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Originally Posted by Roland
Hello Elmer,
Are you sure this is not a false hell? As you mention, this is a hot place, with iron and sand/rock evaporating from the surface and raining down again. I couldn´t find decent vapour pressures so I´ll take melting and boiling points as a reference, they are usually somewhat related.
The Bible says that in hell there is a lake of fire and brimstone (sulfur) in Revelation 20:10 and Revelation 21:8. As temperature rises, material with a lower boiling point will evaporate or boil off first. Now we have to consider the melting and boiling points of sulfur and iron:
Sulfur melts at 239 degrees Fahrenheit and boils at 832 degrees Fahrenheit.
Iron melts at 2,800 degrees Fahrenheit and boils at 5,182 degrees Fahrenheit
This means that by the time iron starts evaporating and raining down, a lake of brimstone (sulfur) would have long be gone, it would be part of the atmosphere. As the elements or molecules with the highest boiling point will condensate from the atmosphere first, would this hell not have a lake of iron and lava, instead of brimstone?
Kind regards,
Roland
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Mr. Roland, I don't know anything about the science portion of your post, and it doesn't matter because even scientists don't know everything. But I DO know that Jesus is God, and when He says He'll do something, we can trust Him to do it (Numbers 23:19). We know He can and will do miracles to keep His promises. Jesus promises those who don't believe in Him are damned for all eternity (John 3:18). He promises that those who do not love Him are damned for all eternity (1 Corinthians 16:22). We know that those who do not obey Him are damned for all eternity (2 Thessalonians 2:12). We know that damnation will result in such terrible pain that people will constantly suffer and, more importantly, that this suffering will cause a physical response, such as gnashing of teeth (Matthew 13:41-42). If the teeth don't fall out while swimming in this lake of fire, then we can only assume it's because the skin and muscles haven't burned off the bone. This should come as no surprise, because how long could "eternity" be if it equaled the time it takes one human body to melt? What kind of promise is that? The answer is it's no kind of promise, of course, and we know Jesus is good for His Word. So you can rest assured, even if the math doesn't add up, it doesn't have to. There's a thing as miracles in this world.