Hell – Faith Founded on Fact

Have you ever wondered what hell is like and whether or not it’s an actual place where certain people go to? Many say hell is some kind of fictitious place -until they see all the Bible verses about hell that were uttered by Jesus Christ himself. The Bible tells us that hell is very real. It’s a place that was made for Satan and his demons. But people choose to join the demons every time they reject the work of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That's right. Hell is a choice people make. Jesus is 100% God and 100% man. He lowered himself from his heavenly glory to present Himself as the ultimate sacrificial lamb (as declared by John the Baptist) who paid the price for our sins in full at the cross. Ever since mankind fell under the grip of death in the garden of Eden, hell has become our default final destination. We inherit sin and without Jesus, we die in sin without a way to escape hell’s everlasting torment. But Christ defeated death and sin by rising on the third day as we’re given the chance to be forgiven of our sins if only we believe in what Jesus did for humanity. In essence, the Lord gives us a free ticket to heaven. All that we have to do is believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and we will be saved (Acts 16:31 ESV). Hell and death are now both defeated and under the feet of the Messiah, who came as fully human and fully God to redeem mankind. But don’t get it twisted - you’ll only evade the eternal flames of hell if you believe in Christ. Dying as an unsaved person who rejected the good news of salvation through faith in Jesus puts many on a highway to hell, literally. Unfortunately, even many Christians fail to realize this and we do not properly warn our relatives, friends and neighbors of the tragic consequences of hell and what it really means for so many of the lost. The Bible has plenty of verses related to the eternal devastation of hell. Below you’ll find dozens of specific passages from Scripture that speak about this horrible place of endless fiery torment. Related Content The Gates of Hell Will Not Prevail Bible Verses About How to Deal With Death How Long Does Hell Last? Is Hell Eternal Bible Verse Here are a few very fitting Bible verses that show exactly how long hell lasts: Matthew 25:46 “And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matthew 25:41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” Revelation 20:10 “And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.” 2 Thessalonians 1:9 “They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might.” Revelation 14:11 “And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.” Clearly, Scripture provides a definitive answer - hell lasts forever. Although trying to visualize eternity is totally impossible with our finite human brains, just keep in mind that it’s simply a torment that doesn’t end. For those who end up in hell, it’s totally game over. The pain and suffering will have no end, which is quite hard to grasp. We’re used to temporary pain as even if you’re in deep agony in this life, it’ll eventually come to a stop, whether you die or not. We have no comparison or concept of endless pain in our current state, which makes it a challenge to understand eternal damnation. But the torment in hell’s neverending flames is something that keeps its residents in non-stop pain. There’s no break, no time off and no relief. The Gates of Hell Bible Verse These are the particular Bible verses that talk about the gates of hell: Matthew 16:18 ”And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Isaiah 38:10 “I said, In the middle of my days I must depart; I am consigned to the gates of Sheol for the rest of my years.” If you'd like to know more about the expression "The Gates of Hell" here's a whole post about it. Note that the term “gates of hell” doesn’t have a literal meaning as in actual gates through which the damned souls of the lost can enter hell at will. “Gates of hell” stands for the policy and power of Satan and his demonic army. Hell doesn’t have actual physical gates because there’s no way out once you end up there. The key takeaway here is that the gates of hell will not prevail as we already know that Jesus will crush all evil when He returns. How Hot is Hell Bible Verse Here are a couple of verses from Scripture related to how hot hell is: Revelation 21:8 “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” Revelation 14:10 “He also will drink the wine of God's wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.” Isaiah 30:33 “For a burning place has long been prepared; indeed, for the king it is made ready, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.” Revelation 20:14-15 “Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” The Bible lets us know that hell burns with fire and sulfur. The same two elements that God used for destroying the sinful cities Sodom and Gomorrah. This means one thing - hell is one truly HOT place. Bible Verse Hell Has Enlarged Itself There’s only a single verse from Scripture that talks about how hell has enlarged itself: Isaiah 5:14 “Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure, and the nobility of Jerusalem and her multitude will go down, her revelers and he who exults in her.” Hell enlarging its appetite is clearly a metaphor for the growing number of unsaved people who go to hell. The way to heaven is a narrow path, but the way to hell is a broad path. Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. This place of fiery torment devours human souls every second and minute as iniquity seemingly abounds in these last days. Hell opens its mouth wide to receive the masses of human beings who die in sin without knowing Jesus Christ. That’s the real tragedy. Jesus in Hell Bible Verse The Bible doesn’t say anywhere that Jesus went to hell. This is surprising to quite a few people. There are two particular verses that are often misinterpreted though: Matthew 12:40 “For just 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.” 1 Peter 3:18-19 “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison.” One reason for people falsely believing that Christ went to hell is the Apostles’ Creed that includes the words “He descended into hell.” But that’s not supported by Scripture. Still, the Bible does say that Christ spent 3 days in the heart of the earth. However, it wasn’t in hell - Jesus was in Abraham’s bosom i.e. the blessed side of Sheol or hades. Sheol is used to describe the realm of the dead in Hebrew Scriptures, while Hades is the New Testament Greek version of the same term. And the Bible teaches us that there are two sections of Sheol or Hades - one of the blessings and one of judgment. The accommodation of saved people is called Abraham’s bosom, Abraham’s side or paradise, while the accommodation of the lost is called hell. Now consider that there’s a great chasm between the two sides of Sheol (Luke 16:26 ESV) and think about the rich man and Lazarus story from Luke 16:19-31 ESV. There’s no way out of hell for those already there, so it wouldn’t make sense for Jesus to go there. And why would Christ go there - to add more insult to injury to the unsaved souls who are tortured day and night? No, Jesus spent 3 days in the blessed part of the heart of the earth Burn in Hell Bible Verse Below are several very fitting Bible verses about burning in hell as the final destination of the unsaved: Matthew 3:12 “His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” Matthew 13:42 “And throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Malachi 4:1 “For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.” Isaiah 30:33 “For a burning place has long been prepared; indeed, for the king it is made ready, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.” Needless to say, dying without accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is a one-way ticket to burning in hell. Forever. 100 Bible Verses about Hell Here are 100 verses from Scripture about the horrible place that hell is: Revelation 21:8 “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” Matthew 25:46 “And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matthew 10:28 “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” Revelation 20:10 “And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.” Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Matthew 25:41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” Revelation 20:15 “And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” Matthew 5:22 “But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.” Revelation 14:11 “And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.” 2 Thessalonians 1:9 “They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,” Matthew 13:50 “And throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 2 Peter 2:4 ”For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;” Jude 1:7 “Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.” Revelation 20:14 “Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.” John 3:16-18 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.” Mark 9:43-48 “And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, ‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.” Revelation 19:20 “And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.” Matthew 23:33 “You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?” Luke 16:19-31 “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.” Mark 9:43 “And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.” Matthew 5:29 “If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.” John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” Daniel 12:2 “And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.” Luke 16:23 “And in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.” Mark 9:48 “where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.” Luke 12:5 “But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!” Acts 2:27 ”For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption.” Matthew 5:30 “And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.” Hebrews 9:27 “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,” Matthew 16:18 “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” John 3:36 “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” Matthew 3:12 “His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” Psalm 16:10 “For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.” Psalm 9:17 “The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God.” Matthew 8:12 “While the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Acts 2:31 “He foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.” 2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” Matthew 13:42 “And throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Proverbs 15:24 “The path of life leads upward for the prudent, that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.” Revelation 1:18 “And the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.” Matthew 18:9 “And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.” Luke 10:15 “And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades.” Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” Matthew 7:21-23 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.” Jude 1:13 “Wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.” Matthew 13:41-42 “The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Psalm 145:20 “The Lord preserves all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.” Proverbs 23:14 “If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol.” Revelation 20:1-15 “Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while. Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.” Matthew 7:13 “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.” Hebrews 10:26-31 “For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses. How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has spurned the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace? For we know him who said, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.” Revelation 20:13-15 “And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” Luke 23:43 “And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” Revelation 20:14-15 “Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” Psalm 86:13 “For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.” Matthew 18:8 “And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.” Proverbs 15:11 “Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord; how much more the hearts of the children of man!” Revelation 20:6 “Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.” John 5:29 “And come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.” James 3:6 “And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.” Psalm 139:8 “If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!” Proverbs 9:18 “But he does not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.” Ecclesiastes 9:5 “For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.” Revelation 14:10 “He also will drink the wine of God's wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.” Isaiah 66:24 “And they shall go out and look on the dead bodies of the men who have rebelled against me. For their worm shall not die, their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.” Matthew 24:51 “And will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 5:29-30 “If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.” John 5:28-29 “Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.” Matthew 11:23 “And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.” Luke 3:17 “His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” Ezekiel 18:20 “The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.” Ezekiel 31:17 “They also went down to Sheol with it, to those who are slain by the sword; yes, those who were its arm, who lived under its shadow among the nations.” Acts 4:12 “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Isaiah 5:14 “Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure, and the nobility of Jerusalem and her multitude will go down, her revelers and he who exults in her.” Matthew 23:15 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.” Ezekiel 18:4 “Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die.” Jude 1:12-13 “These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted; wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.” Luke 16:24 “And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.” Ecclesiastes 9:10 “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.” Isaiah 14:9 “Sheol beneath is stirred up to meet you when you come; it rouses the shades to greet you, all who were leaders of the earth; it raises from their thrones all who were kings of the nations.” Numbers 16:33 “So they and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol, and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly.” John 5:28 “Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice” Revelation 20:13-14 “And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.” Jeremiah 7:31 “And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, nor did it come into my mind.” 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 “In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,” Acts 24:15 “Having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust.” Proverbs 27:20 “Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man.” Isaiah 47:14 “Behold, they are like stubble; the fire consumes them; they cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame. No coal for warming oneself is this, no fire to sit before!” John 3:13 “No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.” Psalm 146:4 “When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish.” Revelation 1:1-20 “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood” Mark 9:47 “And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell,” Psalm 37:20 “But the wicked will perish; the enemies of the Lord are like the glory of the pastures; they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.” 1 John 4:8 “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.” 2 Peter 2:17 “These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm. For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved.” Mark 9:45 “And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell.” Revelation 2:11 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.” John 3:16-17 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” Revelation 20:4-6 “Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.” Revelation 20:12-13 “And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done.” Final Thoughts There are plenty of Bible verses about hell that give us all of details we need to know about this place. Hell is a place of eternal torment, weeping and gnashing of teeth. And if this wasn’t bad enough, there’s no escape from hell for those who end up there. Once in hell, they’ll be forever separated from our Creator as they rejected God’s free gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ. It’s so simple and easy that we have to be completely insane to reject it. Really, all anybody has to do to avoid going to hell is believe that Jesus died on the cross for their sins and that God raised Him from the dead. That’s it. They don’t have to do ANYTHING extra. Now that you know this, how can you not surrender your heart to Jesus Christ today? Remember - tomorrow isn’t promised. Is your Faith Founded on Fact? Have you committed to follow Jesus?