In Mark 9:46, Jesus Christ says about Hell: "Where THEIR WORM dieth not, and the fire is not quenched."
Jesus said explicitly — THEIR worm — not a worm, or the worm — but THEIR worm.
Only those in Hell would know, but what do you think this could be?
2007-02-27 06:19:01 · 22 answers · asked by Red neck 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
the word hell should be translated "grave"
worms eat people in the grave
he means they will die forever and never have eternal life with the righteous
2007-02-27 06:23:26 · answer #1 · answered by count_inbeans 3 · 4⤊ 4⤋
The worm is part of the torment of hell, along with the fire.
Isaiah 66:24 - And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
Mark 9:44 - Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mark 9:46 - Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mark 9:48 - Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Acts 12:23 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
2007-02-27 14:37:27 · answer #2 · answered by deacon 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that Jesus was saying that in Hell, the fires will burn and worms will consume the body as well as the spirit. In Hell, people will have a new body - perhaps similar to Satan - and will experience the torment of being eaten "alive" by their own worm - their worm being the worm that is eating their body - and the fires consuming them. And imagine, in Hell, the worm doesn't die and the fire is not quenched - this experience of being eaten "alive" and being burned by fire doesn't go away! How about looking at the third link I'm providing about Heaven instead of dwelling on Hell?
2007-02-27 14:42:07 · answer #3 · answered by mmct21 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The words are quoted from Isaiah 66:24 The reflections and reproaches of the sinner's own conscience are the worm that dieth not; which will cleave to the damned soul as the worms do to the dead body, and prey upon it, and never leave it till it is quite devoured. Son, remember, will set this worm grawing; and how terrible will it bite that word; How have I hated instruction. The soul that is food to this worm, dies not; and the worm is bred in it, and one with it, and therefore neither doth that die.
2007-02-27 14:37:13 · answer #4 · answered by VW 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My friend, it isn't an actual worm, but rather: The reflections and reproaches of the sinner’s own conscience are the worm that dieth not; which will cleave to the damned soul as the worms do to the dead body, and prey upon it, and never leave it till it is quite devoured.
2007-02-27 14:30:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is quoting part of Isaiah 66:24 here. When you read the entirety of the verse, it's clear to whom Jesus refers:
24 “ And they shall go forth and look
Upon the corpses of the men
Who have transgressed against Me.
For their worm does not die,
And their fire is not quenched.
They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.”
their = "the men who have transgressed against Me."
The Hebrew word "towla," translated as "worm" here, actually means "maggot" in this context. Jesus is telling us that Hell is a place where the damned experience everlasting decay and are eaten by maggots.
2007-02-27 14:28:36 · answer #6 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The word hell in that verse is Gehenna. This is a place were trash was dumped, animal remains thrown, and the bodies of executed criminals were thrown. The Jews also performed human sacrifices there to the god Molech. The worms is a referance to the maggots, etc eating away at the bodies. Do a search on Gehenna which is located on the map as Valley of Hinnom if you don't believe me. If you buy an antique Bible pre 1570 you will see that the word hell is not even found. It was not in the OT in any translation until the KJV 1611.
2007-02-27 14:26:13 · answer #7 · answered by pontiuspilatewsm 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think that there are things lost in translation, and in the differences between the way people spoke 2000 years ago and the way that they speak today that makes fluency awkward. You may be right and there may be a specific meaning here but it may also just be that awkwardness. The best idea would be to check with a good Greek scholar's books like Barnes and see what they have to say. Regardless of what the specifics are I think the general understanding of the passage is clear.
2007-02-27 14:30:15 · answer #8 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Job 25:5-6 (King James Version)
5Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
6How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
2007-02-27 14:34:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you know there will be ever lasting decay.. Perhaps you hit on what many fail to realize, Lots of information about the afterlife can be derived in the Bible.
I have not spoken with my leaders concerning this. I would send you to them as they have studied much more than I .
My first inclination is that the weakness you clung onto, is perhaps managed by a fallen angel and that fallen angel may be your worm.
This is by no means cannon and may be 100% off base. It is however, my first thought
Greg
2007-02-27 14:51:56 · answer #10 · answered by Greg J 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
things that torment the flesh-
if you have a worm eating on you and you can not do anything about it-you would hope that it would eventually die. Decaying flesh is eaten by worms. Sinful flesh is flesh that will decay.
2007-02-27 14:30:18 · answer #11 · answered by Desperado 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋