Recap of Sheol in Genesis

All 4 times that Sheol is used in Genesis was in the context of a comment by Jacob/Israel who understood it simply to be a place of interrment upon death. No context of burning, fire, cold, wet, dry, or even consciousness or awareness was stated or implied at this point.

Now, Moses wrote the book of Genesis, which took place prior to his birth.
Next, we will look at the remainder of the mentions of Sheol in the Pentateuch (which is simply the five books of Moses - Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy).

New Poll asking What do you think Hell is?

I've been a member of the Yahoo! Answers community for quite some time now.
There is a community on there called Religion and Spirituality where there can be some very good questions posted. Of course, this is the Internet, and there are plenty of trolls and ne'er-do-wells out there, but for the most part, it's pretty low key and informative.

These types of communities are good for getting a non-scientific pulse on popular opinion, which is good for perfunctory research.

So, welcome R&Sers!

In Christ,

JC Masters

New Year's musings about Hell

Have you ever wondered what happens to you when you die?
Yes, we know that the body decays and turns to dust (chemically breaks down into simpler components). But what about YOU? Your thoughts, your personality, your consciousness?
Do you live on in some disembodied state, or do you cease to exist?
And if you are in a disembodied state, what does that entail? Is there a Heaven? Is there a Hell?
It's one of life's greatest mysteries that science, unfortunately, can't explain.

What about Hell? "What the Hell" is Hell all about, anyway?

Is Hell a place of suffering? Is it a place of burning torment? How long does it last? Forever, or some finite length of time?

Here we will discuss these things, and hopefully, be enlightened!

Until next time,

JC Masters