Why do we continue to respond to these threads? I say, let God sort him out.
Mark 9:49 "For EVERYONE shall be salted with FIRE, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt."
It's the same fire for sinners and saints, oh nick.
Hebrews 12:29 "for our God is a consuming fire.
Deuteronomy 4:24 "For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God."
Our God.
Notice in the lake of FIRE the presence of someone very special.
Revelation 14:10 he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
Yes, contrary to popular opinion, the lake of fire, "hell" as our modern detractors would have it, is not the separation from God or absence from Him but torment by His very precense. Remember He is a consuming fire? Remember the lake burns with FIRE? Remember it is in HIS PRESENCE?
Now i'm going to nail this coffin shut for you.
Do we see the world and unbelievers being salted by the same fire which tries the works of believers as paul explained it?
Revelation 20:13 "And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and HELL delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were JUDGED EVERY MAN according to their WORKS."
Revelation 22:12 "And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, TO GIVE EVERY MAN ACCORDING AS HIS WORK SHALL BE."
We are plainly told in revelations that those in "hell" the "Dead" are judged by their works. You would have no problem confessing that those in hell are the non believers, correct? So we see here that even they are judged according to their works which goes hand in hand with what paul said and with what Jesus said about "everyone shall be salted with fire."
And as Craig already point out, Judgement has began already for us believers who are called out and chosen by God.
1 Peter 4:17 For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?
What is the last thing we hear from the Word of God and Christ's lips?
Rev 21:25 "Then He who sat on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And He said to me, Write, for these words are true and faithful."
And once again contrary to popular opinion, God will never shut the gates to His Kingdom on anyone.
22:25 "Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there)."
God be with you,
Alex