Where is the lake of fire>? some people say it's in hell and some say its in heaven? where is it exactly?
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Hell shall be cast in the lake of fire Rev. 20:14 so I guess the lake of fire can't be in hell. According to the book "The secrets of Enoch" the lake of fire is probably in the second(chap. 7) or the fifth(chap 18) heaven based on descriptions given.
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heaven is above the earth, keep in mind space is outward from the earth, and hell is below the earth, keep in mind, the center is inward, not down. its hard to explain, pray to god, and he will show you the answer
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We note that “the lake of fire and sulphur” could not be a literal place of torment. (Revelation 19:20)  If Satan were to suffer excruciating torture there for all eternity, Jehovah would have to preserve him alive. Yet, life is a gift, not a punishment.  Death is the punishment for sin, and according to the Bible, dead creatures feel no pain.  (Romans 6:23; Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10.) Moreover, we read later that death itself, along with Hades, is cast into this same lake of fire and sulfur.  Surely, death and Hades cannot suffer pain!—Revelation 20:14.\n\n27 All of this reinforces the view that the lake of fire and sulfur is symbolic. Further, the mention of fire and sulfur calls to mind the fate of ancient Sodom and Gomorrah, destroyed by God because of their gross wickedness. When their time came, “Jehovah made it rain sulphur and fire from Jehovah, from the heavens, upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah.” (Genesis 19:24) What befell the two cities is called “the judicial punishment of everlasting fire.” (Jude 7)  Yet, those two cities did not suffer everlasting torment.  Rather, they were blotted out, obliterated for all time, along with their depraved inhabitants. Those cities do not exist today, and no one can say for sure where they were located.\n\nIn harmony with this, the Bible itself explains the meaning of the lake of fire and sulfur:  “This means the second death, the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:14)  It is complete, utter destruction without hope of a resurrection.  Thus, while there are keys for death, Hades, and the abyss, there is no mention of a key for opening the lake of fire and sulfur.  (Revelation 1:18; 20:1) I t will never release its captives.—Compare Mark 9:43-47.\n\nIf you would like further information, please contact Jehovah's Witnesses at the local Kingdom Hall.  Or visit http://www.watchtower.org
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when Jesus said "today, you will be with me in paradise"\nhe meant in the place called Sheol(in the original text) it is in the center of the earth and is divived in two. hell on one side, paradise on the other. the word Sheol is always translated as hell or hades. now if you are talking about the garden of eden read in the Bible Genisis 2:10-14
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1.)A fallen angel from Heaven.\n2.)about a million years old\n3.)everyone who follows him is considered his child.\n4.)In hell. Hell is located (I believe) in the center of the earth where lava flows and it's always over 150 degrees year round.
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Yes your name can be written in the book of life.\n\nThe lake of fire is the second death, death of soul. Worse than non-existense, all memory of you is passed away.\n\nRev 21:4  And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
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If one looks at the original texts of the Bible (in Greek), the word "Hell" NEVER appears. In some places it says "Gehenna" or "the valley of the son of Hinnom" which is an actual place ON Earth; a place where people of Israel were actually burned. Jesus only spoke of this place metaphorically,in parables. The other way "hell" was translated was from the word "tartaros," which is Greek, or "Sheol", which is Hebrew. Both meaning "the grave."  The souls of everyone go to Sheol where they rest until the day of Judgment.  No reference to fire and eternal punishment after death in either of this translations.\n\nWhen the Bible talks about the Lake of Fire (which is NOT Hell), everyone thinks pain and suffering. But the in Semitic Middle East, fire is a symbol of GOD. Jesus said "He came to send fire on the earth and He yearned for it to be kindled." (Luke 12:49)\nObviously he is talking about fire in the sense of God, not suffering. Moreover, when the Bible talks about the Lake of Fire and Brimstone, the word "Brimstone" is translated from the word "Theion" which means "Divine." So in other words the "Lake of fire and Brimstone" should really translate into "Lake of Divine Purification"  This is not where man is destroyed, but his sin is destroyed.
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It doesn't. All go to hell at death including children and Christians.The original Hebrew word was Sheol and the Greek word was Hades, properly translated they mean: the grave or a pit.Another word also translated as hell was Gehenna(Greek),this is an actual place now known as the Hinnom Valley in Jerusalem. This is a place that always had a fire and they burnt trash, animal carcasses, and live babies were sacrificed to molech the great owl god.Look at a map.In Psalm 16:10, & 49:15 David knew he was going to hell (grave) and would be resurected from it.Many of the older Bibles such as Geneva properly translated these words as grave or pit. It is impossible to have three totally different words and translate them all as hell. In the 1600's when the KJV Bible was made ,the meaning of the word hell was to put in the ground so when they changed the wording to hell they understood what it meant.If you look up Gehenna in Websters dictionary today you will see it tells you the same thing I said. Apparently its to difficult for most Christians to actually look up the meaning of a word, they prefer to listen to the lies that their preacher spews from the pulpit. My God will put you in hell when you die,the grave, and regardless of your beliefs or how you lived you will be resurected for judgement. To receive eternal life you must know Christ as saviour, if not you will be thrown into the lake of fire Rev. 20:14,this is the second death, where people are consumed instantly and permanently. No eternal suffering and torment.I am a Christian and I think its a shame that churches use these kind of scare tactics to keep people in church.
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It is a very real and terrible place that you will go to after you die if you refuse to accept God's free gift of salvation.  The Bible describes it, among other things, as a "lake of fire," and a place with "wailing and gnashing of teeth."
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I dont necessarily think its hell.  I think its the median between heaven and hell.  Think about it.  You've got good and evil on earth.  Makes sense, no?
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nowhere does it say heaven is hotter.The bible says the light not the heat.A light can be so bright it blinds you and not burn you.God will provde the light.
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I have heard different theories....One...yes this is the hell...earth and your current life lessons...Another theory...Hell is the place of limbo some enter after death......yet another...hell is the place of satan, fire and suffering for eternity.....yet another...hell is a man made entity....yet another ...hell is a church made idea to scare followers into obaying and attending the church...One who says they know this answer...full of crap...cuz one will never know till the end...and even then we may never know.
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There are no "gates of heaven" ye blasphemer! Only the volcano of sauce and the noodles from the FSM! How dare ye talk such nonsense of a "heaven"!!\n\nRAmen brotha :-)\n\n():-D\nshadowgirl
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Yes. Hell is a real place. It is where nonbelievers/non-saved go, when they die. After the Great Judgment of Jesus, satan, his antichrist, and all the people in hell will be thrown into the lake of fire, which is the final, eternal place of torment.
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Exactly where you said.  It's in hell.
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God did not invent hell.  Catholics did.  The original term for hell in early early old testament was not burning in a lake of fire, it was being sent from the presence of god for all eternity, (a true hell in itself)  The final rule of dogmatic law also stated that whatever men (popes) hold true on earth, god will hold true in heaven.  So the lake of fire was born.  (Matthew 18:18; Matthew 18:19 for you doubters)\n\nPlease Christians note:  I never said there was no god or no hell, only that it was invented by the Pope.
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Some Christians actually believe that burning in hell is God's idea. They have accepted a perversion of the scriptures without ever wondering if the translations have been mis-translated.I have been a Christian 32 years and this year I actually researched the horrible untruth "Hell." The Holy Spirit will bring us into more and more truth and expose lies and false doctrines.As with lots of Christian stuff we forget parts of the Bible whilst emphasising others. This gospel is good news! I believe all die. All rise from the grave when Jesus returns and everyones life is opened up and bare before God.. Those who have a relationship with God are resurrected and receive new bodies that will never die. And those who have decided to ignore salvation and deliberately continue to do wrong things are forever lost. Unbelievers simply pass from existence. They perish. The dead know nothing. Jesus and God would never punish forever with unquenchable fire and torment. That's a pagan, heathan, wicked perversion. However upon saying that it is very hard to change your beliefs. Especially when people go years believing a doctrine and millions of others disagree and threaten curses etc.upon those who declare hell is a false doctrine. Little by little people will come to know the truth and be set free. Seek the truth and you will find it.