Metaphysical Investigations

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Jonathan Kvanvig, a philosopher of contemporary religion, while rejecting traditional theories about the issue of the punishment of hell and torment in hell, believes that God created hell like paradise more than the attribute of his justice based on his love of servants, which culminated in The final choice of a person is to turn to God or turn away from Him. This reluctance and enthusiasm leads the hellish person, after the prescribed period of punishment commensurate with sin, to choose his own destruction, in which way the immortality of the torment will be removed from him. But it seems that such an account of the divine love that accompanies one's non-existence is not only an expression of the truth of God's love and kindness, but also inconsistent with God's purpose for the creation and continuation of existence and life. Therefore, the basis of expressing this love is not compatible with the destruction of man. But the full expression of divine love in the subject of hell can be declared in a place where the people of hell are called to join God, and they, after seeing the truth and learning from the consequences of deeds, respond positively to that call. Therefore, if we consider hell as a symbolic state of regret and regret resulting from the results of human choices and actions, since this regret and regret arises from within man and is not imposed on him from outside his being, it can not have the aspect of punishment.

Keywords: Divine Love, Hell, Jonathan Kvanvig, Choice, Destruction

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