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Why did God kill Uzzah? |
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2 Sam 6:6
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Hello Rose. The question isn't so much why God killed Uzzah but why was it necessary that Uzzah suffer the consequences for his actions? God had commanded that the only persons that may touch the Ark of the Covenant were the Levites. He also warned that anyone else who touched it must die. It seems harsh that, concerned that the Ark might fall over and be damaged, that Uzzah should die because he reached out to steady it. Because God is soveriegn, He demands unquestioning obedience. He doesn't permit us the priviledge of the opportunity to question Him why His decrees must be so strictly obeyed . . . indeed He is angered if we seek to question Him (read Job and how God was upset that Job would question why he was so afflicted). Just like you, King David couldn't undestand this either. God is loving, kind and just; some can't reconcile that He could mete out such harsh consequences for disobedience. That which happened to Uzzah was written that we might understand God's character. Read Mark 16:16. when Jesus said that we who believe and are baptized will be saved, He wants us to remember Uzzah. The second part of Mark 16:16 points out the consequences if we don't obey God. I hope this helps . . . Dave. |
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Is the abyss hell? |
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Luke 8:31
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Is the abyss hell? |
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Who are "under the earth"? |
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Phil 2:10
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Who is considered to be "under the earth"? People in hell? |
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Is the abyss hell? |
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Luke 8:31
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My Bible dictionary states:
ABYSS (Gr. abyssos). In the NT it refers to the world of the dead (Rom 10:7) or the nether world, the prison of disobedient spirits (Luke 8:31; Rev 9:1-2, 11; 11:7; 17:8; 20:1-3). In classical Greek it meant the primeval deep; in later Judaism it included the interior depths of the earth and the prison of evil spirits.
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Who are "under the earth"? |
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Phil 2:10
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Demons and lost humanity in hell are those who are "under the earth." See 1 Peter 3:18-22. |
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Is Hades Hell? |
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Bible general Archive 1
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The Bible mentions a place called Hades. Is Hades Hell? |
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Is Hades Hell? |
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Bible general Archive 1
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Hades is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew term “Sheol,” which refers in general to the place of the dead. In some translations it is translated 'hell'.The word Sheol occurs sixty-five times in the Hebrew Bible. The King James Version translates thirty-one of the occurrences as “hell”; another thirty-one occurrences as “grave”; and three occurrences as “pit” The Septuagint—the earliest Greek translation of the Old Testament—used hades to translate the Hebrew word Sheol.“Gehenna,” more precisely refers to hell. |
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where was good hell b4 Abrahams bossom? |
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The people that were "saved" before Abramham died and the other side of "hell" became Abrahams bossom where did they go? |
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Is Hades Hell? |
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Bible general Archive 1
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If you are talking about the traditional Hell (Lake of Fire) then the answer is NO. No one at this point in time is in the Lake of Fire. Look at Revelation 19:20 - 20:15 and you will see what I mean.
If you are talking about Sheol then YES there are people there now. The Greeks referred to this as Hades. Though I have read that some believe that Hades and Sheol are different places. Note the Revelation passage states that Hades is thrown into the Lake of Fire.
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Is Hades then Purgatory? |
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Bible general Archive 1
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So if Hades is not Hell (the lake of fire is), is Hades what Catholics consider to be Purgatory? |
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where was good hell b4 Abrahams bossom? |
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Luke 16:19
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The people that were "saved" before Abramham died and the other side of "hell" became Abrahams bossom where did they go? |
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where was good hell b4 Abrahams bossom? |
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Luke 16:19
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The answer is found in Luke 16:19ff. The "hell" there is literally "hades" defined as "the place of the unseen." Evidently hades consists of two compartments or parts, one of which is torment and the other one paradise. The events depicted in Luke 16:19ff took place while the Law of Moses (the Old Covenant) was still in effect. Thus, the righteous entered the same place as Lazarus did and the wicked entered the same place the rich man did when they died. This is how it has been from the beginning of creation. |
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where was good hell b4 Abrahams bossom? |
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Luke 16:19
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The good hell? has been there since God created it. I believe only became Abraham's bossom after Abraham became the Father of the Jewish nation. That is what they call it. |
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So then, what is Hades? |
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Bible general Archive 1
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Thank you all for your insight. But if Hades is not Hell nor Purgatory, then what is it? |
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So then, what is Hades? |
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Bible general Archive 1
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"In the Septuagint, Hades is virtually synonymous with the Hebrew Sheol, the place-name of the abode of the dead. Thus, the word has in itself no doctrine of reward or punishment: see Ac. 2.27; Rev. 20.13. It appears, however, in Matt. 16.18 as the locus of opposition to the church, and this leads on to Matt. 11.23 (Lk. 10.15) and Lk. 16.23 where Hades is the place of punishment of the wicked dead." (Taken from - - EVANGELICAL DICTIONARY OF THEOLOGY. Walter A. Elwell (ed.), Baker Books).
It would seem that Hades and hell are synonymous. |
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So then, what is Hades? |
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Bible general Archive 1
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In the New Testament "hell" is the translation of two words, Hades and Gehenna . The word Hades , like Sheol sometimes means merely "the grave," (Acts 2:31; 1 Corinthians 15:55; Revelation 20:13) or in general "the unseen world." It is in this sense that the creeds say of our Lord, "He went down into hell," meaning the state of the dead in general, without any restriction of happiness or misery. Elsewhere in the New Testament Hades is used of a place of torment, (Matthew 11:23; Luke 16:23; 2 Peter 2:4) etc.; consequently it has been the prevalent, almost the universal, notion that Hades is an intermediate state between death and resurrection, divided into two parts one the abode of the blest and the other of the lost. It is used eleven times in the New Testament, and only once translated "grave." (1 Corinthians 15:55) (Smith's Bible Dictionary) |
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Is Hades also the lake of fire? |
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Bible general Archive 1
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So if Hades is Hell, then what is the lake of fire? I thought that the lake of fire was Hell. |
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Is Hades also the lake of fire? |
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Bible general Archive 1
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Hades is the Greek word for Hell. It is the realm in which the unsaved or unrighteous people were sent. In the old testament the Hades realm was part Hell part Paradise. When someone died if they were a sinner they went to the hell side (the lake of fire) if they were righteous they went to the paradise side (Moses, Abraham). In the new testament some scriptures refer to the lake as hell fire Mat. 5:22. So from what I see in the scriptures it is the same place. |
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Just as if I had never sinned? |
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1 Cor 6:11
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Though I concur with JVH0212 that Jesus has declared the believer righteous, I must add that this 'point of salvation' sinlessness is academic. We are not free from self, sin, temptation or the 'spirit of the age' until the Lord returns and restores us to a pre-Adam state through resurrection. You might say that we have won the (eternal) war, but the (present) battles rage on daily. Except Jesus, no one I am aware of is without sin. Even the patriarchs and the apostles had their failures. We are to pursue righeousness, and hope in it, not claim it falsely. If the church were truly made up of sinless people, there would be no divisions, no 'backsliders,' no problems at all. If we say, "Those troublemakers are not counted as righteous, they are hell-bound," there wouldn't be anybody in the church at all. I know that I won't 'cast the first stone.' This said, I stand by my first answer. For the present time, there is no sinlessness. Anyone who lays claim to present perfection is living in denial. |
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do we have any free will? |
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If some people are chosen for salvation and some are chosen for hell how come the Bible says that God didn't make hell for people but only for satan and his angels, and how come we seem to be able to choose to sin even after we are saved. This would seem to go against God's will for His children. any help on this one would be much appreciated. |
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do we have any free will? |
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Bible general Archive 1
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If some people are chosen for salvation and some are chosen for hell how come the Bible says that God didn't make hell for people but only for satan and his angels, and how come we seem to be able to choose to sin even after we are saved. This would seem to go against God's will for His children. any help on this one would be much appreciated. |
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do we have any free will? |
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Bible general Archive 1
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Yes, we have limited free will. God has His plan and ultimate purposes. But if one chooses to reject God, that person will suffer the consequences. . . . The Bible says that God made hell only for Satan and his angels because it is a true statement. . . .Regarding sinning after we are saved: 1) 1 John 1:8 NASB If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. 2) Grace is not a license to sin (Rom 6). 3)Rom 3:28 NASB For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. 4) It is true that one who is truly saved will manifest fruit or proofs of their salvation. BUT the evidences of genuine saving faith are the result, not the cause, of one's salvation. 5) Salvation is a free gift. It is not earned by keeping the law or doing good deeds, although these would be present in the life of a believer. 6) Eph 2:8-9 God's Word version: "God saved you through faith as an act of [grace]. You had nothing to do with it. Being saved is a gift from God. It's not the result of anything you've done, so no one can brag about it." |
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When will Jesus return? |
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2 Thessalonians
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There are many views of Eschatology, the study of the end times. My views, briefly, are this. According to II Thes. there will be a great falling away, then Jesus will come for His own, the rapture. Then the Man of Sin will be revealed and seven years of tribulation will occur. Then Jesus will come back to reign on the earth for 1000 years. That is a nutshell version. |
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Are Adam and Eve in Hell? |
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Are Adam and Eve in Hell? |
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Is "Paradise" the same as heaven? |
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Luke 23:43
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Definately. Jesus was talking to a thief who was about to die. If the thief is going to be with Jesus, is he going to be in hell? I DONT THINK SO. If he is going to be with Jesus, he going to be in heaven. |
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How do you then interpret the verses... |
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Luke 8:13
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HELLO FRIEND
I APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWER. I AGREE WITH YOU 100 PERCENT. IAM REMINDED OF THE VERSE IN THE SCRIPTURES WHERE IT SAYS FOR JACOB I LOVED AND ESUA I HATED. THAT IS A STRONG STATMENT. OUR FINITE MINDS CAN NOT UNDERSTAND THE INFINITE. ONE DAY WE WILL UNDERSTAND GOD'S SOVERINTY AND CHOICE.
GOD BLESS |
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Is repentance required? |
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Ex 20:13
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Amigo, If you consider repentance to be a single event, then admitting your sinful nature produces salvation from hell when accompanied by confessing Christ Jesus as Lord and believing in His resurrection. However, repentance means to 'turn away' from sin. Certainly we must admit sin in order to begin repentance, but we must also change our hearts and our actions. The Holy Spirit will guide you to this end. I seems that God is pleased if we continue to fight against sin, repenting and changing. We cannot 'purchase' our salvation in this manner, but certainly our Father will be proud of us if we stop sinning. Returning to the original question about suicide, I believe it is possible for 'self-murder' to be forgiven. However, the final say is in God's hands, we can only trust in His mercy. Please remember that this does not make suicide an option. God is not 'required' to do anything, certainly not behave according to our interpretation of Scripture.
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how do we know people we never met |
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Will we be happy in heaven knowing some family members are in hell. |
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Predetermined or Free Will |
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Luke 8:13
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You wrote:
'3: To renounce your salvation would be to turn your back on God, to no longer believe or accept his Gift. To no longer follow the teachings of Christ. Granted, you could always say that person wasn't really saved then. But then what would you say would have happened to that person if they died prior to that drastic change?'
My reply:
Since they were never saved to begin with, then they would have gone to hell.
You wrote:
'And if you say that the person must not have been chosen by God to be saved and was only fooling themselves when they truely believed in Christ and thought they were saved -- '
Me:
That's not what I'm saying; that's what the Bible says.
You cont'd:
' -- then can you say for sure that anyone is saved?'
My reply:
No. Of course not. How can I tell if you are saved or if someone else is saved? Am I God? It would be quite presumptuous for anyone to claim he could tell if someone is saved or not, don't you think?
You wrote:
'Did Jesus die for everyone or just for a select few?'
My reply:
He obviously died for only a select few. In Romans 9, Paul calls them "the elect." If God HAD died for everybody, then everybody would be saved. Do you really think that people whom God has decided to save can resist His will? Do you put mere man on the same level as God?
You wrote:
'I can show you several versus that show that He died for all, can you show one that says otherwise?'
My reply:
Although I have shown you several, you do not seem interested in what they say. Again, a mere smattering a verses (not versus) means nothing if you do not take the whole of Scripture into account in interpreting them.
You wrote:
'Then if Jesus did die for all, how could there be some that God predetermined not to be save?'
My reply:
Indeed, you finally understand me. If Jesus died for all, then all would surely, without question, be saved, for Jesus' blood is in no way ineffectual. However, all are NOT saved; therefore, Jesus did NOT die for all, but only for His people, only for the elect.
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