Table of Contents

CONTENTS CONTRIBUTORS 7 ABBREVIATIONS 9 INTRODUCTION 11 CHRISTOPHER W. MORGAN AND ROBERT A. PETERSON 1. MODERN THEOLOGY: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HELL 15 R. ALBERT MOHLER JR. 2. THE OLD TESTAMENT ON HELL 43 DANIEL I. BLOCK 3. JESUS ON HELL 67 ROBERT W. YARBROUGH 4. PAUL ON HELL 91 DOUGLAS J. MOO 5. THE REVELATION ON HELL 111 GREGORY K. BEALE 6. BIBLICAL THEOLOGY: THREE PICTURES OF HELL 135 CHRISTOPHER W. MORGAN 7. SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY: THREE VANTAGE POINTS OF HELL 153 ROBERT A. PETERSON 8. UNIVERSALISM: WILL EVERYONE ULTIMATELY BE SAVED? 169 J. I. PACKER 9. ANNIHILATIONISM: WILL THE UNSAVED BE PUNISHED FOREVER? 195 CHRISTOPHER W. MORGAN 10. PASTORAL THEOLOGY: THE PREACHER AND HELL 219

About the Author

Gregory K. Beale (PhD, University of Cambridge) is chair of biblical studies and professor of New Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School. Daniel I. Block (DPhil, University of Liverpool) is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. Sinclair B. Ferguson (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is a professor of systematic theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. (Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), president and professor of Christian theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Douglas J. Moo (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is professor of New Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School. He is the author of 2 Peter and Jude in the NIV Application Commentary series. Chris Morgan is associate professor of theology and associate dean of the School of Christian Ministries at California Baptist University in Riverside, California. He is also the senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Barstow, California. He is the author of Jonathan Edwards and Hell (Christian Focus Publications, 2004) and is currently writing a commentary on the book of James. Chris and his wife, Shelley, have been married for thirteen years and live in Hesperia, California. J. I. Packer (DPhil, Oxford University) is a member of the board of governors and professor of theology at Regent College. Robert A. Peterson is professor of systematic theology at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He is author of a number of books, including Getting to Know John's Gospel: A Fresh Look at Its Main Ideas (P&R Publishing, 1989); Hell on Trial: The Case for Eternal Punishment (P&R, 1995); Calvin and the Atonement, 2d ed. (Christian Focus Publications, 1999); Two Views of Hell: A Biblical & Theological Dialogue, with Edward Fudge (InterVarsity, 2000); Adopted by God: From Wayward Sinners to Cherished Children (P&R, 2001); and Why I Am Not an Armenian, with Michael Williams (InterVarsity, 2004). He and his wife, Mary Pat, have been married for thirty-one years and live in Ballwin, Missouri. Robert W. Yarbrough (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is chair and professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.