37. The Fall of Lucifer, part 3


37. The Fall of Lucifer, part 3



"...the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels."
—Matthew 25:41b

Just what happened at the Fall of Lucifer, beyond his being cast out of heaven?

Likely, Gehenna (aka the eternal fire / lake of fire) was created. You won't see this word in English Bibles as it is always translated "hell."

Get this:

Sheol (Hebrew) / Hades (Greek) / Hell (Anglo-Saxon) = the land of the dead. They are the same place in different languages.

Gehenna = Lake of Fire

Gehenna / Lake of Fire does NOT = Sheol/Hades/Hell.

Death and the Hades/Hell are thrown into Gehenna/Lake of Fire and destroyed.

Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire.
—Revelation 20:14
Hell (the Land of the Dead) is a temporary place where humans go when they die. Jesus even went there when he died (Luke 23:43). There is a chasm that separates the righteous from the unrighteous, and the pleasant side is sometimes called Paradise or Abraham's Bosom (Luke 16:19–31). Some scholars speculate that mortals are in a soul sleep, others belief they are fully conscious. Either way, Hell/Sheol/Hades is merely a temporary abode where dead mortals await the resurrection of the judgement (Daniel 12:2).

Swordcraft Tip: Follow this link, then find those verses in your Bible. Circle or highlight the word "hell," and in the margin, write "Gehenna" or "Lake of Fire."

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