Discussion on hell

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MGer,

Byzantine Greek
Matthew 5:22 egw de legw umin oti pav o orgizomenov tw adelfw autou eikh enocov estai th krisei ov d an eiph tw adelfw autou raka enocov estai tw sunedriw ov d an eiph mwre enocov estai eiv thn geennan tou purov
Peshitta
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KJV
Matthew 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Byzantine Greek
Matthew 5:29 ei de o ofyalmov sou o dexiov skandalizei se exele auton kai bale apo sou sumferei gar soi ina apolhtai en twn melwn sou kai mh olon to swma sou blhyh eiv geennan Peshitta
[font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]0nhgb lpn Krgp hlk 0lw Kmdh dx db0nd ryg Kl xqp Knm hydsw hyux Kl 0lskm 0nymyd Knye Nyd N0[/font] Matthew 5:29
Matthew 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Byzantine Greek
Matthew 5:30 kai ei h dexia sou ceir skandalizei se ekkoqon authn kai bale apo sou sumferei gar soi ina apolhtai en twn melwn sou kai mh olon to swma sou blhyh eiv geennan
Peshitta
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Matthew 5:30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Byzantine Greek
Matthew 10:28 kai mh fobeisye apo twn apoktenontwn to swma thn de quchn mh dunamenwn apokteinai fobhyhte de mallon ton dunamenon kai [thn] quchn kai [to] swma apolesai en geennh
Peshitta
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Matthew 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Byzantine Greek
Matthew 18:9 kai ei o ofyalmov sou skandalizei se exele auton kai bale apo sou kalon soi estin monofyalmon eiv thn zwhn eiselyein h duo ofyalmouv econta blhyhnai eiv thn geennan tou purov
Peshitta
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Matthew 18:9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
Byzantine Greek
Matthew 23:15 ouai umin grammateiv kai farisaioi upokritai oti periagete thn yalassan kai thn xhran poihsai ena proshluton kai otan genhtai poieite auton uion geennhv diploteron umwn
Peshitta
[font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]Nwkyle 0pe0 0nhgd hrb hl Nwtn0 Nydbe 0whd 0mw 0rwyg dx Nwdbetd 0sbyw 0my Nwtn0 Nykrktmd 0p0b ybon 0syrpw 0rpo Nwkl yw [/font]Matthew 23:15
Matthew 23:15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Byzantine Greek
Matthew 23:33 ofeiv gennhmata ecidnwn pwv fughte apo thv krisewv thv geennhv
Peshitta
[font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]0nhgd 0nyd Nm Nwqret 0nkya 0ndk0d 0dly 0twwx [/font]Matthew 23:33
Matthew 23:33 [Ye] serpents, [ye] generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Byzantine Greek
Mark 9:43 kai ean skandalizh se h ceir sou apokoqon authn kalon soi estin kullon eiv thn zwhn eiselyein h tav duo ceirav econta apelyein eiv thn geennan eiv to pur to asbeston
Peshitta
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Mark 9:43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Byzantine Greek
Mark 9:45 kai ean o pouv sou skandalizh se apokoqon auton kalon estin soi eiselyein eiv thn zwhn cwlon h touv duo podav econta blhyhnai eiv thn geennan eiv to pur to asbeston
Peshitta
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Mark 9:45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Byzantine Greek
Mark 9:47 kai ean o ofyalmov sou skandalizh se ekbale auton kalon soi estin monofyalmon eiselyein eiv thn basileian tou yeou h duo ofyalmouv econta blhyhnai eiv thn geennan tou purov
Peshitta
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Mark 9:47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
Byzantine Greek
Luke 12:5 upodeixw de umin tina fobhyhte fobhyhte ton meta to apokteinai exousian econta embalein eiv thn geennan nai legw umin touton fobhyhte
Peshitta
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Luke 12:5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Byzantine Greek
James 3:6 kai h glwssa pur o kosmov thv adikiav outwv h glwssa kayistatai en toiv melesin hmwn h spilousa olon to swma kai flogizousa ton trocon thv genesewv kai flogizomenh upo thv geennhv
Peshitta
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James 3:6 And the tongue [is] a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

Here are 23 evidences of Peshitta primacy- 11 in Aramaic and 12 in Greek !
Geenna-12 (Aramaic transliteration in Greek) [font=Estrangelo (V1.1)] 0nhg [/font];(Gehenna)-11
[font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]0rwnb[/font]- One time in James 3:6 probably mistaken for [font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]0nhgb[/font] by a Greek translator. One can see how the lettering , if imperfectly written, could be misconstrued here.
The opposite ??? upo thv geennhv being translated [font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]0rwnb[/font] is far less likely, even laughable.









Isaiah 10


16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
sa dwqy:k dqy dqy w:dbk txt:w Nwzr w:ynmsm:b twabu hwhy Nwda:h xlsy Nk:l 16

17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
dxa Mwy:b w:ryms:w w:tys hlka:w hreb:w hbhl:l wwdq:w sa:l larvy-rwa hyh:w 17

18 And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth. {both???: Heb. from the soul, and even to the flesh}
oon oom:k hyh:w hlky rvb-de:w spn:m w:lmrk:w w:rey dwbk:w 18

These prophecies seem to be in Jesus??? mind when He spoke of body and soul being destroyed in Gehenna (Mat. 10:28 & Luke 12:5). They speak of national judgment as Judge pointed out in his posted link.
There is another application however. Mat. 5:22 speaks of individual judgment in Gehenna, as do other warnings. Some fear a literal hell fire; I believe there is a more fearsome hell to fear; that is the hell I can become and be consumed with here and now by becoming evil. What is more fearsome a prospect, suffering at the hands of demons or becoming a demon yourself ? Which would be more worthy of the name ???Hell??? ?

Too many fear what might be done to them and not enough what they might do to someone else; where they may end up rather than what they may become.

We are in the eternal state now- that is, we are forever what we are unless a power greater than ourselves changes us from within into something else. Our surroundings are easily changed and not to be feared.

Only God can change us; therefore He ought to be feared in that He will do whatever is necessary to bring us to life eternal - a life filled with faith ,hope and love; a life which is one with His. It is not accomplished in a second.
Birth is instantaneous in The Spirit; so is death.
Life takes a lifetime.None of us is truly saved until we have run the race,finished the course and kept the faith.

The worst hell imaginable to my mind is apostacy from Christ- turning away from the knowledge of God to the darkness again; having tasted the heavenly gift and made partaker of The Spirit and to then turn away and depart from the living God, as Judas Iscariot did. Some will dispute that Judas ever had life in Messiah- I seriously doubt our Lord would have commisioned him to preach , heal and deliver if he had not The life and Spirit in him to do it. And the twelve did do it.(Mark 6:7)

It would be safer not to presume on God's favor. A good man is a man who knows the evil he is capable of and turns to God constantly for His deliverance and righteousness. The man who does not see his potential for evil is not to be trusted. "For I know that in me, that is ,in my flesh dwells no good thing." Romans 7:18

We must grow and develop by obedience and discipleship- following Jesus. He did not come to make converts.He came to make disciples.

All of us are in training now. We are learning to become angels ([font=Estrangelo (V1.1)]0k0lm[/font]) of God or of Satan.

As far as using the Name of Jesus, I have no problem with it. I have spoken that Name of My Savior for 30 years and am very emotionally attached to it. I don???t fear Greek influence there since my association with His Name does not come from ???Jesus??? , (which is English) or ???o Ihsouv??? , (which is Greek), but from my experience and relationship with Him. We are not saved or sanctified by pronouncing a name in any language, else dumb people would have no salvation.
If I refuse to acknowledge a particular language which stands behind what most English speaking people know, I cut myself off from them and greatly diminish my influence over them. I believe Aramaic and Hebrew are the languages of scripture, but most of what I have learned has come from the English language and the gospel of my salvation came to me through the English language.The Greek alphabet and vocabulary stand behind the English language. Most people I know speak English only. I need to speak their language if I expect to give them the knowledge of God???s word. I will teach as much appreciation for Aramaic as possible and the beauty of the original.

I wish the churches had kept to the original text, but most held to a Greek translation for twenty centuries, and God used the Greek and Latin and many other translations to change the world by the Word and His Spirit. The Byzantine Greek text is a beautiful translation and very faithful to the original Aramaic. We can correct it where the sense of the original text requires it.

To me , no one can ever improve on the name, ???JESUS???. I know He is not sticklish about how we pronounce His Name if we know Him.

What the Mishnah and Talmud can teach us I do not know. I would ask The Holy Spirit to teach me.

Jesus said , ???If any man shall do His will , he shall know of the doctrine , whether it be of God or whether I speak of myself...??? John 7:17


Blessings,

Dave B.