>The Devil, if I think I know him, would not let you sit in the fire for eternity. He'd take you out at unpredictable times, and for unpredictable durations, giving you the hope that you might have found some relief, and then he'd take that hope away I can’t remember who said it, but there’s a quote that goes something like, *“Hell would be bearable, if not for the hope.”* I agree completely.