Many times sheol isn’t even referring to eternal consequences, but rather physical death for wickedness.Īccording to the Old Testament, what does the Bible say about hell? Not much. In some passages, hell seems to be portrayed as eternal and in others extinction. The Old Testament offers a few glimpses of hell, but it’s far from clear. And a variety of poetry mentions sheol in similar ways.Numbers 16:33 states that those who go to sheol perish.The psalmist in Psalm 16:10 thanks God for not abandoning his soul to sheol.Jude 1:7 compares “hell” to what Sodom and Gomorrah faced.Daniel 12:2 says the wicked will be resurrected and punished.There are hints that the wicked feel shame, but also that they are comforted.Įzekiel isn’t the only example. Here’s a few more: The picture he paints is one of separation for the wicked and judgment for their deeds. Still it’s only a few glimpses and nothing solid. At most sheol may refer to some sort of afterlife human existence for the wicked.Įzekiel 32:17-32 offers us the longest description of the afterlife for the wicked in the Old Testament. That’s quite the spectrum of possible definitions.Īt very least sheol is referring to death. This word translates as the grave, death, destruction, the pit, and sometimes hell. The word the Old Testament uses that’s sometimes translated as hell is sheol and it’s used 65 times. But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing, so let’s take a look. The concept of hell in the Bible doesn’t really pick until the New Testament. The concept of hell in the Old Testament is vague to say the least. So, what does the Bible say about hell? Hell In The Old Testament You can read the top 100 verses about hell in the Bible here: What Does The Bible Say About Hell First we will look at hell in the Old Testament and then hell in the New Testament. Because of that I broke the topic of hell in the Bible into two parts.
Although they approach it very differently. But first we need to take a look at the description of hell in the Bible and see what it teaches us.īoth the Old Testament and New Testament talk about hell. We will get to the 6 truths about hell in just a minute. I want to take a fresh look at what hell is and while look through the lens of, what does the Bible say about hell? Hell has been so influenced by culture, opinions, and misinformation that many of the common beliefs about hell look nothing like hell in the Bible. One of the biggest challenges when addressing the topic of hell is that many of the common beliefs about hell are not found in the Bible. We need to lean into the description of hell in the Bible, grapple with it, and learn from it. But it’s something the Bible teaches and we cannot ignore it. Yes, hell is a difficult topic to talk about. It’s caused some to question God and others to leave Christianity all together. So, what does the Bible say about hell? Lewis said in the Problem Of Pain, “There is no doctrine which I would more willingly remove from Christianity than this, if it lay in my power.” Hell in the Bible is tough to talk about. Most of us would rather just avoid it and often we do just ignore it.
I know talking and thinking about hell is unpleasant to say the least. I wish I could protect my little sister, but I was just one year older. The sound woke my little sister and she immediately started to cry. Someone was turning the handle on the closet door. There was the sound of a light switch being flicked on." "Light streamed under the door and through the key-hole. How sad that I was okay with dark and silent.
or did we? These stories are a part of who and why we are. Our parents had issues, mother was schizophrenic, our father alcoholic. In my second book "Glimpses of Hell" I recall that terrible and heartbreaking childhood abuse. When I was a child under the "care" of my parents, my sister and I were terribly abused. We were loved, protected and encouraged by our grandparents and their faithful teachings of God. My first book "Snippets of Heaven" was a joyful retelling of stories on my grandparents' farm.
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