The Promise of the Future, Cornelis Venema

Highly recommended although it is far wider in scope that hell and judgment.

Published:

2000
Rating:

80

Excerpts

52
It also confuses what is constitutive with what is declarative: the final judgment does not constitute or determine the destiny of believers and unbelievers, but only declares publicly, vindicating  God’s grace and justice, what that destiny is.

55, concerning Sheol
In some instances it connotes punishment and judgment upon the wicked, from which the righteous are ultimately delivered (Psa. 9:17; 55:15; 16:10; 49:14,Prov. 15:24).

422
Those who have lived in enmity against God will find themselves forever banished from his blessed presence, in a state of conscious awareness of his disfavour.

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