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What does the Bible say about hell?
Jesus spoke of judgment and separation from God in sober terms. Christians differ on the details, and Scripture's emphasis is always on rescue.
What Scripture says
Matthew 25:46
“These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.””
Revelation 20:14-15
“Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.”
Matthew 10:28
“Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.”
2 Thessalonians 1:9
“who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,”
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