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Originally Posted by bearbear
Despite this, I think the burden of proof should be on showing that outer darkness if for a thousand years.
How would you respond to "weeping and gnashing of teeth" being used to describe punishment in the fiery furnace in Matthew 13:41–42?
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Matt 13.36-43 defines the parable of the tares to the disciples. They are sons of the evil one, sown by the Devil, they only
look like the wheat, yet are different within, as the Lord describes in Matt 13.24-30, as evidenced by their fruit.
It appears that these tares are harvested by angels at the consummation of the age, and thrown in the furnace of fire. This is probably the lake of fire. It has long been my understanding that the ones who suffer outer darkness, and the ones who suffer the lake of fire will both be weeping and gnashing their teeth. But the fact that both are consumed with remorse doesn't mean they have the same destiny.
Those who are saved will have their works burnt, and then enter outer darkness. There is no mention of a fire there. The ones who are not saved with be judged for their sins, being in unbelief, and burn in an eternal fire.