Last Days: Hell
3 Major Questions About Hell
1. Is hell real?
Revelation 21:8 “But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice
witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars— their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the
second death.” (NLT)
2 Thessalonians 1:9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the
presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might (NIV)
Jude 7 In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual
immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire.
(NIV)
Revelation 20:13–14 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead
that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. 14 Then death and
Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 Anyone whose name
was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. (NIV)
Matthew 5:22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister , will be subject to
judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone
who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell. (NIV)
Matthew 5:29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you
to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. (NIV)
Matthew 8:12 But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there
will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (NIV)
Matthew 10:28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of
the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. (NIV)
Matthew 13:42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth. (NIV)
Matthew 18:8-9 If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better
for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal
fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter
life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell. (NIV)
Matthew 23:33 You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? (NIV)
Matthew 25:46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” (NIV)
2. What is hell like?
2 Thessalonians 1:8–9 He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our
Lord Jesus. 9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the
Lord and from the glory of his might (NIV)
1. Darkness
2. Fire
3. Gnashing of Teeth
Luke 10:12 I assure you, even wicked Sodom will be better off than such a town on judgment day.
(NLT)
Matthew 25:41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into
the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. (NIV)
Revelation 20:10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur,
where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for
ever and ever. (NIV)
3. Does a loving God send people to hell?
Psalm 19:1–4 The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. 2 Day after
day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. 3 They speak without a sound or
word; their voice is never heard. 4 Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all
the world. God has made a home in the heavens for the sun. (NLT)
Romans 1:20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through
everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine
nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. (NLT)
2 Thessalonians 1:8–9 Those who refuse to know God and refuse to obey the Message will
pay for what they’ve done. Eternal exile from the presence of the Master and his splendid
power is their sentence. (The Message)
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient
with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. (NIV)
