I am the Living
One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the
keys of death and Hades. Revelation 1:18
HADES is
a Greek word and it was known as the realm of the dead or the grave. In Revelation 20, death and Hades are thrown
into the lake of fire, meaning the death and the grave have no more use. There will be no more physical deaths and no
more graves to put the bodies in.
If your right eye
causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to
lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into
hell. Matthew 5:29
HELL in
the Greek is geenna and it means a
place of future punishment. Jesus used
the term eleven times.
Strong’s
Concordance says, Hell is the place of the future punishment call
"Gehenna" or "Gehenna of fire". This was originally the
valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem, where the filth and dead animals of the
city were cast out and burned; a fit symbol of the wicked and their future
destruction.
Then death and
Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second
death. Revelation 20:14
LAKE OF
FIRE only appears two times, late in Revelation, it is the eternal destination
for all things evil – Satan, his demons and all unbelievers who experience a
second death or second experience of separation, this time forever.
Hades
speaks more to the current place where dead people dwell (the grave), while
Hell has both current implications to it as well as future. Hades will only be around until Jesus returns
then tossed away. Hell has more
permanence to it. However, Lake of Fire
seems to be only be used as a future and everlasting destination for
unbelievers. Hell and Lake of Fire
appear to be used interchangeably.