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The Road to Hell: Everlasting Torment or Annihilation?

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First, I want to thank Terra Nova Publications for making David Pawson's books available in e-Book format.

"The Road to Hell: Everlasting Torment or Annihilation?" is a good explanation of all Jesus' sayings about hell (including those in Revelation). I learned some new points that I've never heard, that hell is a final destination of torment that is still prepared and that most (if not all) of the sayings of Jesus about hell are directed as warnings to believers in God.

The book is mostly concerned on the question: "What will hell be like, everlasting torment or annihilation?". Today we really need an answer to that question, because concept about annihilation sounds really convenient for anyone who believes in God of love, who can't in his love throw any man in hell to be tormented forever.

Regarding explanation about hell, I was a little disappointed that there is no Old Testament background about Hades (which I found is used 63 times with Strong's index H7585 in KJV). Indeed, David Pawson mentions that Hades and Hell are two different places, but at least we need that background, because both places seems to be related. For example, one of the cases where Hades is mentioned is where Korah, Dathan, and Abiram went down alive in Hades. So, even if we look only in the New Testament we will see that epistle of Judas gives a strong warning and includes that OT case as "perished in the gainsaying of Core".

Finally, I give 4 stars (out of 5), because the book starts with the conclusions and ends with the explanations of each Bible text. This makes it hard for reading and following. In addition, no excerpts of the Bible texts are included. This is very inconvenient, because I read on a Kindle and I can't open two books simultaneously. I read authors explanation to open my Bible next to his book, but that just can't be done with eBook readers, yet.

Let's be honest, the concept of hell is terrifying for most but to add to it , change it or worst of all, ignore it, is something we do at our own peril. It's a good reminder of what hell is and why it needs to be preach and spoken about. The most interesting thing to me was that out of the 80 verses that talk about hell, 78 were directed to believers. We would do well to ask the question, why?

Not the most pleasant reading but much needed. Again, my only complaint with the kindle or e-version is that it is very pricey. I suspect if it more reasonably priced they would sell many more. Otherwise, I highly recommend it