How did Jesus describe hell?

Answer 1

Answer:

There are four different originally inspired words in the KJV Bible that are translated into the word: "hell": sheol, hades, tartaroo and Gehenna. Only one of them is used relative to "fire," and that word is "Gehenna."

Due to the diversity in the use of "hell," therefore, it is a true source of confusion in the minds of people and among religions around the world... and it's something different to everyone.

Jesus' use of Gehenna, however, seems to fit into most people's concept of torturous infernal regions reserved for "evil souls of men," which is actually the imaginary concept of the poet, Dante's, The Divine Comedy... an ancient literary piece of a guided tour through "hell, purgatory and paradise" that the Catholic Church took to heart and incorporated it into its theology early on.

Jesus' use of "Gehenna fire" (KJV: hell fire) is talking about a REAL fire that shall be kindled in the Valley of Hinnom (Gehenna Valley) just southeast of Jerusalem when He returns, and which shall burn throughout His thousand year rule over the nations... and into and throughout Judgment Day at the end of the thousand years.

He also calls it the: Lake of Fire. Gehenna Valley will become a burning lake that will be a constant reminder to the nations (a weeping, teeth-gnashing reminder) not to cross the world's new King... and to obey Him.

According to The Bible, the very first two people who shall "try out" the Lake of Fire when Jesus returns will be the "Beast and the False Prophet"... the duo who will jointly rule over the nations during the Great Tribulation and who will be captured in the battle at Armageddon:

"...he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the Great God; that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains... and I saw the Beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him that sat on the horse, and against His army. 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. And the remnant were slain with the Sword of Him that sat upon the horse, which Sword proceeded out of His mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh." (Rev.19:17-21)

There is a torturous "hell fire" in the fantasies of men that goes against nature... that somehow lacks the ability to consume that which is thrown into it. Then, there is the Gehenna fire of which Jesus speaks that shall be REAL. Gehenna is a REAL PLACE that shall BURN UP whatever is cast therein. Gehenna is the TRUE HELL FIRE of the Bible.

"For, behold, the Day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, SHALL BE STUBBLE: and the Day that cometh shall BURN THEM UP, saith the Lord of Hosts... But unto you that fear My name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth... and ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ASHES UNDER THE SOLES OF YOUR FEET in the Day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of Hosts." (Malachi 4:1-3)

Answer 2

Jesus said hell exists

Mat 5:29 So if your right eye causes you to sin, take it out and throw it away! It is much better for you to lose a part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into hell.

Jesus said it is easy to get into hell:

Mat 7:13 "Go in through the narrow gate, because the gate to hell is wide and the road that leads to it is easy, and there are many who travel it.

Answer 3

Jesus himself did not 'describe' hell in the sense of describing the characteristics of what it is like, but he does say that all who do not come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ will perish.

For further reading look into Matthew 13 and Mark 9.