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The Bible says that God "is" love (1 John 4:16). He is the originator of love and all His actions are directed by love. Jeremiah 31:3 even says, “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with loving kindness I have drawn you.”. The Bible clearly states that God doesn’t even enjoy a wicked person’s death.
Hell is not a place in the center of the earth; it is an event on the face of the earth. It’s in the Bible, Revelation 20:9, NKJV. “They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.”.
Various older English Bible translations, such as the King James Version, use the word “hell” in some verses. (Psalm 16:10; Acts 2:27 a) As the religious artwork in this article shows, many people believe that hell is a place of eternal fire where the wicked are
The Bible’s answer. Hell (“Sheol” and “Hades” in the Bible’s original languages) is simply the grave, not a place of fiery torment. Who go to hell? Both good people and bad people. (Job 14:13; Psalm 9: 17) The Bible says that this common grave of mankind is “the house of meeting for everyone living.”. — Job 30:23.
Sheol, or Hades, is thus not a literal place in a specific location. Rather, it is the common grave of dead mankind, the figurative location where most of mankind sleep in death. The Bible teaching of the resurrection helps us to gain further insight into the meaning of “Sheol” and “Hades.”. God’s Word associates Sheol and Hades with ...
What does the Bible say? Describing the creation of human beings in the beginning, the Bible says, “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul” (Genesis 2:7, KJV). Other Bible translations say, “. . . and man became a living being” (NKJV; NIV).
But after the apostles died, a change came. Faith grew cold, and the predicted days of “falling away” came (2 Thessalonians 2:3). The next seal flashes a sad picture on the screen of prophecy. 2. The second seal: a red horse. “When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, ‘Come and see.’.
As we look at this, it is clear that this parable is an allegory and figurative in nature. Lastly, we are to focus on the principles of this parable and not create doctrines out of every detail that is mentioned. This is clear from the parable located directly before the Rich Man and Lazarus— the unrighteous servant found in Luke 16:1-10.
Ghosts are real, but they are not angels from God or our dead loved ones. They are fallen angels trying to deceive us. It’s in the Bible, Ephesians 6:11-12, KJV. "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers ...
Gehenna (Greek geʹen·na) is mentioned 12 times in the Bible. Like the lake of fire, it is a symbol of eternal destruction. Although some translations render this word as “hell,” Gehenna is different from hell (Hebrew sheʼohlʹ, Greek haiʹdes). The word “Gehenna” literally means “Valley of Hinnom,” referring to a valley just ...
