- Is Hell Real? What Is Hell According to the Bible? - JW. ORG
The Bibles that use the word “hell” indicate that faithful men, such as Jacob and Job, expected to go to hell (Genesis 37:35; Job 14:13) Even Jesus Christ is spoken of as being in hell between the time of his death and his resurrection (Acts 2:31, 32) Obviously, then, when “hell” is used in these Bibles, it simply refers to the Grave b
- Hell - JW. ORG
And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire ” (So the dead will be delivered from hell Notice also that hell is not the same as the lake of fire but will be cast into the lake of fire ) (*“Hell,” Dy, Kx; “the world of the dead,” TEV; “Hades,” NE, AS, RS, JB, NW ) Why is there confusion as to what the Bible says about hell?
- What Is the Lake of Fire? Is It the Same as Hell or Gehenna?
It is the same as Gehenna, but it is different from hell, which is the common grave of mankind Not a literal lake The five Bible verses that mention “the lake of fire” show it to be a symbol rather than a literal lake (Revelation 19:20; 20:10, 14, 15; 21:8) The following are cast into the lake of fire: The Devil
- What Kind of Place Is Hell? - JW. ORG
The fact that the King James Version translates the one Hebrew word Sheol three different ways shows that hell, grave and pit mean one and the same thing And if hell means the common grave of mankind, it could not at the same time mean a place of fiery torture Well, then, do Sheol and Hades mean the grave, or do they mean a place of torture? 6
- What Did Jesus Teach About Hell? - JW. ORG
The doctrine that hell is a place of torment is not based on the Bible Rather, it is a pagan belief masquerading as a Christian teaching (See the box “A Brief History of Hell,” on page 6 ) No, God does not torture people eternally in hell How can learning the truth about hell affect your attitude toward God? [Box on page 6]
- Hell - JW. ORG
The idea of a “hell” of fiery torment, however, dates back long before Dante or Milton The Grolier Universal Encyclopedia (1971, Vol 9, p 205) under “Hell” says: “Hindus and Buddhists regard hell as a place of spiritual cleansing and final restoration Islamic tradition considers it as a place of everlasting punishment ”
- The Lie That Made God Cruel —Punishment in Hell, Eternal Fire - JW. ORG
For example, when Job suffered a painful illness, he prayed: “I wish you would hide me in my grave [“in hell,” Douay-Rheims Version] ” ( Job 14:13 , Holy Bible —Easy-to-Read Version ) Job wanted to rest, not in a place of torment or alienation from God, but in the grave
- Myth 2: The Wicked Suffer in Hell - JW. ORG
Hell, in the Biblical sense, is simply the common grave of mankind, where all activity has ceased Is not this definition of hell more logical and in harmony with Scripture? What crime, however horrible, could cause a God of love to torture a person endlessly? (1 John 4:8) But if hellfire is a myth, what about heaven?
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