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Hell as we understand it in the Old Testament is virtually unknown. The word for Hell, γέεννα (geenna), is introduced by the Lord during the Sermon on the Mount. It is used 12 times in the New Testament, 11 times in the synoptic gospels by the Lord himself. The word is actually the name for a valley where the children of Israel used to toss their infant children as a sacrifice to Molech, the practice was known as making your children pass through the fire.
Hell is the place of the future punishment called "Gehenna" or "Gehenna of fire". This was originally the valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem, where the filth and dead animals of the city were cast out and burned; a fit symbol of the wicked and their future destruction. (Outline of Biblical Usage)
There are other passages that describe Hell:
Notice Rev. 20:10 says they will be tormented forever. Other places the fire is said to burn forever but the appears to be the only place that insists that they are tormented forever, at least in my estimation. I don't see much to argue about here, annihilation is one way of reading the texts in question that one proof text not withstanding. For me the one thing that was intriguing about the subject matter was the connection to Sheol, it's synonymous with the grave.
- "and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. (Matt 13:42)
- "And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." (Mat 25:46)
- These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, (1Th. 1:9)
- But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul. Heb. 10:39
- These are wells without water, clouds carried by a tempest, for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. (2Pet. 2:17)
- raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever. (Jude 1:13)
- He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death." (Rev. 2:11)
- Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. (Rev. 19:20)
- The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. (Rev. 20:10)
- Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death (Rev 20:14)
- "But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death." (Rev. 21:8)
Grace and peace,
Mark
Great post.
The one verse which states forever and ever are regarding the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. I believe the beast is the system of the papacy, the false prophet is the religious system of Islam, and the dragon is the devil. I believe these systems and the devil may be tormented for ever in God's eternal mind since two of them are just systems. I think in the end even the devil will be destroyed.
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