Scripture never challenges the concept that eternal punishment is by literal fire. Objections have to be on philosophic or theological grounds rather than on an exegetical one.

— John Walvoord (1910–2002), Theologe

Topics: Eternity & Hope Beyond Death, Doubt & Hard Questions

John Walvoord

John Walvoord war ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Theologe und langjähriger Präsident des Dallas Theological Seminary im 20. Jahrhundert. Er profilierte sich als führender Systematiker des Dispensationalismus sowie einer buchstäblichen Auslegung biblischer Prophetie, stieß mit dieser heilsgeschichtlichen Aufteilung jedoch auf Kritik aus der reformierten Bundestheologie. Für Bibelleser sind seine Kommentare bis heute ein zentraler Bezugspunkt für das Verständnis prämillennialistischer Endzeittheologie.

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