Is Hell eternal?
Quotes of William Branham
Well, then there might be those who say eternal life signifies the welfare of the children of God. It is their welfare and enjoyment that is at stake. On the other hand the sinner goes to his punishment, so that we can reduce the second death to a matter of punishment and place. Eternal life means heaven, and eternal punishment means hell. You would be surprised at the men who have been exalted as theologians that believed that. But do you know what that does? It makes eternal life a matter of geography instead of a Person. Eternal life is God — the Lord Jesus Christ. How anyone could believe such a thing, that eternal life is a matter of place, is more than I know. It makes me stagger to think of it. No sir. There is only one kind of eternal life. God has it. If we have God, we have eternal life in and through Him. So you see, that word eternal, or everlasting, can be applied in various ways, but when it applies to God, He being what He is, it has one meaning. It is the duration of God. You can’t apply it like that to any other thing. God alone is eternal, and because He lives, we live with Him. Now don’t let anyone say that I don’t believe in a lake of fire and in punishment. I do. I don’t know how long it will last, but it will eventually be removed. In Revelation 21:8, it says that those sinners mentioned will have their part in the lake of fire. But the true interpretation of the word is not “part” but it is “time.” See, there you have it.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ Willliam Branham, An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages - 4 - The Smyrnaean Church Age, chapter 4