justfaith Posted October 3, 2014 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 309 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 70 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/18/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted October 3, 2014 Where is Hell or the lake of fire ? Will people actually be burning forever ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Posted October 3, 2014 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,665 Content Per Day: 0.46 Reputation: 512 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/11/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted October 3, 2014 Where is Hell or the lake of fire ? Will people actually be burning forever ? Get a Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, and look up the word 'hell' per its usage in the KJV Bible. It is one of three Greek words in the NT manuscripts, each with a different meaning. So it depends on which Greek word and the context where it's given. In some places with our Lord Jesus speaking, the word "hell" is a transliteration 'geena' from the Hebrew 'valley of Hinnom', a perpetual burning garbage pit outside the walls of Jerusalem. Jesus used Hinnom as a 'symbol' for the "lake of fire". Does not mean Hinnom is the "lake of fire", but only a symbol used for it. In other NT Scripture, hell is the Greek word 'haides', the word pagan Greeks used for their idea of the underworld, the world they believed one goes to after flesh death. In another case, it is 'tartaroo', also an idea from the pagan Greeks about the lowest abode of the underworld where the angels in chains are. I personally do not interpret the "lake of fire" of Rev.20 being about an everlasting burning, but an everlasting destruction. The Psalms says the wicked will be consumed away, like be no more. Ezekiel 28:18 points to Satan being turned to ashes upon the earth in the sight of men. Thus I do not believe in God's Eternity we will looking down in the pit to see people perpetually burning. Instead, they simply will exist no more, and memory of them will have perished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted October 3, 2014 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 1.99 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Where is Hell or the lake of fire ? Will people actually be burning forever ? For me Hell is anywhere Jesus isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger398 Posted October 3, 2014 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 562 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2,074 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 648 Days Won: 2 Joined: 11/01/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/31/1966 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I think Jesus says it is better to cut off your arm and gouge out your eyes then to be in that place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyAngeL Posted October 3, 2014 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 22 Topic Count: 155 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,464 Content Per Day: 1.02 Reputation: 8,810 Days Won: 57 Joined: 03/30/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/12/1952 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Where is Hell or the lake of fire ? Will people actually be burning forever ? For me Hell is anywhere Jesus isn't. I agree, hell is anywhere Jesus is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwikphilly Posted October 3, 2014 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 96 Topic Count: 307 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 18,147 Content Per Day: 4.61 Reputation: 27,842 Days Won: 327 Joined: 08/03/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted October 3, 2014 Revelation 20:13-14 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. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Revelation 19:20 But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. Revelation 21:8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." 2 Thessalonians 1:9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power Gods Word does not really tell us "where " hell will be but it is clearly not where the Lord will be,,,,,as Fez mentioned earlier With love-in Christ,Kwik Lol,,,,,& my Sister ,,,Rusty,who must have been posting the same time as me!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark thompson Posted October 3, 2014 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 41 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 154 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 31 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/13/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/12/1986 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I believe hell is eternal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch5 Posted October 3, 2014 Group: Senior Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 559 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 136 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/09/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/01/1962 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Where is Hell or the lake of fire ? Will people actually be burning forever ? The Lake of Fire is Gehenna which is outside of Jerusalem and it is where the wicked will be destroyed. No, people will not burn forever, Gehenna will one day be restore to the Lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7thseal Posted October 8, 2014 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 825 Content Per Day: 0.13 Reputation: 186 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/13/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted October 8, 2014 The Lake of Fire is Gehenna which is outside of Jerusalem and it is where the wicked will be destroyed. No, people will not burn forever, Gehenna will one day be restore to the Lord. Hell is a temporary holding ground until judgement day for the lost. Lake of fire is eternal for the lost with no being brought out of after judgement of the lost. Even hell and death is cast into the lake of fire and scripture says that their torments ascendeth up forever. Revelation 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch5 Posted October 9, 2014 Group: Senior Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 559 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 136 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/09/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/01/1962 Share Posted October 9, 2014 The Lake of Fire is Gehenna which is outside of Jerusalem and it is where the wicked will be destroyed. No, people will not burn forever, Gehenna will one day be restore to the Lord. Hell is a temporary holding ground until judgement day for the lost. Lake of fire is eternal for the lost with no being brought out of after judgement of the lost. Even hell and death is cast into the lake of fire and scripture says that their torments ascendeth up forever. Revelation 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. By Hell, it seems you mean Hades. Hades is the grave and it is where everyone goes when they die. The Lake of Fire, Gehenna will not burn forever, it will be made holy to the Lord in the future. If you look at the passage Rev, 14:11, you'll find that those in torment are alive, they are not dead and in the Lake of Fire. The word translated worship is in the present tense, they are being tormented while they are worshiping the Beast. Also, if you look at the next verse you'll find that the saints are there also. 11 "And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name." 12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. (Rev 14:11-12 NKJ) The Greek word translated "here" means in the same place. This obviously isn't the Lake of Fire if the saints are there. Another point is that "forever and ever" is not the proper translation. The Greek phrase actually means, ages of ages, it's not the modern idea of eternity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts