The different views of punishment for a conditionalist are listed in #445. I've never heard any other options, and the important thing to remember is that the final punishment is death (which is eternal because that death will never be reversed- no second ressurection).
It's true that there are some differences in opinion on the nature of Sheol/Hades, but I don't see how that makes our view of final punishment any less strong (Evangelical Christians have all kinds of differences of opinion on all kinds of subjects).
We all believe that Hades/Sheol and Gehenna are seperate.
I think you're the only person here who thinks people will go to the litteral Valley of the Sons of Hinnom. I've never heard that argument advanced, and I think it's far more likely that Gehenna was used to illustrate to the people of Jerusalem the nature of Hell (which they would have understood immediately from old testament references in which it is referred to as a place of slaughter- it would certainly be a huge leap from there to associating it with a place of eternal torment).
In any case, Gehenna is clearly the place of final punishment, as is the Lake of Fire, so even if it is in the litteral Valley of the Sons of Hinnom, I guess that's where the lake of fire will be as well...
As much as i would like to make "Gehenna" a place of fire and torment, there is just no scripture support to do that. In fact Jesus only mentioned the place to the Jews as a example as you mentioned,
Gehinnom (Hebrew) Were two valley's that surrounded the old city. According to scripture from Joshua and on, the place was a evil place where children were thrown in the fire for the god Molach.
Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.
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2Ch 28:3)
Jer 7:31 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart.
Hinnom is translated Gehenna in Greek.
According to what I have read about the history of the place and part of this area had a fire that burned and was kept burning for years. It's first mentioned in Joshua and mentioned years later by Jeremiah. This fire not only sacrificed alive children but also many thrown in alive. The Jews knew of the horror of this place.
Now some say Jesus was refering to the Lake of fire. I can't find any scriptural connetion to it being the Lake of fire.
In fact, Jesus quoted Isaiah, and used I believe a place the Jews knew about called Gehenna to illustrate a point.
And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
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Isa 66:23-24)
This event in Isaiah comes at the end, it takes place on land where the Lord destroys the sinners.
And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
(Rev 19:21)
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
(Mat 24:27-28)
There is no scriptural connection to the Valley of Hinnom being the Lake of fire, but more of Jesus using a physical place to describe Hades (Sheol)
Jews only knew Sheol as a place of the dead, not a place where fire and torment was located. They also had an expression and understanding that in Sheol there was a place where the righteous dead waited. They called this Abraham's Bosom.
The soul destroyed?
We have one verse Jesus said....... Fear not men
Mat 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
We don't build a doctrine on just one scripture. Peter said no scripture is understood privately. Isa 28 tells us to compare line upon line, here a little there a little.
Jesus said............ Don't fear them that kill the body, but not able to kill the soul. Fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in the Valley of the sons of Hinnom........... Gehenna
I have a few issues taking this one verse to mean God destroys souls in the lake of fire.
One, Jesus said God is able to do so......................... Jesus did not Say God will, but is able. Same type of talk where God said is anything to hard for me. Jesus praying to God saying all things are possible, take this cup from me. Same when Jesus said with man it's impossible, but with God all things are possible.
Jesus used the Word for power to do it. He did not say God would do it. What words are used are also important.
Jesus also did not mention a thing about the spirit man being destroyed, and no scripture does.
I would need ANOTHER SCRIPTURE WITNESS AND I WOULD NEED ONE THAT DENOTES THE SPIRIT OF MAN IS ALSO DESTROYED.
All scripture about being cast in the lake of fire, thrown in Hades, does not have any scripture denoting people are destroyed in these places. We do have scripture denoting eternal punishment and eternal separation from God in more than one place.
We need to compare and not add things that are not there.