Do people physically go to heaven or hell?

April 1, 2009

Question: Where is paradise? Is it above the earth or below? When Jesus was raised, how can he be lifted up in the flesh? By flesh, will a man go to heaven or hell? When Moses and Elijah appeared to Jesus in what form did they appear, flesh or spirit? Where is third heaven? After…

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Are there degrees of rewards and punishment?

March 11, 2009

Question: Are there degrees of punishment and rewards after the judgment? In II Peter 2:20-21 Peter states, “For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had…

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What does “gnashing of teeth” refer to?

August 25, 2007

Question: I hope you are doing well. I really like your new look on your web site, and the convenience it offers. Great work! Thanks, it makes it easier to navigate. I have a question about something that Jesus said more than once, usually (I think) during the telling of parables. It concerns passages in…

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Spirits in Prison

November 30, 2006

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton In a discussion on suffering for righteousness sake, Peter turns to Jesus as an example. “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, by whom also He…

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What is the punishment for the unrepentant sinner on Judgment Day?

August 5, 2006

Question: I wanted to write and ask you what you teach the punishment for sin is for unrepentant sinners at the final Judgement. Answer: “… and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who…

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Can you answer some questions about Satan and Hell?

January 17, 2006

Question: As I understand it, Satan was an angel who was cast out of heaven into the depths of hell. Did God create hell? Does Satan rule hell? Is hell a place? Is Satan just one person, or being, or are there many who help him? If Satan was cast out of heaven, how come…

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When you die, do you go straight to heaven or hell?

May 5, 2005

Question: When you die, do you go straight to heaven or hell, or do you remain on earth until Judgment Day? Answer: “And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him…

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The Second Death

October 18, 2004

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I.         Rev. 21:7-8             A.        A sample of those who are going to die the “Second Death”             B.        Not a complete list, but it gives us an idea of the practices God views as punishable. II.        What is the second death?             A.        First we need to answer, what is the first death?                         1.         All men have an appointment…

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Is “hell” a proper translation of “Gehenna”?

June 21, 2004

Question: The word Hell like the word baptism is not really a proper translation is it? I looked up the word hell and it is Gehenna, and Gehenna is a place, Originally the Valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem (ISBE). So it would be helpful to use Gehenna instead of hell, just as I find it…

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What Is Hell Like?

June 1, 2004

by Jeffrey W. Hamilton When Jesus taught with parables, each story is based on true events: people do purchase fields, widows do lose coins, and fishermen do catch a variety of things in their nets. In one story, Jesus tells of a rich man and a poor man named Lazarus. The story is not presented…

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