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Eternal Punishment
Eternal punishment is the Christian doctrine of the penalty that those who have rejected God are held to suffer without end after the Last Judgment. Interpretations differ on its nature and on whether it continues forever.
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- Last JudgmentDoctrine & Theology
The Last Judgment is the Christian teaching that at the end of history Jesus Christ will return and judge all people, both the living and the dead. It is confessed in the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed.
- Heaven and HellDoctrine & Theology
Heaven is the place where God reigns and where the saved live forever, and hell is the place where those who have turned away from God receive punishment after the Last Judgment. Together they are a central theme of Christian eschatology.
- AnnihilationismDoctrine & Theology
Annihilationism is an eschatological view holding that, after the Last Judgment, the unsaved do not undergo endless punishment but instead cease to exist altogether.
- ApokatastasisDoctrine & Theology
Apokatastasis (the restoration of all things) is the view that at the end of time God will restore all creation to its original good state, so that all beings are ultimately reconciled to God. It is closely associated with Origen.
- Eternal LifeDoctrine & Theology
Eternal life means "everlasting life." In Christianity it refers to the new life enjoyed in relationship with God. It is understood as the substance of salvation, begun through faith in the present and brought to completion after the resurrection.
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- Matthew 25:46
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
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