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Hell (12 times in NT)

Hell (12 times in NT). Once in James (3:6); 11 times by Lord It is Christ-like to preach on hell Mt.5:22 Mt.5:29-30 Mutilation is not the worst calamity Mt.10:28 Two types of fear Martyrdom preferable to apostasy. Some passages mention wrath…not hell. Jn.3:36, wrath (16-21)

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Hell (12 times in NT)

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  1. Hell(12 times in NT) • Once in James (3:6); 11 times by Lord • It is Christ-like to preach on hell • Mt.5:22 • Mt.5:29-30 • Mutilation is not the worst calamity • Mt.10:28 • Two types of fear • Martyrdom preferable to apostasy

  2. Some passages mention wrath…not hell • Jn.3:36, wrath (16-21) • 2 Co.5:10-11 • “All this persuading of men, then, is with this solemn fear of God in our minds”(Phillips)

  3. Heaven(70 times in Matthew) • It is Christ-like to preach on heaven • This study compares hell and heaven

  4. IBoth Are Real Places Hell: Mt.13:42 • “Hell on earth” • Is heaven here too? • Origen (d. 254) was the first disciple on record to deny hell

  5. Hell is an unpopular subject • “Hell is sort of a whimsical place, more of a joke than an eschatological reality. It is a fictional domain, created from one part Dante, one part Milton, w. a dash of religious art thrown in”(James Breig, U.S. Catholic Magazine) • Only 1 in 8 of those who believe in hell believes that it is a real threat to him(Martin Marty, U. of Chicago Divinity School)

  6. Hell and Justice • No adequate punishment for sins is possible on earth • Mother and wayward son • Gunman • Where is the justice? • Our influence is not limited to our earthly existence

  7. Heaven • Mt.5:12 • Mt.6:19-21 • If not real, Jesus lied, and our faith is an illusion • Heaven is “an unknown region with a well-know inhabitant”

  8. IIPlace of Darkness or Light Hell: Mt.25:30; Jd.13 • “The chilling horror accompanying darkness” (Bengel) • This is torment enough Heaven: Light • Rv.21:23 (1:14-16) • Rv.22:5

  9. IIIPlace of Fire or Comfort Hell: • Mt.3:12 • Mt.13:42 • Pain associated w. fire is some of the worst known to man Heaven: Mt.13:43; Rv.7:16-17

  10. IVPlaces of Consciousness Hell: “Torment” – • Mt.8:29; 13:42 • Lk.16:23-24, 28 • “But hell is annihilation” • One problem: contrary to Bible

  11. 2 Th.1:9, a test case • Punished with • Judicial term, “pay the penalty” • Destruction – to undergo lethal punishment; ruin • From the presence of the Lord… • Ultimate ruin and loss

  12. Heavenly Consciousness • Mt.5:12 • Ro.6:23 • 2 Co.12:4 • Ph.1:21-23 • Col.1:5 • Hb.4:9

  13. Heavenly Consciousness • Mt.5:12, reward • Ro.6:23, life • 2 Co.12:4, paradise • Ph.1:21-23, gain • Col.1:5, hope • Hb.4:9, rest

  14. VPlace of Eternal Joy or Pain Devil and angels, Mt.25:41 The cursed, Mt.25:41 Lake of fire, Rv.20:10 Fire, Mt.25:41 Torment, Rv.20:10 Smoke of torment, Rv.14:11

  15. Heavenly Joy • “It’s not right to punish eternally for few years of disobedience on earth” • Do we determine length of punishment by duration of crime • Real question: How could God bless us eternally for few years of obedience on earth? (Mt.25:46)

  16. VIPlace W/o God or With Him Hell • Mt.7:23 . . . 25:41 • Lk.16:24, no mercy • 2 Th.1:9, separation • Gn.3:24; 4:16 Heaven: Rv.21:3-4

  17. Conclusions • Martyrdom of Polycarp • Even the most costly sacrifice in service to God is preferable to being lost! • The only place where there is joy w/o pain is heaven • The only place where there is pain w/o joy is hell

  18. Mt.26:24 • People on earth cannot understand • Lk.16, rich man’s brothers

  19. Rv.22:14 • “If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world

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