One quick tangential thought… simply because this topic intrigues me…

Does the language of torment necessarily refer to those being tormented?  Following the line of thought that says Gehenna is a place for dead bodies of criminals, etc, could it be that the "weeping and gnashing of teeth" is not coming from those who are in the fire, but those who are outside the fire weeping for those they have lost?  Just pondering…I’ll have to think more about the context of Jesus’ teachings on eternal life before responding…