Category: Hell

How Hell Got Hijacked: The Surprising Origins of the Modern View of Eternal Torment

TS Writer 2 hours ago in Hell, Immortal Soul

The Hell You Know Isn’t the Hell the Bible Describes Fiery pits. Demons with pitchforks. Sinners screaming in endless agony.It’s the stuff of horror movies, comic strips—and, for many, Sunday sermons. But is this disturbing picture of hell really what the Bible teaches? Surprisingly, the modern concept of hell owes more to Greek philosophy, medieval literature, and church tradition than to Scripture. The idea of…