Gehenna, Hades, Hell, and The Word.
Many people and groups seem to be confused about Hell. Some say, “There’s no need to really worry about what awaits you or the others after death.” My response would be that I pity you. I am humbled and in awe of God all the more because I understand what he saved me from. He didn’t save me from a reincarnated earth or a simple cessation of existence. Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior through His blood, and God’s unending grace and mercy, saved me from a place of “outer darkness” (Matthew 25:30), “weeping” (Matthew 8:12), “wailing” (Matthew 13:42), “gnashing of teeth” (Matthew 13:50), “flame” (Luke 16:24), “eternal punishment” (Matthew 25:46), “fiery furnace” (Matthew 13:42), separation from the righteous (Matthew 25:46), and “torment” (Luke 16:23). Do I just randomly believe these things? Were the words spoken only by mere men? No. The examples I used are straight from the teaching of Jesus, the Son of God, and our savior. He taught about Hell, Gehenna, and Hades. All are the same place of eternal torment. I’ve heard some folks try to argue that Jesus never taught about hell being eternal torment or even a bad place at all. This is a false teaching, and the Word must be brought to bare against it.
