Matthew 25:41 ASV, Luke 16:23-24 ASV, Luke 16:26-28 ASV, 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 ASV, 2 Peter 3:9 ASV, Revelation 20:10 ASV and Revelation 20:14-15 ASV

WHY DOES HELL EXIST?1) God to deal righteously with Satan.…Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.2) God to deal righteously with the unbeliever.He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power…WHAT WILL HELL BE LIKE?• Unspeakable Sorrow Matthew 25:41, 46; Revelation 14:10-11And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur…They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.In hell there is no hope. The damned have not even the hope of dying - the hope of being annihilated. They are forever - forever - forever - lost. On every chain in hell, there is written “forever.” In the fires there, blaze out the words, “forever.”In hell (hades), where he (rich man) was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, “Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, becauseAnd besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us. He answered, “Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father’s house, for I have fBIBLICAL WORDS• Sheol: deep, dark place of sorrow, pain, destruction. Translated as hell, grave, pit.• Hades: underworld, region of the departed, realm of the dead.• Gehenna: continual burning, Valley of Hinnom.• Tartaros: dungeon for demons, the deepest abyLESSONS FROM HELL1) The rich man was fully conscious. 2) His eternal destiny was irrevocably fixed. 3) He knew what he was experiencing was just. 4) He became interested in missions. * GOD DOESN’T WANT ANYONE TO GO TO HELL.… (The Lord) is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.• Unsatisfied Cravings Luke 16:24• Unquenchable Flames of Fire Matthew 13:41-42, 49-50• Eternal Separation From Loved Ones Luke 13:28; 16:19-31• Hell Is Forever Revelation 20:10