The document discusses the concept of Hell as described in the Bible. It notes that while many do not believe in Hell, the Bible provides clear descriptions of it. Hell is depicted as a place of eternal punishment including a lake of fire and brimstone, outer darkness with weeping and gnashing of teeth, and furnace of fire. The descriptions were meant to be understood by people of the time using terms like Gehenna. Ultimately, the document emphasizes that Jesus came to save people from such a place and that believers should be motivated by love of God rather than just fear of Hell.

1. That Horrible Place Called Hell
Rev. 20:11-15
A. Majority of religious people do not
believe in a place called Hell.
B. Man reasons it out of existence by
human reasoning instead of Divine
instruction.
C. Hell is a prepared place for an
unprepared people.

2. I. The Bible describes Hell in terms the
1st century people of Jerusalem
could understand easily.
A. Word “Gehenna” was familiar to
them. Appears 12 times in N.T.
Jesus used it 11 times. James 3:6
is the other place it is found.
B. Jews and the Valley of Hinnom.
1. See 2 Kings 23:1-20.

3. II. As with Heaven, Hell had to be
described in terms mortals could
understand.
A. People today know about the
Holocaust, A Bomb, war, etc.
B. In the N.T. Hell is described as:

4. • Lake of fire & second death-Rev.
20:14-15; “And death and Hades
were thrown into the lake of fire. This
is the second death, the lake of fire.”
• Rev. 21:8 “But for the cowardly and
unbelieving and abominable and
murderers and immoral persons and
sorcerers and idolaters and all liars,
their part will be in the lake that
burns with fire and brimstone, which
is the second death.”

5. 2. Furnace of fire-Matt. 13:41-42
“The Son of Man will send forth His
angels, and they will gather out of
His kingdom all stumbling blocks,
and those who commit lawlessness,
and will cast them into the furnace
of fire; in that place shall be weeping
and gnashing of teeth.”

6. 3. Place of outer darkness &
grinding of teeth (Matt. 25:30).
“And cast out the worthless servant
into the outer darkness; in that
place there shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.”
4. Place of mental anguish (Rich
man-Luke 16:19-31).

7. 5. Place of eternal punishment:
”And these will go away into eternal
punishment, but the righteous into
eternal life” (Matt.25:46).
III. We need to be thankful for a Savior
who came to save us from such a
place (John 3:16)
“For God so loved the world, that He
gave His only-begotten Son,…”

8. “The Lord is not slow about His
promise, as some count slowness
but is patient toward you, not
wishing for any to perish, but all
to come to repentance” (2 Peter
3:9).

9. A. The love of Jesus & God should
be our motivation rather than
just the fear of Hell.
(John 14:15) “If you love Me, you
will keep My commandments.”
(1 John 5:3) “For this is the love of
God that we keep His command-
ments;…”