What does the Bible teach is the nature of eternal punishment? To answer that question, Chris Date, host of the Theopologetics podcast, goes toe to toe with Joshua Whipps, creator of the Razor’s Kiss blog and author at Choosing Hats. Dee Dee Warren, friend to Chris and host of The Preterist Podcast, moderates. Tentatively scheduled for the June, 2012 timeframe, finalized details are below.

Be sure to email Dee Dee at preteristpodcast@gmail.com if you want to pose a question to either participant. The debate will be pre-recorded, so Dee Dee will be asking questions on behalf of those who send them to her in advance. Make sure to specify which participant you would like asked your question; he will have 2.5 minutes to answer, and his opponent will have 60 seconds to follow up.

Resolution: The final punishment of the risen wicked will be annihilation, the permanent end to the conscious existence of the entire person.

Participants: Chris Date affirms, Joshua Whipps denies. Moderated by Dee Dee Warren.

Format:

• 20-minute opening affirmative
• 20-minute opening negative
• 10-minute rebuttal affirmative
• 10-minute rebuttal negative
• 15-minute cross-examination of affirmative by negative
• 15-minute cross-examination of negative by affirmative
• 10-minute rebuttal 2 negative
• 10-minute rebuttal 2 affirmative
• 15-minute cross-examination of negative by affirmative
• 15-minute cross-examination of affirmative by negative
• 8-minute closing negative
• 8-minute closing affirmative
• 30 minutes Q&A