The Roman Arena Overturned: Revelation 14:9–11 as God’s Wrath in History

Revelation 14:9–11 has traditionally been used as one of the most important proof-texts for the doctrine of eternal conscious torment. In this article, I argue that when analysed within the context of the whole of chapter 14, and the overall narrative flow of the following chapters (15, 16), and ent...

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Main Author: Newall, Marcello (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2022
In: The expository times
Year: 2022, Volume: 133, Issue: 11, Pages: 457-467
Further subjects:B 7 Bowl Judgments
B Book of Revelation
B Roman Arena
B Revelation 14:9–11
B Three Angels
B Eternal Torment
B Hell
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