The Non-Existence of Hell (Religion)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 21:51 (5167 days ago)

Recently, our new friend Balance_Maintained made a passing reference to the Bible not declaring there being a Hell. Myself, being someone who's studied the Esoteric principles that began in Judaism found this an interesting statement to make, especially in light to the fact that we can all agree that the worst advocates of religion do more harm than good using "fire and brimstone" tactics. -But I'm interested in mining you for this, Balance. In one of the early Psalms, there is a reference to Sheol; (Psalm 9, I believe). And in 1 Enoch we get to view Sheol itself; "The great pit." Sheol is one of 7 precincts of Gehenna, which is the all-encompassing term for the afterlife. 1 Enoch goes into great detail about the great Abyss here, detailing men fettered in chains suffering fiery torment. Unfortunately the duration of suffering to be endured here varies greatly. II Enoch adds to the description of Sheol as a place of unending darkness and icy cold. Gehenna was created on the 2nd day of creation--which if you read carefully is the only day that God does not say "was good." -If you learn more about Jewish Esoterica, you also realize that Gehenna and it's "Seven planes" marks the "Left hand Path" of the Sephiroth. (The Dark Side to the uninitiated.) -The 7 planes are Sheol, Abaddon, Beer Shachat, Bor Sh'on, Tit ha-Yeven, Domah, and Tevel. Sheol is commented on as being itself a living thing, "Hungering for the Souls of the Righteous." Each section of Hell has its own team of punishing angels. -The Talmud limits the time a soul will spend in Gehenna to a maximum of 12 Terrestrial months. (Ed. 2:10; Gen. R. 33:7; Seder-Olam ha-Ba)-So, as you see, I find it hard to believe the claim that there is no Hell in the Christian Bible considering that all of this knowledge was extremely well-known to all initiated Rabbis. I can go on and on; but the theology in this is incredibly extensive.

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\"Why is it, Master, that ascetics fight with ascetics?\"

\"It is, brahmin, because of attachment to views, adherence to views, fixation on views, addiction to views, obsession with views, holding firmly to views that ascetics fight with ascetics.\"