What is Hell?
According
to the Bible, you have two options to choose from when it comes to deciding
where you will spend your life after death. One option is heaven. The other is
hell. Interestingly enough, while there seems to be an increased belief in a
place called hell, most people don’t believe that they
are headed there. Instead, they believe that hell is reserved for only the most
hardened of criminals and other “evil” elements of our society. But God’s Word
judges people by a different set of criteria. You are not sent to hell for
being a bad person any more than you are sent to heaven for being a good
person. We all deserve to spend eternity in hell (Romans
While God clearly says that those who reject the salvation offered through his Son, Jesus Christ, will spend eternity in this place of torment, he repeatedly gives each person ample opportunity to choose life – abundant life on earth and eternal life in heaven (2 Peter 3:9). If you haven’t made that choice yet, or if you have decided and want a better understanding of what you non-believing friends will have to face, consider these facts about hell from the pages of Scripture.