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Rank: Advanced Member  Joined: 10/7/2008 Posts: 2,857 Location: Caldwell Tex
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WHAT DID JESUS SAY ABOUT GEHENNA?
One has only to read the words of Jesus in Mark 9:42-48 to know the seriousness of a destination of Gehenna. “And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. And if they hand offend thee, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into Gehenna (or hell), into the fire that never shall be quenched; where the worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.”
The same warning is issued regarding a foot or an eye that would hinder us, that “the fire would not be quenched”, and “the worm would not die”. Christ stressed that it would be better to lose the most precious things in this life and avoid hell, than to retain all that this life holds dear, and be cast into this dreadful place. Why all these warnings by the Lord Himself, if we are only going to be unconscious?
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Rank: Advanced Member  Joined: 9/8/2011 Posts: 338 Location: Lake worth, Florida
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rockinga wrote:WHAT DID JESUS SAY ABOUT GEHENNA?
One has only to read the words of Jesus in Mark 9:42-48 to know the seriousness of a destination of Gehenna. “And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. And if they hand offend thee, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into Gehenna (or hell), into the fire that never shall be quenched; where the worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.”
The same warning is issued regarding a foot or an eye that would hinder us, that “the fire would not be quenched”, and “the worm would not die”. Christ stressed that it would be better to lose the most precious things in this life and avoid hell, than to retain all that this life holds dear, and be cast into this dreadful place. Why all these warnings by the Lord Himself, if we are only going to be unconscious? If you would allow me, I can give you the Bible answer to your question. John
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Rank: Advanced Member  Joined: 3/3/2008 Posts: 12,990
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Mark 9:42-48
42 “And if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,
it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck.
43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off.
It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out.
45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off.
It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.
47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out.
It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,
48 where
“‘their worm does not die,
and the fire is not quenched.’
Footnotes:
Mark 9:43 Some manuscripts out, 44 where / “‘their worm does not die, / and the fire is not quenched.’
Mark 9:45 Some manuscripts hell, 46 where / “‘their worm does not die, / and the fire is not quenched.’
Mark 9:48 Isaiah 66:24
Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth? - Galatians 4:16
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