![]() The first century Greek understanding of Death and Hades I will explain what the Greeks understood by Death and Hades and what Death and Hades means in the book of Revelation. NOTE! As a general rule of thumb, it is not a good idea to interperet the rest of the Bible by one verse in the Book of Revelation. Of course Revelation is the most controversial book in the Bible so you can find a different interpretation with each person you talk to. While these views may be popular and well accepted, they do not hold true to the historical linguistic meaning the original writer intended. Matthew McGee – Hell Part 2: The Differences between Hades and the Lake of Fire At the great white throne judgement at the end of the 1000 year kingdom, those in Hades will be removed from Hades…” “This Revelation 20 passage makes it clear that Hades and the Lake of Fire are not the same place. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary – Commentary Revelation 20:14 “Death and Hades, as personified representatives of the enemies of Christ’ and His Church, are said to be cast into the lake of fire” Jehovah Witness – What Is the Lake of Fire? Is It the Same as Hell or Gehenna? ![]() (Revelation 20:14) This is not a literal entity but represents a state of inactivity, the absence of life.” ![]() This argument is a common one that many Christians and Non-Christian cultists use to make a distinction between “Hades” and the “Lake of Fire.” See the following similar examples. Please reconsider and make appropriate corrections. Hell is the second death.” Clearly, throwing Hell into Hell is nonsense. Since “the lake of fire” is Hell, one could interpret the verse as “Then death and Hell were thrown into Hell. Rev 20:14 says “Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. If you assume Hades/Sheol is the same thing as Hell, then you cannot make sense out of the Rev 20:14. You have conflated Hades/Sheol with Hell. I noticed that you have an error on your web site. In the article “ He descended into hell” I made the statement “Hades, hell, Sheol (is) described with the same attributes” which received the following criticism from someone who visited Apostles-Creed.Org. Death and Hades in the Book of Revelation ![]()
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