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1 | Unatoned who die experience a sting/fire | John 20:17 | EdB | 241516 | ||
Jeremaih1five We must not confuse Hades/Hell with the eternal place of the unrighteous dead. That is the Lake of Fire. AFTER the Great White Throne of Judgement those that died outside of Christ will be thrown into the Lake of Fire, not Hell or Hades. Hades/Hell is/was the holding place of the dead. The unrighteous dead await in a hot dry place. The righteous dead in Abraham's bosom or paradise. All are held by death. Once Jesus overcame death the righteous dead held captive by death were freed and taken by Jesus to Heaven. I believe Jesus preached to them proving He was the Messiah they all awaited. When the righteous die today they go immediately into Christ's presence since death has no hold on them as Paul tells us in 2 Cor 5:8 However the unrighteous dead have not been freed of death's hold so they still go to Hades/Hell to await judgement. So yes in a sense you are correct if you feel the sting of death you are in the wrong place. For those in Christ, death has no sting. |
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2 | Unatoned who die experience a sting/fire | John 20:17 | jeremiah1five | 241517 | ||
I don't confuse "hell/hades" with the Lake of Fire, which is why I spell "hell" with the quotation marks because usually is understood that way by others as the eternal place. To me "hell" is only the grave, the place of "unseen" as defined by Strong's. When a believer dies post-cross their soul/spirit go to be with God hid in Christ. I prefer to see the story of Lazarus and the rich man as a true story, not a parable as Jesus uses proper names. |
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