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How Did Christmas Start? The History of Christmas Traditions, Jesus & Christianity Explained

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The symbolism of believer's baptism - The Christian Church: Sacraments, ordinances and role - CCEA - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - CCEA - BBC Bitesize

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Revision notes for students studying CCEA GCSE Religious Studies, The Christian Church, sacraments, ordinances and role

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History of the Holidays: Easter | History

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In the Roman Catholic Church infant baptism is a way in which parents can give thanks to God for the gift of their child. According to Catholic teaching it also brings about important changes in the life of the child.

Adoption as a child of God - the child now has a spiritual side to his/her nature and belongs to Christ.

Membership of the body of Christ - this means the child is now a member of the Church and can have unity with other Christians.

Symbols used in baptism

- this symbolises cleansing and new life. The baptismal water washes away the child's original sin. There is death to the old life and the new child of God can now share in the eternal life promised by Christ.

- in Bible times, kings were anointed on the head with oil as a sign of being chosen by God to perform a special task. In the baptismal ceremony, oil symbolises that each child has been chosen by God.

White garment - the early Christians put on white garments after they had been baptised to show that Christ had cleansed their sins. The white shawl placed around the child today symbolises the same thing.

- the candle handed to the child's parents is a challenge to carry the light of Christ in a dark world. This candle is lit from the and it symbolises that the faith of the Catholic Church is being passed to the child.

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Beliefs about baptism - The Christian Church: Sacraments, ordinances and role - CCEA - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - CCEA - BBC Bitesize

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In the Roman Catholic Church infant baptism is a way in which parents can give thanks to God for the gift of their child. According to Catholic teaching it also brings about important changes in the life of the child.

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6A Interview with Shelton about Beliefs and Christianity

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6A Interview with Shelton about Beliefs and Christianity

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Edited 6A Interview with Shelton about his Beliefs and Christianity.mp4

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This short film focuses on Christianity, and narrates the story of Easter.

It tells the story of Jesus's crucifixion, his rising from the tomb three days later to the delight of his followers, and his ascension to heaven.

The film is bright and colourful and immerses the pupils in the story through a clear, friendly narrative.

This short film is from the BBC series, Religions of the World.

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Religious Studies KS1: The Christian Story of Easter

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A short animated film narrating the Christian story of Easter. This short film will be relevant for teaching KS1 and Early and 1st Level Religious Studies.

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No one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.

John the Baptist was the first Jew to use baptism to symbolise the of sins. It was John who baptised Jesus. Many Christians believe that baptising cleanses people from .

Infant baptism

Some Christians believe baptism makes a Christian a member of God's family. In many denominations babies are baptised, and this is known as infant baptism.

For , infant baptism involves . However, other denominations make the sign of the cross on the baby's head using oil and use on the forehead.

Jesus' instructions were to "baptise in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit", so these words are said during a baptism. Matthew 28:19

Believers' baptism

Baptists and Pentecostals believe baptism should only occur once somebody is an adult, as it is then that the individual can accept Christianity for themselves. This type of baptism is called believers' baptism.

It is done using total immersion, where the person being baptised walks down into a pool and is fully submerged three times before walking out into their new life.

Some Christians prefer believers' baptism because Jesus was baptised as an adult and because, as an adult, you are able to make decisions for yourself.

Question

What does baptising do?

Reveal answer

Cleanses original sin.

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Baptism - Practices in Christianity - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - AQA - BBC Bitesize

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No one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. John the Baptist was the first Jew to use baptism to symbolise the of sins. It was John who baptised Jesus. Many Christians believe that baptising cleanses people from .

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What is Baptism? | What is the Importance of Christian Baptism?   |   GotQuestions.org

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is how Christians communicate with God, through both talking and listening and being open to the guidance of the . It is a two-way method of communication that gives Christians comfort as they feel that God is listening and may send messages back.

Jesus spoke often about the importance of prayer, as he felt it deepened a person's relationship with God. Similarly, many Christians believe that prayer can bring them closer to God.

Christians often use formal written prayers, which are often memorised in order to be recited both publicly and privately. An example of this is the , which was the prayer that Jesus taught his followers when they asked him to pray. This can be found in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.

Christians also use informal prayers, which are personal and allow individuals to connect with God.

The five basic forms of prayer

The is used to remember four key components that are found in many formal prayers. Many Christians will also try to include these in their informal, personal prayers.

doration - Praising God, eg "Dear God, I know that you are all-loving..."

onfession - Saying sorry, eg "Please forgive me for the horrible things I have said about..."

hanksgiving - Thanking God, eg "Thank you for the amazing weather this week..."

upplication - Asking for something, eg "Give me strength to..."

A fifth common component is intercession:

ntercession - Praying for someone who may be ill, eg "Please remember my cousin, who is ill, and help them to heal after their operation."

The five forms of prayer can collectively be called .

The Lord's Prayer

These are the words Jesus used when he taught his disciples to pray. This prayer contains all four themes of and is used in many different types of worship across numerous .

Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen. The Lord's Prayer

Why is prayer important?

It enables communication with God so that Christians can feel comforted and listened to.

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Prayer - Practices in Christianity - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - AQA - BBC Bitesize

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is how Christians communicate with God, through both talking and listening and being open to the guidance of the . It is a two-way method of communication that gives Christians comfort as they feel that God is listening and may send messages back.

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Christians describe as a conversation with God . Prayer can be silent or said out loud. It can use set words, or a person's own words. In prayer, Christians lift their minds and hearts to God.

There are many different kinds of prayer, including:

- praising God for his greatness and admitting dependence on him

thanksgiving - thanking God for his many blessings, eg health or children

- asking God for something, eg healing, courage or wisdom

intercession - asking God to help others who need it, eg the sick, poor, those suffering in war

Nature and importance of prayer

Most Christians believe prayer deepens a person's faith. Praying can help the believer come to a greater understanding of God's purpose for their lives. Christians interpret the response they might get to their prayers in the following ways:

God answers prayers, but not always in the way the person wants. When a prayer is not answered, it may be that the person asked for something God thinks would not be good for them, or that their prayer will be answered later.

Sometimes Christians think that God has answered their prayers in quite spectacular ways, eg the recovery of a sick person. They may see this as a .

Others, especially , use the 'Jesus Prayer', Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner . They may chant this prayer over and over to clear their minds and achieve inner peace.

Candles, a or a cross can all help Christians to focus on meditation and allow the to enter their hearts.

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Prayer and meditation - Worship - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - BBC Bitesize

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Christians describe as a conversation with God . Prayer can be silent or said out loud. It can use set words, or a person's own words. In prayer, Christians lift their minds and hearts to God.

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Prayer is an important part of worship in Christianity. It usually involves some attempt to contact or connect with God. There are many different types of prayer, and this diversity shows that different prayers can be performed for different reasons.

The Lord's Prayer

Christians often use the Lord's Prayer to feel connected to God. It is the prayer that Jesus told his followers to use, as described in the Gospel of Matthew. It is a useful prayer as it expresses , and .

is praising and adoring God. In the Lord's Prayer, adoration can be seen in the words, Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven (Lord's Prayer) .

Confession is a time to confess sins and ask for forgiveness. The Lord's Prayer refers to confession with the words, Forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven our debtors (Lord's Prayer) .

Supplication is asking for God's assistance for yourself or for others. In the Lord's Prayer, supplication is seen in the words, Give us today our daily bread ... And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil (Lord's Prayer) .

Set prayers are prayers that follow a certain format and are repeated. This means Christians often learn them by heart, and they may perform these prayers both at church and in private. An example of a set prayer is the General Confession, which someone might use to confess their sins to God. and some Christians use the General Confession as part of set prayer.

Informal prayer

Most informal prayers do not follow a set script and are instead expressed in a way that feels personal to the individual, using their own words and ideas. Christians may also use a set prayer during informal prayers.

Why do Christians pray?

Prayer can create a sense of inner peace and help a person feel refreshed.

Prayer can be a way of someone processing their actions and learning from their mistakes as they speak aloud the sins they have committed.

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The nature and purpose of prayer - Ways of Christian living - Edexcel - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - Edexcel - BBC Bitesize

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Prayer is an important part of worship in Christianity. It usually involves some attempt to contact or connect with God. There are many different types of prayer, and this diversity shows that different prayers can be performed for different reasons. Christians often use the Lord's Prayer to feel connected to God.

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What happened during the Resurrection? BBC

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What happened during the Resurrection? BBC

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For Christians, the is the belief that Jesus came back to life three days after he died on the cross. The of Matthew (28:1-10) includes a detailed account of how Jesus' followers discovered that he had been resurrected:

An angel appears like lightning and rolls away the stone covering the entrance to the tomb, causing an earthquake. The guards at the tomb are so afraid that they shake and become like dead men .

The angel speaks to the women, telling them that Jesus is not there, that he has risen from the dead and that he is on his way to .

The women rush away to tell Jesus' disciples.

Jesus greets them on the way. The women clutch his feet and worship him. He tells them not to be afraid and tells his followers to go to Galilee to see him there.

Belief in the resurrection is central to Christianity. It shows that Jesus defeated death, and it is considered by many Christians to be proof of life after death. Many Christians also think of Jesus' resurrection as evidence of God's and nature.

In his letters to the Corinthians, St Paul aims to convince people of Jesus' resurrection and emphasises how important this belief is. He explains that he himself saw Jesus after his resurrection, and he also tells how Jesus appeared to the and over 500 other people (1 Corinthians 15:3-8).

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Resurrection - Nature of Jesus in Christianity - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - OCR - BBC Bitesize

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For Christians, the is the belief that Jesus came back to life three days after he died on the cross. The of Matthew (28:1-10) includes a detailed account of how Jesus' followers discovered that he had been resurrected: An angel appears like lightning and rolls away the stone covering the entrance to the tomb, causing an earthquake.

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Life after death - resurrection - Salvation in Christianity - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - OCR - BBC Bitesize

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Learn about and revise key Christian beliefs about salvation, atonement and the afterlife with BBC Bitesize GCSE Religious Studies - OCR.

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Why is the resurrection of Jesus Christ Important?

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Why is the resurrection of Jesus Christ Important?

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What is Good Friday or Holy Friday?| What Does Good Friday Mean? | GotQuestions.org

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What happened on Good Friday and what does it mean to Christians?

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What happened on Good Friday and what does it mean to Christians?

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Heaven and Hell - Key beliefs in Christianity - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - Eduqas - BBC Bitesize

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Explain the Christian beliefs in the afterlife.

Christians believe that all humans have a soul which lives on after the death of the physical body. They believe that how they live during this life on Earth will impact what happens when they die. If they have lived a good life, following Christ's example, then their soul will go to a place they call Heaven, where there will be eternal life with God. However, if they have sinned then their soul may go to a place known as Hell. Hell is where they are separated from God and experience torment. Some Christians believe it is just the soul which is resurrected and goes onto the afterlife, whereas others believe that the body will be resurrected and will go to the afterlife.

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Explain the Christian beliefs in the afterlife. Christians believe that all humans have a soul which lives on after the death of the physical body. They believe that how they live during this life on Earth will impact what happens when they die.

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Prayer is the power tool for Christians to communicate with the Lord. It is our way of realizing that we have needs and the only provider of our needs is the Father in Heaven.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Contents
Introduction Intermediate State Resurrection of the Dead and Final Judgment What is Heaven? What is Hell?
What are Paradise and the "Third Heaven?"
What are Heaven and Hell Like? Will We Know Our Relatives and Friends in Heaven? Will We Still Be Married? Is Hell Eternal, or Just the End of life? Conclusion
Introduction
Everyone wonders what eternal life will be like, but the Bible does not give many details. At death we may enter an intermediate state until the second coming of Jesus. Then, all who have ever lived will be resurrected for a final judgment. Those who are saved will receive new glorified bodies and take their place with God, but the wicked will be cast into hell.
Intermediate State
The intermediate state is the time between a person's death and the second coming of Christ. The Bible does not make many direct statements about the intermediate state, so several different beliefs have arisen:
Continued Life of the Soul
A majority view among Protestants is that a person's soul (or spirit) survives physical death and remains conscious during the intermediate state. At the time of death, a person's soul is freed from his or her body ( Matthew 10:28, Acts 2:27, Revelation 20:4). In this intermediate state, those who are saved will dwell in peace with God (1 Thessalonians 4:13-15, John 11:25-26, 14:23, Luke 16:22-24, Luke 23:43, Philippians 1:23-24), but the souls of the wicked will be in torment (Luke 16:23).
Jesus told His disciples not to fear for their lives; eternal life is infinitely more valuable than one's earthly life:

Don't be afraid of those who want to kill you. They can only kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. (NLT, Matthew 10:28-29)

In his Letter to the Philippians, the apostle Paul looked forward to the time he could leave this earthly life behind and be with Christ:

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. (NIV, Philippians 1:21-24)

Purgatory
The Roman Catholic Church's teaching is similar to the majority Protestant view above, except those who are saved are said to undergo a process of purification after death to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the perfection of heaven. This purification process, called purgatory, is inferred from the testing by fire of1 Corinthians 3:15 and 1 Peter 1:7, and the atonement for the dead mentioned in2 Maccabees 12:45.
Soul Sleeping
The Bible sometimes speaks of the dead as having fallen asleep:

After he had said this, he went on to tell them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up." His disciples replied, "Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better." Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep. (NIV, John 11:11-13)

For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed. (NIV, Acts 13:36)

But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. (NAS, 1 Thessalonians 4:13)

From this, some people reason, the souls of the dead are asleep and unconscious during the intermediate state and will remain that way until Christ comes again. The majority view, however, is that these references to sleep are just a figure of speech for death, perhaps used to indicate that death will not be the final end for those who are saved.

Nonexistence
Jehovah's Witnesses teach that people do not have a soul that survives death. At death, a person totally ceases to exist until he or she is brought back to life at the resurrection of the dead. Several Old Testament passages are cited in favor of this belief ( Genesis 3:19, Ecclesiastes 9:5, 9:10, Psalms 146:3-4). Most Christians, however, believe the revelations of Jesus and the apostles give a more accurate view than these Old Testament passages.
Resurrection of the Dead and Final Judgment
When Christ comes again, there will be a resurrection of all the dead. Everyone, the still living and the resurrected dead, will face God's judgment ( Matthew 25:31-32; Romans 14:10-12, Revelation 20:11-15). Even those who profess Christianity will be judged by the deeds they have done in life (Matthew 7:21-23, 2 Corinthians 5:10). The righteous will be granted eternal life; but the wicked will be condemned to eternal punishment (Matthew 5:29-30, 10:28, 18:8-9, Mark 9:43-48, Acts 24:15).

Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his [Christ's] voice and come out - those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned. (NIV, John 5:28-29)

God will judge different people by different standards, depending on their knowledge of the Gospel and the wealth, abilities and responsibilities that have been entrusted to them ( Matthew 10:14-15, 11:20-24, Luke 20:45-47, 21:1-4, John 9:40-41, 15:20-24, Romans 2:12-16, Galatians 6:3-5):

From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded. (NRSV, Luke 12:48)

While we are still living, or until Jesus comes again, we have every opportunity to repent (change our ways from evil to good). But in the end we will all be judged. ( Matthew 12:35-37, Acts 2:38, 17:30-31, Romans 14:10)

Jesus stated that we will be judged based on what we have done (or failed to do) to help other people in need:

"But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left.

"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.'

"Then these righteous ones will reply, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?'

"And the King will say, 'I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!'

"Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, 'Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons. For I was hungry, and you didn't feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn't give me a drink. I was a stranger, and you didn't invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn't give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn't visit me.'

"Then they will reply, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?'

"And he will answer, 'I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.'

"And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life." (NLT, Matthew 25:31-46)

The apostle Paul put it this way:

Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. We live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. (NIV, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10)

Related verses: Matthew 16:24-27, John 3:16-21, Acts 10:39-43, 17:29-31, Romans 2:5-16, 1 Corinthians 4:5, James 2:12-17, 4:11-12, 5:7-9, 1 Peter 4:1-6, Jude 1:14-15, Revelation 22:12-13

Heavenly Bodies
The righteous who are granted eternal life will receive new glorified, spiritual bodies that are in some ways similar to the old earthly body and in some ways different ( 1 Corinthians 15:50-55, Philippians 3:18-21):

So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. (NIV, 1 Corinthians 15:42-44)

Questions

What is Heaven?
Christians frequently use the word heaven to refer to the final dwelling place of people who are saved. It is conceived as a place of perfection where people who have lived righteous lives will live eternally in God's presence.
Heaven (or heavens) has several meanings in the Bible. The physical heaven refers to all of the universe beyond earth ( Genesis 1:1, Matthew 24:29, Revelation 12:3-4).

Heaven is also the dwelling place of God ( Deuteronomy 26:15, 1 Kings 8:28-30, Matthew 5:44-45).

When Christ returns, heaven and earth will be re-created or brought to perfection in accordance with God's will ( Isaiah 65:17, 66:22, 2 Peter 3:10-13, Revelation 21:1). This new perfect world will be the final dwelling place for those who are saved ( John 14:2-3, 1 Peter 1:3-4).

What is Hell?
Christians use the word hell to refer to the final dwelling place of people who are not saved. It is usually conceived as a place of eternal punishment for people who have lived wicked lives.
Several different words in the original Bible languages represent the abode of the dead or state of the dead. Many Bible versions translate all these words as "hell," but that obscures their distinct meanings. Some newer versions leave these words untranslated to preserve the distinctions and original meanings:

Old Testament
The Hebrew word Sheol was viewed as the dwelling place of all the dead, both righteous and unrighteous. It was conceived as a place under the earth where the souls of the dead existed in gloom, darkness, silence and oblivion (Job 10:21, Psalms 94:17, Psalms 88:12).
Whatever your hand finds to do, do with your might; for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going. (NRSV, Ecclesiastes 9:10)

New Testament
Hades is a Greek word that is equivalent to the Hebrew Sheol. In the Greek version of the Old Testament, "Sheol" was translated as "Hades."
In later Jewish writings, Sheol/Hades was conceived as having separate regions of comfort for the righteous and punishment of the wicked, and that idea is also seen in Jesus' Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus:

"The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' "But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. (TNIV, Luke 16:22-26)
Gehenna (Hebrew ge-hinnom, meaning "valley of Hinnom") was a valley outside of Jerusalem. At the time of Jesus it was used as a garbage dump where fires burned continuously. In former times, it was used it as a place of idolatrous practices, including human sacrifices (2 Chronicles 28:3,Jeremiah 32:35)
Jesus used this evil place where fires burned continuously as a metaphor for the fate that awaits the wicked after death:

But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment, and whoever says to his brother, 'Raqa,' will be answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, 'You fool,' will be liable to fiery Gehenna. (NAB, Matthew 5:22)

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed than with two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life crippled than with two feet to be thrown into Gehenna. (NAB, Mark 9:43-45)

The Christian conception of hell as a place of punishment for the wicked is most closely associated with the word Gehenna as used by Jesus.
The word Tartarus appears once in the Bible. It comes from Greek mythology and is apparently used to represent a place of punishment:
For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but condemned them to the chains of Tartarus and handed them over to be kept for judgment; (NAB, 2 Peter 2:4)

The book of Revelation uses the term "lake of fire" to describe the fate of the wicked:

And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. (NRSV, Revelation 20:10)

Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire; and anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. (NRSV, Revelation 20:14-15)

What are Paradise and the "Third Heaven?"

Paradise
Paradise is a Persian word that originally meant a walled garden. At the time of Jesus, many Jews believed life after death would be in a Paradise similar to the Garden of Eden. The souls of the patriarchs of Israel and righteous people would be taken to this Paradise. Jesus made reference to that belief in His Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:22-23).
Jesus also told the thief on the cross, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise." ( Luke 23:43). That suggests that Paradise is the same as the intermediate state where souls are taken immediately after death. Paradise is also mentioned in Revelation 2:7.

Third Heaven
In Jewish tradition there were three heavens, and the apostle Paul mentioned the highest heaven, the "third heaven," in connection with Paradise in2 Corinthians 12:2-4. There is no further explanation, so Paul may have intended third heaven to be a synonym for Paradise.
What are Heaven and Hell Like?
The Bible does not give many details about either heaven or hell. The sayings in the Bible are often phrased in symbolic or metaphorical language. However, the Bible does make it clear that there will be a future glorious eternal life for the righteous and punishment for the wicked ( Matthew 7:13-14, 13:40-42, 19:28-29, Luke 10:25-28,13:24-28, John 5:28-29, 6:40, Romans 6:22-23, 8:18, Revelation 21:8).

"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, 'Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; ... Then he will say to those at his left hand, 'You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; ... And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." (NRSV, Matthew 25:31-34, 41, 46)

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 'He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." (TNIV, Revelation 21:3-4)

Many of our ideas about heaven and hell actually come from sources other than the Bible. In particular, The Divine Comedy, an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri in the 1300s, vividly describes hell, purgatory and heaven as imagined by Dante. Many of those ideas have endured to the present time.

Will We Know Our Relatives and Friends in Heaven? Will We Still Be Married?
Nearly everyone wonders if we will know our relatives and friends in heaven. Unfortunately, the Bible does not give an answer. Most Christians assume we will someday meet up with our relatives and friends in heaven.
Jesus did say that we will not be married in heaven:

Jesus said to them, "Those who belong to this age marry and are given in marriage; but those who are considered worthy of a place in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. Indeed they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection. (NRSV, Luke 20:34-37)

Is Hell Eternal, or Just the End of Life?
There is no definite answer for this question. Some Bible verses seem to imply that anyone who ends up un hell will be punished eternally ( Matthew 25:46, Luke 16:23-24, 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10, Revelation 20:10), but others just mention destruction of both body and soul (Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:4-5). Or perhaps it is punishment until the Final Judgment, then destruction (2 Peter 2:4, Jude 1:6). Or perhaps the duration of punishment in hell depends on the degree of wickedness in life (Matthew 18:33-35).
Will Most People be Saved, or Will Most be Condemned to Hell?
Jesus did not answer that question directly but made the point that salvation requires difficult changes in attitude and actions, and not very many people are willing to make that effort:
"Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it." (NRSV, Matthew 7:13-14)

Related verses: Matthew 20:16, 22:14, Luke 13:23-28, John 3:19

Conclusion
When Jesus comes again, all who have ever lived will be resurrected from the dead for a final judgment that determines their eternal fate. There is less certainty about what will happen in the intermediate state between the time of death and Jesus' second coming.
The apostle Paul makes the analogy that our earthly bodies are like seeds that die and fall to the ground, then sprout into new, glorious forms of life ( 1 Corinthians 15:35-44). It is only an analogy, however. The Bible uses vague and poetic language to describe heaven, hell and eternal life. Perhaps the reason we know so few details about eternal life is that, as with other spiritual matters, the reality of it is simply beyond our human ability to comprehend. As Paul wrote,

Now we see things imperfectly as in a poor mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God knows me now. (NLT, 1 Corinthians 13:12)

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What Does the Bible Say about Salvation?
What Does the Bible Say About Forgiveness of Sins? What Does the Bible Say about the Second Coming of Jesus?

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