I remember the first war
The way the sky burned
The faces of angels destroyed
I saw a third of Heaven’s legion banished
And the creation of Hell
I stood with my brothers and watched Lucifer fall
But now, my brothers aren’t my brothers

Turned away by a
Misrepresentation

Stained glass and white washed tombs
The hearts of those who spoke to you
Were never homes
The God they tried to show you

They spoke out of
Prejudice and ritualism

They themselves were lost
Angels fold their wings

Angels fold their wings and weep
Along with us, watching you
Shun Christ’s sacrifice
Shunning sacrifice

Angels fold their wings
And weep along with us
Watching you

Shun
Shun

–Zao, “Ravage Ritual”–

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The denominations that are the most likely to have preachers of eternal punishment in Hell with conviction and urgency, are the independent Baptists (IFB)–Dr. John R. Rice and Sword of the Lord, the Bible Presbyterian Church (BPC)–Dr. Carl McIntire, the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster–Dr. Ian Paisley, the FIRE Churches (independent Reformed), the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)–J. Gresham Machen and his book Christianity and Liberalism, and the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)–P&R Publishing and a confusing mix of preachers such as R. C. Sproul who rejected a literal Hell, Timothy Keller who downplayed preaching against sin, and Drs. Robert Peterson and John Gerstner who absolutely affirmed the Hell of the Bible.

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Dr. Robert Peterson, Hell On Trial: The Case for Eternal Punishment (P&R Publishing, 1995), ch. 9.

Dr. Christopher Morgan, Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment (Zondervan, 2004), ch. 9.

Dr. John Gerstner, Repent or Perish: With a Special Reference to the Conservative Attack on Hell (Soli Deo Gloria Publications, 1997).

—. “Hell and Heaven.”

Dr. John MacArthur, The Wrath of God (Moody Press, 1986).

—. “The Truth About Hell.”

Dr. Millard J. Erickson, Christian Theology, 3rd ed. (Baker, 2013), ch. 58.

Dr. John R. Rice, Hell: What the Bible Says About It (Sword of the Lord Publications, 1945).

Bill Wiese, Hell: Separate Truth from Fiction and Get Your Toughest Questions Answered (Charisma House, 2008).