Who goes to hell in LDS theology?
Upvote:1
I'll attempt to shed a little light on this:
While some refer to spirit prison as 'hell' it is not actually referred to as that in any official church teaching. It is as @David said a temporary place where people have a chance to accept the gospel of Christ. See: 1 Peter 3: 18-20
In all actuality no place in LDS teachings is actually called hell. The 'Sons of Perdition' are relegated to outer darkness, after the final judgment (as opposed to right when you die) So after the second coming of Christ.
An example of a Son of Perdition would be Cain. He walked and talked with God then rejected Him to serve the devil by killing his brother.
Upvote:7
From http://www.lds.org/topics/hell?lang=eng
Latter-day revelations speak of hell in at least two ways. First, it is another name for spirit prison, a temporary place in the postmortal world for those who died without a knowledge of the truth or those who were disobedient in mortality. Second, it is the permanent location of Satan and his followers and the sons of perdition, who are not redeemed by the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
LDS official teaching is that all who have died without the knowledge of truth (LDS doctrine), or that rejected the truth will go to Hell, which is very different than the widely accepted concept of Hell.
Instead of a place of suffering and torment, it's a temporary prison where they will get a chance to learn about the Truth, and if they are willing, repent and embrace the Truth.
Those who reject it are cast into outer darkness with Satan and his angels, and the "sons of Perdition".
More post
- 📝 How is the Trinity compatible with divine simplicity?
- 📝 What is the background of the words "notitia," "fiducia," and "assensus" and how do they relate to the biblical notion of "faith"?
- 📝 Do prayers offered to anyone but God the Father go unheard?
- 📝 Do any Christianity denominations really offer something for addiction problems specifically?
- 📝 How do Christians that do not believe in inerrancy interpret the Bible?
- 📝 Am I still Catholic?
- 📝 When was infant baptism rejected in the development of Pentecostalism?
- 📝 According Catholic theology, what does the suffering of hell consist of?
- 📝 On Bible Translations That Catholics are Permitted to Read
- 📝 Who decides if a verse is literal and what parts of the Bible metaphorical?
- 📝 What is the biblical basis for and against the "filioque"?
- 📝 Who were the the "Prophets of Zwickau"?
- 📝 What is supralapsarianism?
- 📝 Is Jesus presently seated on a throne?
- 📝 What is the history of the "Sunday School publishing industry"?
- 📝 In which denominations are Sunday school classes categorized distinctly by grade/age level?
- 📝 Is there any consensus about what constitutes law (requirements for salvation) after Christ?
- 📝 Why did Pope Clement V leave Rome and relocate to Avignon, France?
- 📝 Do good works always express saving faith in Christ, even when that faith is not explicit?
- 📝 Is there a biblical basis for the claim that humans are shaped into the God-human Christ?
- 📝 What is the biblical & patristic basis for the belief that the saints go to Heaven instead of Sheol after the resurrection and ascension of Jesus?
- 📝 According to Jehovah's Witnesses, does Jesus make the same claim as God, that he is the "first and the last,"?
- 📝 What things led to the canonization of Thomas More?
- 📝 What is the source of the tradition that animals can speak on Christmas Eve?
- 📝 How (and by whom) are financial decisions made in the Catholic Church?
- 📝 How do Protestants in general respond to these points concerning them?
- 📝 Is the date of final compilation of the books of the Old Testament an integral feature of the Wellhausen Documentary Hypothesis?
- 📝 Has a papyrus been found that was written by a disciple of Jesus?
- 📝 On what side was Jesus' stab wound?
- 📝 Is a indulgence valid if granted the night before?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 Who goes to hell in LDS theology?
- 📝 According LDS theology the Universal Church "apostatize." Please reconcile this with Matthew 16:18, "the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
- 📝 According to LDS (Mormon) teaching, who was the first God who began the eternal progression?
- 📝 In the LDS Church, who decides where to place new Churches, and how?
- 📝 Do LDS believers not accept any others who self-identify as 'Christian'?
- 📝 According to the LDS Church, what is the purpose or result of proxy baptisms for those who have already died?
- 📝 Concept and permanence of hell and the "outer darkness" according to LDS beliefs
- 📝 Who goes to heaven?
- 📝 Who is allowed to read the handbook of instructions in the LDS Church?
- 📝 In Trinitarian theology who created the world?
- 📝 How does LDS theology suffer when Book of Mormon historical claims are unsupported?
- 📝 How is 2 Thessalonians 1:9 understood by those who believe that Hell is eternal conscious torment?
- 📝 Contradiction between God's mercy being greater than ours and Jesus' harsh words about who will end up in hell
- 📝 What are the sources of LDS theology that an LDS theologian need to consult to write a systematic theology?
- 📝 Are there souls in hell who contributed to other soul's salvation?
- 📝 How does Catholic sacramental theology explain the efficacy of the sacraments conducted by a priest who is in the state of mortal sin?
- 📝 Who are the missionaries and godly men who were helped by Keswick Theology for a fuller Christ like life and ministry?
- 📝 From the perspective of the theology of the Eastern Orthodox Church, how should Christians react to a political leader who fights the Antichrist?
- 📝 What happens to people who have never heard about Jesus?
- 📝 Who were the "giants" mentioned in the Bible?
- 📝 Why should a sinner suffer forever in hell fire?
- 📝 Who was Pharaoh when Moses lived in Egypt?
- 📝 Who wrote the Book of Revelation?
- 📝 For Catholics who object to Vatican II, what are the key issues?
- 📝 Do LDS believe other churches to be the church of Satan?
- 📝 Who said "he would be called a Nazarene"?
- 📝 What is the Biblical Basis for a Good person going to hell simply for not believing?
- 📝 Who is a Christian according to the Russian Orthodox Church
- 📝 Is Hell eternal, or do some/all escape it?
- 📝 Who was Melchizedek?