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This can be confirmed with a comparison of the Old Testament and the New Testament (West 34). For instance, it has been mentioned in the Psalms 6.10;
"For You, will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption." This verse has been referred in Acts 2.27 by the apostle Paul saying that the verse talks about Jesus Christ.
If the Old Testament is taken into account there are many who have highlighted that there is no mentioning of hell to the Israel by the God. There is no place in the Old Testament where God has said to the Israel that if they follow the teachings of the God, they will see and remain in heaven and if otherwise, they will seek hell. As mentioned in the previous section there is no mention of Hades and hell in the Old Testament. If the concepts of heaven are read for in the Old Testament, it can be seen that only the skies and the heavens are mentioned. The sixth chapter of the Old Testament has mentioned the concept of the heavens being the version of Isaiah but the main question is that if this version is comprehensible by the Israelis. Within the Old Testament, hell and heaven has been mentioned frequently as in the Jacob's Dreams and the communication with angels but here the main question is that if these are easy enough to be understood by the common person. Another important question is that if the Christians were able to know the existence of heaven and hell if it was not mentioned in the Old Testament. Elijah going to heaven is an important question. In relation to this main question,...
The first is the place dwelled by the god, second is the throne of the God and the third is where the resurrected Jesus is currently. Another main kind of heaven highlighted in the Bible is outer space. It is known by all that the outer space is the domain of sun, moon, planets, comets, and the stars (Gibbs 67).
"Your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained" (Psalm 8:3).
"The stars of heaven" have been mentioned by many scriptures" (Genesis 26:4; Deuteronomy 1:10; 28:62; Isaiah 13:10).
Conclusion
At many places in the Genesis, heaven has been mentioned. There is a great confusion about the existence of the hell. Three different kinds of words have been used that do not mean hell. Three to four different kinds of heaven are mentioned but there is no one single conclusion. It cannot be said from the mentions of Genesis that the heaven and hell do not exist but there is a great level of confusion in relation to the existence of both.
Bibliography
Bunyan, John. Visions of Heaven and Hell. Sovereign Grace Publishers, 2007.
Daley, J. Michael. Why Do Catholics...: Teens Respond to Questions about the Faith. Saint Mary's Press, 2007.
Gibbs, T. Franklin. The Shocking Truths About Heaven, Hell and Your Birthright Blessing, Volume 2. AuthorHouse, 2011.
Madrid, Patrick. Where is that in the Bible? Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2001.
Rutherford, Charles, Adam. Illusionary Existence, Genesis, and Other Miscellaneous Works. iUniverse, 2007.
West, William. The Resurrection and…
Bibliography
Bunyan, John. Visions of Heaven and Hell. Sovereign Grace Publishers, 2007.
Daley, J. Michael. Why Do Catholics...: Teens Respond to Questions about the Faith. Saint Mary's Press, 2007.
Gibbs, T. Franklin. The Shocking Truths About Heaven, Hell and Your Birthright Blessing, Volume 2. AuthorHouse, 2011.
Madrid, Patrick. Where is that in the Bible? Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2001.
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