Please use at least one sentence and cite a few verses.
1- When did God deem Adam a "living soul"- I mean, what was the characteristic for this? (hint: Genesis Chapter 2)
2- How is hell a literal place of fire, when Babylon was not, when it was annihilated? (hint: Revelations 18)
3- Why was hell called a "pit" if it is not just a grave? (hint- Isaiah 38)
First correct answer, gets 10 points!!!
2006-07-23 16:46:35 · 7 answers · asked by ♥ Krista ♥ 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1) And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Gen 2:7
2) Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, and said:
"With such violence
the great city of Babylon will be thrown down,
never to be found again. Rev 18:21
3) For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. Isi 38:18
2006-07-23 16:58:26 · answer #1 · answered by Rev Debi Brady 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1-Genesis 2:7. And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.....Let me say that this is the breath of God but what makes man the person who man is...is his spirit...the other part of man ...his character his consciousness...
2 Revelations 18: 2. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
This is not a verse that can effectively show in the bible a literal burning hell...if you need a book and passage for that ..look in the book of Luke 16
look at verses 23 in particular: And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
This shows the torment this man was in
3 from Isaiah 14:15.Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
Hell is a literal place more than likely in the center of the earth...where there is constant change ...like the bible says...Hell was prepared for the devil and his angels ...not for man but a man that has not surrendered his life to God...has no other place to go ..there is no in between...I use Isaiah..14 to show the pit ...because the grave is not the final place...and it is not meant to be shown..as the final place...mans physical body..goes back to the dust...after death but the soul..lives forever...God bless
2006-07-23 17:05:47 · answer #2 · answered by soldier612 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When man received the breath of life,
Hell is not a literal place of fire, just as the Babylon in Revelation is not the literal Babylon of the old testament.
Sheol is the 'pit' in the old testament, which corresponds with 'hell' which is also the pit, or grave.
2006-07-23 16:56:24 · answer #3 · answered by rangedog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok here is 1. Gen 2:7 And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. LIFE
2.NOt sure what your asking here.
3. Isa 38:17 Behold, I had great bitterness for peace; but You loved my soul from the pit of destruction. You have cast all my sins behind Your back. Hell is a pit. A pit of Fire
2006-07-23 16:54:45 · answer #4 · answered by Chhaya05 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would assume you already know the answer to the questions you are asking, so I would recommend that you use a little humility before the eyes of our Lord, instead of trying to act so pompous.
2006-07-23 17:05:41 · answer #5 · answered by Pete 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evidently it deals with not being selfish.
2006-07-23 16:49:42 · answer #6 · answered by KelBean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*yawn*
2006-07-23 16:48:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋