I have a few questions about hell.
Does the Church teach that hell is everlasting? If so, why? What could man possibly do to be sentenced to eternal punishment and damnation?
Also, I was reading an article on an Orthodox website that said, before Jesus came, everyone, no matter how righteous, would descend into hades, seperated from God and Paradise. However, I remember reading a quote from St. Isaac of Syria:
\\"Those who find themselves in hell will be chastized with the scourge of love. How cruel and bitter this torment of love will be! The sorrow which takes hold of the heart which has sinned against love is more piercing than any other pain.\\"
So what, Hell is being in the Presence of God, hating it, and feeling guilty?
Thank you & God Bless
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