2007-01-04 22:54:42 · 15 answers · asked by felixtricks 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Some are taught in church that Hell is a place of suffering where evil souls go and Heaven is where good people go.
This is not a bible teaching:
Did Abraham die and went to a ever-burning hell? Surely idol worshippers would not be in heaven. Yet, Abraham was with his forefathers, Scripture says.
Joshua 24:2 - "Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor; and they served other deities," Genesis 15:15. "And you shall go to your fathers".
King David was a righteous king he must of gone to heaven? NO?
Acts 2:34 - For David did not ascend into the heavens.
When Lazarus died Jesus spoke to Martha that he was in Heaven? NO?
John 11:11 - Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
Besides Jesus there must of been some one righteous enough to go to heaven? NO?
John 3:13 - No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.
When Jesus kingdom arrives he promised the good will go to heaven. NO?
Matthew 5:5 - Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Surely people who are holy as saints and priests will rule with Jesus in heaven? NO?
Revelation 5:10 - You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."
finally, the second death (from Rev 21:8) is a location for bad people to suffer in a fiery place. NO?
Rev 20:14 - And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
-The Second death is a judgment not a location. Jesus is promising that those who are not wicked will be resurrected and never die again. (Rev 20:15)
Verdict: Death is Hell. It's the grave where we are like in a sleep like state but have no conscience thought. Waiting to be brought back to life if we have followed Jesus teachings.
2007-01-04 23:02:02 · answer #1 · answered by keiichi 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because, sadly, there are people who will reject the fact that God sent His Son to save us.
Hell is eternal separation from God -- and, sadly, people will choose this separation because they will choose to reject God, and/or choose to live a life that's totally unpleasing to Him.
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2007-01-04 23:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he did not send his Son to force people into heaven, he sent his Son to give the people an opportunity, if they accept it, to go to heaven. We only receive God's Grace if we seek it, God will not force us into heaven if we dont want to go there.
2007-01-04 23:38:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course we believe in hell. jesus died for our sins and it is our fault if we don't accept his forgiveness and mercy. If you don't believe in God or his Son jesus and don't accept him as your Savior you will go to hell when you die. (b/c Satan himself believes in God, but he sure isn't going to Heaven.) Hell is a horrible place where people go after they die if they never accepted Jesus as their Savior. Satan and all the demons will one day be cast into hell for eternity. Satan knows that one day he will go to Hell and that He can't win over God, so he is trying to bring as many people down with him to hell. he is trying to make as many people as possible to believe in all his deceptive lies.Oh ya, also the reason for Hell is b/c we have sinned against God. Don't follow Satana, that's my advice!
2007-01-04 23:15:10 · answer #4 · answered by OnFireForJesus! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salvation is to those who accept it. In order to get save you have to believe and accept Jesus as your personal saviour. He saved us from hell and sin and hell is there for those who refuse to accept his salvation.
2007-01-04 23:08:44 · answer #5 · answered by Gre2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because not everyone believes Jesus was and is the messiah, and some pople have never accepted the gift of salvaion.
2007-01-04 23:08:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because God knows many will not accept His Son sacrifice, Therefore hell has enlarge itself.
2007-01-04 22:57:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because there is a condition - to accept His sacrifice and repent. Not so many want to pay the price.
2007-01-04 23:34:35 · answer #8 · answered by Cristina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because in this earth there were too much EVIL against the christains ,also there were three types of Dragons (Evil) in the seas and earth,that was written in BIBLE - REVELUTION CHAPTERS: 13 .GOD will try to destroy them.
2007-01-04 23:07:03 · answer #9 · answered by victor98_2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Native teachings say hell was created by our own
misguided spiritual energies, through violence, wars, and hatred. I imagine the magnetic core of the Earth has drawn them there. And it is mulit-dimensional.
2007-01-04 22:58:32 · answer #10 · answered by THE NEXT LEVEL 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋