2007-01-19 14:40:37 · 24 answers · asked by Ruff 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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Love and blessings Don
2007-01-19 14:44:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hell does exist. Satan does exist. If all people would die tomorrow, the only ones that will go to hell are those that don't have faith in Jesus Christ or know who he is. Many so called exprerts have answered this question in some interesting ways.
2007-01-19 22:46:54 · answer #2 · answered by Mark T 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
None - it doesn't exist. According to the bible Hell isn't an actual place. Read the bible.
Revelations:
20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
The death spoken of in verse 14 is Adamic death, which claimed the whole race for the sin of their father, Adam. Death is the penalty which was place upon Adam for his disobedience. God did not say that in the day Adam sinned he would burn forever. No, He said that Adam would indeed die.
If there is to be a second, it implies that there has been a first. Not only so, but the second must be like or similar to the first, or it would not be a second. Adamic death is that which our Saviour came to destroy.
The word hell in verse 14 is from the Greek word hades, the grave or oblivion. Both Death, Adamic death and Hell, the grave, will be thrown into the lake of fire.
Most Bible scholars today admit that the book of Revelation is highly symbolic. Fire is considered a symbol of complete destruction. Therefore, if death and hell and all who continue to rebel against God are cast into this symbolic fire, this would mean utter destruction for eternity. These are the willfully wicked and not the merely ignorant, mislead, blinded or deceived. The grave will be no more, and the Adamic death will be no more.
1 Cor. 15:26 states: "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." This is the death which passed upon all through Adam. The second death will always be possible, because once someone is given an opportunity to learn righteousness and they still choose to disobey, they will die of their own choice.
Jer. 31:29 speaks of this time. "In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge. But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge."
When full opportunity is offered to each individual, although Adamic weaknesses shall be upon them, their death will not be counted as being a part of Adamic death, but as being a part of the second death because their failure to make progress will be the result of their own willfulness, and not that of Adam.
The "Lake of fire" is referring to fires that kept burning in the Valley of Hinnom (Gehenna) for the destruction of offal and the prevention of contagion. Into this fire the carcasses of malicious evildoers might be thrown for destruction. It thus symbolized the second death. Nothing was tormented in the fire of the valley of Hinnom.
2007-01-19 22:43:59 · answer #3 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Not many.
Matthew 7
13 “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way
2007-01-19 22:46:34 · answer #4 · answered by Pilgrim in the land of the lost 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the look of these answers? A WHOLE LOT!
But only God knows the heart of man. I wouldn't even attempt to assume to count.
2007-01-19 22:46:41 · answer #5 · answered by L Strunk 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Only God know that answer because He Is The Righteous Judge. PEACE!!!
2007-01-19 22:44:40 · answer #6 · answered by David H 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
More than 90%
2007-01-19 22:44:09 · answer #7 · answered by Holly Marie 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
wow i have not the authority to say nor to guess that task belong to the ultimate judge! Not I!!!!
2007-01-19 22:47:06 · answer #8 · answered by wise 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who are we to say? I certainly wouldn't want to gloat over it.
2007-01-19 22:49:52 · answer #9 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't know what is in people's hearts, which it what matters at the end. We may be surprised.
2007-01-19 22:44:16 · answer #10 · answered by Kirios Escios 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋