When Does the Bible Describe Hell?

When Does the Bible Describe Hell?

THERE IS A PLACE CALLED HELL! Inside this earth, this very moment, there are millions of lost, tormented souls — burning, weeping, wailing — without any hope whatsoever! In Mark 9:46, Jesus Christ says about hell: "Where THEIR WORM dies not, and the fire is not quenched."

What word did Jesus use to describe hell?

But these passages are not actually referring to “hell.” The word Jesus uses is “Gehenna.” The term does not refer to a place of eternal torment but to a notorious valley just outside the walls of Jerusalem, believed by many Jews at the time to be the most unholy, god-forsaken place on earth.

How is hell described?

In its archaic sense, the term hell refers to the underworld, a deep pit or distant land of shadows where the dead are gathered. From the underworld come dreams, ghosts, and demons, and in its most terrible precincts sinners pay—some say eternally—the penalty for their crimes.

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