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1. What does hell mean?

a) SCHEOL (Hebrew) OT: realm of the dead until the Last Judgement!

b) HADES (Greek)NT: realm of the dead until the Last Judgement!

c) TARTARUS (Greek)A place for the fallen angels! (2 Peter 2:4)

d) GEHENNA (Greek)The place of punishment!

2. KINGS 23:10«Josiah desecrated Topheth, which was in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, so no one could use it to sacrifice their son or daughter in the fire to Molek.»

valley = „Ge“

Hinnom = „Henna“

Valley of Ben Hinnom =„Gehenna“

The Valley of Ben Hinnom (south of Jerusalem) was later called Gehenna.

The Jew David Kimchi (about 1160 to 1235) commented on Psalm 27:13:«There was a very contemptible place near Jerusalem, where all manner of filthiness and dead carcasses were cast;

...

... and where a continual fire was kept to burn these impure things and the bone of the carcasses.»

Gehenna was a place:• for child sacrifice

Gehenna war ein Ort:• for child sacrifice• where the corpses of

executed criminals were burnt

Gehenna war ein Ort:• for child sacrifice• where the corpses of

executed criminals were burnt• for Jerusalem’s garbage

dump

Gehenna war ein Ort:• for child sacrifice• where the corpses of

executed criminals were burnt• for Jerusalem’s garbage

dump• that stank awfully

Gehenna was a place:• that was always burning

Gehenna was a place:• that was always burning• where wild dogs

searched for remains

Gehenna was a place:• that was always burning• where wild dogs

searched for remains• where dogs howled and

their teeth chattered

2. Who goes to hell/Gehenna?

Who is Jesus speaking to?• to His disciples• to the religious leaders• to the people who

believe in God or are interested in God

Who is Jesus not speaking to?• those who do not believe

in God

3) Jesus speaks about our Gehenna/hell

a) Gehenna: anger and hate! curse somebody

MATTHEW 5:22«But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, 'Raca’, is answerable to the Sanhedrin. And anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna (hell).»

b) Gehenna: lust! seeing somebody as an object and not as a person

MATTHEW 5:27 - 30«You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. ...

MATTHEW 5:27 – 30... It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into Gehenna (hell). And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. ...

MATTHEW 5:27 – 30... It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into Gehenna (hell).»

c) Gehenna: fear! a person who is ashamed of their faith in Jesus

MATTHEW 10:28«Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna (hell).»

d) Gehenna: hindering! bringing a person, who is still young in faith, away from God

MATTHEW 18:6+9«If anyone causes one of these little ones - those who believe in me - to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were drowned in the depths of the sea. - and be thrown into the fire of Gehenna (hell).»

e) Gehenna: being a hypo-crite! somebody who lives religiously and in a double life

MATTHEW 23:15+33«Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! - You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to Gehenna (hell)?»

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