Examining the word hell in the NT

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Examining the word hell in the NT The term
hell is found 23 times in the KJV Hades is
translated hell ten times in the KJV Two
possible meanings 1. not to be seen 2. all
receiving
Revelation 118 "I am He who lives, and was dead,
and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I
have the keys of Hades and of Death.
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Rev. 68 John sees death riding a pale horse and
Hades following after. Revelation 2013 The sea
gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and
Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And
they were judged, each one according to his
works. 14 Then Death and Hades were cast into
the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15
And anyone not found written in the Book of Life
was cast into the lake of fire The grave will
give up the body, and the spirit realm will
surrender the soul
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Hades consist of two areas a place of punishment
and a place of reward. Jesus warned Capernaum
they would go down to Hades (Mt. 1123 Lk.
1015) The rich mans spirit was found in Hades
(Lk. 1623-24) Christ body was in the tomb (Acts
227-31) and his soul was in Hades (Acts 227-31)
This part of Hades is referred to as Paradise
(Lk. 2343) and Abrahams bosom (Lk. 1622).
There is a great gulf between these 2 areas
(Lk. 1626).
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Tartarus comes from the Greek word tartaroo
2Peter 24 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 Strong's dictionary the
name of the 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.
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Matthew 2541 "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 2 Peter 29 then the Lord knows how
to deliver the godly out of temptations and to
reserve the unjust under punishment for the day
of judgment, Those that are in this realm are
being punished right now Gehenna describes the
eternal dwelling place of those who die apart
from God
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Out of the 12 times this word is used Jesus says
it 11 times Gehenna comes from an Old Testament
Hebrew expression, the valley of Hinnom
Children were offered into the fiery arms of the
pagan god Molech (2 Chron. 283 336 2Kings
283). Josiah considered this valley a dreadful
abomination (2 Kgs. 2310-14). Gehenna
represents the place of suffering to which all
evil people will be sent after Jesus comes back
again.
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Matthew 522 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. The word fool is used in several
places (Psa. 141 1 Cor. 1536 Gal. 31)
Matthew 529 "If your right eye causes you to
sin, pluck it out and cast it from you for it is
more profitable for you that one of your members
perish, than for your whole body to be cast into
hell. 30 "And if your right hand causes you to
sin, cut it off and cast it from you for it is
more profitable for you that one of your members
perish, than for your whole body to be cast into
hell.
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Matthew 1028 "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 Matthew 2315 "Woe to you, scribes
and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land
and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won,
you make him twice as much a son of hell as
yourselves Matthew 23 33 "Serpents, brood of
vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of
hell? The final use of Gehenna in the New
Testament is where James tells us that the tongue
is set on fire of hell (James 36).
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Things we need to know about the punishment in
Gehenna. 1. The punishment involves both the soul
and the body.
John 5 28 "Do not marvel at this for the hour
is coming in which all who are in the graves will
hear His voice 29 "and come forth -- those who
have done good, to the resurrection of life, and
those who have done evil, to the resurrection of
condemnation. See also Acts 2415 Matthew 1028
"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. See
also Mt. 529-30
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2. There will be Consciousness there. Matthew
1028 "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. The Greek word used here is apollumi and is
used about 92 times in the NT. When the prodigal
son was in the far country, he was lost , that
is seperated from the blessings of his home, but
he was not annihilated. Jesus affirmed in Mat.
1811 that he came to save that which was lost
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Vine notes The idea is not extinction but ruin,
loss, not of being, but of well-being Thayer
defines this word in connection with Matthew
1028, as follows to devote or give over to
eternal misery 3. Gehenna a place of
unquenchable fire (Mk. 944) 4. Gehenna as a
place where their worm dies not (Mk. 948). 5.
Gehenna as a place of everlasting punishment.
(Mat. 2546).
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Revelation 14 10 "he himself shall also drink of
the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out
full strength into the cup of His indignation. He
shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the
presence of the holy angels and in the presence
of the Lamb. 11 "And the smoke of their torment
ascends forever and ever and they have no rest
day or night, who worship the beast and his
image, and whoever receives the mark of his
name." The punishment of those in Gehenna is
unending!
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"But some are of the opinion that this punishment
shall have an end this is as likely as that the
glory of the righteous shall have an end for the
same word is used to express the duration of the
punishment, as is used to express the duration of
the state of glory.