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phazel:


I was contemplating this verse and paying attention to the words.

Matthew 7:13  "Enter through the cramped gate, for broad is the gate and spacious is the way which is leading away into destruction, and many are those entering through it.

If we really look close it is saying the ways to enter the same place.

The first part of the verse says "Enter through"  The last of the verse says "entering through it"

It is assumed that hell is the other place, but that is adding to the word of God.   So, if we just look at the words,  this one verse is showing ways to enter the same place.   


So then we may ask, what gets destroyed?  I think we  find yet another contradiction of the doctrine of hell.

The path to destruction cannot be hell, as nothing is destroyed there as we are told.   Anyone there is alive and aware of whatever hell is and cannot be destroyed but having pain and suffering forever.

Thoughts anyone?

musicman:
What do you mean by saying that verse is talking about entering the same gate?  One leads to life, is cramped and few enter there.  The other gate: it is spacious and many will enter through there to destruction.

phazel:


I did not say the same gate, I said ways to enter the same place.

lilitalienboi16:
Their are FEW entering into life and MANY into destruction. Thats how i see it. I'm not sure what is being said here though, so forgie me =]

God bless,

Alex

Stevernator:
Hi,
I got this from Young's Literal Translation

13`Go ye in through the strait gate, because wide [is] the gate, and broad the way that is leading to the destruction, and many are those going in through it;
14how strait [is] the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!

So it says and many are those going in through it.  It appears that "it" is referring to the wide gate that is leading to the destruction.
According to Strong's dictionary, destruction is from  the Greek word, apoleia which means ruin or loss.

1 Corinthians 3:15 reads,

15if of any the work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; and himself shall be saved, but so as through fire.

So I believe that this is saying that many will suffer ruin/loss when they are resurrected and cast into the lake of fire (Rev 19:20, 20:15) but will be saved by it.

Here is a frightening illustration (Rev 14:9-11)

 9And a third messenger did follow them, saying in a great voice, `If any one the beast doth bow before, and his image, and doth receive a mark upon his forehead, or upon his hand,
10he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, that hath been mingled unmixed in the cup of His anger, and he shall be tormented in fire and brimstone before the holy messengers, and before the Lamb,
11and the smoke of their torment doth go up to ages of ages; and they have no rest day and night, who are bowing before the beast and his image, also if any doth receive the mark of his name.

I am speculating that once they stop bowing before the beast and his image or stop receiving the mark of his name and call on Christ, they are saved?

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