Other Hell-Related Passages and Themes

In my previous post (link), we saw some of the passages and themes related to hell.  This is a supplemental post that addresses some of the other themes related to hell that didn't necessarily make it into the original post.   

Hell was Prepared for the Devil and His Angels and will be Eternal

Matthew 25:41

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Hell is Outer Darkness with Suffering

Matthew 8:12

But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 22:13

Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 25:30

And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Hell is Eternal Fire

Isaiah 33:14

The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

Hell's Smoke Ascends Forever

Isaiah 34:10

It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.

Revelation 14:11

And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

Revelation 19:3

And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.

Lake of Fire Takes Living Victims and is the Second Death

Revelation 19:20

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Revelation 20:10

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Revelation 20:14-15

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Revelation 21:8

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Hell is Described as a Firey Torment

Matthew 5:22

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

Hell is a Place for Both Body and Soul

Matthew 10:28

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Hell Fire is Unquenchable

Mark 9:43

And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

Mark 9:45

And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

Mark 9:47

And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:

The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus Demonstrates that the Suffering of the Damned is Conscious

Luke 16:23

And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Opening Remarks in Debate on Hell with Chris Date

The second death will be suffered in both body and soul by the reprobate for all eternity. The following is a Scriptural outline of some of the key verses that teach this important doctrine.

In short summary, here is the argument.

Two Resurrections
There will be two resurrections, one of which (the resurrection of the righteous) is better than the other (the resurrection of damnation).

John 5:29

And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life (ἀνάστασιν ζωῆς); and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation (ἀνάστασιν κρίσεως).

Hebrews 11:35

Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection (κρείττονος ἀναστάσεως):

Conventional Death will be No More

1 Corinthians 15:26, 42, 52, and 54

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

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So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

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In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

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So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

Isaiah 25:8

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.

Isaiah 65:19-20

And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.

The World will Face Judgment including those already Conventionally Dead

Acts 17:31

Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Revelation 11:18

And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged (ὁ καιρὸς τῶν νεκρῶν κριθῆναι), and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

For the Wicked (but not the Righteous) there is a Second Death

Revelation 20:6

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death (ὁ δεύτερος θάνατος) hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

Revelation 21:8

But the fearful, and
unbelieving, and
the abominable, and
murderers, and
whoremongers, and
sorcerers, and
idolaters, and
all liars,

shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death (ὁ θάνατος ὁ δεύτερος).

The Punishment of the Second Death is Both Physical and Psychological

Matthew 18:8-9

Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire (τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον). And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire (τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρός).

Daniel 12:2

And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life (לְחַיֵּי עוֹלָם)(LXX: ζωὴν αἰώνιον), and some to shame and everlasting contempt (לְדִרְאוֹן עוֹלָֽם)(LXX: αἰσχύνην αἰώνιον).

The Duration of the Second Death is Eternal

Hebrews 6:2

Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Matthew 25:46

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment (κόλασιν αἰώνιον): but the righteous into life eternal (ζωὴν αἰώνιον).

Revelation 19:3

And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.

Revelation 14:11

And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

Isaiah 34:14

It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.

These are the Scriptures and arguments I intend to set forth when I debate Chris Date (Lord willing, later this month).  I welcome my readers' comments and suggestions.