Hell

Scriptural discussion of Hell What does the Bible reveal about Hell? A wonderful, thorough survey of all Scripture says about this place of the dead, dispelling myth and revealing the love and goodness of God towards men.
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What the Bible really says about HELL

Where Is Hell?

Jacob, Hannah, David, Job, Isaiah, Ezekiel, and other godly and wise people of the ancient world referred to Hell as being "down" from the surface of the earth. God Himself did the same in Numbers 16:30, as did the Son of God, both before his first advent (Ps. 30:3) and while he was here among us (Mt. 11:23). Jesus told his disciples, in Matthew 12:40, that he would go down for three days into "the heart of the earth", and his doing so fulfilled the prophecy that he would descend into Hell (Ps. 16:10). It was also revealed to Paul that before Jesus ascended into heaven, he "descended into the lower parts of the earth" (Eph. 4:9-10).

As might be expected, in those Old Testament scriptures where Hell is referred to as "the Pit", it is also said to be "down" from the earth's surface (Ps. 30:3; 88:4; 143:7; Prov. 1:12; Ezek. 32:30). Common sense dictates, when David speaks of the Pit being dug for the wicked (Ps. 94:13), that the digging was in a downward direction. The Pit is repeatedly said by Ezekiel to be "in the lower parts of the earth" (26:20; 31:14-18; 32:18), and David even mentions "the lowest Pit" (Ps. 88:6), suggesting that there are levels within the Pit - a topic which we will examine.

So, the answer to the question, "Where is Hell?" is that Hell is "down"; that is, underneath the earth's surface, somewhere in the heart of the earth.