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Pariah said:
There are many other places in the Bible that describe destruction. Why wouldn't it say as much unless the lake of fire wasn't merely a place to abolish one's very existence?

And where exactly do you take this 'tampered manuscript' info from?



Destruction is described in many ways in the bible, but complete destruction (those without hope of salvation, such as Soddom and Gomorah) is almost always referred to as being by fire.

And as to the 'tampered manuscript info' it's not that hard to determine. The original Greek was correctly translated for the second reference to those cast into the fire (by most recognized translations)...the translation reading (roughly) 'the second death'. As to the names of the manuscripts that were referred to in my theo class, I'll dig that information out for you if you really want it.

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