Q: In Matthew 22:12, Jesus depicts, in the course of a parable, a place of punishment called the outer darkness where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. This sounds like a description of hell. But other passages say that the fate awaiting the wicked is their destruction or death, not prolonged torment. Isnt this a contradiction?

A: No; those other passages have been misinterpreted. See my comments on this subject at Matthew 13:42 at
p089.ezboard.com/fsabdisc...1571.topic .

Yours in Christ,

Waterrock