Monthly Archives: December 2014

Out of all the words/concepts that most resemble the Church’s current view of hell – “Gehenna” is the one that seems to come closest.  Ironically, Gehenna happens to be the only one that has nothing to do with the afterlife! … Continue reading →

We have thus far looked at Sheol and Hades in both Scriptural and cultural contexts.  Those two words are basically the same concept, in two different languages.  They convey the concept that men are held in a place or state … Continue reading →

In the last blog we saw how Hades is synonymous with the concept of Sheol.  We saw that Christ has the keys of Hades, and the gates of Hades will not be able to resist the advance of Christ’s Church.  … Continue reading →

So far we have looked at the word Sheol in the Hebrew language of the Old Testament as a word that might possibly teach/support the doctrine of Hell.  We saw very clearly how this cannot be the case.  It is … Continue reading →

The last blog showed us that Sheol is a place where the dead abide.  Everyone who dies goes there and they abide there in a kind of sleep state, where all will await a resurrection or an awakening from the … Continue reading →