In our previous two lessons, we examined the doctrine of final punishment and the nature of man? We answered the question of man's origin, i.e. was he created mortal or immortal. We demonstrated that immortality is a Divine quality of God alone, and it is he alone who bestows that gift. Those who are Christ's receive immortality. The time of the granting of the gift was the parousia or coming of the Lord not the creation. Today, we examine the word eternal, the Greek adjective aionios to determine whether it supports an eternal punishing in man in hell forever.