Hell

exist; the nether realm of the devil and the demons in which the damned suffer

everlasting punishment; a place or state of torment or wickedness; a place or state

of turmoil or destruction" (532). Hell comes from the Old High German, helan, which is derived from the Latin word for conceal, celare. The term Hell originally designated the torrid regions of the underworld (Webster’s 532).

In the ancient world, a belief in an underworld home of the dead was widespread. The concept for a destiny of the dead might be a deep pit in the lower world in which the

souls of persons are punished (Greek Tartarus); an underworld of cold and darkness

(Norse); a celestial dwelling place (Pueblo Indians); a distant island (

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It refers simply to the home of the dead. I often think of an old Blood, Sweat, and Tears song that says, "I swear there ain't no heaven, but I pray there ain't no Hell. First, it stands for the Hebrew sheol of the Old Testament. The dead enter the area through the gates. Here, idol worshipers also sacrificed children to the God Moloch. Due to these horrors, Hell became known as a place of eternal punishment. This assumes a judgment of the dead either immediately after their

death or collectively at the end of the world. It hints at no moral distinctions; therefore, as understood by the Christian religion today, it is not a suitable translation. However, they do accept that Hell is a condition of separation of the good from the wicked. " In earlier times, this Hell was a deep gorge outside of Jerusalem where fires continuously burned refuse and rubbish. In the Old Testament, the abode of the dead is a gloomy region under the earth.

Today, many modern theologians question the literary view of Hell.

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