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Hell in the Bible

The word “hell” is used 54 times in the Bible. It is translated from several different words with various meanings, as indicated below:

In the Old Testament:

31 times from the Hebrew “Sheol,” which means
“the grave”

In the New Testament:

10 times from the Greek “Hades,” which means
“the grave”
12 times from the Greek “Gehenna,” which means
“a place of burning”
1 time from the Greek “Tartarus,” which means
“a place of darkness”

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From the Joe Crews Radio Sermons Series

Fate of the Wicked

	Today we shall talk about what will become of the wicked after the fires of God have burned them in this earth. Where will they spend eternity? Theology calls the place "hell." Men talk glibly of that place and often utter the word as an invective to give vent to feelings of anger. The Bible has much to say about the future of the wicked. That we as Christians must accept the teachings...
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Fire of God - Part 1

	Ephesus was a city of Lydia located on the west coast of Asia Minor. It was a junction city situated on one of the natural trade routes between east and west. And because it was such an important commercial center there was also a concentration of population in this area. Thousands of people came to take part in the festivities that seemed to center in this pleasure resort place of the...
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Fire of God - Part 2

	In yesterdays broadcast we introduced the subject of the Holy Spirit, and how Satan has sought to bring the subject into disrepute. Until fairly recently very little was said or done about the teachings of the Scripture on this point. The old devil somehow managed to smother the truth through the long weary centuries of the Dark Ages. And when it finally began to emerge and be understood...
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Rich Man & Lazarus

	Today we want to consider the same theme that we've been dealing with for a number of days on the broadcast. We want to look into one of the most controversial texts of the Bible. It's a parable Jesus gave although some people don't believe it is a parable. Today we're going to establish from the Scripture itself that this is a parable indeed. It's found in Luke 16:19-31. We'll read a...
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From the Question Archive Series

Explain the parable of the rich man and Lazarus and the eternal hell fire.

	Caller: I’m just kind of confused Brother Doug because I read in Luke chapter 16 about the rich man being in torment and he looks up at Lazarus and wanted a drop of water, and I’m just confused. Now I don’t know what to believe. Pastor Doug: ...
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How can the smoke of a sinners' torment rise forever?

	Caller: I’d like to ask, Revelation 14:8 refers to people the smoke of whose torment ascends up forever and ever. This is usually taught to mean that…. Pastor Doug: Yes pardon me. That’s Revelation 14:11, but anyway go ahead.
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In the Apostles' Creed, why does it say Jesus descended into Hell?

	Caller: Im talking about the apostles creed; you know when Jesus descended into hell? Pastor Doug: Yeah. Caller: I have a little bit of a problem with the purpose of that. Could you explain the reason that...
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Is hell eternal?

	Caller: I have a question. This is my first time calling, and I caught the tail end of the conversation earlier about the discussion about hell. From what I gathered, the concept of, I guess, eternal torment, is that something thats not Biblical? I was kind of confused. You made it sound like basically that...
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Is there a Biblical purgatory?

	Caller: I have a simple question, I think. I was raised in a certain denomination and my father was a different one. Hes always told me about purgatory and I dont remember seeing that in any scripture. I was just wondering. I dont understand where they get that termyou know, youre not good enough for heaven...
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Preached unto the Spirits in Prison?

	Caller: In I Peter 3:16 it says By which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison. I know its not talking about him going to heaven or hell and preaching, but Im just wondering what its actually talking about because I havent heard a lot about it. Pastor Doug: ...
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Why do pastors scare people about hell?

	Caller: Im a follower and I read a lot of books by Bertrand Russell and I would like to knowhe said in his book Why Im Not a Christian why pastors scare people about hell. Okay? Now we do not know if theres anything such as a hell, we just hear what Jesus said, but in reality we really dont know if theres a hell or...
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