Heaven & Hell

Where is Heaven & Hell?

Everyone is familiar with the image of the Kingdom of Heaven sitting on top of the clouds. That is where almost every ancient culture believed Heaven really was. Pyramids, towers, and temples were constantly built to bring people literally closer to the gods. Ancient man also placed Hell underneath Earth's surface. In the modern age we have extensively explored the heavens and beyond and know a lot about the Earth's core. Today the notion of a magical kingdom sitting on top of the clouds and a demon living in the center of the Earth is laughable at best. The Bible however is not laughing and tells us Heaven and Hell are physical places exactly as ancient man thought.

Much like what ancient man thought, the Bible also makes it clear that Heaven is quite literally suppose to be sitting on top of the clouds. In Matthew 24:30/26:64, Luke 21.27, and Revelation 1:7 Jesus promised that his disciples would see him coming in the clouds of Heaven. 1 Kings 18:45 mentions that during a storm, it is the clouds of Heaven that are the clouds we see turning black up above. Exodus 20:4 even goes on to state that heaven is above the Earth. In Genesis 11:1-9 the tale about the Tower of Babel tells of people building a tower up to the clouds to literally reach Heaven. As the people get too close to the clouds where the Kingdom of Heaven sits God destroys the tower so man cannot simply climb to Heaven. God then punishes man, not just for trying to reach Heaven but so they cannot unite and build other structures that would allow them to physically reach Heaven.

How could something be "above" a spherical Earth? Read about the Bible's flat Earth.

In Matthew 12:40 we are told that just as Jonas spent three days in a whale's belly Jesus, when he spends three nights in hell, will be "in the heart of the earth." Ephesians 4:9 describes Jesus' time in hell as being a descent into the "lower parts of the earth." Several verses like Isaiah 14:15 describe Hell as being at the bottom of a pit but Numbers 16:32-33 makes it crystal clear that the Bible truly says Hell is supposedly in the center of the Earth. Numbers gives an account of people falling into hell alive and mentions that "the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them" and that they fell down "into the pit, and the earth closed upon them."
location of hell

How to Get to Heaven

According to Christianity the only way to get into heaven is by knowing, loving, worshiping, and giving total faith to Jesus Christ. Your love and faith to Jesus must be pure in your heart and you show this by being faithful to all of his teachings in the Bible. How good of a person you are or what good deeds you have done is of no importance, all that matters is worshiping Jesus.

Worship Jesus or go straight to Hell for all of eternity. Heaven & Hell are one of the best marketing campaigns the Church has ever come up with. If they can convince people of these two options and that their teachings of Jesus is the only way to save you from eternal damnation then people will easily and blindly follow what the Church says. Not to mention eagerly add to the collection basket.

"What god would create people sick then demand that they get better?"

Instant Ticket to Hell

According to Christianity you must believe in Jesus Christ and accept him as your lord and savior in order to go to Heaven and avoid Hell. What about babies? Romans 3:23 makes it very clear that everyone is born sinful and have "fallen short of the glory of God." A baby does not have a brain which is developed enough to preform tasks such as learning about Jesus and deciding to accept him as one's lord and savior. With that said, according to the Bible, anyone who dies while still a baby will not be saved or allowed into Heaven.

What about all of the people who lived before Jesus' time? What about the people who are not born into countries where the claims of Christianity are known and available for learning? According to the Bible people will be getting sent to Hell based on what country and/or year they are born in. Does that sound just to you?

Some say that the knowledge of Jesus Christ is within us all but if that were true there would be no need for the Bible or prophets. Plus there has never been a single person in human history that had knowledge of Jesus Christ until the story was spread by man out from the area where Paul first preached it. Others claim that a special exception will be made for those who did not learn about Jesus Christ during their life time. If that is the case then why preach the gospel at all?

Could you be
happy in Heaven?

If Heaven and Hell did exist could you honestly be happy up in Heaven knowing that people are suffering below in Hell for eternity? One could argue that God would simply remove all knowledge and memory of those people and of Hell once you are safely in Heaven but would you still be you without the knowledge and memories that define you?

Do good people deserve Hell?

Do you honestly think that all good people who are not Christians not only will go to Hell but also deserve to go to Hell? Do you honestly think that homosexuals, most of academia, and Gandhi deserve the same fate as child rapists and murders? Almost all people who do not "accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior" do not reject him or choose not to accept him. They simply have not found convincing evidence for his legitimacy or they have found evidence for the contrary. Thus they do not even have the option to accept Jesus since they have not been provided convincing reasons to even believe in him. Do they all deserve to go to Hell based on what evidence, or the lack of, was presented to them?

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