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Hell.



Dictionary explanation of Hell:

The place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus





My opinion of Hell.

In my opinion of “Hell” we make it what it is. For if we are to go by the Biblical point of Hell, it is a place we are sent because our souls are impure and unchaste. Therefore our “Hell” would be our eternal damnation and torment of our past “sins” in life. Hence if we “Lusted” after a person or item, in “Hell” we would be forever tormented with its never ending presence or it could be placed just beyond our reach. So in my eyes I see hell as what ever we make it. It could be place of eternal pain, if we fear pain. Eternal sins come to haunt us. Past mistakes that force us to relive a painful or traumatic experience. So what is a true hell? Is it a gathering point of damned or lost souls that have fallen from grace? Are we forever tormented in a hell till our lasting demise? Or can there be redemption from hell? Is there a way to brake free of ones own sins and seek redemption? Depending on whom you talk to. I have talked with several “professional” priests about this. One from the Roman Catholic denomination says that there is no way one can be redeemed in the eyes of God from hell. Another told me from his Catholic learning (He wouldn’t give his denomination) that once in hell if one were to seek redemption from God and cast his “sins” from his soul he could be redeemed.  From a friend who is of another belief stated in more or less words: Hell is a eternal place of damnation that one must face there sins in order to move forward to seek God’s divine love. Hell can also be manifestations of ones own guilt or personal desire, or even a hatred of an idol or item. We can have a Hell on earth, personal hells we endure, and yes even emotional hells we put our selves through.



So where do I personally stand on hell. Many people have asked me this due to some of my more Hellish poems. I stand that if I die, I am with what God I believe in (be it the Christian God, a Pagan God, or a form of Buddhism) and I will have to face my sins to atone for my actions and ways in the living. I will not denounce any one person’s belief or religion but I have to beg the question. What is true hell?