Facts About Hell From God's Word
Before the Jesus died on the Cross, Hades (Hell) was a temporary holding place for the Dead - the Saved Dead and the Unsaved Dead. It consisted of Two Compartments which were:
1) Paradise - for the Righteous Dead who were waiting for the Messiah, to win His victory over sin and death - we now know the Messiah is Jesus.
2) Hades - for the Unrighteous Dead - A Place of Horrific Torment
These Two Compartments of Hades and Paradise had a Great Chasm separating the two places, you could at one time see into the other place, but you could not cross over.
Luke 16:19-31 Jesus said, "There was a certain Rich Man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury. At his Gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores. As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man's table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores. "Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to be with Abraham (Abraham's bosom). The Rich Man also died and was buried, and his soul went to the place of the dead (Hades). There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side. "The Rich Man shouted, `Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.' "But Abraham said to him, `Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish. And besides, there is a great chasm separating us. No one can cross over to you from here, and no one can cross over to us from there.” Then the rich man said, `Please, Father Abraham, at least send him to my father's home. For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them so they don't end up in this place of torment.' "But Abraham said, `Moses and the prophets have warned them. Your brothers can read what they wrote.' "The Rich Man replied, `No, Father Abraham! But if someone is sent to them from the dead, then they will repent of their sins and turn to God.' "But Abraham said, `If they won't listen to Moses and the Prophets (READ GOD'S WORD & OBEY IT), they won't listen even if someone rises from the dead.'"
Jesus now holds the Keys of Hell - Hades and Death
Revelation 1:18 (NKJV) Jesus says, I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.
After Jesus Died on The Cross and Won His Victory over Sin and Death, He Visited Hell by taking the Righteous Dead from Paradise Up With Him as He Ascended Up To Heaven. Since that time, the Saved go up to Heaven when they die; the Unsaved still continue to go to Hades.
1 Peter 3:18-22 Christ also suffered when he died for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners that he might bring us safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit. So he went and preached to the spirits in prison
Matthew 12:40 (NKJV) Jesus says, "For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."
Matthew 27:50-54 (After Jesus' Death On The Cross) Then Jesus shouted out again, and he gave up His Spirit. At that moment the curtain in the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart, and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead after Jesus' resurrection. They left the cemetery, went into the Holy City of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people. The Roman Officer and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, "Truly, this was the Son of God!"
Ephesians 4:8 That is why the Scriptures say, "When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to His people."
Acts 2:31 David was looking into the future and predicting the Messiah's resurrection. He was saying that the Messiah would not be left among the dead and that His body would not rot in the grave
Luke 23:43 And Jesus replied, "I assure you, today you will be with me in Paradise."
Hell is the "Lake of Fire." Hades is where unsaved people go right after they die, they are in Torment there. They will someday be resurrected from Hades to appear before the Lord Jesus at the Great White Throne Judgment. If their name was NOT recorded in the Book of Life (Rev. 20:11-15) and they were seen as being Guilty for their sins (sins were not paid for by Jesus), they will then pay for their own sins and deeds and then ultimately be cast into the Eternal Lake of Fire which is Hell. This is where Satan and his Demons will be too.
Rev. 20:11-15 And I saw a Great White Throne, and I saw the one who was sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide. I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God's Throne. And the Books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead (unsaved) were judged according to the things written in the books, according to what they had done. The sea gave up the dead in it, and death and the grave gave up the dead in them. They were all judged according to their deeds. And death and the grave were thrown into the Lake of Fire. This is the second death—the Lake of Fire. And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the Lake of Fire.
How could a loving God send someone there?
Romans 1:18-20 But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who push the truth away from themselves. For the truth about God is known to them instinctively. God has put this knowledge in their hearts. From the time the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky and all that God made. They can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse whatsoever for not knowing God.
Hell is being Tormented with an Everlasting Burning Fire and Burning Sulfur (Brimstone)
Revelation 14:10 ...must drink the wine of God's wrath. It is poured out undiluted into God's cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb.
Isaiah 33:14 (NKJV) The sinners in Zion are afraid; Fearfulness has seized the hypocrites: "Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?"
Matthew 25:41 (NKJV) "Then He (King Jesus) will turn to those on the left and say, 'Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his demons!
The Scriptures indicate that Hades ("Hell") is located in the "lower parts of the earth"
Isaiah 44:23 (NKJV) Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth; Break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and glorified Himself in Israel.
Ephesians 4:8 That is why the Scriptures say, "When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people."
Hell was created for Satan and his angels (Demons). It's location is not indicated in the Scriptures
Matthew 25:41"Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, `Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his Demons!
Satan wants to take as many people to Hell with him as he possibly can
1 Peter 5:8 Be careful! Watch out for attacks from the Devil, your great enemy. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for some victim to devour.
Rev. 12:9 This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the Devil, or Satan, the one Deceiving the Whole World—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.
No one technically is in Hell yet - they are in Hades, which is a place of Torment. They will ultimately be cast into Hell, which is The Lake Of Fire, and this occurs after they have been judged at the Great White Throne Judgment. The first people to be placed into Hell will be the Antichrist and His False Prophet. This will occur at the time of the Lord's Second Coming.
Revelation 19:20 And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who did mighty miracles on behalf of the beast—miracles that deceived all who had accepted the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. Both the beast and his false prophet were thrown alive into the Lake of Fire that burns with sulfur.
The second to be confined to Hell will be Satan himself. This will occur at the end of the Millennial 1,000 year Reign of Jesus Christ on the Earth
Revelation 20:10 Then the Devil, who betrayed them, was thrown into the Lake of Fire that burns with sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
The Unsaved will be consigned to Hell at the end of the 1,000 yr. Millennium, after they have been resurrected and Judged
Revelation 20:11-15 And I saw a Great White Throne, and I saw the one who was sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide. I saw the dead, both great and small, standing before God's Throne. And the books were opened, including the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to the things written in the books, according to what they had done. The sea gave up the dead in it, and death and the grave gave up the dead in them. They were all judged according to their deeds. And death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the Lake of Fire. And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the Lake of Fire.
Hell is a "Furnace of Fire"
Matthew 13:42 And they will throw them into the furnace and burn them. There will be Weeping and Gnashing of teeth
Matthew 13:50 Throwing the wicked into the fire. There will be Weeping and Gnashing of teeth.
Hell is a place of "Unquenchable Fire"
Matthew 3:12 He is ready to separate the chaff from the grain with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, storing the grain in his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire."
Hell is a place of "Eternal Fire"
Matthew 18:8 So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better to enter heaven crippled or lame than to be thrown into the unquenchable fire with both of your hands and feet.
Hell is also a place of "Outer Darkness"
Matthew 8:12 But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be cast into outer darkness, where there will be Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth."
Matthew 22:13 Then the king said to his aides, `Bind him hand and foot and throw him out into the outer darkness, where there is Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth.’
Matthew 8:12 But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be cast into outer darkness, where there will be Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth."
Matthew 22:13 Then the king said to his aides, `Bind him hand and foot and throw him out into the outer darkness, where there is Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth.’
Hell is a place of "Black Darkness"
2 Peter 2:17 These people are as useless as dried-up springs of water or as clouds blown away by the wind—promising much and delivering nothing. They are doomed to blackest darkness.
Jude 1:13 They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the dirty foam of their shameful deeds. They are wandering stars, heading for everlasting gloom and darkness.
Hell is a place of "Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth"
Matthew 8:12 But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be cast into outer darkness, where there will be Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth."
Matthew 22:13 Then the king said to his aides, `Bind him hand and foot and throw him out into the outer darkness, where there is Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth.'
Hell is a place of "Wrath and Indignation"
Romans 2:8 But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and practice evil deeds.
Revelation 14:10 Must drink the wine of God's wrath. It is poured out undiluted into God's cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the Holy Angels and the Lamb.
Hell is a place where people will experience degrees of torment in relation to the magnitude and seriousness of their sins
Matthew 11:22-24 I assure you, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on the Judgment Day than you! And you people of Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in Sodom, it would still be here today. I assure you, Sodom will be better off on the Judgment Day than you."
Luke 12:47-48 The servant will be severely punished, for though he knew his duty, he refused to do it. "But people who are not aware that they are doing wrong will be punished only lightly. Much is required from those to whom much is given, and much more is required from those to whom much more is given.
Hebrews 10:29 Think how much more terrible the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God and have treated the blood of the covenant as if it were common and unholy. Such people have insulted and enraged the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to his people.
Hell is a place of no rest
Revelation 14:11 The smoke of their torment rises forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name.
Hell is a place of "Disgrace and Everlasting Contempt"
Daniel 12:2 Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Hell is a place of Eternal Separation from God
2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don't know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power. [10] when he comes to receive glory and praise from his holy people. And you will be among those praising him on that day, for you believed what we testified about him.
Hell is a place where people "Perish"
Psalms 1:6 For the LORD watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
Hell is a place where people will suffer "Eternal Destruction"
2 Thessalonians 1:9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power.
Philippians 3:19 Their future is eternal destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and all they think about is this life here on earth.
Matthew 7:13 "You can enter God's Kingdom only through the Narrow Gate. The Highway to Hell is Broad, and its Gate is Wide for the many who choose the easy way.
Hell is a place where both Body and Soul can be destroyed
Matthew 10:28 "Don't be afraid of those who want to kill you. They can only kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Hell is a place where people will be consumed by fire
Hebrews 10:27 There will be nothing to look forward to but the terrible expectation of God's Judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies.
God-Fearing Christians Should Rescue People From The Flames of Hell
Jude 1:23 Rescue others by snatching them (pulling them out) from the flames of Judgment. There are still others to whom you need to show mercy, but be careful that you aren't contaminated by their sins.
Satan and his Demons will suffer Eternal Torment in Hell
Revelation 20:10 Then the Devil, who betrayed them, was thrown into the Lake of Fire that burns with sulfur, joining the Beast (Antichrist) and the False Prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
The fate of those destined to Hell will be remembered forever
Revelation 14:11 The smoke of their torment rises forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name.
Hell is a place where people will experience a "Second Death"
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years. (During the Millennial 1,000 yr. Reign of Christ on the Earth, and then for all Eternity).
Revelation 20:14 And death and the grave were thrown into the Lake of Fire. This is the second death—the Lake of Fire.
Hell is a place where people will be unable to keep their souls alive
Psalms 22:29 (NKJV) All the prosperous of the earth shall eat and worship; All those who go down to the dust shall bow before Him, even he who cannot keep himself alive.
Hell is a place where people will become corpses
Isaiah 66:24 And as they go out, they will see the dead bodies (KJV - corpses) of those who have rebelled against me. For the worms that devour them will never die, and the fire that burns them will never go out. All who pass by will view them with utter horror."
The Redeemed will be able to upon the corpses of those who perish Hell
Isaiah 66:24 And as they go out, they will see the dead bodies (KJV - corpses) of those who have rebelled against me. For the worms that devour them will never die, and the fire that burns them will never go out. All who pass by will view them with utter horror.
The Wise Avoid Hell
Proverbs 15:24 (NKJV) The way of life winds upward for the wise, that he may turn away from Hell below.
Appointed or Assigned
1 Kings 20:42 (NKJV) Then he said to him, "Thus says the Lord: 'Because you have let slip out of your hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.'
Job 21:17 (NKJV) How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? How often does their destruction come upon them, The sorrows God distributes in His anger?
Proverbs 31:8 (NKJV) Open your mouth for the speechless, In the cause of all who are appointed to die.
Matthew 24:51 (NKJV) and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Luke 12:46 (NKJV) the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
Revelation 21:8 (NKJV) But the cowardly, unbelieving (not saved), abominable (corrupt), murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers (witchcraft), idolaters (idol worshipers - not putting God First), and all Liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."
Body In Hell
Proverbs 1:12 (NKJV) Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole, like those who go down to the Pit;
Matthew 5:29 So if your eye, even if it is your good eye, causes you to lust (sin), gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Matthew 10:28 Don't be afraid of those who want to kill you. They can only kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Darkness
1 Samuel 2:9 He will protect his godly ones, but the wicked will perish in darkness. No one will succeed by strength alone.
Job 10:21-22 Before I leave for the land of darkness and utter gloom, never to return. It is a land as dark as midnight, a land of utter gloom where confusion reigns and the light is as dark as midnight.
Job 18:18 They will be thrust from light into darkness, driven from the world.
Job 33:28 (NKJV) He will redeem his soul from going down to the Pit, And his life shall see the light.
Job 33:30 (NKJV) To bring back his soul from the Pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of life.
Psalms 49:19 But they will die like all others before them and never again see the light of day.
Psalms 88:6 You have thrust me down to the lowest pit, into the darkest depths.
Proverbs 20:20 (NKJV) Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.
Matthew 8:12 But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be cast into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
Matthew 25:30 Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
2 Peter 2:4 For God did not spare even the angels when they sinned; he threw them into hell, in gloomy caves and darkness until the judgment day.
2 Peter 2:17 These people are as useless as dried-up springs of water or as clouds blown away by the wind—promising much and delivering nothing. They are doomed to blackest darkness.
Jude 1:13 They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the dirty foam of their shameful deeds. They are wandering stars, heading for everlasting gloom and darkness.
Revelation 16:10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. And his subjects ground their teeth in anguish,
Degrees of Punishment
Proverbs 9:18 (NKJV) But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of hell.
Zechariah 1:6 (NKJV) The Lord says, Yet surely My words and My statutes, Which I commanded My servants the prophets, Did they not overtake your fathers? "So they returned and said: 'Just as the Lord of hosts determined to do to us, According to our ways and according to our deeds, So He has dealt with us.
Luke 12:47-48 (NKJV) And that servant who knew his Master's will (the Lord's will), and did not prepare himself or do according to His will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
Hebrews 10:28-29 Anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Think how much more terrible the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God and have treated the blood of the covenant as if it were common and unholy. Such people have insulted and enraged the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to his people.
Destruction
Job 21:30 Evil people are spared in times of calamity and are allowed to escape.
Job 31:3 It is calamity for the wicked, misfortune for those who do evil.
Job 11:20 But the wicked will lose hope. They have no escape. Their hope becomes despair."
Psalms 16:10 For you will not leave my soul among the dead (in Sheol) or allow your godly (Holy) one to rot in the grave.
Psalms 32:10 Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD.
Psalms 88:11 Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love? In the place of destruction, can they proclaim your faithfulness?
Psalms 103:4 He ransoms me from death and surrounds me with love and tender mercies.
Psalms 139:19 O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! Get out of my life, you murderers!
Proverbs 10:29 The LORD protects the upright but destroys the wicked.
Proverbs 11:21 You can be sure that evil people will be punished, but the children of the godly will go free.
Proverbs 15:11 Even the depths of Death and Destruction are known by the LORD. How much more does he know the human heart!
Proverbs 21:15 Justice is a joy to the godly, but it causes dismay among evildoers.
Proverbs 31:8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those who are perishing.
Isaiah 1:28 But all sinners will be completely destroyed, for they refuse to come to the LORD.
Matthew 7:13-14 "You can enter God's Kingdom only through the Narrow Gate. The highway to Hell is Broad, and its Gate is Wide for the many who choose the Easy Way. But the gateway to life is small, and the road is narrow, and only a few ever find it.
Matthew 13:42 And they will throw them into the furnace and burn them. There will be Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth.
Matthew 13:50 Throwing the wicked into the fire. There will be Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth.
Matthew 23:33 Jesus said: "Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the Judgment of Hell?
Matthew 24:51 He will tear the servant apart and banish him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth.
Matthew 25:30 Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth.
Luke 13:3 Not at all! And you will also perish unless you turn from your evil ways and turn to God.
Luke 16:23 And his soul went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Lazarus in the far distance with Abraham.
Romans 3:16 Wherever they go, destruction and misery follow them.
2 Thessalonians 1:9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power
2 Peter 2:9 So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while punishing the wicked right up until the day of judgment.
Fear
Job 18:14 They are torn from the security of their tent, and they are brought down to the king of terrors.
Job 31:23 (NKJV) For destruction from God is a terror to me, And because of His magnificence I cannot endure.
Palms 55:4 (NKJV) My heart is severely pained within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
Psalms 73:18-19 (NKJV) Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction. Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.
Proverbs 10:24 (NKJV) The fear of the wicked will come upon him, And the desire of the righteous will be granted.
Hebrews 10:31 (NKJV) It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Fire / Burning
Deuteronomy 32:22 (NKJV) For a fire is kindled by my anger, And shall burn to the lowest hell; It shall consume the earth with her increase, And set on fire the foundations of the mountains. Job 18:15 The home of the wicked will disappear beneath a fiery barrage of burning sulfur (Brimstone).
Job 31:12 It is a devastating fire that destroys to hell. It would wipe out everything I own.
Psalms 11:6 He (God) rains down blazing coals on the wicked, punishing them with burning sulfur (Fire and Brimstone) and scorching winds.
Psalms 37:20 (NKJV) But the wicked shall perish; And the enemies of the Lord, Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish. Into smoke they shall vanish away.
Psalms 140:10 Let burning coals fall down on their heads, or throw (cast) them into the fire, or into deep pits from which they can't escape (rise up again).
Matthew 5:22 But I say, if you are angry with someone, you are subject to Judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the high council. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.
Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds and burn them and to put the wheat in the barn.
Matthew 18:8 If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better to enter heaven crippled or lame than to be thrown into the unquenchable fire with both of your hands and feet.
Matthew 18:9 If your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better to enter heaven half blind than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell.
Matthew 25:41 (NKJV) Then He (Jesus) will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels (demons):
Mark 9:43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better to enter heaven with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands.
Mark 9:44 (KJV) Where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mark 9:45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better to enter heaven with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet.
Mark 9:46 Where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mark 9:47 And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It is better to enter the Kingdom of God half blind than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
Mark 9:48 Where the worm never dies and the fire never goes out.
Luke 3:9 Even now the ax of God's judgment is poised, ready to sever your roots. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire."
Luke 3:17 He is ready to separate the chaff from the grain with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, storing the grain in his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire."
James 3:6 And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is full of wickedness that can ruin your whole life. It can turn the entire course of your life into a blazing flame of destruction, for it is set on fire by hell itself.
Revelation 9:2 When he opened it, smoke poured out as though from a huge furnace, and the sunlight and air were darkened by the smoke.
Revelation 20:10 Then the Devil, who betrayed them, was thrown into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Hell
Psalms 55:15 (NKJV) Let death seize them; Let them go down alive into hell, For wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.
Psalms 88:3 (NKJV) For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to the grave.
Psalms 139:8 (NKJV) If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
Proverbs 5:5 (NKJV) Her feet go down to death, Her steps lay hold of hell.
Proverbs 9:18 (NKJV) But he does not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of hell.
Proverbs 27:20 (NKJV) Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Isaiah 5:14 (NKJV) Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself And opened its mouth beyond measure; Their glory and their multitude and their pomp, And he who is jubilant (drunken), shall descend into it.
Habakkuk 2:5 (NKJV) Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, He is a proud man, And he does not stay at home. Because he enlarges his desire as hell, And he is like death, and cannot be satisfied, He gathers to himself all nations And heaps up for himself all peoples.
Matthew 16:18 (NKJV) And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
Matthew 23:33 (NKJV) Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation (Judgments) of hell?
Luke 12:5 (NKJV) But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!
2 Peter 2:4 (NKJV) For God did not spare even the angels when they sinned; he threw them into hell, in gloomy caves and (into chains of) darkness until the Judgment Day.
Revelation 20:14 (NKJV) Then Death and Hades were cast into the Lake of Fire. This is the second death—the Lake Of Fire.
Hell Desolate (No Life Of Any Kind)
Isaiah 59:10 (NKJV) We grope for the wall like the blind, And we grope as if we had no eyes; We stumble at noonday as at twilight; We are as dead men in desolate places.
Ezekiel 26:20 (NKJV) Then I will bring you down with those who descend into the Pit, to the people of old, and I will make you dwell in the lowest part of the earth, in places desolate from antiquity, with those who go down to the Pit, so that you may never be inhabited; and I shall establish glory in the land of the living.
Humiliation / Shame (Endured in Hell)
Isaiah 5:14-15 (NKJV) Therefore Sheol has enlarged itself And opened its mouth beyond measure; Their glory and their multitude and their pomp, And he who is jubilant, shall descend into it. People shall be brought down, Each man shall be humbled, And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.
Isaiah 5:15 (NKJV) People shall be brought down, each man shall be humbled, And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.
Isaiah 57:9 (NKJV) You went to the king with ointment, And increased your perfumes; You sent your messengers far off, And even descended to Sheol.
Ezekiel 32:24 (NKJV) "There is Elam and all her multitude, All around her grave, All of them slain, fallen by the sword, Who have gone down uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth, Who caused their terror in the land of the living; Now they bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.
Revelation 16:15 (NKJV) "Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame."
Life Is Short
Psalms 103:15-16 Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. The wind blows, and we are gone— as though we had never been here.
James 4:14 How do you know what will happen tomorrow? For your life is like the morning fog—it's here a little while, then it's gone.
Psalms 39:5 (NKJV) Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. Selah
Psalms 102:3 (NKJV) For my days are consumed like smoke, And my bones are burned like a hearth.
Location
Deuteronomy 32:22 (NKJV) For a fire is kindled by my anger, And shall burn to the lowest hell; It shall consume the earth with her increase, And set on fire the foundations of the mountains. Job 11:8 (NKJV) They are higher than heaven--what can you do? Deeper than Sheol--what can you know?
Job 33:24 (NKJV) Then He is gracious to him, and says, 'Deliver him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom
Job 33:28 (NKJV) He will redeem his soul from going down to the Pit, and his life shall see the light.
Psalms 9:15 (NKJV) The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.
Psalms 28:1 (NKJV) A Psalm of David. To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock: Do not be silent to me, Lest, if You are silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.
Psalms 30:3 (NKJV) O Lord, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Psalms 30:9 (NKJV) "What profit is there in my blood, When I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth?
Psalms 40:2 (NKJV) He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.
Psalms 49:17 (NKJV) For when he dies he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.
Psalms 55:15 (NKJV) Let death seize them; Let them go down alive into hell, For wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.
Psalms 55:23 (NKJV) But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction; Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in You.
Psalms 73:18 (NKJV) Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.
Psalms 88:6 (NKJV) You have laid me in the lowest pit, In darkness, in the depths.
Psalms 139:15 (NKJV) My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Psalms 143:7 (NKJV) Answer me speedily, O Lord; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit.
Proverbs 7:27 (NKJV) Her house is the way to hell, Descending to the chambers of death.
Proverbs 9:18 (NKJV) But he does not know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of hell.
Isaiah 14:9 (NKJV) Hell from beneath is excited about you, To meet you at your coming; It stirs up the dead for you, All the chief ones of the earth; It has raised up from their thrones All the kings of the nations.
Isaiah 14:19 (NKJV) But you are cast out of your grave Like an abominable branch, Like the garment of those who are slain, Thrust through with a sword, Who go down to the stones of the pit, Like a corpse trodden underfoot.
Isaiah 38:18 (NKJV) For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your truth.
Isaiah 44:23 (NKJV) Shout, you lower parts of the earth; Break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, And glorified Himself in Israel.
Isaiah 57:9 (NKJV) You went to the king with ointment, And increased your perfumes; You sent your messengers far off, And even descended to Sheol.
Lamentations 3:55 (NKJV) I called on Your name, O Lord, From the lowest pit.
Ezekiel 26:20 (NKJV) Then I will bring you down with those who descend into the Pit, to the people of old, and I will make you dwell in the lowest part of the earth, in places desolate from antiquity, with those who go down to the Pit, so that you may never be inhabited; and I shall establish glory in the land of the living.
Ezekiel 28:8 (NKJV) They shall throw you down into the Pit, And you shall die the death of the slain In the midst of the seas.
Ezekiel 31:14 (NKJV) So that no trees by the waters may ever again exalt themselves for their height, nor set their tops among the thick boughs, that no tree which drinks water may ever be high enough to reach up to them. 'For they have all been delivered to death, To the depths of the earth, Among the children of men who go down to the Pit.'
Ezekiel 31:16 (NKJV) I made the nations shake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to hell together with those who descend into the Pit; and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the depths of the earth.
Ezekiel 31:17 (NKJV) They also went down to hell with it, with those slain by the sword; and those who were its strong arm dwelt in its shadows among the nations.
Ezekiel 31:18 (NKJV) To which of the trees in Eden will you then be likened in glory and greatness? Yet you shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the depths of the earth; you shall lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude,' says the Lord God."
Ezekiel 32:18 (NKJV) "Son of man, wail over the multitude of Egypt, And cast them down to the depths of the earth, Her and the daughters of the famous nations, With those who go down to the Pit:
Ezekiel 32:21 (NKJV) The strong among the mighty Shall speak to him out of the midst of hell With those who help him: 'They have gone down, They lie with the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.'
Ezekiel 32:23 (NKJV) Her graves are set in the recesses of the Pit, And her company is all around her grave, All of them slain, fallen by the sword, Who caused terror in the land of the living.
Ezekiel 32:24 (NKJV) "There is Elam and all her multitude, All around her grave, All of them slain, fallen by the sword, Who have gone down uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth, Who caused their terror in the land of the living; Now they bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.
Ezekiel 32:25 (NKJV) They have set her bed in the midst of the slain, With all her multitude, With her graves all around it, All of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; Though their terror was caused In the land of the living, Yet they bear their shame With those who go down to the Pit; It was put in the midst of the slain.
Ezekiel 32:27 (NKJV) They do not lie with the mighty Who are fallen of the uncircumcised, Who have gone down to hell with their weapons of war; They have laid their swords under their heads, But their iniquities will be on their bones, Because of the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.
Ezekiel 32:29 (NKJV) "There is Edom, Her kings and all her princes, Who despite their might Are laid beside those slain by the sword; They shall lie with the uncircumcised, And with those who go down to the Pit.
Ezekiel 32:30 (NKJV) There are the princes of the north, All of them, and all the Sidonians, Who have gone down with the slain In shame at the terror which they caused by their might; They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword, And bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.
Amos 9:2 (NKJV) "Though they dig into hell, From there my hand shall take them; Though they climb up to heaven, From there I will bring them down;
Matthew 11:23 (NKJV) And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Matthew 12:40 (NKJV) For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
2 Peter 2:4 (NKJV) For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;
Revelation 9:1 Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit.
Revelation 20:1 Then I saw an angel come down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand.
Revelation 20:3 The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he would be released again for a little while.
Revelation 9:1-2 Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. When he opened it, smoke poured out as though from a huge furnace, and the sunlight and air were darkened by the smoke.
Revelation 17:8 The beast you saw was alive but isn't now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life from before the world began, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died.
No Hope
Job 8:13 (NKJV) So are the paths of all who forget God; and the hope of the hypocrite shall perish,
Proverbs 11:7 (NKJV) When a wicked man dies, his expectation will perish, and the hope of the unjust perishes.
Ecclesiastes 9:4 There is hope only for the living. For as they say, "It is better to be a live dog than a dead lion!"
Isaiah 38:18 (NASB) "For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:18 (NASB) My strength has perished, and so has my hope from the LORD."
Ephesians 2:12 In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from God's people, Israel, and you did not know the promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.
1 Thessalonians 4:13 I want you to know what will happen to the Christians who have died so you will not be full of sorrow like people who have no hope.
No Mercy
Psalms 36:5 (NKJV) Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
Psalms 62:12 (NKJV) Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work.
Psalms 103:4 (NASB) Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion (tender mercies)
Psalms 103:17 (NKJV) But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who Fear Him, and His righteousness to children's children,
No Peace
Isaiah 57:21 There is no peace for the wicked," says my God.
Ezekiel 7:25 Terror and trembling will overcome my people. They will look for peace but will not find it.
No Purpose
Psalms 6:5 (NASB) For there is no mention of You in death; In Sheol who will give You thanks?
psalms 88:5 (NASB) Forsaken among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom You remember no more, And they are cut off from Your hand.
Psalms 88:12 Can the darkness speak of your miracles? Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness?
Proverbs 10:28 (NASB) The hope of the righteous is gladness, But the expectation of the wicked perishes.
Ecclesiastes 6:4 (NKJV) For it comes in vanity and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NASB) Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity (work) or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol (Hades/Hell) where you are going.
No Rest
Isaiah 57:20 (NKJV) But the wicked are like the troubled sea, When it cannot rest, Whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
Revelation 14:11 (NKJV) And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name."
Odors / Stench
Mark 9:25 (KJV) When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit
Revelation 18:2 (NKJV) And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!
Pit
Job 33:24 (NKJV) Then He is gracious to him, and says, 'Deliver him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom'
Job 33:28 (NKJV) He will redeem his soul from going down to the Pit, and his life shall see the light.
Job 33:30 (NKJV) To bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
Job 33:18 (NKJV) He keeps back his soul from the Pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
Psalm 30:3 (NKJV) O Lord, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Psalm 30:9 (NKJV) What profit is there in my blood, When I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth?
Psalm 40:2 (NKJV) He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps.
Psalm 55:23 (NKJV) But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction; Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in You.
Psalm 143:7 (NKJV) Answer me speedily, O Lord; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit.
Isaiah 38:17 (NKJV) Indeed it was for my own peace That I had great bitterness; But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption, For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
Isaiah 38:18 (NKJV) For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your Truth.
Ezekiel 32:23 (NKJV) Her graves are set in the recesses of the Pit, And her company is all around her grave, All of them slain, fallen by the sword, Who caused terror in the land of the living.
Ezekiel 32:25 (NKJV) They have set her bed in the midst of the slain, With all her multitude, With her graves all around it, All of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword; Though their terror was caused In the land of the living, Yet they bear their shame With those who go down to the Pit; It was put in the midst of the slain.
Ezekiel 32:29 (NKJV) "There is Edom, Her kings and all her princes, Who despite their might Are laid beside those slain by the sword; They shall lie with the uncircumcised, And with those who go down to the Pit.
Ezekiel 32:30 (NKJV) There are the princes of the north, All of them, and all the Sidonians, Who have gone down with the slain In shame at the terror which they caused by their might; They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword, And bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.
Revelation 9:1 Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky, and he was given the key to the shaft of the Bottomless Pit.
Revelation 9:2 (NKJV) And he opened the Bottomless Pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit.
Revelation 11:7 (NKJV) When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.
Revelation 17:8 The beast you saw was alive but isn't now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life from before the world began, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died.
Revelation 20:3 The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he would be released again for a little while.
Prison
Proverbs 7:27 (NKJV) Her house is the way to hell, Descending to the chambers of death.
Isaiah 24:22 (NKJV) They will be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, And will be shut up in the prison; After many days they will be punished.
Profanity
Ezekiel 22:26 (NKJV) Her priests have violated My law and profaned My holy things; they have not distinguished between the holy and unholy, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.
Ezekiel 28:14-16 (NKJV) "You were the anointed cherub who covers (anointed mighty angelic guardian); I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, till iniquity (sin) was found in you. "By the abundance of your trading (great wealth) you became filled with violence within, and you sinned; Therefore I cast you as a profane thing out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub (mighty guardian), From the midst of the fiery stones.
Righteous Judge
Deuteronomy 16:18 (NKJV) You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
Deuteronomy 16:20 (NKJV) You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 32:4 (NKJV) He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.
Psalms 7:9 (NKJV) Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.
Psalms 96:10 (NKJV) Say among the nations, "The Lord reigns; The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples righteously."
Psalms 96:13 For the LORD is coming! He is coming to Judge the earth. He will Judge the world with righteousness and all the nations with His truth.
Proverbs 11:1 (NKJV) Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, But a just weight is His delight. (The Lord hates cheating, but he delights in honesty)
Proverbs 17:26 It is wrong to fine the godly for being good or to punish nobles for being honest!
Ecclesiastes 3:17 (NKJV) I said in my heart, "God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, For there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."
Isaiah 45:21 (NKJV) Tell and bring forth your case; Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has declared this from ancient time? Who has told it from that time? Have not I, the Lord? And there is no other God besides Me, A just God and a Savior; There is none besides Me.
Zechariah 8:16 (NKJV) These are the things you shall do: Speak each man the truth to his neighbor; Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace;
Acts 17:31 For He has set a day for Judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead."
Thirst
Zechariah 9:11 (NKJV) "As for you also, Because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.
Luke 16:24 "The Rich Man shouted, `Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in these flames.'
Torment On Earth From Satan or Demons
1 Kings 18:28 (NKJV) So they cried aloud, and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them.
Torment In Hell
Psalms 74:20 (NKJV) Have respect to the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty.
Psalms 116:3 (NKJV) The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow.
Amos 5:18-19 How terrible it will be for you who say, "If only the day of the LORD were here! For then the LORD would rescue us from all our enemies." But you have no idea what you are wishing for. That day will not bring light and prosperity, but darkness and disaster. In that day you will be like a man who runs from a lion—only to meet a bear. After escaping the bear, he leans his hand against a wall in his house—and is bitten by a snake.
Matthew 24:51 He will tear (cut him) the servant apart and banish him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Luke 12:47-48 (NKJV) And that servant who knew his Master's will (the Lord's will), and did not prepare himself or do according to His will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
Worms
Job 21:26 Both alike are buried in the same dust, both eaten by the same worms.
Job 24:20 Even the sinner's own mother will forget him. Worms will find him sweet to eat. No one will remember him. Wicked people are broken like a tree in the storm.
Isaiah 14:11 Your pomp (might and power) is brought down to Sheol, And the sound of your stringed instruments (pleasant music); The maggot is spread under you, And worms cover you.'
Isaiah 66:24 And as they go out, they will see the dead bodies (corpses) of those who have rebelled (sinned and transgressed) against me. For the worms that devour them will never die, and the fire that burns them will never go out. All who pass by will view them with utter horror."
Mark 9:44 (NKJV) Where 'Their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.'
Mark 9:46 (NKJV) Where 'Their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.'
Mark 9:48 (NKJV) Where 'Their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.'