Where do people go after death?

Answer 1

People simply go to the grave after death. That grave can be in the earth or in the sea. The word "hell" if translated from the Greek word 'Hades" simply means grave. When The Bible was translated into English, there was not an English word for grave. The closest thing they had that fit the description was a six by six foot hole in the ground that they stored their potatoes in call hell, so that word was used for the term Hades. The word Hell is also use in the New Testament for the Greek word "Gehenna". Gehenna is the lake of fire where sinners go. Gehenna was used to describe the lake of fire, because just outside the gates of Jerusalem they had a dump where they burned their garbage and the flames never went out, because garbage was continually being burned. This dump was used by Jesus to explain to the disciples how the flames in God's lake of fire will not go out until all is burned up. This dump was also use to burn up criminals and get rid of their bodies. One other Hebrew word that is translated "Hell" in the English bible is "Tartaroos" which is the prison where the demons are imprisoned and where Satan will be imprisoned for 1000 years. This is also referred to as the bottomless pit. Then you get into the resurrections and the bible clearly mentions two, the 1st and 2nd resurrection. Those in the first resurrection will reign with Christ on this earth for 1000 years in the Kingdom of God. Those in the 2nd resurrection will be raised up for judgment unto eternal life or eternal death in the lake of fire.