2006-08-09 09:03:00 · 41 answers · asked by jeffcobb71 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hell is not entirely a Christian concept ...
According to many religions, the afterlife affords evildoers to suffer eternally. In some monotheistic doctrines, Hell is often populated by demons who torment the damned. The fallen angel Lucifer in Christian theology, otherwise known as Satan, is commonly portrayed in popular culture as the ruler of Hell. Others portray Hell as the final resting place of the Devil, prepared as his punishment by God Himself. Hell is also defined as an utter absence of God or redemptive force. Purgatory, as believed by Catholicism, is a place of penance for sinners who have ultimately achieved salvation but have not paid penance for the sins they have committed in their previous lives. Hell on the contrary is commonly believed to be for eternity with no chance of redemption or salvation for those who suffer there. Christian faith teaches it is a domain of boundless dimension, scope, and torment. Many monotheistic religions regard Hell as the absolute ultimate worst-case-scenario, per se. For some Gnostics including the Cathars hell was none other than this present life on earth.
In polytheistic religions, the politics of Hell can be as complicated as human politics. Many Hellenistic Neopagans believe in Tartarus, which may also be considered a version of Hell.
2006-08-09 09:08:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If it is the christian religion you are talking about than no it is not possible to get out of hell, it is truly eternal. It doesn't depend on what religon you are either
2006-08-09 09:15:00 · answer #2 · answered by December Princess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God reserves "hell" as an eternal place of punishment for those who make the choice to reject Jesus. Your inaction upon hearing the truth is a choice.
Heb 10:29 How much worse punishment, do you think one will deserve who has trampled on the Son of God, regarded as profane the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
Mat 25:46 "And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
2006-08-09 09:08:52 · answer #3 · answered by steve 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well according to Christianity, hell is eternal, and god can do anything. BUT!!!
Given an infinite amount of time, anything can happen. So given an infinite amount of time, god inevitably removes someone from hell. But that means that inevitably, Hell ISN'T eternal. So if hell isn't eternal, then by all means, there may be OTHER ways out of hell as well.
Probably best to say only god is eternal, and that hell is just "As eternal as god wants it to be."
2006-08-09 09:09:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you believe what the Bible says, then yes. Rev. 20:13, 14, KJ: “The sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell* delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire.” (So the dead will be delivered from hell. Notice also that hell is not the same as the lake of fire but will be cast into the lake of fire.)
It is important to realize that "hell" in the Bible is the term for the common grave of mankind. I will include a link to an article that will discuss in further detail what hell is.
http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/2002/7/15/article_02.htm
2006-08-09 09:12:52 · answer #5 · answered by izofblue37 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the assumption of there being no longer something after death is probable the scariest theory that different human beings could face, and those religions that supply an common (ridiculous) answer related to some guy called Peter and a few gates get different scared subscribers as a result. sure of direction that is unhappy inspite of the undeniable fact that that is in basic terms area of the themes springing up from the reality that faith, which substitute right into a social crutch 2000+ years in the past, is being hung directly to by applying such different human beings unwilling to settle for the greater perfect recommendations which contain humanism.
2016-11-04 05:33:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since Hell doesn't exist any more than God exists... I doubt that it's eternal. That concept of sulphur and brimstone and hell fires was developed during the middle ages for simple minded people to believe in... unfortunately... there are even more simple minded people now than during the middle ages.
2006-08-09 09:07:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible says that Hell is forever and we can't get out. No matter what religion you are you will still can never get out of hell
2006-08-09 09:23:18 · answer #8 · answered by timbob335 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on what you believe, but the Bible says it is a very hot fire that no one can quench that consumes the wicked. Its eternal in the sense that the wicked are forever gone, but NOT eternally burning the wicked forever....who would want to serve a God that wanted to make people suffer forever and ever?
2006-08-09 09:08:53 · answer #9 · answered by Freedom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It totally depends on which religion as Hell is a Christian concept.
2006-08-09 09:06:04 · answer #10 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋