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3 What Happens When I Die? (Part 1: The Agony of Hell?) “I am in agony in this flame”

(Luke 16:24). ******

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oody Allen once said: “It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be around when it

happens.” The fact is, Allen, along with everyone who has ever lived, is going to be around when it happens.The big question is, “Then what?” Many subscribe to what I call the doctrine of protraction, commonly known as purgatory. According to Roman Catholic beliefs, this intermediate state allows for atonement after death, therefore making a person suitable for heaven, a second chance if you will. There’s also the doctrine of annihilation, the belief that unbelievers will be extinguished immediately upon death, or what I call the “lights out” theory. While both may sound appealing, no scriptural base exists for either.

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