JGalt
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So what if Lazarus felt bad about the bad rich man's soul burning for the last 2 thousand years and asked God to release him? Would that be possible?Are you saying Hades has a section for sort of bad people awaiting final judgement and eternal fire for "really bad" people?
The Bible states hell has been created for Satan and his bad angels already. I have to admit Matthew is a tough book to read.
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels." Matthew 25:41 It's those in Hades (eventually everyone) who still await final judgement. If you're really bad, then you could suffer in Hades, too, such as the rich man who didn't do anything for Lazarus.
Yes, Hades, the temporary resting place for the dead, has already been separated to those who made it and those who didn't. On the side who didn't make it, apparently there are a few who have begun their suffering already.
Probably not. The only chance you have for redemption is in this life and this life alone. There is no pleading for the souls of the dead because like it's written: It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.
I'm just going by what's written in the Bible. Lazarus no matter what sins he committed in his short life, will probably be exonerated as a glorious testimony to the power that Christ has over death.
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