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

Egin klik hemen Hell to Win edo Heaven to Pay itzultzeko, edo beheko azpigaietako batean:

• A eranskina – Zenbat denbora da Aeon bat?

  ‘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; azken O.T.ko testu gutxi batzuk izan ezik. idatzi beharreko liburuak. Baina geroago Rabiniko eztabaidetan eta liturgian, Bigarren Tenpluaren erdialdeko edo amaierako garaikoa (c.300BC edo geroago), 'aro' edo 'mundu' zentzuan erabiltzen hasi zen,

  Denbora amaigabearen kontzeptua jabetzeko borrokan ari gara; even whilst finding ourselves forced to admit that, Jainkoarentzat, honek bere izaeraren alderdi saihestezina izan behar du. Amaigabeko zorionaren aukerak handia dirudi: baina alderantziz, arintzeko aukerarik gabe, 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.

• B eranskina – Buck gelditzen da Non?

  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, hemendik betikotasunera luzatzen, we begin to realize the possibility of an unlimited liability for the devastating consequences of what may have seemed to us, garai hartan, arduragabekeria edo interes propioko ekintza txikiak izatea.

  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, eta gero bizitza hau utzi, ondorioei inoiz aurre egin gabe? 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? Gurutzean! Hau da Jainkoaren puntua, Jesusen pertsonan, formalki bere gain hartu zuen azken erantzukizuna eta inoiz egin den gaitz guztien ondorioak jasan zituen. Hau da guztiak kondenatzen diren toki bakarra, dena barkatu daiteke; eta inor ezin da beste inoren aurka epaitzen.

• C eranskina – Heriotza Betiko Da?

  We all know that normal human death usually takes time, and the degree of suffering involved may vary considerably. Baina Jesus’ 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.

  Baina, for those who are not, there will come the shocking realization that they have wasted their life seeking their own fulfilment, only to now lose it all and be forever barred from heaven. 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?

• D eranskina – Bekatu Barkaezina

  Kristauen artean gutxitan eztabaidatu arren, Satanas maite du gure bihotzak bete beldur hori, nolabait, «Bekatu barkaezina» baten errudun izan gara; eta, beraz, betiko Infernura kondenatzen dira. Asko, Jainkoaren gizon-emakume handiak barne, hala nola, John Bunyan (`Pilgrims Progress' ospea) baita kristau hasiberriak ere (hala nola ni neu) tranpa berezi honetan erori dira; hainbat mozorroz ager daitekeena, kontzientzia samur baten amarrua harrapatzeko, arduragabekeriaz gehiegizko konfiantza dutenak eta tartean dauden guztiak.

  Satan Jainkoaren Hitza gaizki erabiltzean eta desitxuratzen duen azken aditua da. Bere taktika gogokoena Jainkoak berak esandako egiak ere oker zitatzea eta gaizki aplikatzea da; zer esanik ez Jainkoari entzundakoa inperfektuki ulertu duten gizon-emakume jainkozkoek esandako hitzak.. He is devious and determined; aldiz, sarritan zaurgarriak gara haren mehatxu eta iruzurren aurrean. Baina ez dugu inoiz gure ahultasunagatik edo fede faltagatik porrot egingo dugun beldurrez bizi behar. Trinitate osoa – Aita, Semea eta Espiritu Santua - gu amaieraraino ikusteko konpromisoa hartzen dute.

  Gure bekatuak konfesatzen baditugu, leial eta zintzo da guri bekatuak barkatzeko, eta injustizia guztietatik garbitzeko. (1 John 1:9)