Annihilationism vs Eternal Torment

"I apologize for the brevity of my arguments, but I was slightly rushed this round and hopefully will be able to present a better argument next round." No worries buddy. :) Refutations 1. The Second OEcumenical Council of Constantinople and the Emperor Justinian I place the word of God higher than the word of any man. Man is fallible, God, and thus the Bible, are infallible. That is just the statement of a man with a lot of worldly power. Obviously you, as a Catholic, would see a Pope as infallible in the same way I would see the words of the prophetess Ellen White as infallible. However, would you believe something just because I quoted her? The infallibility of our conflicting "prophets" is place for another debate, this one is about hellfire. I would request that in this debate we only use the Bible. 2. The Fourth OEcumenical Council of the Lateran See above. :) 3. Unquenchable fire and "gnashing of teeth." I believe the passage in relation to unquenchable fire you are referencing here is Matthew 3:10-12 “And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I whose shoes l am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. Please notice that “fire” is mentioned in all three verses. In verse 10, the reference is unmistakably to the punishment of the wicked in the fires of destruction. In verse 12 there is even less question: the fire refers to the “unquenchable” fire of hell. Then what about verse 11, the verse in between? It certainly would not switch the line of thought. Christ is pictured as One who will reward the righteous with the mighty power of the Spirit, and punish the wicked with the consuming fire described in the verses before and after. Both the Old and New Testaments speak of God as a “consuming fire” (Deuteronomy 4:24; Hebrews 12:29). Just as convincing also is the fact that all three of the verses clearly portray two classes—the good and the bad, the saved and the lost. In verse 10 it's the good tree and the bad, with the bad being “cast into the fire.” In verse 12 it is the wheat and the chaff, and the chaff “will burn up.” (Make sure you consider context when referencing.)The verse in between—verse 11—describes the two groups as those who are baptized with the Holy Ghost and those who are baptized with fire. Sin will either be burned out now by the Holy Spirit or burned up then by His consuming presence. Malachi 3:2, 3. Those who refuse to be purified from sin now will be burned up, with the sin, in the unquenchable fire. In regards to the "gnashing of teeth" aspect, how do you know that the doomed are not wailing and gnashing their teeth as they are being consumed by the fire? I will come to the sheep and the goats parable lower. 4."In Revelation, it is written: 'And the smoke of their torment goes up for ever and ever; and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.'" The words translated “for ever” do not necessarily mean “without end.” In fact, the Bible uses this term 56 times (look up "ever" in concordance) in connection with things which have already ended. These terms, in the New Testament, come from the Greek word"aion". "Aion" means "an unspecified time until the end." Thus, "ion" could have an end, but we don't know when it is. See Matthew 13:39 where it reads, "...to the end (aion) of the world." Now how could "aion" always mean endless when here it is clearly used in the context of something that has an ending. In the non-Geek aspect, the term "for ever" is clearly defined in Psalm 48:14: “For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.”The desolation of Edom was to continue “for ever and ever.” Isaiah 34:10. Christ is called “a priest for ever” in Hebrews 5:6; yet after sin is blotted out, Christ's work as a priest will end. In other words, it is the consequences that last forever, not the punishment. According to these definitions of the term “for ever,” the wicked will suffer as long as they continue to live in the fire. Then, as the Bible states, “The wicked ... shall be destroyed for ever.” Psalm 92:7, Malachi 4:1-3. Point 5. The Day Referenced texts were 1 Corinthians 15:53, "For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality."and Daniel 12:2 "And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt."Yes. And once again we must consider what everlasting contempt means. It could mean they feel contempt whilst they burn for eternity, or they are held in contempt by all the other holy beings in the universe after sin is eradicated. This verse can be used to prove both sides of the argument, and is thus rendered useless...