hell is described as a place that is completely opposite to the presence of God's goodness and love hell is often presented as a warning meant to teach us the importance of choosing a life aligned with God's ways Jesus himself spoke about hell more than anyone else he described it as a place of weeping and nashing of teeth where the fire never goes out it's a place meant for the devil and his angels but also for those who turn away from God and choose not to follow path of love and righteousness one of the names for
hell that Jesus used is gehenna this was actually the name of a real place outside of Jerusalem where trash was burned the continuous fire and Decay made it a powerful symbol of a place of punishment and separation from God Jesus used stories to teach about the choices we make in life and their Eternal consequences he talked about a rich man who lived only for himself and ended up in Hell a place of Torment after he died unable to cross over to the comforting side where a poor man named Lazarus rested in heaven this story tells
us the reality of hell and the importance of living a life of compassion for others the Apostle Paul also warned about the consequences of rejecting God's love and choosing a path away from God's teachings describing it as never ending destruction away from the presence of the Lord in John's vision of the final judgment the Beast and Satan are thrown into hell described as a lake of fire that represents the second death this is not just physical death but Eternal separation from God who is the source of all life love and happiness God doesn't want anyone
to choose a path that leads to hell he wants everyone to come to repentance which opens the doors to Heaven a place of Eternal joy peace and the presence of God
