Why Hell is Hell

I got this interesting description of Hell in the Christianity section of my World Religions class.

"God loves those in hell. It is His love that is perceived by the damned as a torment. The fire of His Presence- made known much more fully to those in heaven- is unpleasant to those in hell because they refuse to be cleansed, adapted, acclimated to God's love. The punishments of hell are, in other words, self-induced, and, as C. S. Lewis put it, the doors of heaven are bolted from the inside"

Whether one accepts this may depend on his interpretation of Hell in the Bible, but it makes sense in some ways. Humans have rejected God. Unless we are forgiven by Him, we don't want anything to do with Him. Living in eternity in His love would be a terrible torment to those who don't want it. Unbelievers may ask why God would send people to Hell for not believing in Him. But think about it: they don't want to worship God even on earth. Why would they want to do it for eternity in Heaven? God doesn't force people into Heaven if they don't want to go. The torment there, by some interpretations, is self-induced and not simply physical torture. C.S. Lewis once said that there are basically two people in this world: those who say to God, "thy will be done," and those that in the end God says, "alright, thy will be done." As Paul says in Romans 1:24, He "gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts..." However, I pray that God increases His Kingdom on this earth and saves as many people as He desires so they can live in eternal bliss with Him, our Father forever. Amen.