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   From: novalidemail@ymail.com   
      
   On 10/6/2023 5:22 PM, No one wrote:   
   > On Oct 6, 2023, Just a guy wrote   
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   >> On 10/6/2023 12:40 PM, No one wrote:   
   >>> On Oct 6, 2023, Just a guy wrote   
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   >>>> On 9/29/2023 11:05 PM, No one wrote:   
   >>>>> On Sep 29, 2023, Rod wrote   
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   >>>>>> On 9/29/2023 6:04 PM, No one wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On Sep 29, 2023, Just a guy wrote   
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   >>>>>>>> On 9/29/2023 1:32 PM, No one wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>> On Sep 29, 2023, Just a guy wrote   
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   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> On 9/29/2023 11:06 AM, No one wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 29, 2023, James wrote   
   >>>>>>>>>>> (in article<5ojdhi1ub9s7gq0d84sib88ri17jdudpsg@4ax.com>):   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:00:43 -0700 (PDT), "resl...@yahoo.com"   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> I am reproducing this from what I have presented on the website:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> (1) The Bible hell (sheol/hades) is described as being the realm   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> of   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> death,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> that is, the realm of the condition of being dead; it is   
   described   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> as   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> a   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> condition in which there is no work, no device, no knowledge, nor   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> wisdom.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> (Ecclesiastes 9:5,10 -- many translations render "sheol" as "the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> grave"   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> in   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> verse 9).   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> (2) The only Old Testament word translated hell in the King James   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Version   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> is the Hebrew word transliterated as sheol, to which the New   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Testament   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> word   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> transliterated as hades corresponds.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> (3) In the King James translation of the Bible, sheol and hades   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> are   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> translated hell 41 times, grave 32 times and pit 3 times and   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> frequently   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> when translated hell, the margin reads, "or, the grave," or vice   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> versa.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> (Psalm 49:15; 55:15; 86:13; Isaiah 14:9; Jonah 2:2; 1 Corinthians   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 15:55;   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Revelation 20:13) Many translations transliterate the words sheol   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> and   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> hades. A close examination of all the instances sheol and hedes   
   in   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Bible shows that the usage of these words are always in agreement   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> with   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> what   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> is stated in Ecclesiastes 9:5,10, except for one instance (Luke   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 16:23)   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> in   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> which Jesus makes use of the Hellenistic adaptation of hades to   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> present   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> a   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> parabolic parody depicting how the Law and the Prophets were   
   until   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> John.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> --   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Luke 16:16.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> (4) Some translations render forms of the Greek word often   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> transliterated   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> as Gehenna (Valley of Hinnom) as "hell" or "hellfire", but this   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> does   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> not   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> mean the same as sheol/hades.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> (5) Some translations also render the verb often transliterated   
   as   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> "tataroo" as "cast down to hell", but the word does not mean this   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> at   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> all.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> See our study: Tartaroo Vs. Tartarus   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> (6) Satan is a liar and the father of the lie. (John 8:44) Satan   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> promised   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Eve that her disobedience to God would not result in death; that   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> is,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> that   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> she would not die. He has been using the promise to deceive   
   people   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> all   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> over   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> the world ever since. (Genesis 3:1-4; Revelation 12:9) It is   
   Satan   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> who   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> has   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> the world believing that a person does not really die, therefore   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> he   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> lies   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> to   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> the world that those who are bad are roasting somewhere for all   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> eternity,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> thus making God appear to be some kind of fiend. With such a view   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> being   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> broadly presented by a large portion of professed Christians, no   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> wonder   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> thousands are turning away from the Bible and going to   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> neo-paganism,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> heathen religions and philosophies, agnosticism and atheism. The   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> doctrine   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> of eternal roasting is a blasphemy to the Creator. Indeed, those   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> who   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> claim   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> to be friends of the Bible are often its worst enemies.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> (7) Satan uses all kinds of deceptive means to continue his lies,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> including   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> spiritism, hypnotism, near-death experiences, out-of-body   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> experiences,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> etc.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> "And when they say to you, 'Seek those who are mediums and   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> wizards,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> who   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> whisper and mutter,' should not a people seek their God? Should   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> they   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> seek   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> the dead on behalf of the living? To the law and to the   
   testimony!   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> If   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> they   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> light   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> in   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> them." -- Isaiah 8:19,20, New King James Version.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> (8) Many claim that hell is made up of various sections, and that   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> originally paradise was a part of hell, and that another part of   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> hell   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> consisted of eternal torture. Contrary to the idea that any part   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> of   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Bible hell is a place of fire, torture, shrieks, etc., the Bible   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> says:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> "There is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Sheol,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> where   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> you are going." - "in death there is no memory of you. In Sheol,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> who   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> shall   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> give you thanks?" - "For Sheol can't praise you, death can't   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> celebrate   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> you." -- Ecclesiastes 9:10; Psalm 6:5; Isaiah 38:18.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> (9) Nevertheless, good people, as well as bad, go to sheol (the   
      
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