Revelation is often the source material that folks use to support the traditional view of Hell. Vinnie take this episode to set up a different way of looking at the book and begins walking through each chapter to unveil a more non-violent, Jesus-looking picture of the Parousia and final judgement.

Is the parable of the Sheep and Goats supporting the traditional view of Hell? Or is there something more going on in this story? Vinnie explores the the topic of hypocrisy in light of God's future judgement.

The concept of Hell is all wrapped up within what we often hear as the "End Times". In this bonus episode we will walk through the Biblical promises of a future time where this age "ends", and a new age of peace comes, and go through many of the terms and concepts that surround Jesus's 2nd coming including: apocalypse, apokatastasis, eschatos/n, parousia, eschatology, preterism, partial-preterism, futurism, tribulation including pre/post-trib, rapture, millennialism including pre/post/ and a-millennialism.

When we think of the word judgment as it relates to thetopic of Hell, we often imagine bad things happening to unrepentant people. But after looking at the concept of fire in the last episode, this episode investigates the reality that ALL people, followers of Jesus or not, are destined to go throughGod’s fire at final judgement.

FIRE is used all over the Bible, both literally and metaphorically, for God's judgement. But can we understand fire in a context of judgement through a Jesus-looking, non-violent lens?

Most Bible translations show Jesus using the word Hell around twelve times. But the “Hell” we imagine today is not what Jesus was actually talking about. The word He used was GEHENNA—a term with a very different history, meaning, and context. Understanding what Gehenna truly meant in Jesus’s time will completely reshape how you read His so-called, “hell passages”, and transform your entire view of what Hell might be.

What does the Old Testament tell us about the ancient Israelites beliefs about the afterlife, and how did their understandings evolve and develop across Biblical history up until the time of Jesus?

Vinnie gives an thorough and uncensored overview of the traditional view of Hell, shares why this view is so resistant to alternative opinions and reformation, and finishes with hints toward a more Jesus-Centered view.

This is part 1 in a new mini-series that dives into the topic of Hell. The introduction will provide you will the big picture and direction that this mini-series will take for the following episodes.

Vinnie responds and debunks some common Penal Substitutionary Atonement passages and concepts such as: divine-on-divine punishment, the Father forsaking the Son, the veil torn in two, authority over cosmic evil, Psalm 22, Isaiah 53, and a few other comments.