ISN’T ETERNAL DAMNATION A BIT OVERKILL? It does not seem to make sense from man's point of view but consider what God might be thinking. Here stands God on the day of creation as he says, "All you stars move yourself to these places, start in this order, and move in a circle exactly as I tell you until I give you another word." And they all obey Him. Then he says, "Planets pick yourself up , whirl, and make this formation at My command until I give you another word." He looks at the mountains and says, "Be lifted up." They obey Him. He tells valleys, "Be cast down." They obey Him. He looks at the sea and says, "You will come this far and no more." The sea obeys. Then He looks at you and says, "Come." But you say, "No!" This is why hell is not overkill. Do you have any idea how wicked our rebellion against God is? Everything in the world obeys Him except us. Who do we think we are? Hell isn’t overkill. It has to exist just as long as a Righteous God exists. Why? It's because only eternal punishment can suffice for sins against an eternal God. Besides, without eternal separation there could be no heaven. Why? Because evil cannot exist in heaven; otherwise, it would cease to be heaven!