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Originally Posted by Johny Joe Hold
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So may people tell us "Hell is a poetic metaphor related to suffering," but how did Jesus see it? As suffering in the here and now? That's what the "metaphor" relates to, a sort of karma.
Hell is often mentioned by Jesus as a real place with real tooth gnashing, real torment and wailing, real fire. Without the sacrifice He made that's where everyone would finish up because that's what we deserve. The reason for that is because of what Adam and Eve did but these new-age types claim that's all metaphor too. But if there was no Adam and Eve, how could there be sin transmitted down through the generations requiring either Redemption by living, perfect, human blood or everlasting torment forever? If Eve didn't snaffle that fruit who did? A monkey?
Jesus knew the reason why He had to die: because He was perfect. If the whole thing's a metaphor are these babblers claiming Christ is metaphor too? Because if that were so, where would the blood come from? Without that blood no-one would get to Heaven but we know Jesus is there because He's been seen there. How could He be seen if He never existed? When people start making up a different Bible leading away from Christ's teaching it's time make a stand.
Amos 9:2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.