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Nobody with even beginning knowledge of what is in Scripture concerning the English word "hell" would defer to you. For your own benefit, yield to Bible facts. "Hell" is pasted over a handfull of words the Holy Spirit chose to make His revelation known. God intended something by saying "hades" and in other places he meant something else by saying "geehena," or "tartarus," or He wouldn't have spelled them differently. Nothing in the original language says they are all the same thing as indicated in English. What is perhaps foremost in people's minds when they hear the word hell is the lake of fire which is never called hell in Scripture.
God has spoken. What we endure entirely too much of is men's interpretations of what God meant to say rather the actual words chosen by the Holy Spirit to convey God's revelation. If we would bow our hard heart and turn our stiff necks to what God says or does not say, limiting our expression of faith to the actual words of the Bible, verified by the original Scripture, we would make more rapid progress entering into the Divine nature. It is by the use of concordances to determine whether something is written or not we can implement the authority of Scripture to which there is at least widespread lip-service.
It really is sad that all those proper nouns are translated as "hell".. but nonetheless.. I can't rep you so..
the suffering never stops...there is no day, no night, just pain ,,,unending pain. while all the time you watch as far off the Christians enjoy pure joy forever..
the suffering never stops...there is no day, no night, just pain ,,,unending pain. while all the time you watch as far off the Christians enjoy pure joy forever..
What an utterly vile vision!! I can only vaguely guess at the kind of soul it takes to accept it as a part of reality. Such a soul would seem to be far more suited to such a fate . . . than one that would escape it.
the suffering never stops...there is no day, no night, just pain ,,,unending pain. while all the time you watch as far off the Christians enjoy pure joy forever..
Lazarus coming out of hell must tell you that hell is not a permanent place then... right?
Hell is for the lost....
What Abraham said is that no one in hell can get out, nor can anyone in paradise get to hell and help them with a drop of water.
But there is nothing to say that the people in paradise cant be raised to new life.
In deed, the reason for paradise is for the saved to find comfort as the mission of Christ is completed.
The reason for hell is it is a place of pain and torment until the Resurrection, then the whole membership of hell is cast into the everlasting flame of the lake of fire....the end.
I wonder about some people's minds. Perhaps Satanic strongholds in darkness explains it. It is such a slander against the character of the true God! keeping many away from Him. But what my mind is dazzled at is they have the same Bible(s) I do. It's right there in plain view to consult. Certain facts have been freely given them. They can easily verify whether it's truth or lie. As I said, the English "hell" is pasted over several different words in Greek that are not connected in the original. The lake of fire is never called "hell" by the Bible.Why would anyone who cared about what God says or even what they themselves say continue to use such confused and deceiving terminology?
It's not that way because I said it. Anybody who can read and is not bound by a demon of sloth can check it out for themselves. God says, "Who honors me I will honor." Why would you take up the names (nature) of other gods that be no gods in your mouth?
I can't play fast and lose with God's word and expect to get anywhere in His sight but in trouble with the only One Who should be feared. I want His blessing, not censure.
For years, because that was what I was taught and the people around me believed it, I believed in a hell of screaming torture for ever for most people. But, if anyone can think about it for a little while, I don't see how they can think it makes any sense.
I know, we're supposed to believe what is written. The problem is English translations, not the original language text.
Like the phrase, "everlasting punishment" (only in Mt 25:46, AV) doesn't speak of ceaseless torture for ever as many thoughtlessly assume. If it was continuous and for ever the English would say, "everlasting punishing."
Yes, yes my friend! I also agree with you! The Bible teaches that the lost will be "destroyed" - not tortured forever! The lost soul is not immortal, because immortality comes only through the gospel (2 Tim 1:10) This is called "Conditional Immortality" and there is a great site on this Why Conditional Immortality is true and biblical jewishnotgreek.com
Yes, yes my friend! I also agree with you! The Bible teaches that the lost will be "destroyed" - not tortured forever! The lost soul is not immortal, because immortality comes only through the gospel (2 Tim 1:10) This is called "Conditional Immortality" and there is a great site on this Why Conditional Immortality is true and biblical jewishnotgreek.com
Hope this helps!
Thanks for the link Messianic Jew a Long time ... However i believe James will tell you that he believe in "universal reconciliation", or the doctrine of "the restitution of all things" ... I do as well ... We believe that God will save all his creatures from the power of sin and death in the end.
Here is a link were you will find many questions you may have concerning this teaching otherwise known in the earliest years of the church as "Apokatastasis".
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