HADES
A. Hades different from hell
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King James Version mistranslates "Hades" as hell in every
passage which confuses some
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Hades will be thrown into the lake of fire (or hell) proving
they are distinct: Rev 20:14
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Temporary receptacle of dead awaiting resurrection and judgement:
Rev 20:13-15
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Temporary holding place of devil and demons: Rev 17:8
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hell is not temporary
B. Hades and related words: GREEK EITHER
"UNSEEN" OR "ALL RECEIVING"
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Hades used 10X: Mt 11:23; 16:18; Lk 10:15; 16:23; Ax 2:27,31;
Rev 1:18; 6:8; 20:13,14
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Equivalent to Greek, "tartarus" used only in 2 Pe 2:4
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Equivalent to Hebrew "sheol" Ps 16:10 + Ax 2:27
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Equivalent to Abyss: Gr: "bottomless" Rom 10:7 + Deut 30:13
(abyss=sea); Lk 8:31; Rev 20:1-3
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Equivalent to Paradise: Oriental origin denoting parks and
gardens: Lk 23:43
C. Hades is not Catholic "Purgatory"
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Purgatory: Latin, "purge, cleanse" Purpose: to purify and
restore a person
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Catholics believe that the lost, unbelievers and non-Catholics
go straight to hell. Most Catholics, however will not go straight to heaven,
but to purgatory first.
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A place and state of temporary punishment in which the souls
suffers for a time proportional to the amount of sin committed. After they
have paid for their sins through suffering and their soul is cleansed,
they may then enter heaven.
D> Descriptions of Hades
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Described as a prison: 1 Pe 3:19
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Eternal bonds under darkness: Jude 6
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Bottomless pits of darkness 2 Pe 2:4 (Note: tartarus
is used, not Hades or gehenna); Lk 8:31
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A place of punishment until judgment day: 2 Pe 2:9
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"brought down to" Lk 10:15
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"torment" Lk 16:23
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place of fire: Lk 16; smoke of a great furnace: Rev 9:1-2
E. Hades before and after the cross
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Before cross righteous and unrighteous went to Hades at death:
Lk 16:19-31
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David did not ascend into heaven when he died: Ax 2:34
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Christ did not ascend into heaven during his three days after
death: Ax 2:27-31
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After cross only the unrighteous go to Hades, righteous go
directly to heaven
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Heaven is where Christ now is: Heb 9:11,24
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"prefer to be absent from body and to be at home with the
Lord" 2 Cor 5:6-8
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"desire to depart and be with Christ is better" Phil 1:21-24
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Christians while in body are "in heavenlies"
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"saved and raised us up and seated us with Christ in heavenlies
Christ" Eph 2:5
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If in heaven while in body, so much more so after death
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There is a solid theological basis for this change in the
destiny of the righteous dead after cross
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Abraham did not literally and actually have forgiveness of
sins until Christ's blood was shed
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Although Abraham would eventually be saved, he literally
died with all his sins unforgiven
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Sin separates God and man: Isa 59:1-2
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All pre-cross righteous could not enter the presence of God
until Christ paid the price.
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After cross, the price has been paid, we can enter the presence
of God.