Is Heaven a real, physical place in the universe? Is Hell? Is there a scriptural basis for either?

Question

Any thoughts on this?

Answer 1

Christ spoke of hell as being like a furnace. He also spoke of heaven as being a place where many mansions exist or are built for believers. Sort of like a Ronald McDonald house, I guess. Maybe a bed and breakfast?

Answer 2

*** Is Heaven a real, physical place in the universe? Is Hell? Is there a scriptural basis for either? Any thoughts on this? ***

Doubt is present whenever the actual physical existence of heaven and hell are considered. Yes, there is scriptural basis for this, such as it is. Such things are probably symbolic.

Witness a few examples:

The Bible Deuteronomy 10:13-14
To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes,
which I command thee this day for thy good? Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.

Revelation 20:14-15
And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Incomprehensible and unknowable for sure.
Heaven nor hell is something that can be proved for a fact to actually exist. We can only believe that such as a heaven or hell is a reality. That should not keep people from being decent though.

Have a pleasant day.

Answer 3

if you belive Jesus is the christ and was raised from the dead. you will be saved from hell.heaven is aplace were we who belive will go after we awake. see we will live for ever we get to choose were heven or hell .hell is described as a place were the wailing and nashing of theeth and the worm dies not total torment.outer darkness.gee thats just the same as being separted from gods presance and his son.see god is the fater of light and satan the father of darkness and all lies.choose you this day who you will serve jesus the christ who is the light. or satan you can see his work live at five every night on the news you know were he is at people are dying on both sides of the street come at you.i.e the work of satan. john 10-10 he kills stills and destroyes 365 days a year 24-7 thats all he knows look around he has a kingdom its no match for the king of kings JESUS.jesus says i come to give you life and life more abundantly

Answer 4

Since our physical being is staying behind, I doubt if heaven or hell are physical places.

Answer 5

yes i have read both on heaven and hell recently... in this book here it tells you where hell is at the center of the earth and heaven is in the air or sky ... but in scripture I cannot quote about heaven though if you go to http://www.biblegateway.com/
and enter the word Heaven it will bring up all of them , there is alot

also read 90 minutes in heaven


here are the scrip on hell.... this man studied every single scriptue pertaning to it here http://www.spiritlessons.com/Documents/BillWiese_23MinutesInHell_Text.htm

Answer 6

Both are real, but outside the physical universe.

Answer 7

Trusting in a scriptural basis for something is like wishing for wings when you have to fly out of town on a business trip.

Answer 8

Yes and yes. The church has never denied such doctrines. It has only come into question recently with secularists questioning the truthfullness of everything in Scripture.

Answer 9

Yes, they are physical. If not, then why do we get a new Glorified body, which will be physical. Come on guys, get real.

Answer 10

i wouldnt think it would be a physical place but another place in another dimension