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             The idea of heaven entices and encourages believers and non-believers alike. It is enjoyable to envision a place of eternal rest and relaxation, in the presence of God and loved ones. Heaven does exist according to the Bible, and is the destination of the believer in Jesus Christ at the completion of life on this earth. What is not encouraging is the fact that there is a place for those whom God chooses will not inherit everlasting life. This place is commonly referred to in the English language as hell. It is not metaphorical nor is it mythological, it is real in every sense of the word; a true literal hell. It is a time as Guthrie says in New Testament Theology, " to inquire about the state of the lost, a subject which tends to be neglected or else glossed over.....the final state of those who are not in the book of life" (Guthrie p. 887). This will be the focus of this discussion, the eternal state of those individuals whose name will not be found in the book of life.
             To fully understand the implications of the declaration of a place of eternal damnation, one must first understand what that place is. The common use of the word "Hell" is considered colloquial and comical to some. In the bible, the idea of the term 'hell' is expressed in more ways than one. The terms Gehenna (Matthew 5:22), Hades (Matthew 11:23), and Lake of Fire (Revelation 20:15) are terms that have been interpreted to believe as hell.
             The term 'Gehenna' occurs twelve times in the King James version of the bible. It occurs in all three of the synoptic gospels, but most notably in the book of Matthew in which it occurs seven times. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible defines Gehenna as " A name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment:-hell" (Strong's p. 19). Jesus Christ spoke of Gehenna and warned people of it. Jesus said in Matthew chapter five verse thirty, " for i...

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