A Study of Hell
Definition of Hell
Place of future punishment for the lost, unrepentant, wicked dead
Descriptions of Hell
42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
50 and throw them into the blazing furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
41 Then He will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels
46 “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth
29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin
5 But because of your hardness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed
9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction from the Lord’s presence and from His glorious strength 10 in that day when He comes to be glorified by His saints and to be admired by all those who have believed, because our testimony among you was believed.
The fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth. The key to the shaft of the abyss was given to him
10 he will also drink the wine of God’s wrath, which is mixed full strength in the cup of His anger. He will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the sight of the holy angels and in the sight of the Lamb, 11 and the smoke of their torment will go up forever and ever. There is no rest v day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or anyone who receives the mark of his name.
their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
41 Then He will also say to those on the left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels
Other Biblical Words for Hell
Is Eternal Punishment Justified?
It is difficult for us as sinners to understand the righteous judment of a holy God who, on one hand, hates all evil, yet, on the other hand, loves the evildoers enough to sacrifice his only Son for their salvation from sin. Divine wrath is the necessary reaction of a holy God who hates all that is contrary to his righteous nature. When the only remedy for human sin is rejected and all appeals of a loving, seeking God for the reconciliation of rebellious sinners are refused, there is no other course of action which God himself can pursue but to leave the sinner to his self-chosen destiny. Punishment for sin is then the inevitable and inescapable response of holiness to that which is morally opposite, and it must continue as long as the sinful condition requiring it continues.
Punishment cannot come to an end until guilt and sin come to an end. When the sinner ultimately resists and rejects the work of the Holy Spirit whereby he is convicted of sin, there remains no more possibility of repentance or salvation. He has committed an eternal sin
29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”
11 Let the unrighteous go on in unrighteousness; let the filthy go on being made filthy; let the righteous go on in righteousness; and let the holy go on being made holy
If the question be raised, How can a loving God send men to an everlasting Hell? it must be replied that God does not choose this destiny for men; they freely choose it for themselves. God simply concurs in their self-chosen way and reveals the full consequences of their evil choice. It must always be remembered that God is not only loving; he is also holy and righteous, and there must be some adequate reckoning with justice in the universe where a revolt against God has brought evil consequences of enormous proportions.