Hell

  • A Few Thoughts about Death in the Bible

    Specially, I’m addressing the concept of eternal death, and how it is described in the Bible. An example is Daniel 12:2 NRSV Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. Why doesn’t God state everlasting life and everlasting…

  • A Few Thoughts about Hell Version 4

    Some facts B1 Created for devil and his angels C1 Matthew 25:41 EMTV Then He will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. C2 Evidently some fallen angels are in a holding cell with chains of darkness. Some…

  • A Few Thoughts about Hell Version 3

    Modern views B1 Restored Church of God: C1 The most common image of people “roasting in hell” pictures a God willing to burn people for all eternity without ever totally burning them up. Apart from what the scriptures teach, ask yourself, what kind of God is capable of this? Modern “human rights activists” recognize…

  • A Few Thoughts About Hell

    Modern views B1 Restored Church of God: C1 The most common image of people “roasting in hell” pictures a God willing to burn people for all eternity without ever totally burning them up. Apart from what the scriptures teach, ask yourself, what kind of God is capable of this? Modern “human rights activists” recognize…

  • Isn’t hell an unreasonable punishment for not believing in a specific set of truth claims?

    Isn’t hell an unreasonable punishment for not believing in a specific set of truth claims? A1 Definitions B1 Hell C1 Hebrew D1 H7585 שְׁאוֹל sh’owl (sheh-ole’), which grave or world of the dead. It is described as down to the grave as Genesis 42:38, to the world of beings below the surface of the…

  • Hard Questions—How can a loving God send people to hell?

    A1 Briefly B1 Two choices C1 God doesn’t love C2 God does love C3 Love is defined as D1 Choice rather than emotion D2 Has the characteristics of kindness, firmness, commitment, tenderness, gentleness D3 Is described as (1 Corinthians 13:4-8) E1 Patient E2 Kind E3 Without envy E4 Without conceit E5 Without arrogance E6…

  • Hell

    What is hell and why is it talked about in the Bible?​​​​​​​ A1 Terms B1 Hades is the place of those who do not believe God. (Sheol is the Hebrew word). C1 It is a place of torment. It is a holding cell in jail until the Judgment day. C2 “…and in Hades, where…