Originally posted by SuzianneOkay; but apart from Deuteronomy, 2 Samuel, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Amos, Jonah, Habakkuk, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Acts, James, 2 Peter, and Revelation,......where is hell mentioned in the bible?
Well, let's see.
Hell is mentioned in Deuteronomy, 2 Samuel, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Amos, Jonah, Habakkuk, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Acts, James, 2 Peter, and Revelation.
Originally posted by SuzianneDo they use the word "Hell" or some other phrase like "the Pit"? My reason for asking is that Hell was Loki's daughter in Germanic mythology and it's pretty unlikely the Bible writers would have been using that word. They would have heard of Hades from the Greeks, but not Hell.
Well, let's see.
Hell is mentioned in Deuteronomy, 2 Samuel, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Amos, Jonah, Habakkuk, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Acts, James, 2 Peter, and Revelation.
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Originally posted by DeepThoughtIsn't that just semantics? They understand the meaning of hell regardless of the nomenclature. A place where humans who are 'bad' go to be punished after they die.
Do they use the word "Hell" or some other phrase like "the Pit"? My reason for asking is that Hell was Loki's daughter in Germanic mythology and it's pretty unlikely the Bible writers would have been using that word. They would have heard of Hades from the Greeks, but not Hell.
Just think about that. We live in a universe with trillions of stars, billions of galaxies and there have to be civilizations other than human in all that so here we have this place of punishment just for humans. Right. It could happen. Sure, and I have a GREAT bridge for sale....
Maybe then, there are thousands of separate hell places, one for each species. At least that would be fair🙂
Originally posted by sonhouseIf aliens are around they wont be fallen creatures like man.
Isn't that just semantics? They understand the meaning of hell regardless of the nomenclature. A place where humans who are 'bad' go to be punished after they die.
Just think about that. We live in a universe with trillions of stars, billions of galaxies and there have to be civilizations other than human in all that so here we have this place of punishm ...[text shortened]... there are thousands of separate hell places, one for each species. At least that would be fair🙂
At least that will be the answer from the born again devil dodgers.
Originally posted by Captain StrangeSo aliens are superior BECAUSE they are aliens? I bet there are thousands of civilizations out there in the universe that offed themselves in warfare with worse weapons than even we have now, planet busters and such, star nova guns....
If aliens are around they wont be fallen creatures like man.
At least that will be the answer from the born again devil dodgers.
Originally posted by sonhouseYes I am sure that is true but our priests popes cardinals etc. will have to make new stuff up.
So aliens are superior BECAUSE they are aliens? I bet there are thousands of civilizations out there in the universe that offed themselves in warfare with worse weapons than even we have now, planet busters and such, star nova guns....
Our old stuff will not work on them.
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Originally posted by DeepThoughtExactly. They talked about Hades, Sheol and Gehenna.
Do they use the word "Hell" or some other phrase like "the Pit"? My reason for asking is that Hell was Loki's daughter in Germanic mythology and it's pretty unlikely the Bible writers would have been using that word. They would have heard of Hades from the Greeks, but not Hell.
Originally posted by sonhouseThe naming matters. Each different name conveyed a different conception of the afterlife for people not getting into the Elysian Fields. In the Germanic Pagan conception the place itself wasn't that bad, only Nifhel was bad, which was the lowest level reserved for murders, philanderers, and oath-breakers. So those who didn't get into heaven didn't have an eternity of suffering to look forward to just for not being quite good enough. The Christian conception of Hell is a much worse place and you either get paradise or eternal torment, it's quite dualist. I'm wondering if the conception of Hell the Bible writers had is different from the conception of Hell in Dante, for example, and if that is detectable by the language they were using.
Isn't that just semantics? They understand the meaning of hell regardless of the nomenclature. A place where humans who are 'bad' go to be punished after they die.
Just think about that. We live in a universe with trillions of stars, billions of galaxies and there have to be civilizations other than human in all that so here we have this place of punishm ...[text shortened]... there are thousands of separate hell places, one for each species. At least that would be fair🙂