Do any christians incorporate the jewish concept of sheol into their beliefs?

Question

seems like it would clear up the question of what point a given soul goes to hell. whether it be after death, or after judgement day.

Answer 1

afer judgment day imo .. i think theres a place where the dead sleep .. sheol or watever ..

Answer 2

You mean the place where the dead souls went after death, until be judged by God at the end of days?

The Sheol was not exactly the Lake of Fire where Satan and his followers will be forever. Jesus explained in the story of the rich man and Lazarous, that the place was separated in two parts separated by a big depth. One side for the faithful to God, and another for the unfaithful. At the unfaithful side the souls where in pain; at the faithful side there where in peace.

After Jesus died and resurrected he moved the faithful souls to heaven (see Revelations (Apocalipsis) whre you will find reference of souls waiting the time for the resurrection). Then the Sheol now contains only the unfaithful souls. I think hell is another term for Sheol in another language.

The lake of fire was created for the future punishment of Satan and his followers after the Judment Day. It is different (worst) than the Sheol. The unfaithfull souls will be moved to the Lake of Fire also after the Judment Day. Hope I have answerred your question.

Answer 3

Sheol, Hades,and Hell are all the same place, the common grave of mankind.

Answer 4

sheol (counterpart hades) is the common grave of mankind. jesus was there for three days. since folks like to preach fire and brimstone, i will get many thumbs. nobody likes to think of jesus in hell. but that's all it is. just look it up. it's no kooky interpretation or brainwashing or whatever naysayers like to think. the bible makes it very clear. hellfire is a man made concept.

Answer 5

As I understand it, the current Jewish idea of what Sheol means is just that, current and modern.

Like the Yarmulke which is not ancient Jewish tradition, I believe Hell in the modern Jewish teaching is fabricated for the purpose of shedding the ancient view and to separate the religion of Judaism from the typical Christian one. Apparently it is more important for some to carry a view contrary to what the ancient use of the word is.

Like the use of the word, " Satan" in which today it apparently only means adversary, If one were to dig into the past, one would find the common view peculiar. I am saying that Satan was a person, along with so many other demons who covered the 'superstitions' of ancient Judaism.

This writing gives me a glimpse of that old way of thinking:

Sheol
(Strong's 7585)
from Vine's Expository Dictionary

The 65 occurances of this word are distributed throughout every period of biblical Hebrew.

First, the word means a state of death: "For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave, who shall give thee thanks?" (Psalm 6:5; cf. 18:5). It is the final resting place of all men: "They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave (Job 21:13). Hanna confessed that it was the omnipotent God who brings men to Sheol (death) or kills them (1Samuel 2:6). "Sheol" is parallel to Hebrew words for "pit" or "hell" (Job 26:6). "corruption" or "decay" (Psalm 16:10), and "destruction" (Proverbs 15:11).

Second, "Sheol" is used of a place of conscious existence after death. In the first biblical appearance of the word Jacob said that he would "go down into the grave unto my son mourning" (Genesis 37:35). All men go to "Sheol" --- a place and state of consciousness after death (Psalm 16:10). The wicked receive punishment there (Numbers 16:30); Deuteronomy 32:22; Psalm 9:17). They are put to shame and silenced in "Sheol" (Psalm 31:17). Jesus alluded to Isaiah's use of Sheol (14:13-15) in pronouncing judgment on Capernaum (Matthew 11:23), translating:Sheol" as "Hades" or "Hell," meaning the place of conscious existence and judgment. It is an undesirable place for the wicked (Job 24:19) and a refuge for the righteous (Job 14:13). Thus "Sheol" is also a place of reward for the righteous (Hosea 13:14; cf. 1 Corinthians 15:55). Jesus' teaching in Luke 16:19-31 seems to reflect accurately the Old Testament concept of Sheol, it is a place of conscious existence after death, one side of which is occupied by the suffering. unrighteous dead separated by a great chasm from the other side peopled by the righteous dead enjoying their reward.

So it makes me wonder after reading this: For what purpose and by whose teaching is it that Hell no longer exists in the Jewish religion?

Answer 6

You mean besides the Jehovah's Witnesses?

Sheol/Hades as presented in the bible is merely a term used to describe the sleeping state of the dead.

I don't know...