T.T.O.:I'm getting these verses from a NLT Bible Concordance...
BIBLE:
MURDER-
(Matt 5:22 NIV) "But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgement. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca' (An Aramaic term of contempt) is answerable to Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell."
T.T.O.: "That is a definate referance to hell, agree?"
BIBLE:
PETER'S CONFESSION OF CHRIST
(Matt 16:18 NIV) "And I tell you that you are Peter (Peter means rock), and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades (Or hell) will not overcome it."
T.T.O.: "HM."
BIBLE:
SEVEN WOES
(Matt 23:33 NIV) "You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?"
T.T.O.: "I saved this verse for last because it is so simple, of course Jesus is not speaking of snakes going to hell. The main point is the part 'condemned to hell'. So to the people who believe that no one will go to hell are surely wrong. Only God's salvation can save us from that fate, if they can not see this I encourage them to read what the Bible has to say. I could go into far greater depths than I have, but this is really a simple topic and I do not believe it is neccessary. Here's one more verse to top the cake...
BIBLE:
FALSE TEACHERS AND THEIR DESTRUCTION
(2 Peter 2:4 NIV) "For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in gloomy dungeons to be held for judgement;"
T.T.O.: The key part to look at here is the words "did not", and the reason he did not cast these angels who sinned into a fiery pit in hell shows how sovereign He is, how merciful He is to His people. We are all sinners correct? Jesus died on the cross to wash away peoples sins did he not? That doesn't mean however that we are all going to make it to heaven. Since we all sin, it is up to us to get down to the bottoms of our souls to walk with Christ so that we can better ourselves, to be like Christ, will most of us ever end up like Christ, sinless? No probably not, but God sees our efforts he hears our prayers, he hears our cries for forgiveness, that is why he is merciful. He hears our praises, he hears the worship, that is why he is sovereign. To the sinner that just straight up lives in the flesh, and indulges in sinful things... well... read Revalations.
...Remember though Jesus was a friend of sinners, he walked with the wretched, and talked with the prostitutes, he will surely hold His arms out to you.
...I hope this helped. There are more verses on hell, but i didn't find it neccessary to go there. Grab a concordance if you want more referances or just send me a PM. God bless.
YBIC,
J
Atheists accuse God of torture when it comes to this doctrine. I have not come to a complete conclusion about whether or not any being created by God will be tortured by eternal fire or not, as only He would be able to judge the appropriate judgment for His own creation. However, this article is very convncing and explains where some Greek words have been made to look like they intend eternal when they mark a specific time in which a task is to be completed - such as "eon". A link at the end gives the full study.
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished." 2 Peter 2:9.
Answer: There is not one single soul in hellfire today. The Bible says that God reserves, or holds back, the wicked until the day of judgment to be
When will sinners be cast into hellfire?
"So shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire." Matthew 13:40-42. "The word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day." John 12:48.
Answer: Sinners will be cast into hellfire at the great judgment day at the end of the world--not when they die. God would not punish a person in fire until his case was tried and decided in court at the end of the world. Nor would God burn a murderer who died 5,000 years ago 5,000 years longer than one who dies and deserves punishment for the same sin today.
Where are sinners (who have died) now?
"The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." John 5:28, 29. "The wicked is reserved to the day of destruction." "Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb." Job 21:30, 32.
Answer: The Bible is specific. Both the wicked and the righteous who have died are in their graves "sleeping" until the resurrection day.
What is the end result of sin?
"The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23. "Sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death." James 1:15. "God ... gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16.
Answer: The wages (or punishment) for sin is death, not everlasting life in hellfire. The wicked "perish," or receive "death." The righteous receive "everlasting life."
What will happen to the wicked in hellfire?
"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." Revelation 21:8.
Answer: The wicked die the second death in hellfire. If the wicked lived forever being tortured in hell, they would be immortal. But this is impossible, because the Bible says God "only hath immortality." 1 Timothy 6:16. When Adam and Eve were driven from the Garden of Eden, an angel was posted to guard the tree of life so that sinners would not eat of the tree and "live for ever." Genesis 3:22-24. The teaching that sinners are immortal in hell originated with Satan and is completely untrue. God prevented this when sin entered this earth by guarding the tree of life.
Bible Clear--Wicked Obliterated
The Bible says the wicked suffer "death" (Romans 6:23), will suffer "destruction" (Job 21:30), "shall perish" (Psalms 37:20), will "burn" up (Malachi 4:1), "shall be destroyed together" (Psalms 37:38), will "consume away" (Psalms 37:20), "shall be cut off" (Psalms 37:9), "shall be slain" (Psalms 62:3). God will "destroy" them (Psalms 145:20), and "fire shall devour them" (Psalms 21:9). Note that all of these references make it clear that the wicked die and are destroyed. They do not live forever in misery.
When and how hellfire kindled?
"So shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man ... shall cast them into a furnace of fire." Matthew 13:40-42. "They went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them." Revelation 20:9. "The righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner." Proverbs 11:31.
Answer: At the end of the world, God Himself will kindle hellfire. As the holy city comes down from God out of heaven (Revelation 21:2), the wicked attempt to capture it. At that time, God will rain down fire from heaven upon the earth, and it will devour the wicked. This fire is Bible hellfire.
How big and hot the fire?
"The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." 2 Peter 3:10
Answer: Hellfire will be just as big as this earth because it will be the earth on fire. This fire will be so hot as to melt the earth and burn up all "the works that are therein." The atmospheric heavens will explode and "pass away with a great noise."
How long will the wicked suffer in the fire?
"And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be." Revelation 22:12. "And then he shall reward every man according to his works." Matthew 16:27. "That servant, which knew his lord's will, and ... neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes." Luke 12:47, 48.
Answer: The Bible does not tell how long the wicked will be punished before receiving death in the fire. God does specifically state, however, that all will be punished according to their deeds. This means some will receive greater punishment than others, based upon their works.
Will the fire eventually go out?
"Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it." Isaiah 47:14. "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth." "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." Revelation 21:1, 4.
Answer: Yes, indeed, the Bible specifically teaches that hellfire will go out and that there will not be left "a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it." The Bible also teaches that in God's new kingdom all "former things" will be passed away. Hell, being one of the former things, is included, so we have God's promise that it will be abolished.
Is God a Torturer?
If God tortured His enemies in a fiery horror chamber throughout eternity, He would be more vicious and heartless than men have ever been in the worst of war atrocities. An eternal hell of torment would be hell for God also, who loves even the vilest sinner.
What will be left when the fire goes out?
"For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch." "And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts." Malachi 4:1, 3.
Answer: Notice the verse does not say the wicked will burn like asbestos, as many today believe, but rather like stubble, which will be burned up. The little word "up" denotes completion. Nothing but ashes will be left when the fire goes out. In Psalms 37:10, 20, the Bible says the wicked will go up in smoke and be completely destroyed.
There is mu h more that goes in and examines the original Greek words a this site:
http://www.bibleuniversity.com/University/PrintLesson.asp
http://www.amazingfacts.org/items/Read_Book.asp?SelLang=en&ID=51
People love to twist scripture to fit their own beliefs.
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