Those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life should have no fear of this terrible fate. The Bible speaks of hell as a place of “outer darkness” where there will be “weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Matthew 8:12 22:13). The universal punishment for all who reject Jesus Christ as Savior is to be “cast into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:15). The lake of fire, mentioned only in Revelation 19:20 and 20:10, 14–15, is the final place of punishment for all unrepentant rebels, both angelic and human (Matthew 25:41). Jesus assures all believers that not even the gates of hades can overcome His church (Matthew 16:18). Who holds the keys of death and hades? Jesus has absolute control over that domain (Revelation 1:18). He alone has the power to throw someone into hell. Fear Him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell” (Luke 12:4–5). Jesus says, “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that can do no more. It’s all very disturbing, and effective as a work of art, but it is based on the imaginations of men, not the Word of God. Dante’s medieval view of hell is influenced more by the Qur’an than the Bible.ĭante’s literary vision of hell is depicted by Botticelli in his painting Map of Hell as a subterranean funnel of suffering-a wretched underground landscape of fire, brimstone, sewage, and monsters, with Satan himself waiting at its core. The poem itself was an amalgamation of myths, Catholic ideas (like purgatory), and Islamic traditions about Muhammad’s “night of ascension” ( lailat al-miraj). Dante journeys through different levels of hell and purgatory and eventually arrives in paradise. Many other works of art, and literary pieces such as Dan Brown’s novel Inferno, follow Dante’s lead and picture Satan as the one in charge of hell.ĭante’s poem describes the brutal descent of sinners into the underworld. Where does the idea that Satan is the master of hell come from, if not from the Bible? Much of the false thinking may come from Dante Alighiere’s epic poem The Divine Comedy. In fact, Satan will be one of the tormented in the lake of fire, not the tormentor (Revelation 20:10). This concept has no basis in Scripture whatsoever. There is a common misconception that Satan is in charge of hell and that he and his demons live there and use their pitchforks to torment souls for eternity.
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