We opened up a can of worms by asking these questions...didn't we? It seemed innocent enough to ask...yet, no one seems to know the answer. I don't claim to know the answer but just wanted to throw some questions out there because I didn't think a wide enough area of scripture was considered in order to make a final decision on whether there was eternal sleep (2nd death) for the resurrected unbelievers or there was eternal punishment. I just needed some answers before I could move forward in the discussion.