It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than to have two eyes and be cast into the fiery hell. And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’.

2022年9月21日 · There is ample biblical precedent for interpreting the fire of hell metaphorically. Consider the words of James, the family member of Jesus, who described the human tongue as being set on fire by hell. “The tongue,” said James, “is a …

6 天之前 · The Reformed churches, like Calvin, have generally maintained a belief in an immortal soul and hell-fire, but do not teach purgatory The Resurrection and Hell. How do the concept of an ever-burning hell and the Bible teaching of resurrection fit together?

But it is interesting to note that one of the Bible words used to describe Hell is Gehenna, and that referred to the garbage dump of the valley of Hen (Hinnom), where there was fire constantly burning, and the worm and maggots never lacked something to eat. They were always alive, always in existence. Will there literally be a burning fire in Hell?

Throughout Scripture, the fire of hell is a sobering reminder of the holiness of God and the need for repentance and faith. It calls believers to live in accordance with God’s will and to share the message of salvation with others, highlighting the urgency of turning to Christ for redemption.

2018年8月27日 · Matthew 25:41 is often cited in support of the doctrine of eternal torment in hell, owing to its description of the unsaved being sent into “eternal fire.” The phrase is also used in Matthew 18:8 and Jude 7, which are commonly cited as well (although less frequently).

The burning fire of Gehenna causes the second death. Jude 1:7, "Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

2024年11月8日 · Fire and brimstone describes some of what hell is like —but not all of what hell is. The word the Bible uses to describe a burning hell— Gehenna —comes from an actual place, the valley of Gehenna adjacent to Jerusalem on the south.

Is there literally fire and brimstone in hell? Does hell truly include fire and burning? Some have interpreted references to the fires of hell as allegory rather than literal. What does the Bible really say? In Mark 9:43, Jesus taught, "If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off.

2015年12月3日 · Hell is a state of being that non-saved people will have when they encounter the Almighty God of Consuming Fire. God's loving and fiery presence will cause those to withdraw within themselves. For one who hates God and by extension hates himself as God's image-bearer, to be encompassed by the divine presence could only result in unspeakable ...