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torment

Facts:

The term "torment" refers to terrible suffering. To torment someone means to cause someone to suffer, often in a cruel way.

  • Sometimes the term "torment" refers to physical pain and suffering. For example, the book of Revelation describes physical torment that worshipers of the "beast" will suffer in the end times.
  • Suffering also may take the form of spiritual and emotional pain as experienced by Job.
  • According to the book of Revelation, people who do not believe in Jesus as their Savior will experience eternal torment in the lake of fire.
  • This term could be translated as, "terrible suffering" or "cause someone to suffer greatly" or "agony." Some translators may add "physical" or "spiritual" to make the meaning clear.

(See also: beast, everlasting, Job, Savior, spirit, suffer, worship)

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