What are your views on Hell & WHO is going there?

Question

To you personally:

1. What is Hell?

2. Who is Going There?

3. Is it Eternal Punishment?

4. Is it torture 24/7 for eternally?

5. I just the book "Divine Revelations of Hell" what do you think of this book?

Answer 1

Hell and “the lake of fire” were originally created for Satan and his minions (fallen angels). It has never been God’s desire for any but these rebellious fallen angles to go there (II Peter 3:9). Never-the-less, God and sin cannot co-exist (dwell together). God will also never force anyone to love or accept him. It is true that no one can come to Christ except first that “the Father draw him”, or to say it another way, enlighten him of his desperate lost condition and need for repentance and forgiveness. However, all men are given free will to choose for Christ or not. Many have, and will continue to not heed to the beckoning of the Spirit to receive the free gift of salvation. “Not making a choice” or “putting your choice off defaults you to the status of enemy of God. Scripture says very plainly, “choose this day whom you will serve”. Therefore, any person who hearing the message of the gospel, who does not “receive” (by willful, intentional choice) the atoning work of Christ for the forgiveness of his sins will, unless the Lord offers him another chance where he does in fact repent and receive Christ as his Savior, spend eternity completely separated from God in Hell, also called “the lake of fire” or ultimate Hell. This eternal existence is literally eternal. The Bible makes no mention of the so-called “annihilation-theory” in which those who did not accept Christ are simply “vaporized” to a status as if they never existed at all. I do understand that the “annihilatoinists” think themselves well-intentioned and see literal eternal damnation and suffering and utter separation from God as inconsistent with their perception of God’s loving character, and thus the moral implications of such suffering, even for the most vile impenitent sinners is inconceivable, unnecessary, and serves no good or ultimate purpose. This view, in my opinion though, no matter how noble those who profess such a theory, does not line up with the literal teaching of the Word. I am willing to admit that I have far from perfect understanding on this issue. But since I believe the annihilation view of hell is wrong, that would mean that a literal view would be the morally superior view. God is perfectly just and however He works this matter out, it will be disseminated in a morally superior way based upon His perfect justice. Perhaps part of the equation could be that since mankind is created in the very image of God and is clearly the pinnacle of all His creation, God simply would not ultimately utterly destroy that which is of such supreme value. Scripture clearly indicates “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet loose his own soul”. That said, we can reason the value of one human soul is worth more (at least to God) than the sum total of all the earth’s material wealth.

Moving on, there is no mention in the Word of the Catholic concept of “purgatory” where all mankind (even ‘saints’) must go to in effect be “cleansed” in preparation to be fit for Heaven. This doctrine essentially states that nearly all men will eventually enter Heaven. I have even seen this damnable heresy (“God will ultimately save all mankind) taught amongst protestant circles recently. This may be wishful thinking on the part of some, but it is not substantiated by Scripture. This should motivate us to be absolutely sure we know our status before God. We have no second chance after death! Have we truly repented, with brokenness over our sin and violation of God’s perfect law and cried out for mercy accepting Christ as our Savior? Is He the Lord of our life? They are both inexorably intertwined. Do our lives bare the fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, self-control). Are our lives a living testimony of a “born-again” nature, or could we be one who calls Jesus “Lord”, but “our heart is far from him”? If we are not sure, the fear of eternal hell-fire should motivate us to immediate repentance. “For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. 31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God (Hebrews 10:30-31)”. This all said, let me also be so bold as to say that I believe that if Almighty God offered heaven to sinners in hell, they would likely reject it. Their hearts are too hard; too proud. They would not be comfortable with the reality of heaven, it would be too bright, too real, too good, too glorious. Furthermore, since they would be forced to lay down their pride, and willfully submit to the will of Christ Jesus, they would be miserable. I believe that as eternity plays itself out, our character, depending on which side of eternity we are on, will continue a course toward more Christ-like, or more sinful, self-absorbed, and corrupt. Hell, as awful as this is to say, is God allowing sinful, impenitent man to have what he actually prefers.

Answer 2

What are your views on Hell & WHO is going there?
To you personally:

1. What is Hell?

The common grave of all mankind. By the way, did you know the etymology for the words hell, hall, hull, and hole are the same? Look it up!

2. Who is Going There?

All who die and will be resurrected.

3. Is it Eternal Punishment?

No.

4. Is it torture 24/7 for eternally?

No.

In regard to the 4 points above, a study of Revelation 20:13, 14 shows that hell is a temporary holding place that will be destroyed in the Lake of Fire.

Other passages, such as Ecclesiastes 9:5-19 and Psalm 146:4 show that the dead cannot be tortured, for they are not concious. This includes the soul of such persons, as per Ezekiel 18:4, 20.

5. I just the book "Divine Revelations of Hell" what do you think of this book?

Never heard of it.

Answer 3

Hell has been used to describe many places or states in some versions of the christian bible.

Gehenna - place outside Jeruselum where garbage was destroyed with fire and worms
Tartarus - the imprisoned state that the 'watchers' or fallen angels are in (the fathers of the nephilum)
Hades - the grave in the greek scriptures
Sheol - the grave in the hebrew scriptures

Hell is death, the grave, the state of being dead, destroyed.

Whoever does not subject themslves to the sovereignty of our divine creator and strive to follow all of his instruction will inherit this second death.

There is eternal punishment in the fact that the sinner has been detroyed for ever but there is no everlasting torment because the sinner is dead, physically and emotionally and spiritly.

Our creator does not torture but he does sometimes execute.

I haven't read it, but I have studied the scriptures in depth.

Answer 4

1) Hell is a place that gained popularity mostly during the Middle Ages, when the Church was using it to scare people into conversion and complete servitude. It does not exist in Jewish doctrine- they believe in Sheol, the afterlife much as the ancient Greeks reckoned it, where everyone goes into one place and is there rewarded/punished as the way they live their lives dictate. Hell was widely popularized and formed by Dante Alighieri's The Inferno and Milton's Paradise Lost. IMHO, it's a fictional place.

2) Depending on which sect of Christianity you use as a guide, you'll find a wide variety of answers ranging from "everyone who has sinned" to "only non-believers".

3) It's supposed to be, yes. That's the point, to scare people with eternal pain and punishment.

4) Isn't this the same as #3?

5) I haven't read it yet, but I'm always eager to expand my library.

Answer 5

Hell is a place of eternal separation from God, where it is hot and the worm never dies. Anyone will go there that doesn't accept Jesus as Lord. It is eternal punishment; Yes, 24/7. I may have read the book. I don't remember for sure but have read some on people having visions of Hell and being there.

Answer 6

1. A creation of a tyrannical priestcraft for purposes of controlling and exploiting the ignorant peasants.

2. Nobody.

3. According to the diseased minds of the people who dreamt it up, yes.

4. If we're talking "eternity," "24/7" ceases to have any meaning, but yes, that's the idea.

5. Never read it, but I'll wager you could have better food for your mind.

Answer 7

Hell was made for Lucefier,who commited "high Treason" along
with 1/3 of created Angels.--They can"t be Redemed.
Man has choice Jesus Christ which was -is and always
His Blood pure-and Holy is for Whosoever will accept it.

Hell total separation and Eternal is for those that don"t want
to be with God.Man did not chose to be Born.
But He has a forever choice."Today" "devel "that Rebel"
some say free Spirit". meaning I am my own god"
A place for screaming.No one loves you there/Satan"s Laugh"
The place that all Man should go.I chose the Pardon Jesus offered.I don"t believe there will be clocks there or Heaven
Time built around Redemption of Man.

Answer 8

HELL IN KJV
One Hebrew word “sheol” is rendered hell. Definition; hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranian retreat), grave, hell, pit. Three Greek words are rendered hell; geenna, hades, and tartaroo. Definition of geenna; a valley of Jerusalem, used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment: - hell. Definition of hades; properly unseen, that is, “Hades” or the place (state) of departed souls: - grave, hell. Definition of tartaroo; (the deepest abyss of Hades); to incarcerate in eternal torment: - cast down to hell. Tartaroo is used only one place II Pet.2:4.
Christ teaching the Pharisees in Luke 16:19-31 shows us a separation from God is truly what hell is. The “water” is symbolic for God’s Spirit and love. The word “tormented” means distressed in the Greek, not torture. The “fire” is symbolic for the shame and desire not to be separated from God.
So all who die the first death of the flesh return to God Ecc.12:6-7, but on which side of the gulf do they end up?
Hell is not eternal but is done away with in Rev.20:14-15, called both the second death and lake of fire. This second death is non-existence, for death and hell and those not written in the book of life. This second death or lake of fire is like fat drippings that fall into the fire. Just a poof of smoke into non-existence.
Psa.37:20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
In my mind what’s worse yet is no memory of you, no tears will be shed for you like you never existed.
Rev.21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
So hell is a separation from God and is not eternal torture or burning. Eventually hell will be done away with or passed away and also some souls. Like fat drippings in the fire, a poof of smoke into non-existence, the second death.

Answer 9

Hell is an originally pagan concept that was absorbed into Christianity. It's a useful way of controlling people.

Answer 10

Hell is having George W Bush as the president.

Who is going there, George W Bush and his buddies and the terrorists.

I think everyone else is safe.