{"id":8117029372198,"title":"Whatever Happened to Hell?","handle":"whatever-happened-to-hell-by-john-blanchard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/EP_logo_1400x_61c16cda-e1ca-4ae8-9784-34670d4caca2_small.jpg?v=1502994327\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003eAuthor John Blanchard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003eISBN 9780852349793\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003ePages 435\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding, and sobering, volume from John Blanchard. Many would air-brush hell out of all thought today - or at least play down its horror and duration. Dr J.I. Packer says in the Foreword that he \"gratefully commends [the book] and hopes it will be widely read\". The need is no less now, and Dr Blanchard's approach of helping confused Christians as well as targeting complacent unbelievers is as fresh as ever. This new edition has been revised and now includes the ESV as the main source of Scripture quotations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNobody can think seriously about hell and remain emotionally and psychologically unaffected. The idea that after a few years of life on earth an untold number of human beings, many of whom would be thought of as decent, law-abiding citizens, will spend eternity in indescribable agony and exposed to God's relentless anger is overwhelming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaction to the paralyzing prospect of everlasting punishment varies from those who dismiss the whole idea because they reject the authority of Scripture to those who seek to soften its impact by reducing hell to manageable proportions. What does happen after death? What if the traditional pictures of hell as a place of endless punishment and suffering are true? What if millions of ordinary men and woman are on their way there? What if we are? And if so, is there any way in which we can avoid hell or evade it? These are vitally important questions and this book sets out to find answers to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheologically and pastorally, John Blanchard's work is a valuable contribution on a difficult theme. I gratefully commend it and hope it will be widely read\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr J.I.Packer, retired Professor of Theology, Regent College, Vancouver. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs extensive a treatment of the biblical doctrine of hell as is ever likely to be written in our contemporary climate. It performs a splendid service for the next generation of gospel preachers, to whom it is dedicated.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rev David Jackman, Past President, The Proclamation Trust. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI can't think of any other book that covers this ground as thoroughly. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian Herald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis can only be described as a life-changing book.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReformation Africa South\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003eDr John Blanchard is an internationally-known author, evangelist and Christian apologist. Some eighteen million copies of his publications are in print in over sixty languages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2022-01-19T16:27:24-05:00","created_at":"2023-02-01T13:56:26-05:00","vendor":"JPL Books","type":"Book","tags":["Hell","John Blanchard"],"price":2099,"price_min":2099,"price_max":2099,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44349613900070,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780852349793","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Whatever Happened to Hell?","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2099,"weight":699,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780852349793","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/WhateverHappenedToHell23mmspine.jpg?v=1675277786"],"featured_image":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/WhateverHappenedToHell23mmspine.jpg?v=1675277786","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32829190308134,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.626,"height":1277,"width":800,"src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/WhateverHappenedToHell23mmspine.jpg?v=1675277786"},"aspect_ratio":0.626,"height":1277,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jplbooks.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/WhateverHappenedToHell23mmspine.jpg?v=1675277786","width":800}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/EP_logo_1400x_61c16cda-e1ca-4ae8-9784-34670d4caca2_small.jpg?v=1502994327\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003eAuthor John Blanchard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003eISBN 9780852349793\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003ePages 435\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding, and sobering, volume from John Blanchard. Many would air-brush hell out of all thought today - or at least play down its horror and duration. Dr J.I. Packer says in the Foreword that he \"gratefully commends [the book] and hopes it will be widely read\". The need is no less now, and Dr Blanchard's approach of helping confused Christians as well as targeting complacent unbelievers is as fresh as ever. This new edition has been revised and now includes the ESV as the main source of Scripture quotations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNobody can think seriously about hell and remain emotionally and psychologically unaffected. The idea that after a few years of life on earth an untold number of human beings, many of whom would be thought of as decent, law-abiding citizens, will spend eternity in indescribable agony and exposed to God's relentless anger is overwhelming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaction to the paralyzing prospect of everlasting punishment varies from those who dismiss the whole idea because they reject the authority of Scripture to those who seek to soften its impact by reducing hell to manageable proportions. What does happen after death? What if the traditional pictures of hell as a place of endless punishment and suffering are true? What if millions of ordinary men and woman are on their way there? What if we are? And if so, is there any way in which we can avoid hell or evade it? These are vitally important questions and this book sets out to find answers to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheologically and pastorally, John Blanchard's work is a valuable contribution on a difficult theme. I gratefully commend it and hope it will be widely read\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr J.I.Packer, retired Professor of Theology, Regent College, Vancouver. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs extensive a treatment of the biblical doctrine of hell as is ever likely to be written in our contemporary climate. It performs a splendid service for the next generation of gospel preachers, to whom it is dedicated.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rev David Jackman, Past President, The Proclamation Trust. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI can't think of any other book that covers this ground as thoroughly. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian Herald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis can only be described as a life-changing book.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReformation Africa South\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003eDr John Blanchard is an internationally-known author, evangelist and Christian apologist. Some eighteen million copies of his publications are in print in over sixty languages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}