There are new books about hell

There are new books about hell

There are new books about hell

•There are publications by Edward Fudge, LaGard Smith, Homer Hailey, Stephen Clark Goad and others that are gaining popularity.

What has Jesus seen?What has Jesus seen?

John 3:11 - 13 (NKJV) - Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness. 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.


•John 8:38 (NKJV) - I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen with your father.”


•John 8:42 (NKJV) - Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me.

Can You See the Unseen?

Can You See the Unseen?

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,

the evidence of things not seen.”

(Heb. 11:1 - NKJV)

“By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king;

for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.”

(Heb. 11:27 - NKJV)

Can you overcome your prejudices?

Can you overcome your prejudices?

•“John Clayton, a popular speaker among churches, gave Fudge’s book an enthusiastic recommendation, while himself confessing: “I have never been able to be comfortable with the position that a person who rejected God should suffer forever and ever and ever””

What is Hell?What is Hell?1. Hades – (Acts 2:27) – Hades (lit. an

unseen place); (1) the place of the dead underworld (Acts 2:27); (2) usually in the NT as the temporary underworld prison where the souls of the ungodly await the judgment (Lk 16.23)

What is Hell?What is Hell?1. Hades – (Acts 2:27) – Hades (lit. an

unseen place); (1) the place of the dead underworld (Acts 2:27); (2) usually in the NT as the temporary underworld prison where the souls of the ungodly await the judgment (Lk 16.23)

2. Gehenna – lit. the Valley of the Sons of Hinnom, ….figuratively in the Gospels for hell, a fiery place of eternal punishment for the ungodly dead (Mt 5.22).

What is Hell?What is Hell?3. Tartarus – (2 Pt 2:4) - the name of

a subterranean region, doleful and dark, regarded by the ancient Greeks as the abode of the wicked dead, where they suffer punishment for their evil deeds; it answers to the Gehenna of the Jews.

What is Hell?What is Hell?4. In the OT there is the word “Sheol”

- (Psa 16:10) - 1) Sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit 1a) the underworld 1b) Sheol - the OT designation for the abode of the dead.

What is Hell?What is Hell?• Jesus after His death went to

"Hades." (Acts 2:27, 31)

What is Hell?What is Hell?• Acts 2:27 (NKJV) - For You will not

leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.

What is Hell?What is Hell?• Acts 2:31 (NKJV) - he, foreseeing

this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.

What is Hell?What is Hell?• This is the same "hell" that will not

prevail against the church. How? (Mt 16:18)

What is Hell?What is Hell?• Matthew 16:18 (NKJV) - And I

also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

What is Hell?What is Hell?• This abode of the dead is temporary

and will yield all of its occupants at the judgment

What is Hell?What is Hell?• The Bible word "gehenna" describes

the final abode of the wicked and of Satan himself. (Mt 25:41; Mk 9:43-47)

What is Hell?What is Hell?• Matthew 25:41 (NKJV) - “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:

What is Hell?What is Hell?• Mark 9:43-47 (NKJV) - If your

hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched— 44 where ‘Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched.’

What is Hell?What is Hell?• 45 And if your foot causes you to

sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched— 46 where ‘Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched.’ 47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire—

There is a conscious existence after death.There is a conscious

existence after death.

• Some have failed to see the context of some verses. (Ecc 9:10,11)



• Ecclesiastes 9:10-11 (NKJV) - Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going. 11 I returned and saw under the sun that — The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all.



• Do we go out of existence at death or in the final judgment when we are cast into hell?



• Do we go out of existence at death or in the final judgment when we are cast into hell?

• How could this verse be true? (Mt 18:6)



• Matthew 18:6 (NKJV) - " But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.



• Notice that there is something else besides our bodies. (Mt 10:28)



• Matthew 10:28 (NKJV) - And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

What does “destroy” mean in this verse?


• W.E. Vine comments: “The idea is not extinction but ruin, loss, not of being, but of well-being”



• W.E. Vine comments: “The idea is not extinction but ruin, loss, not of being, but of well-being”

• J.H. Thayer defined apollumi, with reference to Matthew 10:28, in the following fashion: “metaphorically, to devote or give over to eternal misery”



• The Greek word for “destroy” is apolesai, which derives from the verb form apollumi. The verb occurs about 90 times, and a noun form is found some 18 times. I do not know of a single reputable English translation that renders the term in any instance, “to go out of existence.” It is translated by such common English words as “perish,” “destroy,” “lose,” or “lost.”



• “The term is employed of physical items that lose their usefulness. A wine-skin that cracks open, and is no longer usable, is said to “perish” (Lk. 5:37). A sheep that wanders away from the safety of the fold is described as “lost” (Lk. 15:4,6), i.e., separated from the shepherd. The wayward prodigal son was “lost” to his father (Lk. 15:24), though certainly not annihilated. Food that spoils is said to have “perished” (Jn. 6:27).” - Will Wicked People Be Annihilated in Hell? - Wayne Jackson



• During the April, 1988 Pepperdine University Lectureship, F. LaGard Smith argued that God “will destroy [the soul]. Not punish it. Not dangle it. Not torture it. Destroy it.”



• The argument Jesus made on the resurrection demands that there is presently a continued existence of dead men. (Mk 12:24-27)



• This was later proven to the three apostles on the mount of transfiguration. (Mt 17:3-5)



• Peter has no doubt about these truths. (2 Pet 1:17-18)



• 2 Peter 1:17-18 (NKJV) - For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” 18 And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.



• Consider the case of the rich man and Lazarus. (Lk 16:19-31)



• 22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’

• 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’



• 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’



• Both died and went to a conscious place of existence. Depending on their spiritual preparation they either were tormented or comforted.




• There was an ability to think and communicate.




• There was an ability to think and communicate.

• How do these men handle this verse?



• “The case of the rich man and Lazarus (Lk. 16:19-30), which demonstrates the contrary, is dismissed as a “parable” due to certain figures of speech employed in the narrative, e.g., Lazarus’ “finger,” and the rich man’s “tongue” (that are necessary symbols in conveying ideas related to the spirit realm).”



• “However, this narrative does not bear the characteristic marks of a parable. Note that the persons are identified by name; that format never occurs in a parable elsewhere in the Bible.” - LaGard Smith’s New Book: ‘After Life’ - Wayne Jackson

What is hell like?What is hell like?

• It is torment. (Luke 16:28)


• It is torment. (Luke 16:28)– What will it be like to taste the full

wrath of God?


• It is torment. (Luke 16:28)– What will it be like to taste the full

wrath of God?– We know that weeping and wailing

will be within the souls of those in hell. (Matt 13:40-42, 49-50)


• It involves an eternal fire. (Matt 5:22, 18:8-9, Mark 9:43, 45, 47)


• Matthew 5:22 (NKJV) - But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire.


• Matthew 18:8-9 (NKJV) - “If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire.


• It involves an eternal fire. (Matt 5:22, 18:8-9, Mark 9:43, 45, 47)– Even in the place before hell there

is a “flame”. (Luke 16:24)


• It involves an eternal fire. (Matt 5:22, 18:8-9, Mark 9:43, 45, 47)– Even in the place before hell there

is a “flame”. (Luke 16:24)– Have you ever been burned?


• It involves an eternal darkness. (2 Pet 2:4, 17; Mt 8:11-12; 22:13-14; 25:30)


• 2 Peter 2:4 (NKJV) - For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;


• 2 Peter 2:17 (NKJV) - These are wells without water, clouds carried by a tempest, for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.


• Matthew 8:11-12 (NKJV) - And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”


• It involves an eternal darkness. (2 Pt 2:4, 17; Mt 8:11-12; 22:13-14; 25:30)– How dark is hell? Peter says it is

“blackness of darkness”.


• It involves an eternal darkness. (2 Pet 2:4, 17; Mt 8:11-12; 22:13-14; 25:30)– How dark is hell? Peter says it is

“blackness of darkness”.– Ex. An account of one man who

visited a cave in the state of Kentucky.


• There will be no escape from hell.


• There will be no escape from hell.– No one could escape the torment

before hell. (Luke 16:26)


• There will be no escape from hell.– No one could escape the torment

before hell. (Luke 16:26)– One is described as being in

“chains”. (2 Peter 2:4)


• It is a place of regret


• It is a place of regret. – The rich man was grieved because

he did not help his brothers! (Luke 16:27-28)


• It is a place of regret. – The rich man was grieved because

he did not help his brothers! (Luke 16:27-28)

– Are there degrees of punishment? (Luke 12:47-48)


• Luke 12:47-48 (NKJV) - And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.


• It is a place of unspeakable wickedness. (Matt 25:41)

Things in hell the church needs


• There are fervent prayers in hell.



• Luke 16:24 (NKJV) - “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’



• Luke 16:27-28 (NKJV) - “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’



• Mercy is has an infinite value in hell.



• James 2:13 (NKJV) - For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.



• There is deep concern for the lost.



• Luke 16:27-28 (NKJV) - “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’



• There is a clear realization that a life in sin brings death.

Will you believe in Hell now or later?


• Remember Robert Ingersoll? His dying words: “O God, if there be a God! Save my soul, if I have a soul!”



• Remember Robert Ingersoll? His dying words: “O God, if there be a God! Save my soul, if I have a soul!”

• How many people today laugh at hell?



• “Satan is the consummate “deceiver” (Rev. 12:9; 20:10). There is nothing that pleases him more than to see deluded men repudiating the idea of eternal punishment - which the Lord explicitly affirmed (Mt. 25:46). How tragic that some, who profess a relationship with the Son of God, would join with the enemy in this compromising denial of truth.”

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There are new books about hell