Facts About Hell From A Biblical Perspective

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1. Hell was not originally made for man.
• It was prepared for the devil and his angels.
📖 “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.” (Matthew 25:41)

2. Hell is a place of eternal punishment.
• The Bible describes it as everlasting fire and torment.
📖 “And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.” (Matthew 25:46)

3. It is a place of separation from God.
• Those who reject Christ will be eternally separated from God’s presence.
📖 “Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.” (2 Thessalonians 1:9)

4. Hell is described with terrible imagery.
• Fire, darkness, and weeping.
📖 “Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.” (Mark 9:44)
📖 “…there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew 8:12)

5. There is no escape after death.
• Once a soul enters hell, there is no second chance.
📖 “…between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.” (Luke 16:26)

6. Hell is conscious suffering, not annihilation.
• People are aware of their state.
📖 “And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.” (Luke 16:23)

7. Christ came to save us from hell.
• Salvation in Jesus Christ is the only escape.
📖 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)