HELL, WHAT WE THINK WE KNOWThe subject of hell is one that turns many people away from organized religion today. After all, who wants to spend their Sunday morning listening to a preacher ramble and rave about "the fire and brimstone of hell" or "burning in hell" or if you don't change your ways you will spend eternity in hell. Most want to be entertained and leave the church feeling all warm and fuzzy. Therefore, clergy generally ignore the subject or gloss over it even though they believe Hell exists due to their extensive study of God's word. After all, it's pretty horrible to think of someone being sent to hell for eternity, but Scripture gives more time to hell than heaven. Hell is as hard to describe as heaven, because none of us have been there or know anyone who has been there. In our society, most of us don't want to think about hell. We want to believe that God is a loving God who forgives and shows mercy to sinners and saves them from an eternity in hell. But in reality, hell is real. None of us are exempt unless we have come to the Father in baptism and accept Him as our Savior while agreeing to follow the path He has laid out for us and remaining faithful to His word. If you study the Bible you will discover that Hell is actually, it is quite complex, but the study of Hell can be quite fascinating. Most references in the Bible describe Hell as a fairly dark and miserable place that none of us would want to visit, much less spend eternity there. We all have our own preconceived notion of what Hell might be like, but from Sunday School to modern movies, we probably all think it's HOT...fiery...and pretty horrible. When I think of Hell, I visualize it as a dark, fiery place. A place where the middle of paper allows us to think about things in different ways. I find it fascinating that hell is described as such a complex place with so many levels, circles, chambers. and so on. After researching the subject, it was enough to make me reflect on my life and the fact that in reality, hell is a place of complete and never-ending separation from God. 2 Thessalonians 1:9. This is enough for me to strive harder to follow God’s word in my life. Even though we don't understand what heaven looks like and we don't know for sure what hell looks like, I'd rather take my chances with heaven. Work cited1.) Anderberg, Bengt Niklas. Dantes' Inferno. Gothenburg: Zinderman, 1961. Print2.) Guys' Life Applications Study Bible: New Living Translation. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Pub., 2007. Print.3.) “Hell Bible Versus.” Bible study tools. Salem Web Network, and Web. March 28. 2014.