If you think about it, the Christian viewpoint of hell makes no logical sense. I’ll preface this by saying that I do believe in an afterlife for the simple fact that our essence has to go somewhere once we shed our body. I just don’t think that place is hell. In the Christian religion, hell is made out to be a form of physical suffering and a place where a soul goes to burn for all eternity. However, it should be noted that because the soul is not a physical entity, it has no nerves. Therefore, the “fires” of hell should be interpreted as a metaphor — emotional suffering. ...I believe what the “fires” of hell should be interpreted as is the possible feeling of the pain that a soul caused on Earth. Once a soul feels the deep amount of pain they caused on Earth, they are able to pass on to heaven, for lack of a better word.
Read Full Article »