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18 questions linked to/from What is hell? sheol/hades/prison/lake of fire/outer darkness
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In Revelation 20:14, what is meant by "Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire"?
In Revelation 20:14 (ESV) we read:
"Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the
second death, the lake of fire."
The concept of "fire" is used multiple times in the New ...
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Why is Hadēs translated as "hell"?
In Matt. 16:18 (KJV), it is written,
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
κἀγὼ δέ σοι λέγω ὅτι ...
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What exactly does it mean for a soul to be destroyed in gehenna? Matthew 10:28
Matthew 10:28
`And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna. (YLT)
And do not be afraid of ...
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What is the outer darkness referred to in Matthew?
In the book of Matthew and none of the other Gospels he quotes Jesus as having said they would be cast into the outer darkness.
Matthew 8:12 KJV
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out ...
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A living soul cannot exist without a body (Gen 2:7; 1 Cor 15:44-45) but killing the body doesn't kill the soul (Matt 10:28). Is this a contradiction?
The Passages
Genesis 2:7 (KJV):
7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
1 Corinthians 15:44-45 (KJV):...
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Does the Hebrew word Qe'ver refer to Hell or to "the place of the dead" or "the grave"?
This recent question asked about the Hebrew word Sheol: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/79582/does-the-old-testament-word-sheol-have-greek-or-hebrew-origins
My question is about a ...
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What does Ecclesiastes 12:7 exactly mean by "the spirit returns to God"?
Ecclesiastes 12:7 (ESV):
7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
What does Ecclesiastes 12:7 exactly mean by "the spirit returns to God"? ...
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What did Jesus mean by 'the gates of hell'?
Jesus said that the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (Matt 16:...
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What did Stephen mean when he said "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" in Acts 7:59?
Acts 7:54-60 (NASB):
54 Now when they heard this, they were infuriated, and they began gnashing their teeth at him. 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the ...
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Is the Valley of Hinnom adequately translated as hell? [closed]
Transliteration vs. Translation vs.Travesty vs. Allegory
Gehenna or Valley of Hinnom or Djennem or Hell?
Through the prophecy and book of Jeremiah the Valley of Hinnom (ge hinnom) east of Jerusalem ...
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Are the spirits of the dead conscious according to Isaiah 14:9-11?
Isaiah 14:9-11 (KJV):
9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones ...
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What is the "fiery Gehenna" to which Jesus referred?
In the Greek manuscripts the word "γεενα" appears 12 times namely in Mt 5:22, 29, 30; 10:28; Mt 18:9; Mt 23:15, 33; Mark 9:43, 45, 47; Luke 12:5; James 3:6. The word is translated into English "...
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Does Ecclesiastes 3:18-21 suggest that the spirits of animals and humans go to different places in the spiritual realm upon death?
Ecclesiastes 3:18-21 (ESV):
18 I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts. 19 For what happens to the ...
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Is Peter's use of Tartarus adoptive of Hellenistic language or ideas?
We see here in 2 Peter 2:4 reference to what in most English translations is "hell", but in the Greek is "Tartarus" (as usually noted in the footnotes):
For if God did not spare ...
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According to Ecclesiastes, what part of man goes to Sheol?
Ecclesiastes 3:18-21 (ESV):
18 I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts. 19 For what happens to the ...