Questions and Answers Session 023 (English only)
Channel: Yeshivath Sharashim
Date: 08/02/2015

Returning home — sin, repentance, and atonement: At times we read in the Bible about sins that condemn sinners to die. When can a sinner still repent and live and when not? When can we still pray for a sinner and when not?

Can a sinner whose sins condemn him to death still attain salvation? Does the Bible tell us what happens to such a sinner when he dies? Is there such a punishment as eternal damnation? When is someone subjected to such a fate?

What is atonement in the Bible, and how does it relate to forgiveness? When the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed, what consequences did their destructions have on attaining atonement and forgiveness?