It is a common misconception to think that God gives us an "eternal ultimatum" between loving Him or going to hell. Hell is not a place of physical torture as is commonly thought. Hell is the infinite trajectory of us continually not choosing Him throughout our lives. God does not send us to hell, rather hell is the place that we could ultimately end up if we choose to be there. To put it simply, hell is the only conceivable place where God does not exist. It is the only place that is completely void of His presence and all of His attributes. It is a place of utter misery because it is there that people will be eternally separated from God. The Bible uses images of fire to display this utter misery, not to "scare" us with images of pain. Perhaps this quote sums things up best:
"Why would you want to be with God in heaven if you don't want to be with God on earth?"
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