what is brimstone?

Question

in the bible it says the bottomless pit is of fire and brimstone, what is brimstone?

Answer 1

English translations of the Bible commonly refer to sulfur as "brimstone", giving rise to the name of 'Fire and brimstone' sermons, in which listeners are reminded of the fate of eternal damnation that awaits the nonbelieving and unrepented. It is from this part of the Bible that Hell is implied to "smell of sulfur", although as mentioned above sulfur is in fact odorless. The "smell of sulfur" usually refers to the odor of hydrogen sulfide, e.g. from rotten eggs. Burning sulfur produces sulfur dioxide, the smell associated with burnt matches.

Answer 2

Brimstone was an ancient name for the element sulfur .
You know how bad rotten eggs smell...that's the way hell was supposed to smell, magnified millions of times.
Imagine being cast into a terrible burning place and smelling only that.....ghastly!!!!!

Answer 3

its a rock made of minerals
Brimstone, an ancient name for the element sulfur

Answer 4

Brimstone is the ancient name for sulfer, which is a rock found near hot springs and volcanoes.

Answer 5

It's just an ancient name for sulfur. The reason sulfur became associated with Hell is because it was commonly found near hot springs and volcanoes, i.e. places where "earth has split open". Furthermore, hydrogen sulfide, a gas also commonly found near such places, has a nasty smell (think rotten eggs) and was always associated with something terrible and very hot, like Hell.

Answer 6

Brimstone, an ancient name for the element sulfur.You can look it up in the encyclopedia.If you still need more answers.God bless!

Answer 7

brimstone is a rock

Answer 8

brimstone is another name for Sulfur, its the powdery fart smelling material that gives an egg its color and smell. it has the texture of chalk or baby powder.

Answer 9

"Brimstone, an ancient name for the element sulfur (or sulphur). "

Answer 10

Webster dictionary said it's the old word for sulfur