Thread:JayZX535/@comment-26094355-20160425230258/@comment-27170788-20160427204732

Maltalidenta Kwuitidherali wrote:

JayZX535 wrote:

Then how do you account for texts such as the Dead Sea Scrolls, which, even when compared to Hebrew texts from different times, were almost completely identical (and the few discrepancies that were found did not change the meaning, and were only differences in minor things such as spelling)? How do you account for the fact that the Bible was written by many different authors, and still fits together as a cohesive whole?

Also, is the information you collected from Google from a credible source? Have you yourself researched the number of times that Hell is mentioned in the Bible, or are you looking only at outside research? How many sources did that information come from? And, since you've taken concern with translation errors, if you consider the Bible to have such errors, could they have not inadvertantly omitted information about Hell as well? The dating of the dead sea scrolls varies, all the way up to 300AD. Sure, some of it's from 408-203BC but that's hardly in any way accurate.

http://www.thehypertexts.com/How%20many%20tines%20is%20hell%20mentioned%20in%20the%20Bible.htm

Sure, it's not the best, but there's no point in lying. And, if I were to count, it'd be stupid.

"(1) The Hebrew word Sheol clearly means "the grave" not "hell." Everyone went to Sheol when they died, not just the wicked. Sheol was not a place of suffering, because in Job 14:13, a much-beset Job asked to go to Sheol to escape suffering. Sheol was not a place where God was absent, because King David said in Psalm 139:8 that when he made his bed in Sheol (i.e., when he died and was laid in his grave), God would be with him. And Sheol was not an eternal inescapable prison, because in Psalm 49:15 the Sons of Korah said that God would redeem them from Sheol, by which they meant that they would be resurrected from the grave to new life. Furthermore, the prophet Ezekiel and the apostle Paul agreed that all Israel would be saved, and yet in Genesis 37:35, Israel himself said that he would be reunited with his son Joseph in Sheol. How can all Israel be saved if Israel himself is in "hell"? In each case Sheol clearly means "the grave" or "the abode of all the dead, good and bad" and cannot be interpreted as "hell" unless "hell" is heaven!

(2) The Greek word Hades also clearly means "the grave" not "hell." Everyone went to Hades when they died, not just the wicked. Hades contained heavenly regions like the Elysian Fields and the Blessed Isles. The Greek hell was Tartarus, which is discussed below, in section 4.

(3) The place name Gehenna does not mean "hell" because Gehenna is a valley in Israel known in Hebrew as Gehinnom, or the Valley of Hinnom. Today Gehenna is a lovely park and tourist attraction. Wonderful archeological discoveries have been made there, such as the healing pool of Siloam and the oldest Bible verses ever discovered, inscribed on small silver amulets. Those verses are the benediction "The LORD bless thee and keep thee; the LORD make his countenance to shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee." Those are wonderfully comforting words to have been discovered in "hell," don't you think?

(4) The Greek hell was Tartarus. This is the only word in the Bible that actually means "hell" in either Greek or Hebrew. But the word Tartarus appears only one time in the entire Bible, in 2 Peter 2:4. And that verse is about fallen angels awaiting judgment, so its hell is not eternal and is not for human beings."

And, of course, it could work the other way. However, this is far more unlikely due to the circumstances.

Interesting. I would have to do more research into the origins of words in order to respond to that well, so for now I will abstain from making a response until I know more.

Honestly, at this point, I don't see much point in continuing the conversation much farther. My evidence is rooted in the Word of God, which you do not believe is accurate, so no matter what I say you will see it as having no evidence. I have said what I have to say, but I will urge you to read and study the Bible for yourself. It is one thing to take the words of another, and while it can be helpful sometimes to have another's opinion on the Bible, it is no substitite for reading it on your own.