It does show the power and glory of God...
2007-02-13 05:58:15 · 14 answers · asked by ccrider 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Justsyd, easy-believism may work for some folks, not for me. Enjoy your comfort zone.
2007-02-13 06:19:05 · update #1
Uncle Thesis, enjoy that comfort zone.
2007-02-13 06:21:14 · update #2
Gnosis, if God doesn't want people to go there, why create it, come on. If His justice demands it, and His love doesn't want it, then you worship a schizophrenic.
2007-02-13 06:44:02 · update #3
Classique, why so sad, has God not been glorified?
2007-02-13 06:54:49 · update #4
BigDaddyR..., so easy to delegate Hell, just set the Bible aside, we'll all listen to you instead.
2007-02-13 06:58:38 · update #5
Hell is not a good thing, although I see what you are trying to infer.
2007-02-13 06:02:34 · answer #1 · answered by Breann 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think hell is a good thing. No one has to go to hell, so in reality hell could and should remain empty with the exception of Satan and his angels that were initially sent to hell. We are all given a choice to either spend eternity in Heaven or in hell. God also gives us an opportunity to repent, accept Him and avoid hell up until the time we die. God gave us the option but we make the choice.
2007-02-13 06:28:12 · answer #2 · answered by BigDaddyRayinLA 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as hell in the scriptures. It's a man made idea.
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.
2007-02-13 06:06:19 · answer #3 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You have not defined what you mean by 'hell'.
If you mean the Bible's definition, then we are talking about the grave ...6 feet under.
Is it a good thing?
Its better than 1000's of dead bodies lying on the ground.
Nobody suffers in the Bible's hell ....so that's good.
Hell can be a temporary dwelling ....and that's good.
So, yea!
2007-02-13 06:17:11 · answer #4 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I, personally, would prefer to teach my children to do the right thing simply because it's the RIGHT THING, not because they're afraid of some otherworldly punishment. I want the goodness to come from their hearts, not from fear.
Check this out, someone actually gave me a thumbs-down because I said I want my children's goodness to come from their hearts! See how irrational some Christians can be!!! NEWS FLASH--if it doesn't come from the heart, then it's NOT REAL. You think that your "God" doesn't know that?
2007-02-13 06:28:24 · answer #5 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No it is the opposite,God never wanted Hell for His creatures satan brought this about by rebellion against God and it is perfect justice that he should be in that awful place,we however need never go there if we would just love and obey our merciful God.
Hell is the complete absence of love so how terrible it is.
2007-02-13 06:04:23 · answer #6 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Hell is a bad thing and its sad that some souls will be lost to it
2007-02-13 06:28:14 · answer #7 · answered by Classique 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell is a good thing cause it makes us think of Heaven and God.
2007-02-13 06:00:48 · answer #8 · answered by iforeveryone 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hell is not a good thing.
I know i wouldn't want to go there.
Being burned and tortured for all eternity
doesn't sound like much fun.
What do u think?
2007-02-13 06:08:17 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The devil is portrayed as always laughing and having a good time. I'm not saying it's a good thing, but it's something to think about.
2007-02-13 06:04:16 · answer #10 · answered by a1soss 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋