Braggs Church of Christ

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Braggs Church of Christ
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What Jesus Taught About Hell
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Introduction

• Every thing Jesus taught is important
• Jn. 1248
• He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my
  words, hath one that judgeth him the word that I
  have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last
  day.

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Introduction

• Although many now deny the reality of hell---we
  would do well to consider what Jesus taught on
  this important subject

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Gehenna --- Hell

• Gehenna was taken from the Valley of Hinnom (also
  called the valley of the Sons of Hinnom) which
  was just outside Jerusalem

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Neh. 1130

• And they dwelt from Beer-sheba unto the valley
  of Hinnom.

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Gehenna --- Hell

• It was the place where idolatrous Jews burned
  their children as they worshipped the pagan god,
  Molech

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2 Ch. 283

• Moreover he (Ahaz) burnt incense in the valley of
  the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the
  fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom
  the LORD had cast out before the children of
  Israel.

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2 Ch. 336

• And he (Manasseh) caused his children to pass
  through the fire in the valley of the son of
  Hinnom also he observed times, and used
  enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with
  a familiar spirit, and with wizards he wrought
  much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke
  him to anger.

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Jer. 194-5

• Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged
  this place, and have burned incense in it unto
  other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers
  have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have
  filled this place with the blood of innocents

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Jer. 194-5

• 5 They have built also the high places of Baal,
  to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings
  unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it,
  neither came it into my mind

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Gehenna --- Hell

• King Josiah stopped this awful practice and the
  valley became a place that brought up disgusting
  feelings and emotions

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Gehenna --- Hell

• the Valley of Hinnom was used as the garbage
  dump for the city of Jerusalem. Refuse, waste
  materials, and dead animals were burned there.
  Fires continually smoldered, and smoke from the
  burning debris rose day and night

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Gehenna --- Hell

• Hinnom thus became a graphic symbol of woe and
  judgment and of the place of eternal punishment
  called HELL. Translated into Greek, the Hebrew
  Valley of Hinnom becomes gehenna Nelsons
  New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

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Gehenna --- Hell

• The word hell in the KJV refers to Hades or the
  intermediate state and it also refers to the
  place of eternal punishment.
• Hades
• Gehenna

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Gehenna --- Hell

• This word translated hell is used 12 times in the
  N.T.
• JESUS USED THIS WORD 11 TIMES OUT OF THE 12!

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• Hell as used by Jesus

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Mt. 522

• But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with
  his brother without a cause shall be in danger of
  the judgment and whosoever shall say to his
  brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council
  but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in
  danger of hell fire

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Mt. 529

• And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out,
  and cast it from thee for it is profitable for
  thee that one of thy members should perish, and
  not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

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Mt. 530

• 30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut if
  off, and cast it from thee for it is profitable
  for thee that one of thy members should perish,
  and not that thy whole body should be cast into
  hell.

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Mt. 1028

• And fear not them which kill the body, but are
  not able to kill the soul but rather fear him
  which is able to destroy both soul and body in
  hell.

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Mt. 189

• And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and
  cast it from thee it is better for thee to enter
  into life with one eye, rather than having two
  eyes to be cast into hell fire.

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Mt. 2315

• Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
  for ye compass sea and land to make one
  proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him
  twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

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Mt. 2333

• Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye
  escape the damnation of hell?

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Mk. 943-47

• 43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off it
  is better for thee to enter into life maimed,
  than having two hands to go into hell, into the
  fire that never shall be quenched
• 44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is
  not quenched.

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Mk. 943-47

• 45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off it
  is better for thee to enter halt into life, than
  having two feet to be cast into hell, into the
  fire that never shall be quenched
• 46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is
  not quenched.

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Mk. 943-47

• 47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out
  it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom
  of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be
  cast into hell fire

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Lk. 125

• But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear Fear
  him, which after he hath killed hath power to
  cast into hell yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

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• Other Words Jesus Used To describe Eternal
  Punishment

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Mt. 1340

• As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in
  the fire so shall it be in the end of this
  world.

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Mt. 1341-42

• The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and
  they shall gather out of his kingdom all things
  that offend, and them which do iniquity
• 42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire
  there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

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Mt. 2530

• And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer
  darkness there shall be weeping and gnashing of
  teeth.

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Mt. 2541

• Then shall he say also unto them on the left
  hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting
  fire, prepared for the devil and his angels

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Mt. 2546

• And these shall go away into everlasting
  punishment but the righteous into life eternal.

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Jn. 529

• And shall come forth they that have done good,
  unto the resurrection of life and they that have
  done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

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Conclusion

• Jesus Christ taught the reality of hell!
• Do you want this place to be your eternal home?