Is this proof hell is not forever?????

Question

The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. Revelation 20:13

so in a way yes people will go to hell but all will be let out.
but than it says they will be judged to what they have done..does that mean they could go back?

I also have heard that the Old testament hell is different than the New Testament hell?

Answer 1

EZE 35:5 Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:

Answer 2

lets see what it says exactly and not just one verse.
Revelations Chapter 20:11-5
11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

The verse you quoted only refers to he first death but after this there is the second death which is forever and ever. So decide where you will want to be today!!!

Answer 3

OT concept of hell is that when you die either your soul goes to heaven or it ceases to exist--IE there is no 'hell.' NT spells out hell a little more as a literal place.

This passage is talking more about lost souls--that the dead have all been waiting for this moment to be judged, and the decision as to whether they go to heaven or hell is made now. 'Death and Hades' is the name of the Pale Horse in Rev 6:7-10, and again refers to the OT concept of the grave rather than a literal hell; this may be why the OT concept is only the grave, in fact--since final judgment for eternity was not made until this passage came to pass.

Answer 4

What most people think of when they hear the term 'hell' is NOT the what the Bible teaches, but a confused mixture of different things in the Bible and pagan mythology.

The old English meaning for the term 'hell' is a pit, hole in the ground, or grave. In that sense, most everybody goes to hell when they die. (I say "most" because some smart alack will bring up death by devouring, etc.).

And God's Word (the Bible) declares that ALL will be made alive to face judgment.
1 Corinthians 15:22 -- For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ ALL shall be made alive.

And, as you quoted, they will all then face judgment. However, this is where we can clear up some confusion. Those who are condemned will not be sent (back) to hell, but will be left for the Lake of Fire to consume them, as it says in verse 15 ("And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire"). And the purpose of the Lake of Fire is not to torture people for eternity, but to completely destroy them from existence:
Matthew 10:28 -- And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to DESTROY BOTH SOUL AND BODY IN HELL.
In this instance, 'hell' is translated from the word "Gehenna," which is a physical place on earth (just outside Jerusalem -- it was a garbage dump) that Jesus used as a type (metaphor) for the Lake of Fire.

Part of the confusion about hell came from the translators using only one English word for several Greek words, and it gets partly undone when you look up the words that it was translated from.

Answer 5

No hell is in fact eternal. Isaiah 66:22 - 24, Rev. 21:8
There are others but these are 2 I found off the top of my head. Do not be decieved. Hell is eternal, just as HEaven is eternal.

Answer 6

No. Hell is eternal. Forget what the Bible says about hell.The three children from Fatima saw a vision of hell in 1916. They said if everyone could see what we were permitted to see ,the horror of the image would convert them immediately.
Unfortunately 99.9 percent of Christians refuse to believe in apparitions which they say are lies told by the Catholic Church.

Answer 7

Even on earth Jesus Christ gave us examples of his coming resurrection power. He brought back to life his dear friend Lazarus, who was then in Sheol for the fourth day. Just before that Jesus said to Martha, the sister of Lazarus: “I am the resurrection and the life. He that exercises faith in me, even though he dies, will come to life; and everyone that is living and exercises faith in me will never die at all.” After that Jesus had the stone taken away from in front of the memorial tomb and then called Lazarus back to life and out of the tomb. In this miraculous way Martha got her brother Lazarus back sooner than she expected, for she had said to Jesus: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.”—John 11:24-44.

Where do you stand in this matter? Do you believe there should be a letup on such an exposure, feeling that there is good in all religions? Or, do you feel indignant about Christendom’s misrepresenting God by its false doctrines about the dead? Do you want to see God’s name cleared of the reproach brought upon it through the teaching of false doctrines? Do you desire to see no effort spared in freeing honest-hearted ones from bondage to religious falsehoods? If you do, you will find God’s purpose concerning the dead and the living most comforting. John 17: 3

Answer 8

You could also say that the whale spit out Jonah.When Jonah finally said to God OK I will go to Nineveh.But then how about the rich man that was in hell and asked to tell his brothers that there is a hell.And the rich man was in hell and there was no way out.

Answer 9

Hell is only part of the Christian religion, other religions do not follow this idea of a place where the souls are tormented after death.
but Hell is really for Never, not for Ever.

Answer 10

If you believe in a just and moral God, that treat people properly, and is constructive in his/her approach. A God one could be proud of, Then Hell would have to be a very effective rehab program, and last no longer than required.