LessonsThe Prophetic Basin, the Bridge, Paradise and Hell: Reality and PermanenceQuiz

Paradise and Hell endure according to God's will, not through any self-subsisting necessity comparable to their Creator. A created being's contingency does not contradict a divine promise to preserve it indefinitely.

A contingent being does not exist by necessity of its own essence; one preserved by God may continue because God sustains it. Future permanence must not be confused with uncreated, independent eternity.

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Created permanence and dependence on God

The Prophetic Basin, the Bridge, Paradise and Hell: Reality and Permanence

Paradise and Hell endure according to God's will, not through any self-subsisting necessity comparable to their Creator. A created being's contingency does not contradict a divine promise to preserve it indefinitely.

A contingent being does not exist by necessity of its own essence; one preserved by God may continue because God sustains it. Future permanence must not be confused with uncreated, independent eternity.