‘Martin Zender Goes to Hell’

Under this title, a new booklet by Martin Zender recently appeared in America (2004). The author has a gift for explaining very fundamental matters simply in a small, thin booklet (78 pages). By now, we had come to expect his style to be quite provocative, and that is once again the case in this publication. He does not hesitate to call the doctrine concerning hell a teaching of demons, against which Paul already warned in his day (1 Timothy 4:1). No doctrine has produced such a horrible caricature of our God as this dogma. It is many, many times worse than any idol of wood or stone. The idea that God would punish and torture endlessly can come from only one source… that of “the liar from the beginning.”

Zender shows that the truth concerning “hell” has been suppressed in virtually all Bible translations. The word hidden behind “hell” is an ordinary place name (Gehenna = Valley of Hinnom, Jerusalem’s garbage incineration site), and names should not be translated. Every translator knows that. All names in the Bible are simply transferred untranslated from Hebrew or Greek, except for the name Gehenna. This is outrageous! Any dictionary or lexicon can tell you which geographical location Gehenna refers to, yet almost all Bible translations have nevertheless turned it into a mythical hell. That is theological manipulation of the first order! Anyone who is interested can easily verify the truth concerning this fact. In this small booklet, Zender excellently addresses all the themes connected with the subject of “hell.” For those who have no problem reading English, I can warmly recommend Zender’s latest work.

Dutch version of Martin Zender Goes to Hell

Interview Martin Zender Refuting the doctrine of eternal torment

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