admice

Can someone give me a reference to the word hell in the bible? All I remember when I studied it was where there will be 'wailing and gnashing of teeth' (presumably (by me) because of being separated from god.)

I know I did a paper in high school that the concept of hell was characterized as a cold place until the 13th? or 16th? century somthing like that, when English writers started refering to it as hot, brimstone, burning.

Anyway, any help appreciated!

Kama

but might help
http://www.google.com/custom?cof=L%3...hell&sa=Search

oriecat

Not the specific word hell, but anyway here is what the Gideon Bible says in the What The Bible Says About section -

Hell
2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 "In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power."

Revelation 20:15 "And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire."

Use of the actual word hell would maybe depend upon the version being used?

admice

yeah, forgot about the lake of fire references. thanks guys!

ex-xian

Well, technically, Hell and the Lake of Fire are two different "places." After all, the book of Revelation refers to Hell being cast into the Lake of Fire.

Gregg

I think the "Lake of Fire" represents annihilation. Whatever is cast into the Lake of Fire is burned up and ceases to exist. It's kinda like the ultimate garbage disposal.

Gregg

luvluv

Yeah, I believe the Book of Revelation actually referst to hell being cast into the lake of fire. So they can't be the same thing.

judge

Hiya!
The word translated hell in the gospels and James is an aramaic word g'henna, which is the aramaic word for the valley of hinnon outside jerusalem. I believe at the time of christ it was a tip or rubbish dump where rubbish and even bodies were burnt.

The word occurs in the Aramaic targum of the book of Isaiah that we have today, and probably Jesus was familiar with the use of the word in chapter 66 of this targum of isaiah.
I don't have a bible here now, but the IIRC the section contrasts those who enter the messianic kingdom with those outside who suffer judgement...."where the worm does not die and the fire is not quenched"
These words are used by Jesus (Mark9?) when he talks of g'henna which means he probably had this passage in Isaiah in mind.
So if we can nail down what isaish 66 speaks of then we can nail down what jesus meant by g'henna

malookiemaloo

Judge is right re gehanna etc.

Hell is variously described. Lake of fire, outer darkness, deepest darkness (greek word tartarus), where the worm never dies etc.

Without stating the obvious, I think the Bible is trying to get the message across that Hell is a place of utter desolation-to be avoided if possible. 'Where God isn't' is as good a defination as any.

Specifically on the much quoted Lake of Fore, it all depends how the Book of Revelation is interpreted. Whether Satan is physically thrown into a lake of fire or not, the point, I think, is that Satan and his kingdom will be utterly destroyed.


malookiemaloo