How many believe Hell is eternal torment for sinners?

Question

Where do you get your belief from?

Tuber as you say unschooled answers but consider this. Old time farmers in Europe used to say I will let my potatoes lie in hell for the winter.

Answer 1

I don't. The word for hell was misinterpreted. Hell is a fear based scare tactic to control the masses.

Answer 2

I do. The details are axiomatically produced.

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

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 rememberance 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 recieve 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 judgement on Capernaum (Matthew 11:23), translating:Sheol" as "Hades" or "Hell," meaning the place of conscious existence and judgement. 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.


If you have to axiomatically produce something, that means that there will be many with unstudied opinions on the subject if it is popular enough to comment on it. This type of 'scholarship' can be referred to as "Relativism". It is an often encountered form of communication on websites, where the opinion of unscholarly people are counted as equal in weight to those who actually studied the subject.

I gave you this answer because I see that there are those with an opinion, but without any study involved, who answered you.

Answer 3

Hell is just a tool used to scare people into being religious and believe in god.

Answer 4

I do from Scripture. But I also believe in a limited form of annhilationism which can be defended from various verses.

Answer 5

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