Is it true that in Hell, people will suffer the worst pain imaginable for all eternity, with no relief at all?

Answer 1

In this earth today, there is no hell yert. Iwill come after judgment and all sinners will suffer the penalty of heat on the lake of fire. and this will happen to you:

Rev 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Rev 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Rev 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
Rev 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Rev 21:5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
Rev 21:6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Rev 21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
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Answer 2

The words in the bible that are translated into "Hell" in english are:

Sheol (hebrew) - meaning the grave
Hades (Koine greek) - same as Sheol
Tarterus (Koine greek) - a place of angelic imprisonment
and Gehenna (Koine greek) - which is a transmogrification of the word Garhinnom (sp?) which is a hebrew word meaning Valley of Hinnom. The valley of Hinnom is a real place just SW (I believe) of Jerusalem.
It was called Tophet at one point, and was a place where followers of the god Molech sacrificed children to the fire, which was kept burning by Molech's priests.
The ancient Israelites adopted this pagan practice, and curried God's disfavor as a result.

When Jesus referred to Gehenna, he was alluding to what Revelation calls "the lake of fire". I say alluding because in 21st century America, we have no clue what Tophet, or Garhinnom is, but the 1st century Jews certainly did.

Now, that's background information to answer your question.

Your question is, "Is it true that in Hell, people will suffer the worst pain imaginable for all eternity, with no relief at all?"

Yes, they will suffer, and there will be no relief, but it will not be for all eternity. It will be until they are utterly consumed.
This is called annihilationism because there is no biblical proof of any type of endless torment. It was fabricated by a man called Dante in his Epic Poem, A Divine Comedy, and adopted by the church. (It actually happened earlier, but wasn't as widespread.)

Hope that helps.

Answer 3

Well, according to original holy text, there really isn't a hell. The closest thing to hell was actually a physical place that wasn't desirable at all not that far from the garden of eden area. Hell became a rendition of the afterlife that was very horrid used more and more to scare people into living closer to God's word. Actually, there is more reference to eternal damnation than there is to anything else when spoken among many people.

Answer 4

Hell

Hell is one of those subjects that makes people uncomfortable. We hear stories of hell being a place of fire, demons, and endless torment. Throughout history many authors have written about it, Dante's Inferno for example. Western culture is very familiar with the concept. Even Hollywood has made it the subject of many movies. Whatever the context, whatever the belief, hell is definitely taught in the Bible. But even the doctrine of hell is not without its controversy. Some say it is only the grave with no consciousness. Others say it is a place of correction and punishment that is not eternal. Others say it is an endless agonizing punishment in fire. Whichever it is, hell is the total absence of the favor of God.

To read the rest on this go to :

http://www.carm.org/doctrine/hell.htm

And

http://www.carm.org/uni/eternal_hell.htm

Answer 5

You can breathe a sigh of relief, because there is no hell, no pain for eternity. This is a Christian concept made up to TRY to convert people and to keep them in line.
Don't worry about it, it isn't real.

Answer 6

No. Hell is in Michigan - really - there is a small town in Michigan called "Hell". The spiritual hell is another story - it isn't real. However, there are different kinds of hell - for me it would be having to spend eternity listening to "elevator music".

Answer 7

I believe in hell, but I believe hell is just not being with God in heaven (you can see it, but you can't go there), as opposed to the wide belief that hell is a big burning furnace, or something.

Answer 8

Yes, it's true.

But we should want to avoid Hell out of love for God, and not just out of fear of suffering.

People go to Hell because they condemn themselves by refusing to serve the good and loving God.

Hell is justice. Heaven is mercy.

Answer 9

Yes, and Heaven is the most wonderful, joyful place imaginable..as a matter of fact our finite imaginations can't even come close to either place.

Answer 10

God gives us every chance to accept His offer for us to be made perfect and sinless through Jesus, but if we reject the way God has provided for our forgiveness, we will go to hell. God doesn't SEND us to hell; we send ourselves to hell by not accepting God's offer for us to be forgiven through Jesus. God freely offers us the chance to be sinless and perfect and to spend eternity with Him, but if we reject His offer for our forgiveness and perfection, since He can't allow sin in His presence in heaven, the only other option is for us to go to hell. It's not God's fault that we reject Him.