Kirk Cameron and annihilationism

[TedT]

The "everlasting" fires of Sodom are the strongest biblical evidence that Torment is not Eternal.

The everlasting fire of Sodom defines it starting place, not its nature. if it keeps burning in the outer darkness where the wicked of Sodom were next sent...

The fire of Sodom might go out on earth but if it follows the wicked from Sodom and they are eternal, the fire would be / could be eternal.

 

[Walt]

if hell is figurative then so is heaven since Jesus on many occasions talks about both at the same time.

Yes a good point.
But doesn't Jesus talk in figurative words alongside of words that are not figurative?

Luke 9:60
New International Version
Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” 61 Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.” 62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

Matthew 10:34
Berean Literal Bible
Do not think that I came to bring peace to the earth; I came not to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I came to set at variance 'A man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, 36 and the enemies of the man are his own household.' 37 The one loving father or mother above Me is not worthy of Me, and the one loving son or daughter above Me is not worthy of Me.

 

[civic]

Yes a good point.
But doesn't Jesus talk in figurative words alongside of words that are not figurative?

Luke 9:60
New International Version
Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” 61 Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.” 62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

Matthew 10:34
Berean Literal Bible
Do not think that I came to bring peace to the earth; I came not to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I came to set at variance 'A man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, 36 and the enemies of the man are his own household.' 37 The one loving father or mother above Me is not worthy of Me, and the one loving son or daughter above Me is not worthy of Me.

yes He sure does and of course the obvious answer is the context will determine whether its figurative, literal or a combination of both.

 

[Walt]

yes He sure does and of course the obvious answer is the context will determine whether its figurative, literal or a combination of both.

I agree with your line of reasoning I think this is probably the hardest subject to prove, because when one person believes that the wicked are destroyed and they don't get life in the first place, they vanish and disappear, this agrees with the Bible throughout but disagrees with being tormented day and night forever, which is also in the Bible.

The person that believes that the wicked are tormented day and night forever, must also disagree with other Bible texts.

So with whatever decision a person makes it looks like to me there is scripture disagreement and agreement for both. What would you say?


* I can post the scriptures that show that the wicked are: to be cut off, like a dream he flies away, no more to be found, banished like a vision of the night, to disappear like smoke nowhere to be found, to perish, will not get life, be destroyed, the soul and the body are both destroyed in hell, indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished, but even with all this the Bible says, it still says: they will be tormented day and night forever.