Some questions on hell I found on a forum
Here are some questions that were on the forum I came across. I thought I would join and answer, so I did. Here are the thoughts and scripture that I based them on, see what you think.
Is Hell real?
I first and foremost believe in the literal interpretation of the bible, that God said it and that settles it. So yes I believe that hell is real.
2Pe 1:20 (KJV)“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.”
If its real and exists, does it exist somewhere in the unbound universe of God?
I have heard people say that Hell is in the center of the earth.
Num 16:30-33 “But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.”
Eph 4:9-10 “(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)”
1Pe 3:19 “By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;”
Rev 9:1-2 “And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.”
I would say that hell is in the center of the earth right now, but where the lake of fire will be forever and ever, I don’t know? Speculation would be the only thing we could possibly come up with.
Rev 20:10 “And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”
Is it a place of "eternal torture" or "eternal torment"?
The bible in the verse just mentioned speaks of torment day and night forever. I think that torture and torment will both be experienced there, they are pretty much the same thing in their definitions I find little difference. I honestly think that men will be haunted by the choices they made, and the guilt of their sins, also the fire is hot, and the worm never quits eating. We see the physical aspect and mental aspect of hell in the story of Lazarus and the Rich Man.
Luke 16:23-26 “And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.”
If Hell is real, then Heaven must be real too. What is heaven? What does Jesus mean by Kingdom of God?
Heaven is the absence of sin and the absolute and complete presence of God in all of his glory for all eternity.
Rev 22:3-5 “And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.”
The phrases “kingdom of God” and “kingdom of heaven” have been supposed to have a considerable variety of meaning. Some have supposed that they refer to the state of things in heaven; others, to the personal reign of Christ on earth; others, that they mean the church, or the reign of Christ in the hearts of his people. There can be no doubt that there is reference in the words to the condition of things in heaven after this life.
Albert Barnes
I don’t think that we can coin one phrase for the meaning of kingdom of God, we have to read the context of how it is used in a sentence, to gain its full meaning.
Is Hell real?
I first and foremost believe in the literal interpretation of the bible, that God said it and that settles it. So yes I believe that hell is real.
2Pe 1:20 (KJV)“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.”
If its real and exists, does it exist somewhere in the unbound universe of God?
I have heard people say that Hell is in the center of the earth.
Num 16:30-33 “But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.”
Eph 4:9-10 “(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)”
1Pe 3:19 “By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;”
Rev 9:1-2 “And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.”
I would say that hell is in the center of the earth right now, but where the lake of fire will be forever and ever, I don’t know? Speculation would be the only thing we could possibly come up with.
Rev 20:10 “And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”
Is it a place of "eternal torture" or "eternal torment"?
The bible in the verse just mentioned speaks of torment day and night forever. I think that torture and torment will both be experienced there, they are pretty much the same thing in their definitions I find little difference. I honestly think that men will be haunted by the choices they made, and the guilt of their sins, also the fire is hot, and the worm never quits eating. We see the physical aspect and mental aspect of hell in the story of Lazarus and the Rich Man.
Luke 16:23-26 “And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.”
If Hell is real, then Heaven must be real too. What is heaven? What does Jesus mean by Kingdom of God?
Heaven is the absence of sin and the absolute and complete presence of God in all of his glory for all eternity.
Rev 22:3-5 “And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.”
The phrases “kingdom of God” and “kingdom of heaven” have been supposed to have a considerable variety of meaning. Some have supposed that they refer to the state of things in heaven; others, to the personal reign of Christ on earth; others, that they mean the church, or the reign of Christ in the hearts of his people. There can be no doubt that there is reference in the words to the condition of things in heaven after this life.
Albert Barnes
I don’t think that we can coin one phrase for the meaning of kingdom of God, we have to read the context of how it is used in a sentence, to gain its full meaning.
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