>>507887259The punishment of hell is inward. Hell is simultaneously described as fire and brimstone and outer darkness, which are two completely opposite things. If you want a glimpse of hell, just imagine being forced to look at the person you were meant to be but chose not to, forever. The pain of hell comes from being cut off from God in complete finality.
Most people don't go to hell - no, not even blasphemers who, by God's infallible judgement of their hearts, genuinely aren't able to know better about God by their situation.
We consist of the Church Militant, Church Penitent, and Church Triumphant. The Church Militant is every Christian alive on earth who are, as the name implies, engaged in a literal war and military campaign against evil. The Church Triumphant is every Christian in Heaven. The Church Penitent is every soul in purgatory. All souls in purgatory are guaranteed to go to Heaven after their ordeal, no one in purgatory ever goes to hell. Hell is reserved for particularly diabolical people.
Fire and brimstone preaching is a protestant thing. Yes, hell is an extremely grave matter, but Christ is a savior and did not come here to condemn us. [1/2, gay char. limit]