What is Hell?

[Irelandrulz2]

I have asked myself this question many times.
What I used to think of Hell is a place of evil, a lack of love. A place where bad people go who are tortured for the rest of their lives.
After reading a few articles online and peoples point of view on Hell, I have mixed messages.
1) Is that Hell is not a place, it's when you live a bad life sinning, without remorse etc and then dieing as an atheist person believes.
2) Hell has been created after Heaven for a place for people who lived a life of sinning etc, except it's just a place without God, it didn't really describe Hell as a negative place.

It's hard to explain what I've read.

What is Hell really?

[ChristineES]

Hell, to me, is the separation of humans and God. What that entails, I don't know.

[outhouse]

hell isnt mentioned until the NT

before that the names they use generaly for it ment "grave" sheol or underworld as in hades

for me gehenna sums up where christians got hell from

Hell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gehenna refers to the "Valley of Hinnon", which was a garbage dump outside of Jerusalem. It was a place where people burned their garbage and thus there was always a fire burning there. Bodies of those deemed to have died in sin without hope of salvation

[ellenjanuary]

A marketing scheme. That's all it is, all it ever was... besides a form of child abuse.

[Madhuri]

Hell is a state of consciousness. A hellish place is where those surrounding you are purely selfish. This very planet is a mix of heaven and hell.

[Midnight Pete]

Hell has been created after Heaven for a place for people who lived a life of sinning etc, except it's just a place without God, it didn't really describe Hell as a negative place.

If it's a place without the love of God, it's a negative place. Earth is somewhat like Hell in that the love of God is not evident in all places, but Earth is somewhat like Heaven in the places in which this love shines through. Satan has had the run of the place ever since he was thrown out of Heaven. Even people who don't believe there is such a being as Satan would agree that Earth seems to be a playground for evil.

[Madhuri]

Originally Posted by Midnight Pete

Even people who don't believe there is such a being as Satan would agree that Earth seems to be a playground for evil.

Actually I disagree.
It seems that way for people who have learned to see it that way.

I see Earth as a playground, certainly. But my philosophy leaves no room for 'evil'. Ignorance and selfishness are the result of lack of experience. Ignorance and selfishness are the cause of suffering.

Earth is a playground for self improvement and growth.

And for those who learn to see God everywhere, suffering is eliminated.

[IslamDude]

Blazing fire.

[Odion]

What Madhuri said, both posts.


I do not believe in a place of torture or eternal unquenchable fire. Even if I did believe in a place of torture as hell, it would not be somewhere people end up forever.

[smokydot]

Originally Posted by Irelandrulz2

I have asked myself this question many times.
What I used to think of Hell is a place of evil, a lack of love. A place where bad people go who are tortured for the rest of their lives.
After reading a few articles online and peoples point of view on Hell, I have mixed messages.
1) Is that Hell is not a place, it's when you live a bad life sinning, without remorse etc and then dieing as an atheist person believes.
2) Hell has been created after Heaven for a place for people who lived a life of sinning etc, except it's just a place without God, it didn't really describe Hell as a negative place.
It's hard to explain what I've read.
What is Hell really?

To put it simply, hell is separation from God and living under his wrath for all eternity.