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 »
I received a great question on John 3:16. The question was: “My question is about eternal death. John 3:16 gives two destinies for man, eternal life, or perish. How can perish mean eternal death? Perish means the end of a person. How can it mean living on forever? Sodom is given as an example. Ashes... 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 »
In my explanation of Christ’s ascension to heaven, some issues were brought up about how the apostles and those who lived during the apostles time viewed heaven and hell. During the time of Christ, there were varying views on heaven and hell. Most of the beliefs on Heaven came from the stretched interpretations of the Old... 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 »
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 » 
