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Two Women and a Man See Hell and Souls in Torment
Hell's Inferno - Is Hell on Fire? Is It Actual Fire, or Metaphorical?
Many people have heard that Hell is a place of fire and darkness, but what does the Bible say? Is Hell actually on fire? In Deuteronomy 32:15-36, God is speaking about the wicked people among the Israelites, who served idols and refused to put God first. But, in verses 21 and 22, God said these words:
[Deuteronomy 32:21-22]
"[21] They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
[22] For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains."
In verse 22, God indicated that there is fire in Hell. Psalm 11:5-6 indicates that the people who refuse to repent (no matter how much God calls out to them and pleads with them) will not enter Heaven but will experience snares (traps), fire, brimstone, and a horrible tempest.
As we saw in verse 22, God also mentioned that the foundations of the mountains were on fire. Beneath volcanic mountains are magma chambers, or caverns filled with molten rock called magma. Anything which has a melting point below 2,400 °F will begin to melt or be consumed when placed in contact with this hot, viscous rock.
If you place a very hot piece of metal beside a sheet of paper, the paper will instantly ignite and burn up. The fire (magma), which lies beneath mountains, is literal fire, as is the fire in Hell. But, the souls in Hell cannot be burned up because all humans are created in God's image, and God cannot cease to exist. (See Genesis 1:26 [image of God]; and Revelation 14:10-11 [forever]; and Mark 9:42-48 [The worm cannot die and the fire is not quenched].)
Psalm 11:5-6
"[5] The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
[6] Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup."
Revelation 14:11
"[11] And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name."
Bill Wiese Experiences Hell for 23 Minutes.
One night Bill Wiese woke up at 3 AM. He suddenly felt his spirit being pulled out of his body. "And, I found myself falling through the air, and I landed in a prison cell in Hell," Bill Wiese said in a presentation to a large audience. "I had no explanation of how I got there, [or] why I was there. I was fully awake and cognizant just like I'm standing here now -- it was that just as real." (Wiese)
