Beyond the Sunset Where are the dead (part 2)?
Where are the dead? “But man dies and is laid away; Indeed he breathes his last and where is he?” ~ Job 14:10 (NKJV)
Agenda Old Testament view of hell Does sheol = hades? New Testament view of hell Points to ponder
Old Testament view of hell DISCUSSION: What do you think sheol means? "the world of the dead“ ~ Strong's Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary "the unseen state“ ~ Young's Analytical Concordance “always the abode of departed spirits" ~ Smith's Bible Dictionary
Old Testament view of hell KJVNKJVNIVNAS/RSV Hell grave pit3200 realm of death below0010 death0060 depths0010 sheol018064
Does sheol = hades? Souls are conscious – Isaiah 14:9-20 Place for the wicked – Job 21:13;Numbers 16:30-33 Place for the righteous – Job 14:13-14; Psalms 49:14-15 What about torment and paradise? – Abaddon (Job 26:6; 28:22; 31:12; Proverbs 15:11; 27:20)
New Testament view of hell Hades – Acts 2:29-35 – Luke 16:19-31 Place of torment Place of rest “paradise” – Luke 23:43; John 20:17 DISCUSSION: Does it matter if Luke 16:19-31 is a parable?
Points to ponder Old and New Testament people understood the meaning for sheol, hades, gehanna, and tartaros What if our view of the afterlife is incorrect? What is the benefit of studying this topic? – 1 Thessalonians 4:18