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Originally Posted by Esaias
More importantly, how does this relate to an IMMORTAL person, disembodied or otherwise? Gehenna was Jerusalem's garbage dump. Was always on fire and full of maggots. Nothing that went in came out. The picture Jesus is giving is that of destruction and being consumed by a fire that cannot be put out, that is equipped to devour whatever goes in. Permanent destruction in shame and ignominy.
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Plus, Jesus said "body and soul" go to gehenna. That means punishment is of the person, body and soul, whuch means it occurs after resurrection and judgment day.
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Prior to that Day, the dead await their fate, sleeping in the dust of the earth
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οh now i saw that
i am not sure what sleeping really means. If the soul has conscience or really sleeps? How you connect this to the "spirits in prison" and other statements like "i go to the Lord" etc. ?
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