Levels of Hell

[Electric Angel]

In Revelation, it says that all those whose names are not written in the book of life will be thrown into the Lake of Fire where the smoke of their torment will rise forever.

This is a pretty strong indication that hell is eternal and unbearable. Get right with Christ.

[apothanein kerdos]

there is only sleep in hell. that is all hell is sleep. find the word hades or sheol in the bible, its origin, its meaning... its just sleep!

This is....well...misleading. The Hebrew word sheol actually gives off the connotation of being absent of God. In a literal sense of the word it refers to an underground structure that is absent of light...in the spiritual sense of the word it means something that is absent of God's light. Not sleep....I'm not sure, i'm teaching myself Hebrew, but I'm sure those who know it could confirm this.

As for Greek, that's my bread and butter in ancient languages

For one, hades is rarely used to describe hell in the New Testament. We see geenna used which refered to a firery pit outside of Jerusalem where trash and dead animals burned night and day. It was always dark (because of the smoke) and Jesus used it to describe the future demise of the wicked. Tartarow is another one (used by Peter) which was a Roman idea of hell (stolen from Hades). In this instance it is refering to something underground where the wicked are tortured day and night. When we do see hades used (in Acts) it is associated with Orcus, the underworld. It talks about disembodied spirits that are trapped under the earth in confinement, solitude, and torture.

Either way you cut it, you will not find a single scholar that translates these words into "sleep." If the scholar is honest, and has knowledge of the languages, there is really no justification.

[Guest quadding101]

God is a spirit being. Man is made in the image of God. Man is a spirit being trapped inside a body. Most pain and pleasure is in the body. Those that go to hell will be given a body that cannot die nor be destoried but will suffer the torments of hell according to their sin. The rich man was a moral man but his sin was greed and gluttony. He complained ONLY about his tongue being parched. The rich man will be among the least punished in hell because he was a moral man. Flames r just one of the torments of hell. I hope this helps u understand.

[RND]

there is only sleep in hell. that is all hell is sleep. find the word hades or sheol in the bible, its origin, its meaning... its just sleep!

Correct! Good post.

[RND]

In Revelation, it says that all those whose names are not written in the book of life will be thrown into the Lake of Fire where the smoke of their torment will rise forever.

This is a pretty strong indication that hell is eternal and unbearable. Get right with Christ.

In the Book of Jude it say that Sodom and Gomorrha are suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Are they? Is Sodom and Gomorrha still on fire?

Jude 7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

[RND]

God is a spirit being. Man is made in the image of God. Man is a spirit being trapped inside a body. Most pain and pleasure is in the body. Those that go to hell will be given a body that cannot die nor be destoried but will suffer the torments of hell according to their sin. The rich man was a moral man but his sin was greed and gluttony. He complained ONLY about his tongue being parched. The rich man will be among the least punished in hell because he was a moral man. Flames r just one of the torments of hell. I hope this helps u understand.

They story of Lazarus and the Rich Man is a parable. The rich man represents the Children of Israel. They were intrusted with the Word, truth and character of God and were supposed to share that information with the rest of the world.

Lazarus represents the gentiles, who sought to know God and would have gladly accepted the crumbs that fell from the table of the rich man. The crumbs represent the crumbs from the bread of life, the Word, Jesus.

Remember what the Caanite woman said when speaking to Jesus and asking for a healing. Remember what Jesus called her? A dog. This is what the Jews called the gentiles, dogs.

Matthew 15:26 But he (Jesus) answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's (The Israelites) bread, (Truth in God, the Word) and to cast it to dogs (the Gentiles). 27 And she (The woman) said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs (Gentiles) eat of the crumbs (Scraps of the Word) which fall from their masters' (The Israelites) table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. (The woman knew the truth!)

Verses 30 and 31 tell the true meaning of the parable of Lazaur and the Rich man.

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May God richly bless you!

[Arthur Durnan]

Nowhere in Holy Writ does it teach "soul-sleep," "annihilation of being," or "cessation of existence." These are inane tenets of false cults. Inane - and dangerous. "Perish" in the Greek never means "destruction of existence." It means literally to be "rendered useless for that for which it was originally intended." Quite a DIFFERENT matter altogether. Stay clear of all cults!

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[HAZARD]

I've heard arguments going back and forth about this topic. Maybe its been brought up here before but I hope everyone can answer it for my sake anyway. So anyway I've heard about the different levels of hell for what the person did in their lives. Like a murderer would get a harsher punishment than a nonbeliever. I know this has some biblical reference and its not entirely made up. I just want to get the facts straight and I can't do it alone so I'm asking for some help in this. Can anyone explain in detail about this topic? Thanks in advance.

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Jesus taught that it would be more tolerable for some in the day of judgment than for others (Matt. 11:20-24); that some would be found to be twofold more a child of Hell than others, and will recieve "greater damnation" (Matt. 23:14-15); and that every man will be judged according to his works (Rev. 20:11-15).

Saints will be rewarded according to their works (Matt. 10:41-42; 16:27; Romans 14:10-12; 2 Cor. 5:10-11; Rev. 22:12). So these Scriptures show that there will be degrees of punishment in Hell according to sins comitted, and rewards in Heaven according to our works, the good things done in our lives.

[Ovedya]

I've heard arguments going back and forth about this topic. Maybe its been brought up here before but I hope everyone can answer it for my sake anyway. So anyway I've heard about the different levels of hell for what the person did in their lives. Like a murderer would get a harsher punishment than a nonbeliever. I know this has some biblical reference and its not entirely made up. I just want to get the facts straight and I can't do it alone so I'm asking for some help in this. Can anyone explain in detail about this topic? Thanks in advance.

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Jesus taught that it would be more tolerable for some in the day of judgment than for others (Matt. 11:20-24); that some would be found to be twofold more a child of Hell than others, and will recieve "greater damnation" (Matt. 23:14-15); and that every man will be judged according to his works (Rev. 20:11-15).

Saints will be rewarded according to their works (Matt. 10:41-42; 16:27; Romans 14:10-12; 2 Cor. 5:10-11; Rev. 22:12). So these Scriptures show that there will be degrees of punishment in Hell according to sins comitted, and rewards in Heaven according to our works, the good things done in our lives.

If your interpretation is correct, why didn't Jesus or the apostles ever tell us which sins warranted more "hell" than others? Why aren;t there any verses in the New Testament assigning "levels" to sin?

[HAZARD]

I've heard arguments going back and forth about this topic. Maybe its been brought up here before but I hope everyone can answer it for my sake anyway. So anyway I've heard about the different levels of hell for what the person did in their lives. Like a murderer would get a harsher punishment than a nonbeliever. I know this has some biblical reference and its not entirely made up. I just want to get the facts straight and I can't do it alone so I'm asking for some help in this. Can anyone explain in detail about this topic? Thanks in advance.

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Saints will be rewarded according to their works (Matt. 10:41-42; 16:27; Romans 14:10-12; 2 Cor. 5:10-11; Rev. 22:12). So these Scriptures show that there will be degrees of punishment in Hell according to sins comitted, and rewards in Heaven according to our works, the good things done in our lives.

If your interpretation is correct, why didn't Jesus or the apostles ever tell us which sins warranted more "hell" than others? Why aren;t there any verses in the New Testament assigning "levels" to sin?

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It's not my interpretation at all? It is in the Scrtiptures. Read my post again.

Jesus taught that it would be more tolerable for some in the day of judgment than for others (Matt. 11:20-24); that some would be found to be twofold more a child of Hell than others, and will recieve "GREATER DAMNATION" (Matt. 23:14-15); and that every man will be judged according to his works (Rev. 20:11-15).

Greater damnation, and twofold, means more than just damnation.

What is worse, punishment or greater punishment?