literal hell, but that isn’t to say they don’t believe in hell.21 If we allow golden streets and pearly gates to serve as a sign, something pointing to the beauty and magnificence of heaven, why couldn’t we allow the lake of fire to serve as a sign of hell? Many go wrong in the discussion of symbolism. If heaven is not a celestial city with literal streets of gold, it is surely something better. And if hell isn’t a lake of fire (literally), it is surely something worse. The sign is, in a sense, less