They shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
–Isaiah 66:24 (KJV)–
The prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
–2 Peter 1:21 (KJV)–
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Walk through the ashes of man
Skin like fields on fire
Pain is only a weakness
Death is just an escape
We are connected like tissue
Feed on the shame you’ve raised
Why continue the harvest?
We are already dead
No one, can reap, these scars, we’ve sown
No one, can reap, these scars, we’ve sown
There is no morning sun
No falling rain
For acres of skin
Wait! Can you hear the machines?
Gears that cultivate flesh
Why continue the harvest?
We are already dead
All I want and wish for
Is to end this suffering
All alone and unaware
All primed up for dying
Without face, without mind
Without dreams, without memory
Without face, without mind
Without dreams, without memory
–Fear Factory, “Acres of Skin”–
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Dr. John R. Rice, Hell: What the Bible Says About It (SLP, 1945), pp. 2-3.
Harry Buis, The Doctrine of Eternal Punishment (P&R Publishing, 1957), pp. 21-32.
Dante, The Divine Comedy, Volume 1: Inferno (Penguin, 1984), pp. 306-307.
