destruction – Bible Q

Why is God so violent?

Answered by BibleQ . March 26, 2013 - 7:36 am 1

There is no denying that in the Old Testament (and in part, the New Testament) the actions of God are often violent and bloody. Either through direct action or through sanctioned action God seems responsible for a large number of deaths. These actions attributed to God not only seem unpleasant compared with our modern conceptions […]

Will the wicked be destroyed by a literal fire, or is it symbolic for destruction?

Answered by BibleQ . January 20, 2010 - 10:38 am

In one of his parables (Matthew 13:42) Jesus said that the wicked were to be thrown into a fiery furnace. In two others (Matthew 22:13, Matthew 25:30) they were to be cast into outer darkness, and in another parable (Matthew 24:51) they were to be cut in pieces. It seems likely, then, as you suggest, […]

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Why is God so violent?

Will the wicked be destroyed by a literal fire, or is it symbolic for destruction?

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