The Maronite Church affirms the reality of hell as the state of eternal separation from God experienced by those who die in the definitive rejection of God's mercy. This is consistent with the Catholic Church's defined teaching and is expressed in Maronite liturgical prayer through petitions for deliverance from condemnation and from the fires of Gehenna.

The Maronite liturgical tradition also emphasizes God's immense mercy and the seriousness of the call to repentance. The prayers of the Maronite Liturgy of the Hours and the funeral rites reflect both the hope of salvation through God's mercy and the solemnity of final judgment. The tradition does not promote universalism but does encourage trust in God's mercy for all who turn to him with sincere repentance.