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Originally Posted by crakjak
"His master delivered him to the torturers until he should pay all. So My Father also will do to you" (Matt. 18.35).
"You will by no means get out of there till you have paid the last penny" (Matt. 5:26).
Does "till" and "until" support the concept of and unending hell or annihilation? Don't forget, "So will My Father also will do to you."
I am not suggesting that a person can be save w/o the blood? I presented these verses to show that Jesus, while indicating a "just recompense" for our debts did not preach eternal torment. The "till" and "until" are certainly not indicative of "endless."
Of course, this is a parable, but we should be able to draw some truths from Jesus' parables. And in this one his presents a "measurable punishment", surely you could conceded this clear fact. There no basis at all to assume "endless" from this story.
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When there is no way for a person to ever pay it back, which I think is the emphasis, then the idea is forever. But the greater point, which I noted, was that the person has to pay back, and not the master through any forgiveness. Blood of Jesus can only be applied through God's forgiveness. No other way.
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