, it appears to me that Jesus did believe in some sort of eternal torment after death and judgment, as he indicates in this parable: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sheep_and_the_Goats">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sheep_and_the_Goats</a> And in this one: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_man_and_LazarusNow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_man_and_LazarusNow</a> you could say that these are only parables and Jesus didn't actually believe in eternal torment after death.