---
title: 'A Discourse upon the Duration of Future Punishment'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Henry Ruffner'
date: 1823-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Heaven and Hell'
- 'Theological Method'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 25'
- 'Revelation 20'
- 'John 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/ruffner-1823-a-discourse-upon-the-duration-of-future-punishment
---

# A Discourse upon the Duration of Future Punishment

Sermon arguing reason alone cannot settle whether future punishment is temporary or eternal; Scripture (Matt. 25:46) must decide, and eternal punishment upholds justice and motive to holiness.

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