A Biblical Examination of Death, Judgment, Resurrection, and the Last Day Christians have long asked what happens between a person’s death and the final resurrection. A common answer is that the soul enters an intermediate state and consciously remains there while earthly history continues until the future resurrection and Judgment Day. This article considers whether... Read more »
Did the New Testament Borrow Greek Mythology? The New Testament was written in Greek, a language that had been used for centuries before the apostles wrote Scripture. Words such as Hades already had meanings and cultural associations familiar to Greek speakers. This raises an important question. When the New Testament uses the word Hades, is... Read more »
A really good comment was submitted from my contact page in regards to "hades." This is the comment that was sent. "One thing I think you may have not considered or mentioned on the “paradise” issue is it *prior to the resurrection* being a separated compartment of sheol. You did say this was also the... Read more »
In the article “He descended into hell” I made the statement “Hades, hell, Sheol (is) described with the same attributes” which received the following criticism from someone who visited Apostles-Creed.Org. He sent me an email stating, I noticed that you have an error on your web site. You have conflated Hades/Sheol with Hell. If you... Read more »
A Biblical Examination of Luke 16 and the Location of Paradise Many sincere Christians have been taught that Hades, or Sheol, was once divided into two regions. One was a place of torment for the wicked, while the other was a place of comfort for the righteous called “Paradise” or “Abraham’s bosom.” According to this... Read more »
The most controversial part of the Apostles Creed is the statement “He descended into Hell.” While there are many that deny Heaven, Hell, or both, the Bible teaches that the righteous go to eternal life and the unrighteous to eternal destruction. Jesus said, “And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into... Read more »
The final part of the Apostles’ Creed teaches the Christian hope of everlasting life. Christianity affirms not only eternal life but also eternal death. Both come after the resurrection of the dead. Eternal life is God’s promise to His people, those who believe and put their faith in Him. But those who reject Christ and... Read more »
A Biblical Examination of Death, Judgment, Resurrection, and the Last Day Christians have long asked what happens between a person’s death and the final resurrection. A common answer is that the soul enters an intermediate state and consciously remains there while earthly history continues until the future resurrection and Judgment Day. This article considers whether... Read more » 
