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'''Hell''' (Greek: γέεννα)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/greek/1067.htm |title=1067. geenna |website=Bible Hub }}</ref> is a location or state in the afterlife, in which the souls of sinners are subjected to punitive suffering. The [[Bible]] teaches that after a person dies physically, their [[soul]] will go to either [[heaven]] or hell according to their deeds.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+25%3A31-46&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 25:31–46 |publisher= }}</ref> In general, people regard hell as a place of torment for sinners who have committed evil on this earth. However, the Bible explains that hell is the place of final punishment where the [[Satan (Devil)|devil]] who has opposed [[God]] in both the spiritual world and this earth and those who have followed him by committing [[Other Gospel|lawlessness]] will have to go in return for their sins. The souls of those who are not saved are punished according to the severity of their sins, and eventually they are destroyed.

In the Greek Bible, written by the original language of the [[The New Testament|New Testament]], Gehenna (γέεννα) is often mentioned as a term related to hell, and Hades (ᾅδης)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/greek/86.htm |title=86. hadés |website=Bible Hub }}</ref> and Tartaroō (ταρταρόω)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/greek/5020.htm |title=5020. tartaroó |website=Bible Hub }}</ref> are also used. Hades is a Greek word for “Sheol” used in the [[Old Testament]], and Tartaroō,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Peter+2%3A4&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Peter 2:4 |publisher= }}</ref> mentioned only once in the New Testament, is a verb meaning “to confine in Tartarus.” [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] used the word Gehenna to detailedly explain hell as the place of punishment for the souls who sinned.

In the Greek Bible, written by the original language of the [[The New Testament|New Testament]], Gehenna (γέεννα) is often mentioned as a term related to hell, and Hades (ᾅδης)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/greek/86.htm |title=86. hadés |website=Bible Hub }}</ref> and Tartaroō (ταρταρόω)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/greek/5020.htm |title=5020. tartaroó |website=Bible Hub }}</ref> are also used. Hades is a Greek word for “Sheol” used in the [[The Old Testament|Old Testament]], and Tartaroō,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Peter+2%3A4&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Peter 2:4 |publisher= }}</ref> mentioned only once in the New Testament, is a verb meaning “to confine in Tartarus.” [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] used the word Gehenna to detailedly explain hell as the place of punishment for the souls who sinned.

==Etymology==

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 '''Hell''' (Greek: γέεννα)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/greek/1067.htm |title=1067. geenna |website=Bible Hub }}</ref> is a location or state in the afterlife, in which the souls of sinners are subjected to punitive suffering. The [[Bible]] teaches that after a person dies physically, their [[soul]] will go to either [[heaven]] or hell according to their deeds.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Matthew+25%3A31-46&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Matthew 25:31–46 |publisher= }}</ref> In general, people regard hell as a place of torment for sinners who have committed evil on this earth. However, the Bible explains that hell is the place of final punishment where the [[Satan (Devil)|devil]] who has opposed [[God]] in both the spiritual world and this earth and those who have followed him by committing [[Other Gospel|lawlessness]] will have to go in return for their sins. The souls of those who are not saved are punished according to the severity of their sins, and eventually they are destroyed.
-In the Greek Bible, written by the original language of the [[The New Testament|New Testament]], Gehenna (γέεννα) is often mentioned as a term related to hell, and Hades (ᾅδης)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/greek/86.htm |title=86. hadés |website=Bible Hub }}</ref> and Tartaroō (ταρταρόω)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/greek/5020.htm |title=5020. tartaroó |website=Bible Hub }}</ref> are also used. Hades is a Greek word for “Sheol” used in the [[Old Testament]], and Tartaroō,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Peter+2%3A4&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Peter 2:4 |publisher= }}</ref> mentioned only once in the New Testament, is a verb meaning “to confine in Tartarus.” [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] used the word Gehenna to detailedly explain hell as the place of punishment for the souls who sinned.
+In the Greek Bible, written by the original language of the [[The New Testament|New Testament]], Gehenna (γέεννα) is often mentioned as a term related to hell, and Hades (ᾅδης)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/greek/86.htm |title=86. hadés |website=Bible Hub }}</ref> and Tartaroō (ταρταρόω)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biblehub.com/greek/5020.htm |title=5020. tartaroó |website=Bible Hub }}</ref> are also used. Hades is a Greek word for “Sheol” used in the [[The Old Testament|Old Testament]], and Tartaroō,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Peter+2%3A4&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Peter 2:4 |publisher= }}</ref> mentioned only once in the New Testament, is a verb meaning “to confine in Tartarus.” [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] used the word Gehenna to detailedly explain hell as the place of punishment for the souls who sinned.
 ==Etymology==