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I just came from a thread which got me to thinking about the disagreements about Hell in those who claim to be Christians. I have always believed that Jesus dying to redeem us from a real, eternal Hell is a necessary part of the gospel. It is surprising to me as to why a Christian could think otherwise.

So I found an article from www.gotquestions.org, which I will copy and paste. If anyone wants to comment, feel free. All I ask is that things be respectful. Thanks.

Note: I just thought it was an interesting matter.

If anyone out there happens to know the original languages our scriptures come from, I hope you will weigh in as to whether this article is accurate. 

I will post it on the next page, as this intro is getting long.

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Question: "What is the difference between Sheol, Hades, Hell, the lake of fire, Paradise, and Abraham’s bosom?"

Answer: 
The different terms used in the Bible for heaven and hell—sheol, hades, gehenna, the lake of fire, paradise, and Abraham’s bosom—are the subject of much debate and can be confusing. 

The word “paradise” is used as a synonym for heaven (2 Corinthians 12:3–4;Revelation 2:7). When Jesus was dying on the cross and one of the thieves being crucified with Him asked Him for mercy, Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43). Jesus knew that His death was imminent and that He would soon be in heaven with His Father. Therefore, Jesus used paradise as a synonym for heaven, and the word has come to be associated with any place of ideal loveliness and delight. 

Abraham’s bosom is referred to only once in the Bible—in the story of Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-31). It was used in the Talmud as a synonym for heaven. The image in the story is of Lazarus reclining at a table leaning on Abraham’s breast—as John leaned on Jesus' breast at the Last Supper—at the heavenly banquet. There are differences of opinion about what exactly Abraham’s bosom represents. Those who believe the setting of the story is a period after the Messiah’s death and resurrection see Abraham’s bosom as synonymous with heaven. Those who believe the setting to be prior to the crucifixion see Abraham’s bosom as another term for paradise. The setting is really irrelevant to the point of the story, which is that wicked men will see the righteous in happiness, and themselves in torment, and that a “great gulf” exists between them (Luke 16:26) which will never be spanned.

In the Hebrew Scriptures, the word used to describe the realm of the dead issheol. It simply means “the place of the dead” or “the place of departed souls/spirits.” The New Testament Greek equivalent to sheol is hades, which is also a general reference to “the place of the dead.” The Greek word gehenna is used in the New Testament for “hell” and is derived from the Hebrew wordhinnom. Other Scriptures in the New Testament indicated that sheol/hades is a temporary place where souls are kept as they await the final resurrection. The souls of the righteous, at death, go directly into the presence of God—the part of sheol called “heaven,” “paradise,” or “Abraham’s bosom” (Luke 23:43; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23).

The lake of fire, mentioned only in Revelation 19:20 and 20:10, 14-15, is the final hell, the place of eternal punishment for all unrepentant rebels, both angelic and human (Matthew 25:41). It is described as a place of burning sulfur, and those in it experience eternal, unspeakable agony of an unrelenting nature (Luke 16:24; Mark 9:45-46). Those who have rejected Christ and are in the temporary abode of the dead in hades/sheol have the lake of fire as their final destination.

But those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life should have no fear of this terrible fate. By faith in Christ and His blood shed on the cross for our sins, we are destined to live eternally in the presence of God.

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On 10/9/2018 at 7:19 AM, turtletwo said:

I just came from a thread which got me to thinking about the disagreements about Hell in those who claim to be Christians. I have always believed that Jesus dying to redeem us from a real, eternal Hell is a necessary part of the gospel. It is surprising to me as to why a Christian could think otherwise.

So I found an article from www.gotquestions.org, which I will copy and paste. If anyone wants to comment, feel free. All I ask is that things be respectful. Thanks.

Note: I just thought it was an interesting matter.

If anyone out there happens to know the original languages our scriptures come from, I hope you will weigh in as to whether this article is accurate. 

I will post it on the next page, as this intro is getting long.

The consequences of sin is death. Jesus came to redeem us from death and perishing. The unsaved perish, destruction is their due. This punishment of destruction/perishing lasts forever. There are two destinies, 1)destruction  2) being with God

 

2 thess 1  These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power

The torment is temporary in the temporary place , Hades, but the ultimate destiny of the unsaved is not torment, but to perish in the eternal fire at the second death:

 

I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
 
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
 
and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.
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“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:4for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’

“Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Matthew 25: 41-46

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