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Q&A on SHEOL / HADES, the Intermediate State of the Unsaved
What Does the Bible Teach About SHEOL / HADES? Sheol or Hades involves the intermediate state of unsaved souls between physical death and later resurrection when they’re judged (Revelation 20:11-15). It is “the world of the dead,” as scholar James Strong defined it, or “the assembly of the dead,” as..
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Did the Crucified Thief Go to Paradise THAT DAY?
When the Messiah was crucified, two thieves were crucified simultaneously with him: One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” 40 But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? 41 We..
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Will We See Our PETS Again in Eternity?
Will your beloved pets be resurrected to be with you in the eternal age-to-come (2 Peter 3:13)? Or do your pets go directly to Heaven and await your arrival? What about other animals in Eternity? These are legitimate questions because some people naturally wonder about their beloved pets and other..
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What Does It Mean to Be “BAPTIZED WITH FIRE”?
What did John the Baptist mean when he said regarding Christ: “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire”? Let’s read the statement in its fuller context as that will reveal its meaning: 7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was..
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What Does SALTED WITH FIRE Mean in Mark 9:49?
This brings us to the last two verses of the chapter, which are more ambiguous than the preceding seven verses. You see, sometimes Christ was intentionally ambiguous, which compels people to seek out answers in their studies and relationship with the LORD.
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HELL (LAKE OF FIRE): Eternal Torment or Everlasting Destruction?
Traditionally, the most prominent view on eternal damnation is that people cast into hell—the lake of fire—will suffer fiery conscious torment forever and ever.
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SHEOL / HADES: The “Intermediate State” of the Unsaved Dead
We see plain evidence here that unredeemed people are held in a place called Hades after their physical death. Hades is called Sheol (she-OHL) in the original Hebrew of the Old Testament.
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DEATH — Does It Mean “Separation” as Religionists Claim? (No)
There are doctrinal “sacred cows” in Christendom that aren’t actually biblical. One of these is the curious theory that death doesn’t really mean death, but rather “separation.”
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THE THREE REALMS — Heaven, Earth and the Underworld
The Bible teaches that there are threes realms or universes. They are (1) Heaven, (2) Earth, and (3) the Underworld. This article distinguishes the three.
