Hellfire Study Guide
This study guide accompanies my episode on eschatological fire—the Bible’s “Day of the Lord” imagery as judgment, justice, and new creation. If you’ve ever noticed how quickly conversations about fire in Scripture collapse into only “hellfire” (or, on the other side, only “purifying fire”), this guide is meant to slow us down and let the texts speak in their own contexts. The anchor passages I discuss here—Daniel 7, Zephaniah 3, 2 Peter 3, and Revelation 20–22—show that biblical fire imagery works in multiple “scenes": courtroom verdict, covenant jealousy against idolatry, cosmic exposure and transition, and finally the radiance of God’s presence filling a renewed world.
The goal isn’t to win an argument or provide a quick doctrinal shortcut. It’s to give you some material for genuine study: a passage list you can load into Logos, a “fire-map” worksheet you can use on any text, and a fair framing of three major Christian views of hell and final judgment (eternal conscious torment, conditional immortality, and universal reconciliation). Use it as a take-home companion—something you can pray through, mark up, and return to over time.
Carey Griffel has a Masters of Biblical Studies with Redemption Seminary and is passionate about teaching about the Bible from a biblical theology perspective with a healthy dose of creative thinking thrown in to the mix.
Carey can be found on Instagram and Facebook. She has her own Facebook discussion group for her podcast and is an administrator and moderator of several other FB groups, such as Reading Genesis 50 Times and Divine Council Worldview, official group of Dr. Michael Heiser.
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