What is Hell Like?<\/a>” which explains the biblical teaching on Hell in detail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Question: Where does the idea that Hell is a place of torment come from? 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In one story, Jesus tells of a rich man and a poor man named Lazarus.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":18290,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-gods-presence-felt-in-hell\/","url_meta":{"origin":1462,"position":3},"title":"Is God’s presence felt in hell?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 7, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I\u2019m having some trouble explaining how God\u2019s presence works without conflicting scripture. Some would argue that it\u2019s impossible to be away from God\u2019s presence, understanding He is omnipresence, as taught in Psalms 139:7. 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