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The Doctrine Of Hell - Here's Why You Don't Really Believe In It
1. The Doctrine Of Hell - Here's Why You Don't Really Believe In It
There are three types of doctrine mentioned in bible : 1) that of Demons, 2 ) that of Man, and three )
that of Christ and of lord.
There's no reason anyone should check one's well known brains at the door or even eat every can of
peas on the shelf when it comes to as being a "hearer" of God's term.
Think, people, think! as Thomas Jefferson said, "query with boldness even the information on a God;
because, in the event that there be one, he must more approve of the respect of reason, than that of
blind-folded fear." Ask until you receive a satisfactory response. In other words, blind faith is
ridiculous.
Asking questions about such a seemingly fundamental aspect of orthodoxy as "hell " is undoubtedly
going to spawn more questions. Its answers are bound to create more than a few "Us vs. Them"
debates. Please resist the tendency to break fellowship with those who disagree with you for "a
kingdom divided against itself cannot remain " - and we already have more than 30,000
denominations split over a myriad of differences. Upon second thought, I recall Jesus saying He did
not come to bring peace however a sword.
I am certain some readers may accuse me - as some already have - of "sending people to a heck I
don't believe in" when, as you'll see, I am not making any this kind of statement. Several individuals
have known me as spreading heresy, forgetting that many of their own values are still considered
heresy with a large portion of Christians (talking in tongues, Divine recovery, casting out demons, and
so on.)
Others will be left bumfuzzled after reading this as they find it difficult to find their place in the body of
Christ because, after all, without the Hell they've come to know and love, they will feel a bit "out-of-
work," in some way feeling they've lost their sense of purpose in your body. I can relate.
Still others will find themselves glad that someone else has asked the actual questions they dared by
no means vocalize.
I realize that, prior to standard orthodox Christian teaching, we are SUPPOSED to believe in, teach
about, and warn other people about the fiery place of eternal torment. Though one denomi-nation
may disagree with the following in regard to a plethora of other topics - some of which, one may
contend, will result in a quick solution to Hell - each will link spiritual arms in pious alliance towards
anyone who doesn't preach and teach on the traditional concept of Hell.
At least until the NEXT source of doctrinal contention rears its head.
This is such a contradiction when one considers that we are SUPPOSED to be spreading the Gospel
(literally, "Good News") in accordance with the command of christ but, too often, are the bearers of
BAD news, i.at the., eternal Hell. We appear to use the subject of everlasting damnation as a means
for terrorizing others into "getting saved," attempting to cause them to repent of sinful lifestyles or
condemning those whom we don't especially care for anyway. Though this kind of terrorism may be
the farthest point from our minds, truth is, belief is reality. Too often, we are seen as being quite
repulsive to others as we "see " to them and bludgeon all of them with scriptures.
2. Clearly, we are good at reminding others of exactly how bad they are, judging others by what they DO
and knowing ourselves by our great intentions. Forget about showing the kind of agape love Jesus
prolonged to a hooker or the lady at the well - we prefer condemning them, picketing against them,
showering them with "visit Hell" Scripture verses, etc. We will even do so in union with people who
may differ from us on additional core doctrinal issues.
HELL AND WHO GETS TO proceed THERE
A college student stopped by one day and he mentioned that his friend, an atheist, had told him he
did not respect the faith of most Christians because, if they really believed in the Hell they're saying to
believe in, they would -- out of love - relentlessly attempt, in a consistent method, to get their
neighbors and colleagues converted regardless of consequences, instead of expect the unbelievers
to enter their church buildings. Amen!
Do we REALLY believe in Hell once we say we do? if so, why do we play russian Roulette with the
lives in our children by daring to bring them into this world whatsoever, when we know there's just one
50/50 chance they may ever make a "decision" for Christ?
Think about that.
While a person wrestle with that question, if we REALLY believe in the eternal torment of Hell, would
not the hideous act of abortion be a merciful behave
OUCH!
What is this "heck " we hear so much regarding Hell is actually an Old british word whereas the word
which Mark used in his Gospel was the Greek word "Gehenna," which certainly will imply FIRE.
However, the Greek word for "fireplace " itself is the word "pyr" or even "pur" from which we get
"pure."
Hmmm. Fire can ruin but it can also purify, purge and bring purity. Keep that in mind.
Unfortunately, in most passages within the translations of the New testament where the word Hell is
located, the original Greek reveals a different word, "Hades" - which does NOT refer to FIRE
whatsoever. Homer called the place of the actual dead the "House associated with Hades." Hades
was the actual Greek god of the underworld, the god of death. Eventually, Hades evolved to the very
name for the underworld itself.
In Biblical utilization, the Greek word Hades - used only eleven times in the New testament - is
roughly equivalent to the Old Testament Hebrew word "Sheol," meaning "grave" or "pit." Compare
Acts two :27 (AMP): " For You won't abandon my soul, leaving it helpless in Hades (the state of
departed spirits), nor let Your Holy one know decay or observe destruction [of the body after death]"
with Psalm sixteen :10 (AMP): "For You won't abandon me to Sheol (the place of the dead), neither
will You suffer Your Holy One to see corruption."
Hades may be likened to a pit in the ground. In the Bible, it's nothing to do with fire. Most modern
biblical translators admit that the use of the English word Hell to translate Hades and Sheol is an
unfortunate and misleading practice.
Why? Because in reading the word Hell, many readers go back to an ever-burning inferno if this was
never remotely intended within the Greek language or in old English!
3. Hades, in biblical usage, refers to the place of the actual dead - but not in the sense of spirits
travelling in some other dimension. For the reason that sense, one might state, everyone who dies
goes to Hell. Sheol, as I mention-ed, refers to the actual grave. Sheol was not a place of torment or
punishment. Jacob spoke of going there (Genesis 37:35, 42:37, 44:29-31), Job longed for it (Job
14:thirteen ), David spoke of going there (Psalm 49:fifteen ), King Solomon taught his audience to
work hard while on the earth for there is no are employed in "Sheol", the place they were determined
to (Ecclesiastes 9:10), and even Jesus went there (Psalm sixteen :10, Acts 2:24-31).
Tartarus (or Tartaros) was a name used by the later classical writers such as Virgil as another name
for Hades. Homer, on the other hand, described Tartarus like a different place, lying because far
beneath Hades because Hades is beneath the earth. It was in this bottomless hole of Tartarus,
according to traditional mythology, that the Greek god Zeus confined those who experienced resisted
him. 2 chris 2:4 of the Holman Christian Bible and Young's Literal translations are the only Bible
versions I investigated that utilized the word "Tartarus" in place of "Hell" ("...God didn't spare the
angels that sinned, but threw all of them down into Tartarus and shipped them to be kept in chains of
darkness until common sense...").
QUESTIONS DEMANDING ANSWERS
It's nearly as though Christians everywhere are telling the world, "God loves you but if you don't the
Sinner's Prayer/Get Baptized/Walk the actual Aisle/Say a Profession of faith, etc., before you die,
then my loving God will torture you forever."
Be honest with yourself RIGHT NOW:
Don't you HATE that about God's plan?
Don't you hate that about our "loving" Father?
Don't you really wish the concept of Hell was not part of His agenda because you've been taught?
Do you struggle with the thought of a generously grandparent damned to heck because of being
affiliated with a so-called "cult" or "false religion"?
Do you struggle with the thought of a brave non-Christian fireman who died within the Twin Towers,
being consumed forever in Hell's fireplace
How about a heroic "unsaved" Marine in Iraq preserving the lives of his buddies? Remember, Jesus
said "Greater love has no 1 than this, that one lay down his life for their friends." [John 15:13 NASB].
If the goal of heaven is to become like jesus, these men seem to have accomplish-ed the task.
A wise guy once said, "Flood the battlefield of ideas along with questions." If you've never asked any,
out of fear of "Rocking the Boat" or being ostracized or shunned, consider these:
Q: Is the Gospel merely good news for that small portion of mankind who "got saved" prior to they
died in a shipwreck, on a battlefield, in a car mishaps, from a wild animal assault, from disease or
senior years
Q: What about the babies who were miscarried, died from birth, or as infants and toddlers Are they in
Hell, or have we embraced additional concepts on this matter to be able to comfort ourselves?
Q: is actually salvation only for Christians? how about those who never heard the actual Gospel?
Q: Who do we consider to be "Christians" any way? people who repeat the Sinner's Prayer? Those
4. baptized by engagement Those absolved of sins by an ordained clergyman Perhaps it's those who
have stopped sinning. If so, I'm in danger ! What about the naked tribal people on an island
somewhere who died having by no means heard the Name of Jesus...the deaf mute...the retarded
person? Let's think these things through LOGICALLY.
Q: are Christians limited ONLY to those who "received Jesus" before these people died? (Mark
9:thirty seven reveals that when we "obtain him", we are NOT receiving christ, "but Him who delivered
me", i.e., the daddy ).
What about the recent reports associated with Muslims in Islamic nations who are reporting to have
observed the risen Christ, grew to become Believers, yet continue to praise God in a mosque through
daily prayers, continuing to refer to Him as "Allah" - simply because it's just about all they've ever
known? Does lord REALLY look at the heart while man looks at the outside (one Samuel 16:7)?
Q: Does Jesus decide whenever He might bring a person to faith, or do we, by way of our religious
training, make that determination for him or her by way of one of our various manufactured salvation
rituals?
Frankly, one of the main problems in the Church is the fact that we are too often preaching an
unbiblical "Gospel of answer " while neglecting the training of the Gospel of the empire as Jesus
instructed us (mainly due to our misunderstanding of the subject).
Q: the reason why didn't Moses warn about Hell in the Ten Commandments or the Mosaic Covenant
comprising over 600 OTHER laws and regulations, ordinances, and warnings? did He forget? Did he
or she simply neglect to mention this The Mosaic Law essentially blessings and cursings in this
LIFETIME for failure to keep the Mosaic Law.
Q: Why does David say in the King James Bible, "although I make my bed in Hell (Sheol) lo, Thou art
there? (be aware : Most Christian Bibles no more have the word "Hell" in the Old Testament. The
KJV, written over 350 in years past, is an exception. The Jews do NOT put the word "heck " in their
English translations of the Hebrew Scriptures, that is, the old Testament, and the leading english
Christian Bibles have eliminated it because it is NOT in the originals.
Q: If great people go to Heaven and bad people go to hell, why does EVERYONE, good or bad, go to
the same place in the Old testomony They ALL go to Sheol which the King James Version converted
"Hell" thirty-one times, "serious " thirty-one times and "hole " three times. Are we all destined to go to
Hell or did the King's translators have gross translational errors?
Q: Why don't the Jews, that know the Old Testament better than most Christians, NOT believe in the
modern Christian concept of hell They say they don't believe it since it is not in their Scriptures. We
can't find Hell in the old Testament (check it out at BibleGateway.com).
Q: Why is it the most literal, accurate, plain English interpretation of the New Testament doesn't
include the following words: sinner, Hell, Hades, sin, bad, forever, or eternal (jesus, Christ or lord, for
that matter )? It's not that these don't exist, but these actual "churchy" words we use all the time
simply aren't there! Think about it!
Q: If Hell doesn't can be found in the Old Testament (nor the concept or the word), how could Jesus
and His disciples teach that salvation had been deliverance from a place that was not even found in
5. their Scriptures (there was only the Old testament at that time)? Would that not qualify Him as a false
instructor Could it be that Jesus never taught the modern concept of hell in the first place? Could it be
that this idea has been added to the chapel and SOME Bible translations via "traditions of men" as a
result of doctrines of demons, or of man
Q: Some English translations use the word "Hell" for that Greek word "Gehenna," within the New
Testament. Why did not this same place (Gehenna, south of Jerusalem and also the figurative
equivalent to the concept of "heck " - the city's stinky garbage dump where garbage, dead criminals,
sewage and dead animals wound up -- get translated "Hell" in the many places where it appears in
the Hebrew form "ga bill Hinnom" (valley of the boy of Hinnom) in the aged Testament? (By the way,
Gehenna is a beautiful park today -- yes, I've actually observed pictures of "Hell").
Q: If the Jews did not begin to see the valley of Gehenna as a symbol of everlasting torture, why do
SOME English translations give this word which meaning? Why do we simply "parrot " what we've
been taught when so many resources are available that prove otherwise?
Q: Pagans sacrificed their own children in order to Molech, burning them within Gehenna. What was
God's reaction for Israel doing such a horrible thing to their children (Jer. 32:33-35)
Q: How could God say "such a thing never joined His mind" if we are taught He is going to do the
very same point to most of His own children Did He get the idea from the Molech worshipers?
Thinking Christians can probably come up with many other thought-provoking questions besides
these types of.
THEY SHALL KNOW THE reality...
A question is a truth-finder. We cannot make quality decisions without quality information. When you
know the truth, that truth will make you free! Those who have the facts should encourage questions
and supply solid answers that make feeling. Did YOU have answers to people questions listed
above?
I am certain that many who read this article will respond with a variety of proof texts with which to
support the traditional concept of hell. (Please don't waste your time; i can come up with just as many
verses IN SUPPORT of the traditional teachings on this very subject in contrast to original meanings).
On the other hand, based upon the many questions and comments i have received over the years, I
think it's time we start answering the questions for which many weren't receiving satisfactory answers.
Trust me, just like the current "Town hall Meeting" trend in regard to america's Health Care issue,
people are asking questions that their spiritual leaders aren't answering adequately. "Towing the
party-line" is no longer adequate and, frankly, is beginning in order to tick people off.
THE PURIFICATION PROCESS AND PURPOSE
The Bible says that it is hired to men once to die, and after that the common sense (Heb. 9:27-28). It
doesn't say, "after death all hope is gone!"
For example : Sodom's fiery judgment is "eternal" (Jude 7) until God "will restore the actual fortunes
of Sodom (Ez 16:53-55). (For similar examples of "forevers" that lasted UNTIL, go to Jer 30 :12-17;
Micah 1:nine and Ezekiel 16:53 ; Zephaniah 2:9, Jeremiah 25:27 and Jeremiah 49:6; Deuteronomy
23 :3; Habakkuk 3;six and there are MANY other "forever-UNTIL" examples.)
6. The verses which speak of everlasting fire or judgment, must be understood within the light of God's
adore. They are "everlasting" - continuous and on-going UNTIL god's judgment serves to accomplish
their unchanging will and objective to unite ALL creation in Christ (Gen. 12 :3, Romans 4:thirteen,
Heb. 6:17). Second Corinthians 5:19 informs us that God was in Christ reconciling the world
("cosmos" or even universe) to Himself; that's either true or it is a lie.
The point is, eternal torment was never about the mind of God neither was it ever implied in
Revelation 21:eight, "...But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral,
sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars will have their part in the river which burns with fireplace and
brimstone, which is the 2nd death."
This defines most of us, doesn't it? Ever been afraid? actually entertained doubt? Ever been immoral
Ever lied? Jesus said we murder when we don't love and commit infidelity when we lust. The
refinement process is one we must all endure.
Pure, purge, cleansing... All derived from "pur" - the Greek word for FIRE!
Don't fret. NOw, as an Overcomer, you'll have no part of the second death. Anyone who has NOT yet
overcome, yes, these types of WILL require that purification fireplace, a purification fire which began
at Pentecost. The God IS a consuming fire. As with the burning rose bush, anything unholy or impure
MUST be destroyed (you may recall how the bush Moses noticed was NOT consumed).
God's fireplace has one purpose: refinement and cleansing. Gold, gold, precious stone are all pure by
fire. An interesting be aware : According to Strong's concordance Brimstone, (#2303) comes from the
ancient greek "theion" which, according to Thayer's Greek Lexicon, refers to divine incense, because
burning brimstone was regarded as having capacity to purify, and to ward off disease. The Greek
"theion" has the same root as "theos," meaning "God." In other words, it is God's judgment that
purifies.
We are described as becoming "living stones." Those who remain before God with concern, unbelief,
having not conquer, will be "salted" with His fire.
Here's a thought: lord told Jeremiah that he would put His words within Jeremiah's mouth and they'd
become fire that would burn the residue of his people. Psalm 104:4 tells us: "[God] makes winds His
messengers, flames of fire His ministers." with that in mind, we are ALL ministers of reconcili-ation; a
royal priesthood; the kingdom of priests as well as kings. Could it be that our information - the Good
News - is exactly what will bring about the restitution of things and restore the created to its Creator?
if that's the case, when will we begin that mission?
WHERE DID the idea of HELL COME FROM?
The eternal torment doctrine entered into chapel during the Dark Ages. The Church brought people in
to bondage to this doctrine so that them subservient to the church. I call it "Systems Manage-ment."
That Middle Ages church, mom of harlots, birthed "many daughters" and even those who claim to be
free today remain bound - fearful - by this teaching on eternal punishment.
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a medieval Italian poet. Their travels among the damned tend to be
recorded in The Inferno, part one of his three-part Divine Comedy, an account of his imaginary
journeys through heck, Purgatory and Heaven.
7. Does life imitate art? apparently so. Dante didn't obtain his concept from the holy bible or Church
doctrine. NO, the Church got these ideas from Dante.
Though Dante's primary purpose on paper the poem was to satirize persons and circumstances
associated with his day, the theology of his work is based firmly on the system of Thomas Aquinas
(1225-1274), italian theologian and philosopher. The Divine Comedy is a relatively accurate
dramatization of middle ages Christian theology. Simpleton's associated with Dante's day actually
believed he had visited Hell as well as was giving an eye-witness report. This writing made a
tremendous impression on popular Christian thought to this day and it has taken root firmly within our
culture.
Dante's medieval picture of Hell was being an enormous prison camp -- a nightmarish place of eternal
torment, horrible beyond imagination, ruled by Satan and the demons. We KNOW Satan does not live
there with his minions because 1 Peter five :8 tells us, "...your foe the devil walks regarding like a
roaring lion, looking for whom he may devour." concerning the war in the heavenlies, Isaiah 14:12
says associated with Lucifer, "..."How you are fallen from heaven, O glowing star, son of the early
morning ! You have been thrown down to the earth, you who ruined the nations of the world."
Personally, I don't believe Satan and the army were tossed into Hell. They were thrown in order to
Earth (there goes the neighbor-hood), bringing with them all of the hierarchical systems of bliss that
were intended for angels, not really man, who was intended to be the most liberated creature in the
universe. This heavenly system pervades everyday life. The Army, for instance, which has generals
at the top of the pyramid and privates at the end, is a hierarchical system. Training, industry,
medicine, politics... Even Religion... Have all adapted towards the ungodly hierarchical model.
God never intended for any guy to rule over another. The ONLY time we should look down upon
another is when we're reaching down to help them up.
Long as I'm sharing my own opinions, it's my estimation Dante's Inferno was a vicious joke upon the
chapel that began over seven hundred years ago. To quote wear McLean's American Pie, "...i saw
Satan laughing along with delight..."
The concept of some form of Hell can be found in one form or another among all of the world's great
religions. Enormous amounts have lived and died over the millennia believing in -- and fearing - a
place of eternal torment as well as punishment. Many today still wonder, "Is there really a hell" and
"Will I end up there"
Perhaps this is why Hebrews twelve :14-15 tells us, "Since, therefore, [these His] children be part of
flesh and blood [in the physical nature associated with human beings], He [Himself] in a similar
manner partook of the same [nature], that by [going through] death He might bring to naught and
make of no effect him who had the power of death--that is, the devil-- and also that He might provide
and completely set totally free all those who through the [haunting] fear of death were locked in
bondage throughout the whole span of their lives."
Gehenna's fires "are not quenched and its earthworm does not die" was a metaphor Jesus used that
the Jews could relate to. Gehenna, like every other garbage dump, belched out smoke and fireplace
and was filled with maggots.
8. Did you know that 33% of Manhattan is filled property created from household trash from the past two
centuries? clean Kills Landfill in Staten Island is now a beautiful landscape built on 51 years of New
York City trash. My own son - once a Texas rubbish collector - was initially surprised at the extreme
heat below all the trash as well as the plumbing throughout the dump which permitted gas to escape.
Again, Gehenna's fires "are not quenched and its worm does not die" - UNTIL the restoration of ALL
points which has been spoken associated with by all God's holy prophets (Christ included) because
the world began. Jesus didn't come to contradict His own prophets; He came to fulfill the regulation
AND the prophets!
Acts three :19-21 reminds us, "Repent therefore and be converted, that the sins may be blotted away,
so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the head of the family, and that He may
send jesus Christ, who was preached for you before, whom Heaven should receive until the times of
restoration of ALL things, which lord has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world
began."
Our Lord does not "cast off forever" (Lam. 3:31-32, Heb. 13:8). He who taught us to forgive and bless
the enemies will surely do the same for His own. For every language will give thanks that within Him
they have righteousness as well as strength. All flesh will bless His name forever and ever. Our lord
will not fail or turn out to be discouraged until He fulfills all of God's purpose, term and will.
Jesus tells us: "for everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be experienced with
salt." (Mk nine :42-49)
The REAL purpose of our fiery trials isn't to torture us, although they may bring torment for any
season. The REAL purpose would be to free us from what keeps us in nipple play. Do you see the
demonstration associated with agape love in that? the actual Lord's disciplines do not cancel God's
covenant to set us right with Himself. The Father's "fires" are part of His means to FULFILL their
covenant! They are NOT unending.
The Lord's fiery judgments as well as disciplines are only "everlasting" in the sense that they are
THOROUGH. Their purifying fires do not quit burning UNTIL they've carried out their good work.
God's corrective disciplines continue until they help to ACCOMPLISH the restoration of all things
"spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began," (functions 3:21)
Those that disobey the Gospel as well as persecute Christians will suffer the effects of "everlasting"
(that is, continuous ) tribulation, destruction and punishment UNTIL, by loving, continual correction,
God shows them their need for Christ.
What was written by the prophets WILL come to pass, that all shall be taught of God, as well as
everyone who has heard as well as learned from the Father (eventually ) comes to Christ. Thus, all of
the families of the nations will worship Him. All may submit to Him and perform His praises. God's
promise will be fulfilled and ALL men shall reverence Him, proclaim His works, and sensibly consider
His doing (ps. 22:27-28, 64:4-5, 64:9, 2 Thess. 1:7-10).
To me, that paints a beautiful, faith-inspiring, awesome, loving picture -- so much better than the
"everlasting " torment which many ascribe to, Christian and non-Christian alike.
Without exception, the question always comes, "will that include Hitler? Surely he or she deserves
9. God's fiery heck !" Yes, God's mercy stretches even to him... And Adam, father of all OTHER deviant
humans ever born in whose sins required a messiah.
The mind boggles in the depth and power of that kind of love, grace, whim and forgiveness. Yet, as
we cannot help but humanize God's attributes, most christian believers struggle with anything short of
severe torment. Myself included, but truth is truth. (By the way, Hitler only punished the Jews for a
few years. According to the "christian " teaching on Hell, god will take those SAME Jews and burn
them FOREVER in a pit of fire. Who is worse?) We struggle with these questions because we have
thought God in our own picture, where all activity finishes at the grave. Our (spiritual ) life does not
end presently there ; our physical life, which is actually death, does. Because Jesus said, "He is not
the God of the dead, but the God of the living...,"(tag 12:27 KJV).
One more thing: at the risk of getting political, though Hitler and other tyrants - such as Christian
leaders - throughout world history have killed millions, let's remember that a handful of Supreme
Court justices who've brought a death sentence upon FIFTY MILLION babies, 100 daily, through
legalized abortion.
Just thinking.
WHAT may be the MEANING OF HELL?
Almost just about all translations and concordances will describe Hell as a place of eternal torment.
But its description is not true according to the unique language - and anybody, including you, can
check that out for yourself. Perhaps the subsequent will aid you:
The correct word for "eternal" (aion or aeon) is defined by Marvin Vincent, D.deb., Baldwin Professor
of holy Literature at Union Theological Seminary, New York, as a amount of longer or shorter length,
having a beginning and an end, and complete in itself. "There is 1 aeon of a human existence,
another of the life of the nation, another of a crow's life, another of an oak's life. The length of the
aeon depends on the subject to which it's attached." Torment in the fireplace is NOT eternal; not
never-ending. Jonah was in the whale's belly "forever"... That's what it says but it was REALLY just 3
days and 3 nights. The word we use with regard to "eternity" is a mistranslation.
The English word "hell" initially came from the Anglo-Saxon word "hel" which was a genitive form of
the word "helle" which means "a hidden place", also the term "helan" meant to cover or even conceal.
Such a primitive meaning is found in the English word hole, i.e., an opening in the ground. If
something had been buried in a pit, it could be said to be in an Anglo-Saxon "hel" or hidden place.
Something that covers the head is a "helmet."
In some parts of britain to cover a building having a roof with tiles or even thatch was "to hell the
building," and the job ended by people called "helliers." (Please write Pastor erina at team1min@our-
town.com to acquire this article in its entirety)
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