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Frequently Asked Questions about the End Time Gospel FAQ


Living Word Broadcast - End Time Gospel FAQ Question: Bro. Branham taught that hell is not eternal. I am familiar with Bro. Branham's teaching on this saying that no created things are eternal, only God is eternal and we have His Zoë life. Is heaven and hell eternal? Heaven was also created. Compare with Mark 3:29, Hebrews 6:2, Jude 1:7 and Revelations 20:10. What is the difference between eternal and everlasting (John 3:16, 2 Corinthians 5:1)?

Answer:

Mark 3:29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:"

aionios - eternal, everlasting, the world began, since the world began, for ever, without beginning and end, that which always has been and always will be, without beginning, without end, never to cease, everlasting [Greek Lexicon]
As you can see from the Greek Lexicon, eternal has several meanings.

Hebrews 6:2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

It does not say they will burn eternally but they have eternal separation. From eternity, they were separated from God.

Jude 1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire 
Luke 17:29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all 

So how long did they burn? The attribute of eternal fire from God destroyed them they are not burning now. 

Revelation 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. 

aion - ever , evermore, eternal, unto the ages of the ages, end of the age, period of time, age, a human lifetime [Greek Lexicon] 
As you can see this also has several meanings 

Jonah 2:6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. 

But Jonah Was Only In The Whale's Belly For Three Days! 
In I Samuel 3:13-14, God told Samuel that He was going to judge the house of Eli forever, and that they would offer no more sacrifices "forever" as His priests. And in II Kings 2:27, Solomon thrust out the last descendants of Eli from the priesthood. That was four generations or so later. Now you can see that "everlasting" does not compare with what is "eternal"

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