Evangelical Christians affirm together that a dreadful destiny awaits those who reject God's grace throughout life. According to the traditional view; that destiny will involve unending conscious torment in hell. However; believers are increasingly questioning that understanding; as both unbiblical and inconsistent with the character of God revealed in the Scriptures and in the man Jesus Christ. This internationally acclaimed book--now fully updated; revised; and expanded--carefully examines the complete teaching of Scripture on the subject of final punishment. It concludes that hell is a place of total annihilation; everlasting destruction; although the destructive process encompasses conscious torment of whatever sort; intensity; and duration God might require in each individual case.
