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    The document provides context for understanding different views of hell that have existed throughout Christian history by summarizing key points: 1) The Bible discusses hell in various contexts but the original Hebrew and Greek words referred to the grave or unseen realm rather than a place of eternal torment. 2) Traditional views see hell as a place of eternal spiritual and sometimes physical torment, while annihilationism believes souls are destroyed after death. Universalism holds that all will eventually be saved. 3) Throughout history, views have ranged from hell as a metaphor to a literal place of punishment, with some theologians believing in eternal conscious torment and others arguing for conditional immortality or universal reconciliation.

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    The document provides context for understanding different views of hell that have existed throughout Christian history by summarizing key points: 1) The Bible discusses hell in various contexts but the original Hebrew and Greek words referred to the grave or unseen realm rather than a place of eternal torment. 2) Traditional views see hell as a place of eternal spiritual and sometimes physical torment, while annihilationism believes souls are destroyed after death. Universalism holds that all will eventually be saved. 3) Throughout history, views have ranged from hell as a metaphor to a literal place of punishment, with some theologians believing in eternal conscious torment and others arguing for conditional immortality or universal reconciliation.

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    The document provides context for understanding different views of hell that have existed throughout Christian history by summarizing key points: 1) The Bible discusses hell in various contexts but the original Hebrew and Greek words referred to the grave or unseen realm rather than a place of eternal torment. 2) Traditional views see hell as a place of eternal spiritual and sometimes physical torment, while annihilationism believes souls are destroyed after death. Universalism holds that all will eventually be saved. 3) Throughout history, views have ranged from hell as a metaphor to a literal place of punishment, with some theologians believing in eternal conscious torment and others arguing for conditional immortality or universal reconciliation.

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    The document provides context for understanding different views of hell that have existed throughout Christian history by summarizing key points: 1) The Bible discusses hell in various contexts but the original Hebrew and Greek words referred to the grave or unseen realm rather than a place of eternal torment. 2) Traditional views see hell as a place of eternal spiritual and sometimes physical torment, while annihilationism believes souls are destroyed after death. Universalism holds that all will eventually be saved. 3) Throughout history, views have ranged from hell as a metaphor to a literal place of punishment, with some theologians believing in eternal conscious torment and others arguing for conditional immortality or universal reconciliation.

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    Resource Sheet to put the debate generated by the book Love Wins into context

    What does the Bible say about Hell? Jesus mentioned Hell 11 times in three different contexts He used Hell as hyperbole Matthew 5:22, 5:29, 5:30, 18:9, Mark 9:43, 45, 47 He used it to threaten the Pharisees Matthew 23:15, 23:33 He said the one to fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:5 Paul did not mention the word Hell Revelation mentions the Lake of Fire which often is thought of as Hell Revelation 19:20, 20:14-15; 21:8 The Greek word for Hell is Gehenna Gehenna The word is derived from Hebrew and means valley of Hinnom Located south and west of Jerusalem and running to into the Kidron Valley During the monarchical period it became the site of an infamous high place where some of the kings of Judah engaged in forbidden religious sacrifice including human sacrifice Jeremiah spoke strongly against itJeremiah 7:32 & 19:6 Between the Old and New Testament periods the word was used metaphorically as a designation for hell or eternal damnation. In the NT the word was not used as a geographic place name The valley itself may have become a place where trash was dumped and burned. A person couldnt go from the Hinnom dump to the Temple because of the persons unclean status

    B. Physical torment Westminster Confession of Faith The bodies of men, after death, return to dust, and see corruption: but their souls, which neither die nor sleep, having an immortal subsistence, immediately return to God who gave them: the souls of the righteous, being then made perfect in holiness, are received into the highest heavens, where they behold the face of God, in light and glory, waiting for the full redemption of their bodies. And the souls of the wicked are cast into hell, where they remain in torments and utter darkness, reserved to the judgment of the great day. Beside these two places, for souls separated from their bodies, the Scripture acknowledgeth none. Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter XXXII For Further Reading: R. Peterson, Hell on Trial

    C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce. 2. Annihilationism The soul of a sinner is permanently destroyed after death rather than tormented in Hell Resources on Annihilationism http://www.gregboyd.org/essays/god-essays/judgement/the-case-for-annihilationism/ Edward Fudge, The Fire That Consumes. 3. Universalism Everyone is saved Greek theologians who taught it Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Gregory of Nyssa Recent theologiansSchleirmacher, Karl Barth Resources 1. Thomas Talbot, The Inescapable Love of God 2. Gregory MacDonald, The Evangelical Universalist Hades A Greek god whose name means unseen. He was lord of the underworld. The Greek word Hades was used to translate seveal Hebrew words in the Bible, namely the pit, stillness, death, those who bring death, deep darkness, and Sheol. Matthew 11:23, Matthew 16:18, Acts 2:27, 31 Revelation 1:18, 6:8, 20:13, 14 In Greek religion Hades was the place where the dead went, located in the belly of the earth. It was entered through gates which were kept fast by locks which only a limited number of beings could open. In Matthew 16 Peter is given the keys to the gates of hell; in Revelation 1:18 Jesus controls the keys of hell. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible pages 537-38 Sheol A biblical term for the netherworld. It is described both poetically and prophetically. Deuteronomy 32:22 & Amos 9:2 More commonly it is the underworld where departed spirits go. Proverbs 9:18

    Views of Hell throughout Christian History 1. Traditional view of eternal suffering A. Spiritual and not physical tormentJohn Calvin Calvin believed that three ideas led to the view of Hell Gods justice. God demanded justice for the death of Jesus Human depravity All humans are so full of sin that no one deserves eternal salvation Limited atonement Only the elect go to heaven. The rest go to Hell.

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