If the bible actually teaches that God will keep people alive in an excruciatingly torturous state forever, then that is what we must believe – like it or not. But if this is not what the bible actually teaches, then we have grossly mischaracterized God and must instead accept and embrace what the bible truly teaches.
Traditionally, most Christians have believed that those who die in unbelief will ultimately be raised immortal and live forever in hell to suffer mental and physical torment for eternity as punishment for their sins. Conditionalists, however, believe that God will grant immortality and eternal life only to those who meet the condition of saving faith in Christ. Everyone else—the unsaved—will suffer a second, irreversible death, eventually perishing forever and ceasing to consciously exist.
After investigating this topic for six months, I was particularly surprised by the huge amount of biblical evidence for Conditionalism and the lack of solid biblical evidence for the traditional view of Eternal Conscious Torment.
Check out the link below for an excellent video series on this subject:
EDWARDFUDGE.COMThe Fire That Consumes Archives – Edward Fudge Ministries
The Jericho Blog 