Heaven | Hell |
No more tears
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Weeping and gnashing of teeth
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Pure light - no sun required
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Outer darkness
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Rewards according to live lived *
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Punishments according to life lived *
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Eternal Pleasures
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Eternal Torment
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Purity
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Evil
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Eternal Rest
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Eternal Regret
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Fellowship with others
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No friends to party with
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God as Father
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Separation from God
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The Love of God
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The Wrath of God
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River of Life
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Lake of Fire
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"And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle [dwelling place] of God [is] with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them, [and be] their God." (Revelation 21:23)
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"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the aboninable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which is the second death." (Revelation 21:8)
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"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neigher shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." (Revelation 21:24)
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the wicked "...shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever."
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* Heaven itself is not a reward for good works but those who go there will be rewarded for glorifying God by the good they do in this life.
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* Anyone who goes to hell, goes there because it is deserved. No one will go to heaven because they deserve it. The same is not true for hell!
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