Can Somebody Help Me With This Question.

[Jerry1023]

Where was the destination of those people that died before our Lord Jesus Christ came and died for our sins?

Did they go to heaven?

I heard somebody saying that,if not for Christ,all of us would have perish in hell fire,

Which i understood very well,

My question is,those people that died before Christ came and laid down His life for our sins,

Where was their destination?

Heaven or Hell fire?

[Ezra]

Where was the destination of those people that died before our Lord Jesus Christ came and died for our sins?  Did they go to heaven?

My question is,those people that died before Christ came and laid down His life for our sins,

Where was their destination?

Heaven or Hell fire?

Jerry,

Neither Heaven nor Hell Fire.  All the souls and spirits of the dead went to Sheol [also called "the grave" or "the pit" or "hell" (which created confusion)].  Sheol is called Hades in the New Testament, and there were two sections in Hades, one for the righteous and the other for the unrighteous (see Luke 16:19-31). Ever since the resurrection of Christ, all the righteous (believers) go directly to Heaven, but the unrighteous await their final judgment in Hades.  One day those unrighteous will be cast into the Lake of Fire.

[missmuffet]

Where was the destination of those people that died before our Lord Jesus Christ came and died for our sins?

Did they go to heaven?

I heard somebody saying that,if not for Christ,all of us would have perish in hell fire,

Which i understood very well,

My question is,those people that died before Christ came and laid down His life for our sins,

Where was their destination?

Heaven or Hell fire?

If they were believers they went to Paradise if they were not believers they went to Sheol.After Jesus died on the cross he went to Paradise and took those who there to heaven.

[wingnut-]

Many people confuse hell for the lake of fire, they are two different places.  Hell, or Hades, is where the unbeliever goes to await the judgement.  Prior to Jesus, the righteous went to sheol, also referred to as Abraham's bosom.  Jesus emptied that out by my understanding, so now you have believers going directly to Him, while unbelievers still await judgement in Hades.

[missmuffet]

Many people confuse hell for the lake of fire, they are two different places.  Hell, or Hades, is where the unbeliever goes to await the judgement.  Prior to Jesus, the righteous went to sheol, also referred to as Abraham's bosom.  Jesus emptied that out by my understanding, so now you have believers going directly to Him, while unbelievers still await judgement in Hades.

Sheol or hades is where the unbeliever goes to wait judgment.Hell is empty at this time.All of the believers are now in heaven waiting their resurrected bodies.Those who go through the Great White Throne judgment will all be thrown into hell or gehenna along with Satan and his angels.

[wingnut-]

Hades is the Greek word for hell.  It is thrown into the lake of fire.

 

 

Revelation 20:¹⁴ Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

[Guest Teditis]

I think unbelievers go into a place of waiting... or the other side of Abraham's Bosom,

what I've thought to be Sheol... while believers go to Heaven.

[missmuffet]

I think unbelievers go into a place of waiting... or the other side of Abraham's Bosom,

what I've thought to be Sheol... while believers go to Heaven.

Gehenna is another name for hell too

 

Gehenna

 

[gi-hen-uh] 

Spell Syllables

• Word Origin

noun

1.

the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, wherepropitiatory sacrifices were made to Moloch. IIKings 23:10.

2.

hell (def 1).

3.

any place of extreme torment or suffering.

[missmuffet]

I think unbelievers go into a place of waiting... or the other side of Abraham's Bosom,

what I've thought to be Sheol... while believers go to Heaven.

That is what I believe.Sheol is the OT word for Hades.

[Guest Teditis]

I don't think they go to Hell until after their judgement