Hello theology in the raw listeners a very merry Christmas to you and a forthcoming happy

new year so let's talk about hell I hesitated whether I should release this episode now right between Christmas and New Year,

but it actually fit in perfect with the schedule and I know that no matter what time of the year it is,

the topic of hell is something that Christians and non-Christians

alike often do think about. So I thought to myself, I said self, I don't think there is a good time to talk

about hell or even a bad time to talk about hell.

Hell is something that is on people's minds.

So let's go ahead and talk about it.

Now I have sat on this episode for a long time, almost a year.

This episode is, was it well, I originally recorded this episode as part of my Patreon-only podcast so as most of you know I am

supported on Patreon or actually you some of you, are supporting me on Patreon.

And in return for those for the support that people give,

I released monthly podcasts, monthly blog posts, and every now and then I will ask my

patron supporters, hey, would you mind if I released this premium content this

podcast that's behind a paywall would you mind if I release this to the

general public and every time I ask they're always like dude yes

absolutely don't you don't need to ask us we support

you not to get stuff in return but because we believe in your ministry so that's what

happened almost a year ago I recorded a two-part series on the question of hell,

specifically the question of the nature of hell,

specifically, even more specifically, annihilation versus eternal conscious torment or ECT.

And both of those different views presuppose the idea that there is a place called

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