3:2-3).
The apostle Paul tells us how this spiritual Refiner's fire will purify and save us:
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Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. (
I Cor. 3:13-15).
We all will be "judged" according to our works. ALL FIRE OF GOD IS FOR THE SAME PURPOSE TO PURIFY. God has used temporal judgment on many in the earth to keep His creation on track, but when applies the "refining fire" none will resist, and ALL will submit. When "SEE" HIM, and "KNOW" HIM, they will love HIM.
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