STUDY QUESTIONS FOR “the truth about heaven and hell”

1. If you were asked by a friend to go to the Bible to find a passage that presents a picture of what happens to people after they die, where could you go for such a description?

2. According to Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 25:46, where will those who are evil be in the hereafter?

3. According to Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 25:46, where will those who are righteous be in the hereafter?

4. In Mark 9:48, Jesus described Hell as a place where the “worm does not die.” What was Christ’s point in using such terminology?

5. Mark 9:48 also gives a second piece of information about Hell. What is it?

6. In 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Paul provided insight into what will happen to those who have refused to obey Christ in this life. What did he say would happen to such people?

7. When Jesus talked about Hell in Matthew 25:41, He mentioned one specific trait depicting Hell’s nature. What was that trait?

8. In Luke 16:26, Abraham told the rich man that Lazarus could not come to him to of­fer him any comfort. Why not?

9. What does Luke 16:25 tell us that people in Hell will able to do once they are there?

 10. Matthew 25:46 provides an important characteristic about Hell. What is it?

 11. The same wording used in Matthew 25:46 to describe Hell’s nature also is used to de­scribe God (Ps. 90:2), Jesus (Jn. 1:1), and the Holy Spirit (Heb. 9:14). What is that word­ing intended to depict about Hell, God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit?

 12. According to Revelation 21:4, what three things will be missing in Heaven?

 13. What, according to Jesus’ statements in John 14:2, is He currently doing in Heaven?

 14. If you were asked to summarize in a few words the message of Romans 8:18 (“I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glo­ry which shall be revealed in us”), what would those few words be?

 15. What does Hebrews 4:9 teach that relates to Heaven?

 16. According to Hebrews 9:27, will anyone receive a “second chance” after death?

 17. What does Hebrews 7:25 tell us about Jesus that implies an eventual relationship with Him in Heaven?

 18. According to Revelation 21:4, what will God do for the faithful in Heaven?

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