All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him. Genesis 37:35 (ESV) The above quote comes from the story of Joseph. His brothers, in spite, had just … Continue reading “An Expectation of Sheol”
If you are not familiar with the terms Sheol, Gehenna, etc. please see some of the previous blogs at this site. The Bible has a number of terms that describe places of after death suffering: Sheol, Hades, Gehenna and the Lake of Fire. In many versions of the Bible and in many people’s minds, these … Continue reading “What Distinguishes Sheol from Hell?”
Unless you are quite the Bible expert, you probably don’t even know what “Sheol” is. You might be shocked to find out that this Hebrew word is actually quite common in the Old Testament, yet in many English Bible translations the editors struggled to know what to do with it. It is a place name. … Continue reading “What To Do With “Sheol””
The oldest book of the Old Testament is not the first one. It is the book of Job. When Job lived exactly is unclear. That he and friends knew about Sheol is abundantly clear, because they use the word many times. In discourses like you find in Job or in the poetry that you find … Continue reading “Sheol in the Book of Job”
We have talked about the fact that the Old Testament people did not speak about going to Heaven or Hell exactly, they spoke about going to Sheol. Sheol was a place for the righteous (like Jacob) and the unrighteous (like Korah). Scripture that we will cover later reveals that Sheol is a place with two … Continue reading “Is Sheol My Destiny?”
Most people’s understanding of what the Bible says about existence after death doesn’t go beyond a simple heaven and hell, so I expect that many of you are surprised to know that the Old Testament people didn’t exactly expect to go to either place. They spoke about Sheol, and that is what I have been … Continue reading “Sheol in the Old Testament (part 1)”
As a pastor and a Christian, I have quietly dreamt of going on a field trip to see what lies beyond death. Just think about how life changing it would be. We speak of Heaven and Hell, but we don’t usually see them before we go there. As a result they seem surreal to us … Continue reading “A Word You May Not Know: Sheol”
The information that we have about God creating a New Earth after Judgment Day is found in a few, large sections: Revelation 21 and 22, a bit in 2 Peter 3, and a rather confusing section of Isaiah 65, and a bit at the end of Isaiah 66. The teaching of a bodily resurrection is … Continue reading “Wrestling with Isaiah 65”
I have heard it many times. A person is dying but they are ready. Why? Because they want to see their spouse, child, mother or father. They are eager to see lost family. This is understandable. Our family are usually the people we are closest to and love the most during life. What do we … Continue reading “Family In Eternity”
The idea of Purgatory is something that most people associate with the Roman Catholic Church. It might surprise you that there are people outside of Catholicism that support the idea. The concept of Purgatory comes in two flavors: a purgatory where you work off your sins and a purgatory where you are purified to reach … Continue reading “Does Purgatory Exist?”
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