What the bible says Hell is like

[Losty]

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But if you don't..

Then how will anyone know you're still you? D:

[Losty]

But if you don't..

Then how will anyone know you're still you? D:

[TheRocketSurgeon]

That was traumatizing.

[popsthebuilder]

Bible teaches that Hell is NOT separation from God

Its a place of...
flaming fire
smothering smoke
dismal darkness
screaming and wailing
everlasting chains
flesh-eating worms
no rest

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What are you talking about? Hell is separated from heaven. It also teaches that there will be no answered prayers for those in hell. Could you direct me to where it says what your trying to convey in the bible. Thanks.

Faith in selfless Unity for Good.

[vorlon13]

And clearly, the flesh eating worms would attack the gonads and excretory areas . . .


the eyes too.


And I could imagine a tongue being slowly devoured by the worms while the sinner screamed and screamed and screamed and screamed

[snowtracks]

[Angrboda]

"It is known" is a spice that snowtracks applies where he is most in doubt.

[LastPoet]

[KevinM1]

"It is known" is a spice that snowtracks applies where he is most in doubt.

Piquant.

[snowtracks]

Scripture teaches that unbelievers are trending towards salvation or blasphemy. Most likely, this trend is in a staircase that has ups and downs but overall trending towards one of these two exclusive possibilities. Both salvation and blasphemy have their own thresholds.

Salvation: When trending in this direction, the person is coming to an understanding of what’s required to inherit ‘eternal life’. That person recognizes what God requires (repentance, acceptance of God’s forgiveness, and surrender to God’s authority).

Blasphemy:* When trending in this direction, there is an ongoing animosity towards God (here again, maybe some trepid steps towards salvation’s direction but not enough to change the downward trend).

Thresholds - Salvation, a person crosses over by accepting the Holy Spirit’s promptings towards humility and submission to God’s truth & grace.

Blasphemy, a person crosses over when the will of God in one’s life becomes so weak and the rebellion so strong it’s impossible for the individual to then reverse course; they have ‘crossed the Rubicon’** which means they have willingly and permanently entered into eternal separation from God’s active influence. Not many are living that have crossed this threshold since God has accessed their condition is permanent and final so He removes them to limit their sinful influence on others.
So probably, the most egregious aspect of hell is the company of the people there. But God shows his love and protection even there by restraining (‘restraint’ is the best translation of the word ’torment’) persons by the amount of evil they are capable of infecting on others. The more expression of sin from their earthy life, the more restraint.
　
*N.T. Mark quotes Jesus as saying ‘blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; … guilty of an eternal sin”. The Holy Spirit prompts persons to salvation; the blasphemer repeatedly and knowing defies God.
**Phase by Julius Caesar when he broke the Roman Empire’s law of Imperium.