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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Where is Hell?

I have to start by saying, I don't know where hell is and I have never visited hell. My musings are not necessarily theologically sound or theologically based. I am simply musing for fun. The location is known only to the Lord. The Bible says there is a hell and Jesus says there is a hell, so there must be such a place if one believes the Bible and Jesus. As I read some science articles today about some of the characteristics of our sun and universe, a random thought came to mind. What if our sun is the hell of the Bible? It is big enough and hot enough. We know that the sun has a strong gravitational pull and so it is possible for the earth to be drawn in and consumed in the very, very, very distant future. Several science articles I have read say it is possible. Anyone who has ever lived on earth stayed here (except Jesus, Enoch and Elijah), the majority as dried bones in the grave and dust. That means, in some form or another, every person who has ever lived would be consumed by the fire of the sun when it was drawn in. I wonder if that has anything to do with a part of the second death mentioned in scripture? It's not the whole thing, but could it be a part? Nobody knows. Our souls are eternal. We do not know exactly where the souls of those who have gone on before us are, but could they somehow be pulled into this cosmic event along with the living? This theory puts everyone in hell if it stops there. What of those who go to heaven? The Bible does mention being caught up in the air and being with the Lord (1 Thessalonians 4:16-18). We know from scripture in Acts 1:9 that Jesus rose up into the air and disappeared into the heavens as the followers watched. What's that all about anyway? Could it happen? I think so. Continual scientific discoveries are showing that all kinds of things we once though impossible are quite possible. What if there really was a way that followers could be caught up in the air and taken to a new heaven and a new earth? Or a new heaven? Science tells us that there are other planets in other galaxies that they believe might be habitable. What else could be out there in infinity that we do not know? This is only a musing and not based on solid theology. It's probably all wrong, but who knows?