What Does the Bible Teach About Hell?

[The American Dream]

Does the Bible teach the idea commonly held concerning hell? Does the hell of the Bible denote a place of burning torment, a condition of suffering without end, which begins at death? What is the hell of the Bible? The only way to arrive at the correct answer is to trace the words translated ?hell? from the beginning to the end of the Bible, and by their connections ascertain exactly what the divine Word teaches on this important subject.

Before we look into the definitions of hell, think about this fact. The word "heaven" appears in the Bible over 550 times. If "hell" is the fate of those who do not accept Jesus as their Lord, how often do you think God should put it in the Bible Scriptures warning all the people of the world the consequences of failing to accept Jesus as their Savior? Thousands of times? At least as many times as the word "heaven"? At least once in each book in the Bible? The facts may shock you.In the King James Bible, the term "hell" is used 54 times; 31 times in the Old Testament, and 23 times in the New Testament. What is the meaning of the word "hell" in the bible? In the Old Testament, it is translated from one word, Sheol. In the New Testament, "hell" is translated from three words, tartaroo, Hades, and Gehenna. Let us look at their meanings. Since "hell" means "the grave," scripture should describe hell as it would the grave. And in fact, this is what we find!

Hell is described as being in the earth, and in the foundation of the mountains - the foundations being under the earth (Deuteronomy 32:22). Hell is deep - underground (Job 11:. The direction of hell is down (Psalms 55:15, Ezekiel 32:21,27). Hell is low (Psalms 86:13). Hell is beneath us (Proverbs 15:24, Isaiah 14:9). Hell is a pit (Isaiah 14:15, Ezekiel 31:16). We must dig into hell (Amos 9:2). Hell (the grave) follows death (Revelation 6:.

[mrfrinco]

Heaven and hell are of the same nature, the nature of hell is spiritual not physical, Blind men feeling different parts of an elephant to get an overall picture
God used physical symbols to describe by representation something that is otherwise impossible. Hell=Greek, "Gehenna": "SENTENCE OF GEHENNA": MT 23:33. Furnace of fire Burn chaff with unquenchable fire Mt 3:12; Lk 3:17 Burn tares in furnace of fire: Mt 13:42,50

[Harkness Richard]

The Bible mentions a great host of people who will spend eternity in hell.  In fact, the vast majority of people will be there!  Jesus exhorts, "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it"  (Matthew 7:13-14