Hell in the Bible
To be “veiled from God,” to not recognize and follow the divine guidance of Christ (and the Return of Christ) is a spiritual punishment and a hell in itself while living this earthly life
[edit]“For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit, you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”
The condition of being “accounted as dead” is described by Paul as unresurrected souls who are “asleep”
[edit]"Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—"
Notes
[edit]- 'Abdu'l-Bahá described souls as “accounted as dead” who are deprived of God's favors.
See also
[edit]Rejecting Christ (or the Return of Christ) leaves a soul without the Word of God, in the greatest “tribulation”
[edit]The great tribulation to come
[edit]"For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be."
The greatest famine is in not hearing the words of the Lord
[edit]“The days are coming,” declares the Sovereign Lord,
- “when I will send a famine through the land—
not a famine of food or a thirst for water,
- but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.
Notes
[edit]- Heaven and hell can apply to both this world and the next as indicated in both the Bible and Bahá’í Scriptures.
- The “hell” of the pursuit of selfish desires is indicated in both the Bible and Bahá’í Scripture.
See also
[edit]Table Of Contents
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1.1 To be “veiled from God,” to not recognize and follow the divine guidance of Christ (and the Return of Christ) is a spiritual punishment and a hell in itself while living this earthly life
- 2.2 The condition of being “accounted as dead” is described by Paul as unresurrected souls who are “asleep”
- 3.5 Rejecting Christ (or the Return of Christ) leaves a soul without the Word of God, in the greatest “tribulation”
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4.9 See also