The following appendices offer further discussion of specific issues that have been more briefly touched upon in the main text:

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• Dodatak A – Koliko je dug Eon?

  ‘Aeon,’ or ‘Eon,’ is a translation of the Hebrew word, ‘olam’; the original meaning of which was ‘an unknowably remote period in the past or future’ or ‘in perpetuity.’ And this is the sense in which it is used throughout the Old Testament; with the possible exception of a very few texts in the last O.T. books to be written. But in later Rabbinic discussions and liturgy, dating from the middle or late Second Temple period (c.300BC or later), it began to be used in the sense of ‘the age’ or ‘world’,

  We struggle to grasp the concept of unending time; even whilst finding ourselves forced to admit that, for God, this must be an inevitable aspect of his nature. The prospect of never-ending bliss sounds great: but the converse, with no prospect of relief, sounds so awful that we instinctively resist such an idea. As the English ‘aeon’ derives from the Greek ‘aion’ (the meaning of which has varied more over time) many commentators tend to favour translations which downplay either the eternal significance of ‘olam’ or else its punitive associations.

  The question that concerns us here is how these gradual changes in word use should affect our understanding of the New Testament texts.

• Dodatak B – Buck staje gdje?

  We live in a world that is so complex we can mostly only guess the consequences of our actions. And when we consider the possibility of an unending chain of events, stretching from now to eternity, we begin to realize the possibility of an unlimited liability for the devastating consequences of what may have seemed to us, at the time, to be minor acts of negligence or self-interest.

  Faced with such a possibility, might we not prefer instant annihilation? But would it be OK for someone to inflict unspeakable pain and suffering on others, a zatim napusti ovaj život a da se ikad ne suoči s posljedicama? Would that be ʻjusticeʼ?

  So where does the buck stop and how can we find freedom from the penalty we deserve and our legacy of guilt? Na krstu! Ovo je tačka u kojoj je Bog, u ličnosti Isusa, formalno preuzeo na sebe konačnu odgovornost i snosio posljedice za sve zlo koje je ikada počinjeno. Ovo je jedino mjesto gdje su svi osuđeni, sve se može oprostiti; i niko ne može osuđivati ​​bilo koga drugog.

• Dodatak C – Je smrt zauvek?

  We all know that normal human death usually takes time, and the degree of suffering involved may vary considerably. Ali Isuse’ teaching is founded on the revelation that bodily death is not the end; and that all who die will ultimately face God’s judgement. At that point it will be determined whether a person will be admitted to God’s heavenly kingdom, the beauty of which will be beyond imagination.

  Ali, for those who are not, there will come the shocking realization that they have wasted their life seeking their own fulfilment, samo da sada izgubim sve i budem zauvijek zabranjen s neba. These will be condemned to ‘Outer Darkness’ in the ‘Lake of Fire’; also known as the ‘Second Death’. The Lake of Fire will continue to exist as a permanent memorial to the effect of evil. ‘The Devil and his angels’ will suffer there for ever. So also will those humans who deliberately sided with ‘the Beast’ against God in the final years of his reign. But for the rest of sinful humanity their fate is described as ‘destruction.’ How complete that will be and how long it will take is not defined. But is it is not reasonable to expect that its duration or intensity will depend on the suffering they themselves have caused?

• Dodatak D – Neoprostivi grijeh

  Iako se rijetko raspravlja među kršćanima, Sotona voli da ispuni naša srca strahom koji, na neki način, bili smo krivi za 'neoprostiv grijeh'; i stoga su zauvijek osuđeni na pakao. Mnogi, uključujući velike Božje ljude i žene, kao što je John Bunyan (slave ʻPilgrims Progress') kao i hrišćani početnici (kao što sam ja) upali su u ovu zamku; koji se može manifestovati u raznim maskama kako bi uhvatio u zamku one nježne savjesti, bezbrižno previše samopouzdani i svi oni između.

  Sotona je vrhunski stručnjak za zloupotrebu i iskrivljavanje Božje Riječi. Njegova omiljena taktika je da suptilno pogrešno citira i pogrešno primenjuje čak i istine koje je izgovorio sam Bog; da ne spominjem riječi koje su izgovorili pobožni muškarci i žene koji su samo nesavršeno razumjeli ono što su čuli od Boga. He is devious and determined; dok smo često podložni njegovim prijetnjama i obmanama. Ali nikada ne trebamo živjeti u strahu da ćemo propasti zbog naše slabosti ili nedostatka vjere. Cijelo Trojstvo – Otac, Sin i Duh Sveti – posvećeni su da nas dovedu do kraja.

  Ako priznamo svoje grijehe, vjeran je i pravedan da nam oprosti grijehe, i da nas očisti od svake nepravde. (1 John 1:9)