It is difficult for Christians to accept the reality of hell because of the sentimental secularism that pervades modern Western culture, with its exalted optimism about human nature, its shrunken conception of God, and its skepticism about whether personal morality really matters—in other words, with its decay of conscience. According to Scripture, the revelation of hell presupposes a depth and breadth of understanding of divine purity as well as human and demonic wickedness that most of us lack. The notion of hell, on the other hand, arrives in the New Testament as a Christian need, and we are obligated to attempt to comprehend it in the same way that Jesus and his disciples did.
The New Testament portrays hell as the last resting place of those who are sentenced to perpetual torment at the Final Judgment . Fire and darkness are associated with it , as are crying and gnashing of teeth, destruction , and anguish —in other words, complete and utter sorrow and suffering. When we consider that these phrases are symbolic rather than literal , we may be certain that the truth, which is beyond our comprehension, much outweighs the symbol in terms of dreadfulness and horror. The teaching of the New Testament regarding hell is intended to appall us and render us speechless in dread, guaranteeing us that, just as paradise will be better than we could have imagined, hell would be worse than we could have imagined. Such are the challenges of eternity that must be confronted in a serious manner at this point in time.
A negative connection with God is represented by the notion of hell, which is more of a sense of God’s presence in anger and displeasure than of his absence. As God’s devouring fire consumes the souls of those who
Finally, Hell, according to the Bible, is an endless torment (Jude 13; Revelation 20:10). Theories concerning the ungodly being given a “second chance” after death, or that they would be personally destroyed at some point, are not supported by the Bible. This is a location of extreme pain, and it will be the everlasting home of Satan, the antichrist, the false prophet, and all unbelievers when they die in the lake of fire (Revelation 19:20; 20:10-15). All occupants will be harassed at all hours of the day and night for the rest of their lives. The penalty will last forever. The “eternal fire” that awaits the wicked was a phrase often used by Jesus to describe their ultimate fate. Following His second coming, when He separates the sheep from the goats , Jesus will say to the goats: “Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels”(Matthew 25:41). The lake of fire contains an everlasting fire that is a part and parcel of the lake of fire. Hell is referred to be the lake of fire in certain circles. Hell, according to the Scriptures, is a real location with actual people. However, hell was not a part of God’s first creation, which He referred to as “good”(Genesis 1:1-31, 2:4). Several thousand years later, Hell was created to house Satan and his fallen angels who had rebelled against God (Matthew 25:41). Human beings who reject Christ will be forced to suffer with Satan and his fallen angels in this hellish abode of torment.