Heaven/Hell questions...?

Question

This is for people who study the bible and are believers.

This is interesting...

Since we now choose between God or Satan...

If one chooses Satan, they go to Hell..

So... right now since Satan is out in this world, are people alive there?

I heard that Going to hell isnt Torture, it's being Dead. No life, no thoughts, no emotions, no body, nothing. Just dead.

So are they dead now?

and will satan be dead when he gets thrown and locked into Hell?

Now for Heaven, Since God hasnt made the new heavens, where do the believers go? What are they doing?

Answer 1

Ok here we go- I am sorry this answer is long but I know if you read it, it will answer your questions-
By the way I am A christian myself and have been studying the bible daily for over 6 years-

Whoever you choose to follow in life whether it is Satan or to accept Jesus Christ you are alive.

If you have not accepted Jesus and you follow the ways of the world and Satan, you are still alive physically but dead to God and condemmed. Your punishment which is death in Hell does not come until your physical death and judgement day.

Now about hell-
Hell is a very real place. Jesus spoke more about hell than any other topic. Jesus made it very clear that hell is a true place with detailed descriptions.Check out a few of the following scriptures that mention hell-
Notice the following scriptures are very descriptive. Would these decriptive words be used to describe a place of no thoughts, no emotions, no body, nothing? To be nothing is a blank, but the following scriptures identify hell as a place where you feel, think,etc.

Matthew 25:41 (Jesus speaking to people at final judgment), ...Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels

Revelation 14:11, And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night...

Revelation 20:12, 15, And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life...And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Matthew 10:28, And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Luke 12:5, But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which AFTER he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

Matthew 18:8, 9 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or feet to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

Matthew 25:46, And these shall go away into EVERLASTING punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

II Thessalonians 1:9 Who shall be punished with EVERLASTING destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.

Isaiah 66:24, And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be abhorring unto all flesh.

Mark 9:44 (speaking of hell), Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

Jude 7, Sodom and Gomorrha...are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

Matthew 22:13, ...Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 13:41-42, The Son of man (Jesus) 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: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Revelation 21:8, 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.

Psalm 9:17, The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

Isaiah 14:99-11, 15 (referring to Lucifer), Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee...all they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee...thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
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Ok now here is a story that proves that when you are in hell you are spirtully alive. The following is a teaching from Jesus and it is not a parable because he uses a man's name and he is Lazarus:
The following is a true story as told by the Lord Jesus in Luke 16:19-31:

19. There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
20. And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

21. And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

22. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

23. And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

28. For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

29. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

30. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

31. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

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In the story above the rich man describes the reality of (Hades )Hell.
He begs and pleads for water????
What!!! Water in hell......
So this tells us something here
The Rich man also describes how hot and aweful it is.
This description by the rich man does not show that Hell is just a grave and you have nothing and are nothing with no thoughts and emotions.
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In the end Satan will be locked in everlasting chains for 1000 years. He is not dead here, however notice in the
following scriptures what happens in Revelations---

20:1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

20:4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshipped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.

Rev 20:7 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth--Gog and Magog--to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulphur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

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Notice Satan is never destroyed
But he is thrown into hell to be totured DAY & NIGHT FOREVER and EVER-
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NEW HEAVEN
There is nothing in the bible the mentions we have to wait for a New Heaven to be with God:
The Bible does say there will be A New Heaven but notice the following Scripture that shows where Christians go after they die- They are in Jesus's last words before he died on the cross-

Luk 23:39 And one of the malefactors(crimminals on the cross) which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.


Luk 23:40 But the other (man on the cross next to Jesus) answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?


Luk 23:41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.


Luk 23:42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.


Luk 23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
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Jesus spoke to the man on the cross To day shalt thou be with me in paradise-

Paradise is Heaven or a place where believers of Christ go until the New Heaven is made. Jesus said TODAY which is now
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The bible is very deep and only the Holy Spirit can help reveal it to you. So many people have answers that can be
confusing. That is why it is important to read and study it for yourself. That is why I typed so many scriptures on my
answer to you. If someone gives you an idea or you hear something about the bible, in order for it to be a fact it must be backed by scripture-

I hope this helps you
Put your faith in Christ, because there is most definatly a Hell and I would not want to believe that their isnt.

God Bless-

Answer 2

You don’t choose between God and Satan, your acts determine your fate, in which the Lord is the supreme judge, and Satan the executor of a dark fate.

I don’t think Satan is out of this world. Why not? You can tell someone’s presence by his/her deeds. You can sense the evil’s presence everyday as you can sense God’s presence. If you can’t feel both, then hell and heaven don’t exist. Speaking in a spiritual context, hell and heaven can’t exist in a 3-D world like this one.

Who told you hell is torture? That’s rather a punishment, a condemnation. Speaking about duality powers, I guess God exists as long a Satan exists. Following your theory, Satan will never die, since I it’s impossible to recall if he has ever lived.

I don’t know if there should be sorts of heavens, the “new” or the “old” one. I guess the heaven, that is, paradise; is one and only, without modifications since everything that comes from God is already perfect. What changes continuously it’s the chosen ones’ number.

Believers (and good people) will simply go to Heaven. Any sub-category is useless to argue about it, since God possess the last word over our fates. Believers, right now, like you and me, are battling an everyday match. The war of virtues and sins.

Answer 3

Hell: Those who go to hell are unconscious (Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10) The Bible teaches "ashes to ashes, dust to dust" not "ashes to everlasting torment, dust to everlasting torment" (Genesis 3:19). The result of sin is death, not eternal punishment (Romans 6:23) Thus, when the Bible refers to eternal fire, it's referring to everlasting death, a person no longer has a future prospect for life. When Satan is destroyed, he too will be unconscious, no longer in existence. Why would God keep the epitome of evil in existence?

"New Heavens" actually refers to a cleansed heavens where Christ reigns as king. Satan was cast out of the heavens and God's kingdom was established (Revelation 12:9). This is when the new heavens came into existence. It's not referring to God destroying the present heavens and building a new one.

Answer 4

Hell is a real place just as heaven is....the Bible tells us that you will live for an eternity..that is whether you go to heaven or hell....it also tells us that there will be no more sickness nor sadness or darkness in heaven...but on the same hand it also tells us that there will be no peace nor comfort in hell...only darkness and utter destruction.....there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth....imagine that the gnashing of teeth is due to the fact that it is so horrible that it is unbearable and there is no return once you enter there....there is only a physical death of our earthly bodies but after we leave these bodies our spirits still remain intact and never die...so if our spirits dont die then we cant die then that answers the question of dying once in hell...sorry it will never happen only torment.....hell was never created for us...but God gives us a free will and we have the freedom to choose who we will follow...God also tells us that if we are not His children ..then we are the children of the devil and he is our father.....satan is reigning here on earth but soon will be brought low into the pits of hell to spend an eternity there as well as all who reject God and Jesus as Lord.tha is what the Bible teaches.....
all I know is what I beleive the Word of God says...I suggest you read the Bible for yourself and come to your own interpretation of what God is saying in His Word.....many are being deceived and it will be sad in the end when they are standing before God and have to come to the realization that hell is a real place.

Answer 5

Your chose is to believe Jesus is your Lord and Savior. If you accept him in your heart you are saved. We know Satan is among us now we see his evil everyday. We are alive here and now, we have a choice to do good or evil everyday. Read Luke 16:19-31, it is where Jesus tells of the rich man and the beggar. In V 22 the rich man dies and goes to hell, a place of torment. He knows it he feels it. Two things will happen to satan, first he will be sent to the bottomless pit for 1000 years, Luke 8:31, second this will happen Revelation 20:3;7-10. I really like V 10 lake of fire. As for your last question Jesus is preparing a place for all believers right now.

Answer 6

Actually when people die; they're asleep in the grave. Death is called a sleep (Matt.9:24; John 11:11; 1Cor.15:51; 1Thess.5:10).
The spirit goes back to God that gave it!(Eccles.12:7; Psalm 146:4)

The Bible describes three hells.

SHEOL OR HADES, THE FIRST HELL
The first term in Greek and Hebrew means the grave. It's the grave where the dead await the resurrection.
GENESIS 37:35---I SHALL GO DOWN INTO THE GRAVE.
PROVERBS 15:11--HELL & DESTRUCTION ARE BEFORE THE LORD.
ECCLES.9:10---NO WORK...OR KNOWLEDGE...IN THE GRAVE,
MATT.11:23---WILL BE BROUGHT DOWN TO HADES
1COR.15:55---O HADES, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY

GEHENNA, THE SECOND HELL
The second term in New Testament means the place of fiery destruction of the wicked.
MATT.5:22--...BE IN DANGER OF HELL FIRE
MATT.10:28--TO DESTROY BOTH BODY AND SOUL IN HELL

TARTAROO, THE THIRD HELL
This third term is only used once and refers to the place of restraint where the demon spirits were placed following the rebellion against God.
2PETER 2:4---BUT CAST THEM DOWN TO HELL.

THE THREE HEAVENS
There's 3 heavens.

First Heaven = This is also called the firmament or expanse of heaven. It is the heaven where the birds fly and where the clouds give rain. (Gen.1:26; 2:20; 8:2 & 1Kings 18:45)

Second Heaven = This refers to outerspace where the sun, moon and stars can be found. (Gen.22:17 & Exodus 32:13 & Joshua 10:13)

Third Heaven = The Apostle Paul tells us that the heaven of God's abode is the "third heaven." In the Old Testament this is often designated by the phrase "the heaven of heavens." (Joshua 2:11 & Psalms 11:4 & 2Corinthians 12:2 equated with v.4 = paradise)

THERE ARE TWO KINGDOMS: ONE ON EARTH AND THE OTHER ONE COMING DOWN FROM HEAVEN.

The 1st Kingdom of Heaven =
DAN.7:27 = "AND THE KINGDOM AND DOMINION, AND THE GREATNESS OF THE KINGDOM UNDER THE WHOLE HEAVEN, SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE OF THE SAINTS OF THE MOST HIGH, WHOSE KINGDOM IS AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM, AND ALL DOMINION SHALL SERVE AND OBEY HIM."
REV.5:10 = "AND HAST MADE US UNTO OUR GOD KINGS AND PRIESTS: AND WE SHALL REIGN ON THE EARTH."

The 2nd kingdom of Heaven =
AFTER 1,000 YEARS = A NEW HEAVEN AND NEW EARTH-HOLY CITY COMING DOWN FROM HEAVEN = REV.21:1-4; ISAIAH 65:17-25; 66:1,22 AND ETC.

SO HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO---
ISAIAH 66:21; ZECH.14:9-11 = "BUILD HOUSES, PLANT VINEYARDS, EAT VINEYARDS"
ISAIAH 66:23; ZECH.14:16-19 = "WORSHIP FROM ONE NEW MOON TO ANOTHER AS ONE SABBATH TO ANOTHER"
JESUS WILL BE GIVING CITIES TO THE SAINTS INWHICH THEY WILL BE TEACHING OTHERS THE TRUE MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE = MATT.25:14-23; EZEKIEL 36:10,33; LUKE 13:26; ISAIAH 61:4
WE WON'T MARRY OR BE GIVEN UNTO MARRIAGE = MATT.22:30
BOYS AND GIRLS WILL BE PLAYING IN THE STREETS = ZECHARIAH 8:4-5,8
MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH = PSALM 37:9-11; MATT.5:5; REV.5:10

Now with Satan; he will be bounded for 1,000 years. After the 1,000 years, he will be loosed. Afterwards he will be cast into the lake of fire.
(Rev.20:1-3,7,8,10.)

Answer 7

Hell is grave.There is no torture or anything like it.Those who have gone to hell are simply buried in that bottomless pit figuratively called hades.Devil (satan )is the ruler of graves.Satan is not another being but just a symbolic name of evil.People now in graves remain so forever.If they believed in Christ they will rise when Christ comes again .Then they go to heaven with Jesus.Non believers will remain "dead forever"and miss the chance of real heavenly bliss. Non believers who are now in graves will get another chance to listen to God`s word and if they accept God`s word (and they accept) they also go to heaven.As on today none is in heaven. Satan,burning in hell are misinterpretations of Bible.

Answer 8

This may be true for people, but not for Satan.

The reason is because Satan is an immortal spirit, whereas people are mortal.

I honestly don't know whether or not people go to the same hell as Satan... It doesn't seem just if you really think about it.

Presently, believers who die go to be in Paradise with Jesus. But Paradise is not the Heaven yet to come.

Answer 9

In 1 Peter 3:18-20 we read of Christ preaching to those who were evil while alive and were now dead. I guess there must be a place for the spirits to live after this life whether they were good or bad. And since Christ preaches to them they must have a chance to change and become good.

Answer 10

All who die will be eventually be resurected with new bodies and those who have chosen The Christ will go to be with Him in heaven and those who chose satan will be with him in helland we will all be very much alive
22“So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. 23“And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. Luke 16:22-23
“The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42“and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43“Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!Mat 13:41-43
10The 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

Answer 11

Going to heaven or hell is in keeping with extra advantageous than if a individual asked for forgiveness or no longer. Being a sturdy individual isn't adequate to to flow into into heaven. inquiring for God to forgive you is a step a individual takes to get their life good. The Bible for sure states that except a guy be born back of the water and of the spirit he can no longer enter into the dominion of God. (John 3) with the aid of fact of this a individual needs to repent and be baptized in Jesus call and recive the Holy Ghost to be saved.(Acts 2:38) as quickly as that occurs a individual is replaced and that they begen to stay their life for God. those are the failings that settle on on in case you flow to heaven or hell. God sees the middle of an indiviual and he judges from that. interior the placement you defined, a real christian does not have crused God. they could be lots extra in all probability to cry out to God for help. That individual could flow to heaven or hell based upon in the event that they obeyed Gods observe and lived their life for him. interior the tip no it is user-friendly to decide a persons' salvation yet God. i will in user-friendly terms inform you what God says to do.