Hell is not a place of torture; it is where all souls or people go who die. Souls do die; they are not immortal--"The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself."--- Ezekiel 18:20
How do we know that hell is the grave? Well, we can read many verses in God's Word that assures us of that fact. Here are but a few:
Psalm 139:8--"If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there." (If hell is a fiery,hot place of torture, would David think God (psalms 83:18) would be there ?
Amos 9:2--"Though they dig into hell, From there My hand shall take them; Though they climb up to heaven, From there I will bring them down." ( Can you dig into fire? No, but you can dig into the earth and God can find you no matter where you try to hide.)
Jonah 2:2--"And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice." ( The belly of the fish would have been Jonah's grave, if God had not rescued him.)
Revelation 1:18--"I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death." (Why would Jesus need keys to hell? Because the dead do not have to stay in hell forever; they can be resurrected back to life.)
Revelation 20:13-14--"And 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. This is the second death." (Hell delivers up the dead, meaning a resurrection from the grave), and what happens to death & hell? They are thrown into the lake of fire, meaning total destruction.
Christendoms concept of hell is a pagan teaching. God is love and tortures no one.
It makes Satan and his demons happy when people make God out to be sadistic and cruel. The pagan hellfire doctrine has turned many away from worshipping God-----how sad.
2006-09-20 03:37:20
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answered by Micah 6
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I agree with you....I pray for anyone who is to stubborn or ignorant to change their ways. I, on the other hand, imagine hell a little differently. If you ask ten different people what they think heaven will be like they will all describe it differently. The same goes with hell.....I've endured second degree burns and I have also gone through a completely drug-free 24 hour birth. So I believe hell will not be a place of fire, it will be a place of 24 HOUR ROUND THE CLOCK CHILD BIRTH, BECAUSE THAT IS HELL!!!! Either way you look at it, I'd much rather follow the lord..............
2006-09-22 09:34:20
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answered by Anonymous
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I checked the hexagon. that's quite cool. i do no longer understand if that's organic or man made. I chosen 2 of the audio format information of the electromagnetic waves won from Saturn. They the two regarded like wind to me. the closest element to hell that i will arise with is a undeniable state of be characterized as painful. yet i do no longer think of that there is a actual place the place you're compelled to circulate because of the fact you do no longer do issues preached with the aid of specific human beings or written in specific books. you notice, the full thought of hell is logically incompatible with unfastened will because of the fact it turns the latter right into a hypocritical replace for obedience. and likewise, the full thought of hell holds the mathematical contradiction between the finite of the transgression and the limitless of the retribution. The statements above examine with the belief of hell understood as eternal an inner suffering inflicted with the aid of exterior reason. Now, between the hassle-free-experience good judgment or any given exterior crucial i choose for the former, and infer from the above statements that the belief of hell isn't something greater suitable than a ... thought.
2016-10-15 05:16:59
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answered by ? 4
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I think HELL is our worst fears come true. But, as described in the bible:
Mark 9
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If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out.
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where "'their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.'
Hell is never ending torture. That's the most important fact, that it's everlasting torture, physical.
2006-09-20 03:45:41
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answered by ControVerse 2
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Just as heaven is beyond comprehension, hell is worse than mere mortals can comprehend.
Matthew 8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 22:13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 24:51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Luke 13:28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
2006-09-20 03:18:34
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answered by Bad Cosmo 4
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God made a place for Satan and his followers to go beings they could no longer reside in God's holy Heaven. Those who reject God go to this place also beings they don't want to be with God. Hell will be Satans domain and he will be the little god there he always wanted to be. God doesn't make Hell a place of torture, torment, and evil. It is Satan that does and will do so. It's a place God made. Satan is the one that makes and will make it a living hell.
2006-09-20 03:15:33
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answered by Red neck 7
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It certainly could be a hell, but I think of it including unknowing and the belief of not changing the world around you.
If you very much knew you can change the environment of thought, with your own thoughts, that hell will be easily defeated.
2006-09-20 03:12:38
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answered by Corey 4
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eternal torment
2006-09-20 03:10:46
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answered by owner4nothing 3
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