2006-12-19 10:52:31 · 7 answers · asked by Fire&Ice 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't know of five parts in the Bible, but I do know of the nine parts in Dante's Divine Comedy.
2006-12-19 10:56:23 · answer #1 · answered by Lilium 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure what you are asking. In Luke 16:19-31 we see 2 distinct compartments in hell, or more properly Hades(Greek) / Sheol (Hebrew), the abode of the dead. I do not believe the 2nd compartment referred to in that passage still exists, as I believe Jesus took the faithful departed spirits with Him in His ascension. That would account for 2. The Bible refers (through the use of a specialized verb) to a place of confinement for certain fallen angels, namely Tartarus, which the Liddell Scott Greek dictionary defines as a place as far below Hades as Hades is below the earth. That would account for 3. There is the general term of the abyss, or as some render it, the bottomless pit. If this is to be distinguished from the other 3 (and I'm not sure it is), that would be 4. I am at a loss to know what the 5th would be. (unless you are referring to the metaphors of the poem Dante's Inferno)
2006-12-19 19:06:26 · answer #2 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've read the Bible and I don't believe that it mentions five parts of Hell... are you thinking of Dante or something?
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2006-12-19 18:57:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What bible are you reading. Hell isn't even mentioned in the bible except revelation, and that was a dream. People should ignore it except as a funny story.
2006-12-19 18:55:29 · answer #4 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haven't seen it in the Bible. Islam says there are 7 levels.
Islam and Judaism say there are also 7 levels of heaven.
2006-12-19 18:57:02 · answer #5 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you know you're not in hell now?
2006-12-19 18:57:10 · answer #6 · answered by Rance D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
grave, pit, hades, sheol, and hell?
2006-12-19 18:55:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋