Hell
Awhile ago, I looked at what the Bible says about Heaven. The other day, a friend challenged me to tell them what the Bible says about Hell and the other names that seem to refer to the same place. Here’s my attempt. Tartarus: only (1) ref in KJV : deepest abyss of Hades; eternal torment Abyss/bottomless pit (9) Hades, (10) “ unseen” place or state of departed souls Gehenna (12) valley of Jerusalem, figuratively place or state of everlasting punishment Sheol, (65) world of the dead (as if subterranean retreat) and accessories and inmates: grave In 2 Gospels, it states Capernaum will descend to Hades. Gates of Hades will not overpower the Lord’s Church. (interesting side note there was a cave in Caesarea Philippi where the Greco-Roman gods were worshipped/sacrificed to. It was here where Jesus told His disciples that the Gates of Hell would not prevail against the Church.) David spoke of Christ’s soul not being abandoned to Hades, nor decaying. The Living One h...