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''Synopsis:'' Hell is the opposite {{quote | text={{Bible verse|Matthew|22|13|lang=WEB}} [[heavenMatthew 22:13]]. It is eternal separation from [[God]] after a human dies. Some Christians believe this is a place of eternal torment, whereas others believe that it is a state of non-existence. ----__TOC__)}}{{topics}}Infobox_Contents |topic_name = Hell |* subtopics = [[Heaven]]
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Hell , in simplistic terms, is the opposite of [[heaven]]. It is an eternal separation from [[God]] occurring after a human diesdeath. Some Christians believe this is a place of eternal torment, whereas others believe that it is a state an end of non-existence.
===Biblical passages===
Passages such as [[Matthew 3]]:10-12 give an image of destruction.
: ''{{web_verseBible verse|matthew|3|10|lang=WEB}} {{web_verseBible verse|matthew|3|11|lang=WEB}} {{web_verseBible verse|matthew|3|12|lang=WEB}} ''
Often fire is used to give an image of hell, for example in [[Mathew 5:22]], [[Matthew 25]]:41-46, [[Luke 3:9]]
Sometimes darkness is used as an image of hell, for example in [[Matthew 22:13]] and [[Luke 13:28]] ====Words for Hell==== The words [[sheol]] (Hebrew), [[hades]] (Greek), [[gehenna]] (Greek, from Hebrew), and [[tartarus]] (Greek) are sometimes translated as "hell" The word "Hades" of the New Testament is the Greek translation of the Hebrew word "Sheol" of the Old Testament ([[Acts 2:2227]], [[Psalm 16:10]]). Gehenna was an earthly place used as a metaphor for the eternal destruction of evil. It comes from Hebrew and means "[[Gorge of Hinnom]]" (Ge-28Hinnom). In the time of the [[Old Testament]] it was a place where children were sacrificed to the Ammonite god [[Molech]] ([[2 Kings 23:10]]).
===Views===
====Eternal Punishment versus [[Annihiliationism]]====
Many Christians believe hell to be a place of eternal punishment for those who have died without accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and receiving forgiveness of sins.
Some Christians believe in the existence of hell, but deny the idea of a continuous eternal conscious suffering. In this view, known as [[Annihilationism]], those who have died without accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and receiving forgiveness of sins cease to exist. This view is sometimes argued as inconsistent with Scripture, however, if the Biblical descriptions of hell are seen as imagery, then an annihilationist view can be argued as Biblical.
====[[Exclusivism]] versus [[Inclusivism]]====
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==Quotes==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell Wikipedia - Hell]
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