Subject: Did Moses or Noah go to Hell? |
Bible Note: Hi lana, Actually, you've confused me even more. I'm not clear about the point you're trying to make! Can you be more specific as to which "translations" you're referencing? The original question had to do with whether Noah or Moses went to hell. If we're referring to the place of eternal punishment (as described in Matt. 10:28, Mark 9:45, 2 Peter 2:4, and Rev 20, etc.), then absolutley not! There's nothing from scripture with which to support this contention! On the other hand if you're referring to sheol- the place or abode of the dead, then OK. I think you're choosing a poor translation of the word. However, we need to be clear that the intent of passages such as Job 14:13 is to show a hiding place as being the ground. Not literal hell the place of everlasting punishment! "Oh that You would hide me in Sheol, That You would conceal me until Your wrath returns to You, That You would set a limit for me and remember me!" (NASB) "Hell" would not be the best translation of these occurences IMO. 'Sheol' is the more apt term- which is most likely why the majority of translations opt for this! Not sure your point with Gen 3:19? When we die, we do all return to the ground, i.e. 'sheol', not hell! I would strenuously reject any notion that Jesus ever went to hell. Why on earth would Jesus be inhell? Where do we find this even remotely implied in scripture? There's simply no such support for this distorted doctrine! Jesus did not (nor did He need to) atone for our sins in hell. The penalty for sin was paid on the cross! Period! Col 2:13-14, "When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross." (NASB) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |