Mr. Free, with all due respect when looked at the translation for lake of fire in Revelation it is Gehenna. Hades is the abode that holds the good and the bad. For the angels of disobedience it is Tartaroo the deepest place in hell and the abode of demons.Do you think gehenna is hell?
Correct. It's the other way around. Gehenna is a representation of the lake of fire.
Do you believe all people have a soul or spirit that survives death?
Yes, that is my point.
You said: "Just as when there is no more death, thus no need for hell, they are cast into that lake, gone forever."
My reply with Rev 20:10 shows that there is no destruction in the lake of fire, since the devil, the beast, and the falst prophet remain there forever.
Notice that first:
Rev 19:20 And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. (ESV)
Then:
Rev 20:1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
Rev 20:2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
Rev 20:3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while. (ESV)
And then comes Rev 20:10. So, the beast and false prophet were in the lake of fire for one thousand years prior to the devil being thrown in. This again proves that there is no destruction in the lake of fire, or at least no immediate destruction.
What are you referring to by "10:4"?
Based on what, exactly, do you determine I quoted "from an extremely poor version of the Bible? The ESV is one of the best translations. Does the version you use say something different? If so, what does it say?
Who will receive the severest punishment? Who is everyone that gets case into the lake of fire? You're not addressing my argument based on those passages. There are at least two, if not three, different degrees of punishment given in that passage. Your position does not take this into account.
What gift?
That verse is speaking only of physical death in this life. It says nothing about one's eternal fate.
If by "permanent destruction" you mean annihilation, the passages I have given from Rev suggest otherwise.
It is simply begging the question to conclude that "eternal destruction" means annihilation.
Those who are thrown in the lake of fire will experience the second death and will not be resurrected anymore (Revelation 21:8; Revelation 20:10–15; Revelation 19:20).
Here is a good website I found:https://becomingchristians.com/2020/03/21/three-little-known-types-of-hell-mentioned-in-the-bible/