Is Hell Real?

Many non-Christians and some Christians believe that there is nothing like hell. I beg to differ with them for they say that if someone dies he/she is buried on the grave and that’s the end of the story.

What these people do not know is that there is life after death. So if a person is a born again some by the time he/she dies his/her soul goes to heaven-at paradise to be specific. The opposite is true with someone who is not a believer or a born again somebody, he/she goes straight to hell.

In order to make this subject to be easily understood there is a need to define and explain the term “hell”. Hell is defined as the abode of evil spirits, infernal regions, and a place of eternal punishment or extreme torment http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hell. It is also referred to as “gehenna”, “tartarus”, “sheol” or hades. The bible tells us that hell was not designed for man but for the devil and the fallen angels but because the devil has deceived many people on earth God is going to punish them by throwing these people to hell.

Many people confuse hell to grave. In Luke 16 verses 19 to 31 says that there was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed and who lived in each day in luxury. At his door used to lay a diseased beggar named Lazarus. The bible continues to say that as Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man’s table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+16:19-31.

Finally the beggar died and was carried by angels to be with Abraham. A rich man also died and was buried, and his soul went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Lazarus in the far distance with Abraham. The bible says that the rich man shouted to Abraham to have pity to him and send Lazarus to him to dip he tip of his finger in water and come to cool his tongue because he was in anguish of hell fierce flames.

If you pay the close look on the above verses you will realise that the both died and their bodies were buried in a grave but their souls thereafter went somewhere. For Lazarus it went to the place of comfort- paradise, a place without fire but with water and other comforts. The rich man’s soul went to hell.

I once discussed this subject of hell with a certain Watch Tower believer and he said that hell is another word for grave and therefore, they are similar.

There are some facts in the bible to prove that hell is not a grave. In Deuteronomy 32:22 the bible says that the fire in the hell is as infernal as the mountains and this fire is kindled in God’s wrath. There is no fire in a grave.

After all the discussion the fact remains- there is heaven and hell to go. The worst mistake that people can make is to miss heaven and goes to hell. There is enough grace and time for everyone to make his/her way straight before death. Ecclesiastes 9 verse 10 says whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or work or wisdom.

Below are some videos concerning hell. Watch this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzC9iz34yIM
 or this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxCFIjLsHU0