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Originally Posted by UntoHim
To my friend Zezima, there is not much of a serious controversy regarding reward and punishment for believers among orthodox biblical teachers, scholars and apologists.
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Yes, but we are talking about the 1,000-year discipline doctrine held by the Lord's Recovery. Not if there is reward and punishment.
The answer to the OP questions, the material that debunks this teaching, is simply the Bible itself. There is nowhere in the bible that says a group of believers will be cast into the outer darkness for 1,000 years.
This is from the ministry on the 1,000 years of outer darkness
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Whoever is cast into outer darkness will be cut off from the Lord, from His presence, from His fellowship, and from the glorious sphere in which the Lord will be.
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-Life-Study of Matthew, Chapter 63, Section 4
This is from the Bible
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For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord
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-Romans 8:35-39
While the bible says some will be cast into the outer darkness, it does not say it will be for 1,000 years. It doesn't say those cast in will be cut off from God, it doesn't even say those who are cast in are believers.
Look at the doctrine, what verses they use. Then look at the verses and see if those verses are saying the doctrine.