Rethinking the Big 3 Hell Texts: Interview with Chris Date

Dr. Will Ryan and Matt interview Christ Date from Rethinking Hell
on the "Big 3" hell texts that connect the word eternal and an
act of punishment/judgement.


Matthew 25:31​-46 


Revelation 14:9-11 


Revelation 20:10​-15


We examine if these texts affirm the traditional view or the
conditional immortality (annihilation) view of Hell. 





Chris Date is Adjunct Professor of Bible
and Theology at Trinity College of the Bible and Theological
Seminary and co-editor of Rethinking Hell: Readings in
Evangelical Conditionalism (Cascade, 2014) and A
Consuming Passion (Pickwick, 2015). A full-time software
engineer, Chris believes theology and apologetics are for every
average joe in the pews, and not just for pastors, philosophers,
PhD’s and the erudite in ivory towers. Formerly a traditionalist,
he became convinced of the biblical view of final punishment over
the course of a process which began when he interviewed
Edward Fudge, and he has since defended the view in several
debates and on Justin Brierley’s Unbelievable? Radio
program on Premier Christian Radio UK. Chris is also a steward of
the Rethinking Hell project.