What Is Annihilationism and What Is Universalism?
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Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Philippe Sterling will continue the topic of Eschatology. More specifically, this episode focuses on the ultimate destiny of the unbeliever according to the Bible, while also naming and describing the alternate, opposing views. Thanks for listening and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
How Can Eternal Conscious Torment Be Biblical?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are answering a question about eternal conscious torment. This answer involves a discussion in Luke’s Gospel about the rich man and Lazarus. What is going to be the nature of the eternal state for the unregenerate? Bob and Mike have some thoughts and Biblical answers to share, and we invite you to listen in! Listen each weekday to the Grace in Focus podcast!
How Can a Loving God Send Anyone to Hell? Also: What Is Hell Like?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Philippe Sterling are answering at least three questions about hell. There is a lot of teaching about hell that does not match up with what the Bible says. So what does the Bible say about it all?  Please listen to this episode to find out. Then join us each weekday for the Grace in Focus podcast! SPECIAL OFFER: Bob Wilkin’s book, Turn And Live–The Power of Repentance is being offered through May 31st, 2023 at half-price for those who use the code word, “Repent.”
What is True About Hell? What is It Like? What is “Their Worm Dies Not?”?
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On todays episode of Grace in focus radio, Bob and Shawn will continue to answer questions from our listeners. We will hear the guys discuss the different views that people have regarding hell. The guys will also provide an overview of the position that GES has regarding hell. Bob will discuss the terms "hades" and "gehenna" and the possible distinctions of those terms. They will also give special attention to the verse that describes hell like a worm that never dies. Join us as we seek to understand this issue from a biblical perspective.

What Edward Fudge Can’t Believe about The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31)

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Now that our revised The Grace New Testament Commentary is out, I can go back to finishing up two or three book projects, such as on the “atonement” and “hell.” My book on hell will, so far (I can still be convinced of a different view), defend eternal conscious torment (ECT)—though not the ECT of
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Given Eternal Conscious Torment, Is God’s Justice Ever Satisfied?

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A moral objection to eternal conscious torment (ECT) is that if sinners are tormented in hell for all eternity (or, to be more precise, the lake of fire), then God’s justice is never satisfied. Think of it like a mortgage—at some point, you pay it off and satisfy the debt. Or, with a prison sentence,
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The Rich Man, Lazarus, and Samuel

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One of the central texts in the debate over hell is Luke 16—the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. Actually, whether or not this is a parable is part of the debate. People who deny eternal conscious torment deny that Jesus’ story depicts a real situation. For example, many annihilationists want to deny it
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Where Did Abraham Go When He Died (Gen 25:8-9; Luke 16:22-23)?

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I am about a third of the way into writing my book about hell, tentatively entitled, Final Punishment: A Biblical Case for Conscious Eternal Torment. I’m hoping to finish by the 2019 National Conference. There is so much interesting Biblical information about death and the afterlife in the Bible. The picture is far more complicated
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