SHEOLS, HADES, HELL



                                                 

When we read the words: Sheol, Hades, and Hell in the Bible, we automatically join them together as having the same relationship likewise to the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. However, these three words having totally separate meanings, and are identified by three separate accounts just as the Trinity.

We find the word Sheol in some of these Bible verses:

Psalm 89:48

What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his soul for the power of Sheol? Selah.

Genesis 37:35

Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, "Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son." So his father wept for him.

Genesis 44:29

'If you take this one also from me, and harm befalls him, you bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.'

Psalm 18:5

The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

Proverbs 1:12

Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, Even whole, as those who go down to the pit;

Proverbs 30:16

Sheol, and the barren womb, Earth that is never satisfied with water, And fire that never says, "Enough."

Sheol is a not a place of torment, likewise to Hades and Hell, but it is death itself; the grave to be exact. Whether you are a righteous or unrighteous person; you will face Sheol. Sheol is appointed to each living person; it has an appointment with us that is inevitable. Sheol is sleep or rest for the body, where the soul is separate from it, either in paradise with God or in torment in Hades. Sheol like Hades and Hell, was not intended for man. We as mankind were to live forever; however, due to the fall of Adam, the grave was given rights to every man. The great news about Sheol is that it has been defeated by the life, blood, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We will not remain in the clutches of the grave if we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior; the righteous will rise again with both body and soul, to live upon the earth again forever.

Let us look at some Bible verses that contain the reference to the word Hades:

Revelation 20:13-14

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake fire.

Matthew 11:23

"And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will descend to Hades; for if the miracles had occurred in Sodom which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day."

Luke 16:23

"In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom."

Acts 2:27

Because you will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor allow your Holy One to undergo decay.

Matthew 16:18

"I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

Hades is a place of torment for the soul but not the body which is left at the grave (Sheol). It is an intermediate place for the unrighteous; a holding place of horror until the Day of the Final Judgment, where both body and soul will rejoin itself before God. Hades is where the fallen angels reside; it is only a taste of Hell, but not Hell itself. It is appointed to each man the grave (Sheol) and after the grave, there is an immediate judgment. A person will go to Hades if they did not accept Jesus Christ as their Savior, nor lived a life of righteousness upon the earth. Many do not realize that accepting Jesus Christ as their Savior by mouth only, will only lead them to Hades. Jesus states that it is only those who obey His Father, that have truly accepted Him as their Lord and Savior (Romans 2:13, Matthew 7:21, 1 Peter 4:17). Upon everyone's acceptance of Christ as their Lord and Savior; their names are added to the Book of Life. However, without a genuine heart to live for Christ, a person's name is blotted out of the Book of Life, upon their arrival to the grave (Sheol). God is no FOOL, as loving and forgiving, as He may be. He gives time, and patience, to each person by the measure of their faith, to get it right with Him, before their death.

Psalm 69:28

May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not be listed with the righteous.

Deuteronomy 29:20

"The Lord shall never be willing to forgive him, but rather the anger of the Lord and His jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse which is written in this book will rest on him, and the Lord will blot out his name for under heaven."

2 Kings 14:27

The lord did not say that He would blot out the name of Israel from heaven, but He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

Hades is a place of darkness, fire, torture, profanity, screaming, yelling, stomach curling smells, rats, snakes, demons, clawing and ripping of flesh, worm infestation, high iron gates, pits, drought, thirst, desolation, remorse, separation from God, and NO HOPE. Yet, it is only temporary, awaiting its place in Hell.

Now, let's look at some Bible Verses that refer to Hell.

Revelation 21:8

But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars-their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.

Matthew 25:46

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Matthew 10:28

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Revelation 20:15

And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:14

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Revelation 14:11

And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

Hell is the place or state of never ending fire and torment for both the body and soul which will have joined back together after the Final Judgment before God. After Hell, there will be no further judgment; it is an eternal state. Hell is where Satan, the fallen angels, and unrighteous people, will burn FOREVER.

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THE FINAL WILL

Galatians 4:4-5 reads "But when the proper time had fully come, God sent His Son born of a woman, born subject to the regulations of the Law, to purchase the freedom of those who were subject to the law, that we might be adopted and have sonship conferred upon us, and be recognized as God's Sons."

When we assess the reasons why an appointed attorney recommends that we have a living will in the event of our untimely death; unquestionably, the top reason would be to protect what is most important to us, to be certain that what is most important to us, is handed down to those who are also most important to us. We wouldn't want our valuables distributed to those who are foreign to us, or who don't have our approval for being an appointed authority, or heir, for the reasons that they don't share in our same bloodline, nor have they been given our merited favor to place their hands on our goods.

Another reason for having a will is to keep arguments down on the who, what, and when, which leads us to our next reason; deciding where ones children will go upon our untimely death so that no other said, "higher authority", places them where you don't want them to go. Furthermore, having a will will prevent unnecessary delays in processing what has already been rightfully established and designated to the successor of the presuccessor. Not only will a will give inheritance, but it can be used to disinherit those who would otherwise inherit your estate, but would be the wrong hands for your assets to fall into.

Let's dig deeper into the grounds of having a will... having a will will also prevent things from transpiring that is not intended for certain persons; therefore, allowing your legacy to live on through those who reflect your own values and interests. At anytime during the course that you are still living at the execution of your will, you reserve the right to change your will in the event of unforeseen circumstances that create situations where changing your will is necessary; interstate laws, states that, "without a will, a presuccessor's valuables are at a loss which could end up in the wrong hands". So, it was then, and it is now, the Law, that without a will... there is NO WAY, but with a will... THERE IS A WAY.

Romans 8:14-15 reads, "For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves , so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by Him we cry, "Abba, Father." Through the blood of Jesus Christ in which our first DNA was first created; God made it a Will that those who recognized what was important to Him, valuing His values and interests, would become the appointed beneficiaries of His estates. We were all once separated from God, left with nothing to look forward too. Although, it took only one man to lose foot, in which all men fell; one man took His entire body, to restore God's Will. Oxens, sheeps, goats, doves, and unleavened breads could not take the place of rectifying man's sin because they were not a reflection of the image of God, they could not participate in the act of righteousness prevailing over the law, nor were they of the same flesh as man.

Again Galatians 4:4-5 reads,

"But when the proper time had full come, God sent His Son born of a woman, born subject to the regulations of the Law, to purchase the freedom of those who were subject to the Law, that we might be adopted and have sonship conferred upon us, and be recognized as God's Sons."

Because man is God's asset...

He had to make a Will.

Because man is what is important to God...

He had to make a Will.

Because God did not want His children going into the wrong hands...

He had to make a Will.

Because God needed to give man the power appointed authority to place hands on His goods...

He had to make a Will.

Because God had to make it clear about the WHO, WHAT, AND WHEN...

He had to make a Will.

Because God did not want any delays in His adopted Sons and Daughters receiving what is rightfully theirs...

He had to make a Will.

Because God had to disinherit Satan to all his entitlements...

He had to write it in the Will.

Because God needed His legacy to live on through those who reflected His values and interest...

He begot Jesus Christ, and those adopted through His blood, as His Will.

God needed to stop the hands of death from claiming the lives of man who were never intended to die...

So He had to make a Will.

While Jesus was alive, He changed the Will of the Law which was to keep God and Man separated forever through the fall of one man. Jesus changed the Will by living a life of righteousness that reflected the image of God, while being in the flesh of man.

SONS AND DAUGHTERS, SHARE WITH SOMEONE ELSE THAT TIME IS RUNNING OUT AND TO NOT ALLOW PROCRASTINATION, DISBELIEF, AND UNWILLINGNESS, TO ACCEPT HIS DEATH, DISINHERIT THEM FROM GOD'S FINAL WILL; IT'S THE LAW!!!


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