Is hell a literal or prophetic place?

Answer 1

It is believed that Hell is a very real place in which those who don't believe in and give their lives to Christ will go once they have died and will remain there for eternity after judgment day. Out of biblical reference Hell is said to be a terrible place or a place where condemned things go, for example in the expression 'Hell to that!' or the like. Hell is a fictional place with a fictional ruler. These concoctions were designed to manipulate the minds of the gullible masses so that Imperialism or Monarchy could be established. Hell is as real as the home of Santa Claus is in the North Pole. The concept of Hell came from the vision of underground caves containing magma or lava. The concept of a soul suggests that it must exist in a body in order for it to experience physical sensations such as hunger, pain and exhaustion. If a soul is an ethereal entity, then how in HELL could it be subjected to physical torture? Some people believe that Hell is a real place where those who hold incorrect religious beliefs or perform evil on Earth will go after death to suffer various forms of torment. Some believe that Hell is an allegorical construct used to encourage people to act correctly. Some think it to be as real as the Easter Rabbit, the Tooth Fairy, or the North Pole home of Santa Clause, a concept derived from folk tales to address questions that could not be addressed by methods similar to modern rational inquiry. Because some assertions about Hell are based on faith in religious teaching, a broadly supported conclusion based on dispassionate, logical assessment is probably not possible to achieve.