Where in the bible does it say?

Question

That Hell is a real place? Most of the bible versus, were actually saying "The Grave" and never once said anything about a fiery lake in the center of the world, like most commonly beleived.

Where is Hell in the bible? please give me the verse number, because i have a KJV bible and i would like to read it myself.

Thanks!

Actually i Have many different versions of the bible.

Answer 1

The lake of fire is mentioned in Revelation's the last book of the Bible!
And Its says Jesus desended into Hell.
It says that in one 4 gospels...Mattew 25:41

Answer 2

Well, you are right bobby. Most references of "hell" are in fact Sheol. In some Greek references it is Gehenna which if I remember correctly was a refuse cite where they burned waste. It became part of the imagery of what we perceive hell to be. The other references mention weeping and gnashing of teeth and this one which has both a mention of fire and sorrow.

Matthew 13:49-51 (New International Version)

49This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous 50and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

51"Have you understood all these things?" Jesus asked.
"Yes," they replied.


What I understand is simple. It does not matter what form hell will finally take shape when God reveals it at Judgment, I do not want to go there.

Answer 3

Excellent Question!!! The Bible may references to the afterlife, but it doesn't talk about the Hell your thinking about anywhere.

Hell is not a traditional Christian belief. Hell was made up by the leaders of the Catholic Church in the middle ages in an effort to scare people into acting right. The whole fire and demons and the whole nine yards is just a man made creation to scare you. As you may know, Judaism, from which Christanity sprung and is closely related to, has no concept of Hell, only a purgatory like state that is temporary, in which you are cleansed of your sins before going to heaven. Any reference to Hell in the bible or from Jesus was added in later revisions or is in reference to a burning garbage pile that used to exist outside the garbage gate of Jerusalem during the time of Jesus. Later interpretations of the original texts took this incorrectly to be a Hell in the after life. Makes you wonder what else was added???

Hell is made up. Demon and satan trying to make you do evil is made up. There is evil in the world, but dont be fooled, it is very man made.

Answer 4

yes. Hell is a real place.
If you're wondering where the word "HELL" is used in the bible, check out the following verses:

(NIV)
Matthew 5:22,29,30;
Mark 9:43 (*this verse mentions the whole 'fire' thing...)
Luke 16:23,
James 3:6
2 Peter 2:4

There are way too many mentions of it in the KJV to mention here, so read them for yourself by going to:

-http://biblegateway.com
-type in "Hell" (in the keyword search)
-select King James Version (or any other version you want) from the drop down menu
-then press "Search the Bible"

and voila! You'll come up with about 3 -4 pages of Hell references...enjoy.

Answer 5

Revelation 20:14 and the Bible does not specifically say that hell is in the center of the earth - that is just a supposition by many because of certain passing references - like the earth opened up and swallowed them alive into hell (in the Old Testament).

Answer 6

The story of the rich man and Lazarus, in Luke 16:19-31. It's not a parable, as most people think. When Jesus told parables, He didn't use real names. This whole thing happened.

There are other references to hell, but that's the most obvious one.

Answer 7

Hello ill explain hell to you in a simple way i hope lol.Hell is mankinds common grave im going to hell when i die and so are you(by the end of this explanation you want wanna hurt me)but seriuosly hell is mankinds common grave.
Jesus was raised from hell(grave)Acts 2 :27,31,32
Also you got to reason from the scriptures as paul did Acts 17:2,3 ok we we know Adam and eve died and what happened they went back to dust (gen 2:7 tells us we are from dust) Also if you believe god created all things you would thin he created hell right?? so it would then make sense that after adam and eve sinned god would have created hell but there are no accounts whats so ever in the bible that tells us god created hell.


Also remember Jesus died for our sins So would it make sense for eternal fiery torure when jesus died for our sins and the ultimate price for sin is death(gen 3:19 shows that adam went back to dust) So you have to reason and think does this all make sense would we suffer because of stuff we did in our life when death takes that all away no?? so you are right hell is mans grave if you have any additional questions feel free to email me i can provide you with scripture to anything

Answer 8

The hell isn't a biblical teaching.
Pagan religions are noted for teaching red-hot hells. The ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Phoenicians, Persians, Grecians and Hindus taught flaming hells. The Buddhists teach a hell wherein people cook and sizzle in blazing kettles. Is the Bible hell as hot as the pagans paint theirs?

Turning to the book of Genesis, we read about the creation of the earth, seas, fish, animals and even the sun and the moon. Yet nowhere do we read about God’s creating a special underworld compartment for the broiling torment of man. It seems strange that, if he made one, God did not have recorded in the Bible the creation of such an important place as a burning hell. Yet suppose he did make one. Would not Jehovah’s love and justice have moved him to warn Adam of the full penalty of sin? Jehovah told Adam the consequence of sin was death. Are we really to think that, after Adam sinned, Jehovah changed his mind about the death sentence and decided to give Adam the torture treatment? The Bible answers: “I, Jehovah, change not.”—Mal. 3:6, AS.

Job was a faithful servant of God. Trying to break Job’s integrity, the Devil placed Job in a miserable state of affairs. So the suffering Job prayed to God: “Who will grant me this, that thou mayst protect me in hell [Sheol, AS], and hide me till thy wrath pass, and appoint me a time when thou wilt remember me?” (Job 14:13, Dy) Since Job was already being tormented by the Devil, would he pray to be “protected” in, of all places, a Devil-managed compartment of red-hot coals? Hardly! Job would not pray to go from the frying pan into the fire! Job understood hell to be the common grave of mankind where he would rest until the resurrection.

How does Almighty God look upon the idea of roasting men and women in fire? Well, man is made in the image of God. Yet we would not torture a man or a woman, even for one day! Why, the man who would torture a cat is, we say, a fiend. This is natural, since man does not love fiends; he detests them. Fiendishness repels. It is repugnant to God. For when the Israelites religiously burned their children in fire, Jehovah said: “They have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded not, neither came it into my mind.” (Jer. 7:31, AS) Fiendishness does not even enter the mind of the Creator. And no wonder, for “God is love.”—1 John 4:8.

Turning now to the Christian Greek Scriptures, we find that the word translated “hell” and that corresponds to Sheol is the Greek Hades. Does the literal meaning of Hades carry the thought of glowing fire? No, it simply means “the unseen state.” As with Sheol, there are no live people in Hades. “Death and Hades [hell, AV; Dy] gave up those dead in them.” (Rev. 20:13, NW) Since at the resurrection Hades gives up its contents of “dead” people, it is not eternal.

Thus far we have learned four things: (1) God detests fiendishness, (2) the good as well as the bad go to hell, (3) hell is not eternal, and (4) the Hebrews viewed hell or Sheol, not as a place of red-hot fire, but as the cold, silent grave.

Answer 9

Hell is also referred to as Hades or Sheol. Check out your Strong's Concordance for all of the scriptures that mention hell/hades/Sheol.

Answer 10

Luke 16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.