re hell in article apr athos rutgers edu mcovingt aisun ai uga edu michael covington writes in a short poem god in his mercy made the fixed pains of hell c s lewis expresses an idea that i m sure was current among others but i haven t be able to find its source that even hell is an expression of mercy because god limits the amount of separation from him and hence the amount of agony that one can achieve i have also heard it called an expression of mercy because heaven would be far more agonizing for those who had rejected god joe kellett jkellett netcom com
