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From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor)
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Subject: Re: Heaven is hotter than hell
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Date: Sun, 8-Apr-84 13:44:07 EST
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The exact temperature of Hell cannot be computed, but it must be less
than 444.6C, the temperature at which brimstone or sulphur changes
from a liquid to a gas.  Revelations 21:8 says "But the fearful, and
unbelieving...shall have their part in the lake which burneth with
fire and brimstone."  A lake of molten brimstone means that its
temperature must be at or below the boiling point, or 444.6C (Above
this point it would be a vapor, not a lake.)
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Ah, yes ... but wouldn't Hell be under pressure, which would raise the
boiling point?  Perhaps the triple point might be a better upper limit
on the temperature of Hell.  What might that be?
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Martin Taylor
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