Hell
The biblical teaching on eternal separation from God.
A study on what the Bible teaches about hell, Sheol, Hades, Gehenna, and the lake of fire — the reality of eternal judgment and separation from God.
All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Psalms
1Proverbs
2Hell and Destruction are before the Lord; so how much more the hearts of the sons of men.
Isaiah
2Daniel
1Matthew
7But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, Raca! shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, You fool! shall be in danger of hell fire.
If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Then He will also say to those on the left hand, Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Mark
2If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched.
Luke
2But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!
2 Thessalonians
1Jude
2as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Revelation
4The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
Thematic Index
The Reality of Hell
Gehenna — the Fire That Is Not Quenched
Hades and Sheol
The Lake of Fire
Eternal Punishment
Jesus Warns About Hell
All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.