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God’s word re. eternal punishment gradually revealed – Hebrews 1:1

“What was the Jews’ understanding of hell in the OT (where the unfaithful went when they died)? Did they have one?”. God’s word re. eternal punishment gradually revealed – Hebrews 1:1 General emphasis of OT is life on earth – Ecclesiastes 8:10-17

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God’s word re. eternal punishment gradually revealed – Hebrews 1:1

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  1. “What was the Jews’ understanding of hell in the OT (where the unfaithful went when they died)? Did they have one?” • God’s word re. eternal punishment gradually revealed – Hebrews 1:1 • General emphasis of OT is life on earth – Ecclesiastes 8:10-17 • Shadow of heavenly things – Hebrews 8:4-5; 10:1; Colossians 2:16-17

  2. “What was the Jews’ understanding of hell in the OT (where the unfaithful went when they died)? Did they have one?” • SHEOL (Death, the grave, the pit) • “to ask” (demand), hence, insatiable (Prov. 30:15-16); “to be hollow” • Receptacle (abode) of the dead • -Death(2 Sam. 22:6);Grave(Gen. 37:35);Pit(Num. 16:33; Isa. 14:15)

  3. SHEOL • The abode of the dead • Place of darkness, silence & forgetfulness– Psa. 88:10-12; 115:17; Eccl. 9:5-6, 10 • The companion of destruction – Job 28:22

  4. SHEOL • Not a state of unconsciousness or annihilation (1 Sam. 28:11-15) • God of the living – Exo. 3:6; Matt. 22:31-33 • Jewish hope included belief in resurrection from the dead – Acts 24:15 (Dan. 12:2) • Those in Sheol were not beyond God’s jurisdiction (Psa. 139:8)

  5. Reward after death • Implied in OT • Escape corruption – Psa. 16:10-11 • Redemption – Psa. 49:15 • Merciful deliverance – Psa. 86:13

  6. Punishment after death • Implied in OT • Fire of judgment reaching to the lowest part of Sheol – Deut. 32:22 • Sinners perish there – Num. 16:33 • Consumes sinners – Job 24:19 • Judgment after death – Eccl. 12:14 • Fire & worms – Isa. 66:24

  7. Reality of eternal punishment • HELL (Gehenna) –Matt. 5:29-30 • Everlasting fire – Matt. 5:22; 18:8-9 • Destruction – Matt. 10:28 • Corruption & agony – Mk. 9:43-48 • Everlasting torment of fire – Matt. 25:41, 46; Rev. 14:10-11; 20:10, 14-15 • Utter darkness – Matt. 25:30 (1 Jno. 1:5)

  8. Reality of eternal punishment • Those who sin and will not repent – Matt. 5: 29-30 • Those who will not confess Jesus in this life – Matt. 10:28, 33 • Those who do not know God & do not obey Him – 2 Ths. 1:8-9 • Those who do not obey the truth, but do evil – Rom. 2:8-9; Rev. 21:8

  9. “What was the Jews’ understanding of hell in the OT (where the unfaithful went when they died)? Did they have one?” • OT: Death ends man’s opportunities on earth & ushers him into the shadowy realm of the grave • NT: If we are not saved from our sins by the Son of God we will suffer eternal punishment beyond the grave • God will judge His people & punish evil- doers – Heb. 10:30-31; 12:29

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