When questions like this are asked you know the end times are near

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Matthew 24:14

Btw, reported.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Romans 10:9

But whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 10:33

if you cant love yourself how they hell are you gonna love someone else? can I get an amen?
-RuPaul

Eternal -- as in, duration -- suffering has never made much sense to me either. Personally I ascribe to the ideology of "eternal" as possession, not time; if God is "eternal," then "eternal" punishment is just ~his~ punishment. And since one of God's traits is "just," such is his punishment.

Thus the whole motif of "fire and brimstone" is really just metaphorical for the kind of torment people will go through -- hot, intense, painful -- but it wouldn't necessarily last forever. If a God teaches concepts of love, turning the other cheek, forgiveness, it only makes sense for him to personify these values and in turn deal out judgement and justice in accordance with them. Suffering that lasts forever wouldn't be his style.