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HEAVEN AND HELL AND ETERNAL LIFE
The Scriptures speak of two places, HEAVEN and HELL," where the righteous and wicked respectively are to spend eternity. The one demands the other, MyCell agreeds with this important exception. There can be no Heaven without its counterpart Hell. If there is no Hell there is no Heaven, for the same Book speaks of both places.
(1). HEAVEN
Heaven is a PLACE," it is not a state or condition. The New Jerusalem is not HEAVEN, though it is a city of Heaven. The Apostle John tells us that he saw it coming down from God OUT OF HEAVEN," Rev.14.2
It is the PLACE that Jesus told His Disciples He was going to prepare for them. John 14.2. This truth spoken by Jesus Himself is not debatetable if you believe Christ own words. there was no such PLACe at the time Jesus was on earth.
It was built between the time Jesus ascendid in A.D. 30, and the time when John saw it in vision descend from Heaven in A.D. 96, or if not yet built, it will be built before the RAPTURE of the Church, for it is to be the residence of the bride, the lamb's Wife. Rev. 21.9.10.
Of Abroham we read, He looked for a City which had foundations, whose BUILDER and MAKER is God Heb. 11.10. Abraham certainly believed that this was an earthly City else wise why would he have gone out and look for such a place? This City were promise to Abraham and his descendants and not to the Church. Heb. 13.14. The New Jerusalem is that City (permanent abiding place) , but we seek one to come. Heb. 13.14.
The Scritures speack of three Heavens
(a) The Heaven of the earth's atmoshere where God gives rain from Heaven," Act 14.17
(b) The Heaven of the Stars, The High Places" where the Principalities and Powers" of evil have their abode. Eph.. 6.12.
(c) The Heaven where God dwells. Its this third Heaven" that the Apostle Paul was caught up, when at Lystra he was stoned and his spirit apparently left his body. Acts 14. 19.20.
Paul calls it both the thrid Heaven and Paradise." 2 Cor. 12. 1.4. The two then must be identical, or Paradise would not be a part of the third HEAVEN" it is to this Paradise Section" of HEAVEN that the Soul" and Spirit of the Righteous go since the Resurrection of Christ.
It must therefore be a most beautiful place of trees and flowers and fruits. There the Spirits of the Righteous in their Soulish Bodies, conscious and happy, and in fellowship with loved ones and the saints of all Ages, await the First Resurrection, when, having received their glorified Bodies, and been judged at the judgment Seat of Christ, and married to the Lamb( Christ ) , they go to dwell in the New New Jerusalem, the Home of the Bride.
Rev. A WEBB
(3) ETERNITY
What is meant by eternal? Webster tells us its without Beginning or End, Everlasting, Changeless, Eternally. In Matt. 25.46 we read these ( wicked ) shall go away into EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT; but the Righteous into LIFE ETERNAL.
Primarily these words are spoken of the Nations" Matt. 25.31.32. but they apply to individuals. The word in this passage of Scripture EVERLASTING and ETERNAL are both the same Greek word AIONOS," and should both be translated ETERNAL." The word AIONOS" come from the Greek word AION which is the same as the English word AEON," or Ages.
It has been said that the word means Age-Long," that is, a definite period" with a beginning and an ending, and not necessarily eternal" in duration.
The word ETERNAL is from the Latin word AETAS," or Age." Now a year is a definite time It has a beginning and ending. If we know its beginning we know that in exactly 365 days it will end. but an Age is an indefinite time.
The phase Ages of the Ages is the only way we have of expressing ENDLESS DURATION," or ETERNITY." The lifetime of the Lord God Almighty is said to be for ever and ever." Rev. 4.9.10...5.14..10.6...15.7. And means for the Ages of the Ages." and that is the time given for punishment of the SATANIC TRINITY' ( Rev. 20.10).
And as the Wicked" are to exist as long as the Righteous reign, they are to exist for the Ages of the Ages or for all ETERNITY." So we see if Hell is to be blotted out, which is the hope of the Wicked Heaven will be botted out, the Universe will become extinct, Eternity will end, and God be no more, a thought which is inconceivable.
It is also inconceivable to some to think that God will Punish the Wicked for ever. but an all knowing God must know that these unrepentant Wicked who will like SATAN, will never repent must be rewarded for their evil deeds.
HELL was made for SATAN and his Agels but, there is also room for those who choses to follow him, for Hell will expand itself ( make room) if need be. Hell is a prepared place, as well as Heaven, the home of the Righteous, where we will live ETERNALLY with Jesus Christ and with God our maker/Creator,AMEN.
Rev.A.WEBB
(2). HELL
To have a correct view of the other world, and of HELL," it is necessary that we have a Scriptural understanding of THE UNDERWORLD.
The Hebrew word SHEOL is found 65 times in the Old Testament. It is translated 31 times, HELL 31 times, GRAVE," and 3 times, THE PIT." The corresponding word in the Greek of the New Testament is HADES." it is translated 10 times Hell.' sheol and Hades" mean The Unseen State." or the place to which the Soul" and Spirit of the dead go between the death and resurrection of the body.
The Bodies of the dead go into the GRAVE." the word for which in the Hebrew is GEBER," and in the greek MNEMEION." Neither Sheol nor Hades denote the Hell of the final punishment of the wicked. That is called in the Hebrew of the Old Testament, TOPHET." and in the Greek of the New Testament, CEHENENNA" Neither do they denote THE BOTTOMLESS PIT" ( REV. 20.1.3 ) that is ABUSSOS, nor the prison house of the Fallen Angels" ( 2 Pet. 2.4...Jude 6 ) that is TARTARUS." There general meaning is THE UNDERWORLD.
The word Sheol means a HOLLOW SUBTERRANEAN PLACE" therefore HADES must mean the same. it has GATES," for Jesus said that the GATES OF HELL ( HADES ) should not prevail against the Church. Matt. 16.18. and Jesus after His return from the Underworld," said I am He that liveth, and was dead; and behold, meaning look at Me,I am alive for evermore, Amen: and have the KEYS of the gates of hell( Hades ) and of death (the Grave) ." Rev. 1.18.
To get these KEYS from SATAN, Jesus had to descend into the lower parts of the earth Eph. 4.9. The Apostolic greed says that Jesus decended into HELL (Hades ).
Therefore we concluded that HADES or the UNERWORLD," must be in the heart of the earth.
Rev. A. WEBB
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