Recent posts on ‘hell’ have prompted questioning among our readers. That was their purpose – not to stir up controversy for the sake of it but to encourage us all to examine our beliefs about this subject and where those beliefs have come from. We have looked at the occasions on which the actual word… Continue reading Gnashing Teeth and Goats
Category: Hell
What Jesus Did
In the last two posts I have quickly outlined what the Bible really says about ‘hell’. That has caused a certain amount of controversy (to put it mildly). But I am not trying to invent a new theology or doctrine, or even ask you to believe what I believe, and this time I am simply… Continue reading What Jesus Did
The Hell Delusion
Pagan myths repackaged The original publication of our previous post caused quite a stir. The quotations in the header image of this post are from published articles sent to us in reaction to it. Please excuse us for not linking to those articles. If you really want to find them, you can google the phrases.… Continue reading The Hell Delusion
Not Counting Their Trespasses
Good News? As I have chronicled in these posts, God has personally started to walk me through encounters that continually challenge my perception of who He is. I am on a journey of discovering the true nature of God as love and as a result I find myself questioning and often rejecting the established doctrines and theological… Continue reading Not Counting Their Trespasses
This series is by Mike Parsons but edited by me
Death 2
We have finished looking at the subject of “hell” concluding that “hell” is not a biblical word and E.C.T. is a false doctrine created by religion. Every single Bible verse which uses the word “hell” along with “forever and ever,” “everlasting,” “evermore,” and ” eternal,” is wrongly translated. Eph 3:16-18 I desire for you to… Continue reading Death 2
Death
We have finished looking at the subject of “hell” concluding that “hell” is not a biblical word and ECT(Eternal conscious torment) is a false doctrine created by religion. ECT as a concept was inspired by the same deceiver who originally lied to Adam by misrepresenting God as someone who cannot be trusted. The same lie… Continue reading Death
Hell 4
We are going to continue to look at the subject of “hell” a concept that comes from the same source as all the other lies about God from the deceiver who originally fooled Adam. We will find that the traditional view of “hell” is the product of the false concept of God as angry and… Continue reading Hell 4
Hell 3
We are going to continue to look at the thorny subject of “hell”. A concept that is readily accepted in most if not all religions and in society generally. We will find that the traditional view of “hell” is the product of the false concept of an angry and vengeful God. God is not angry… Continue reading Hell 3
Hell 2
God is always the same, faithful and full of lovingkindness and He has never changed. When we engage God intimately, He will reveal Himself in continually new, surprising and sometimes even shocking ways. Eph 3:16-18 I desire for you to become intimately acquainted with the love of Christ on the deepest possible level; far beyond… Continue reading Hell 2
Hell
God is always the same, faithful and full of loving-kindness and He has never changed. When we engage God intimately, He will reveal Himself in continually new, surprising and sometimes even shocking ways. As we experienced the true reality of who God is Father, Son and Spirit false doctrines and theologies will get exposed as… Continue reading Hell
Original sin
Isa 42:9 “Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth, I proclaim them to you.” God has never changed but if we engage Him intimately, He will reveal Himself continually in new surprising and sometimes shocking ways The new relational ways that God is revealing are… Continue reading Original sin
Orthodoxy
Isa 42:9 “Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth, I proclaim them to you.” God has never changed but if we engage Him intimately, He will reveal Himself continually in new surprising and sometimes shocking ways As we experienced the true reality of who God… Continue reading Orthodoxy
Death 2-1
We are looking at what happens to people after they die. Looking it at it from a biblical perspective. hell is not a biblical word. Eternal conscious torment is also a doctrine which was created by religion, often to cause people to fear. If you look at the Bible and look at translations from the… Continue reading Death 2-1
Four English words translated hell
Most of the confusion around Hell starts with translation error of four 4 different words into one English word “hell”. Sheol (Hebrew). Hades (Greek). Tartarus (Greek). Gehenna (Greek). Sheol (H7585) she’ôl From H7592; hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates: – grave, pit, hell. Sheol… Continue reading Four English words translated hell
Hades
Math 13: 9Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12For whosoever… Continue reading Hades
Gehenna
The word Gehenna is used in 100% of Jesus’ references to “Hell” in the English bible. It is a literal physical valley with a geographic location outside the gates of Jerusalem. In Israel’s history Gehenna was literally a place of perpetual fire. A rubbish dump filled with so many bodies that the worms would never… Continue reading Gehenna