Speaking again of hell... I found the historical meaning Jesus was using by doing a search. (Not the original article I read) but it seems the believer sways your way so you might get something out of it.That's informative, thanks.
In an attempt to understand Mark 9:49, we need to consider the context.
Especially where that verse lands in the passage. Sandwiched between vs 48 and 50 as its own paragraph really.
As I read it, vs 50 is saying, "Speaking of salt..."
Verse 49 seems much more connected to verse 48, "... and the fire is not quenched."
Mark 9:42-50 NIV
“If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea. 43 If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out. [44] [a] 45 And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. [46] [b] 47 And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, 48 where
“‘the worms that eat them do not die,
and the fire is not quenched.’[c]
49 Everyone will be salted with fire.
50 “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.”
"The Greek word which is translated here as hell is actually Gehenna (γέεννα). Gehenna is a real place which you can visit until today. You can even check it out in Google Maps. Gehenna has a rich history in the Old Testament (OT). The only way to correctly understand the words of Jesus is by reviewing what the OT says about Gehenna.
Gehenna is a transliteration of the Valley of the Sons of Hinnom. For Jews Gehenna/Hinnom was associated with sin and judgement because it was the place where King Ahaz (2 Ch 28:3) and King Manasseh (2 Ch 33:6) burned their own sons as a sacrifice for Moloch."
From: The meaning of Gehenna in the teachings of Jesus
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