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Surprised by Hell

Unexpected Discoveries in the Bible and Church History

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Surprised by Hell

By: Les Bridgeman
Narrated by: Les Bridgeman
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This book will take you on a fascinating journey through the history of Christian thought.

The journey includes surprising twists and turns as we navigate the three major views of hell in church history: (1) eternal conscious torment, (2) annihilationism (sinners will cease to exist), and (3) ultimate restoration (hell is an afterlife refinery leading all to repentance and faith in Christ). But this is much more than a tour through the underworld. This topic drives us to take a closer look at the Bible, Christian theology, and the character of God.

This audiobook is also posted on YouTube.

©2017 Les Bridgeman (P)2020 Les Bridgeman Christianity
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This was probably the best book I read deconstructing the idea that Hell involves eternal conscious torment and explaining universal salvation—and I am a professional theologian who has read quite a few books on the topic. A lot of these books seem agenda driven or skirt over tough issues or don’t approach them systematically enough to really clarify the complex issues that arise from this topic. What I loved about this book is how it carefully worked through all the biblical passages that have been taken to imply the reality of hell and showed by considering their meaning in context that this reading is incorrect. Rather than just asserting universal salvation, Bridgeman shows the overwhelming scriptural support for this view explaining what it involves and dispelling the myth that it doesn’t entail judgment. I was impressed by the authors knowledge not just of the Bible but of inter testamental and early Christian sources which are essential to understanding how the idea of hell emerged. This is a work of high scholarly calibre even though it appears to be self published. It deserves to be read!

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