What JESUS CHRIST Taught about Hell...

It is written: “There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. (Luk 16:19-31 KJVR)”

Now take another look at the same Passage of Scripture using the English translation of the original Greek text of certain words:

“There was a certain rich (wealthy; abounding with) man who was customarily clothed in purple and fine linen and making merry (to put in a good frame of mind, rejoice, make glad) in luxury (brilliantly, sumptuously) every day (from sun-up to sun-down). And there was a certain beggar (croucher; cringer; pauper; public mendicancy, poor) named Lazarus (Elazar: ‘GOD has visited and helped’), who was laid (thrown, thrust) at his gate (a gateway, door way; a portal or vestibule: porch), full of sores (ulcers, ulcerous) and desiring (to set the heart upon, long for, desire) to be fed (to fodder, to gorge or be satisfied) with the crumbs (a little bit or morsel) which fell from the rich man's table. But even (nevertheless, notwithstanding) the dogs came and licked his sores. And it happened that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich one also died and was buried (to celebrate funeral rites, interred). And in hell (the placeor state of departed souls) he lifted (raise up) up his eyes (vision; figuratively envy from the jealous side glance, sight), being in torments (tortured), and saw (discerned) Abraham afar off (off), and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy (have compassion and/or pity on) on me and send (dispatch; on a temporary errand) Lazarus so that he may dip (to whelm, to moisten) the tip (the extremity) of his finger in water and cool (refresh) my tongue, for I am tormented (grieved, sorrowed) in this flame (blaze)’. But Abraham said, ‘Son (a child), remember (fixture in the mind or of mental grasp; bear in mind, recollect; be mindful, have in remembrance) that you in your lifetime received (took aside fully) your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things (worthless, depraved, or injurious). But now he is comforted (exhorted and/or consolated) and you are tormented. And besides all this, there is a great chasm (or vacancy) fixed (set fast, turned resolutely in a certain direction, confirmed, stedfastly set, strengthen) between you and us; so that they desiring to pass from here to you (NO Rescue) cannot, nor can they pass over to us from there (NO Excape)’. And he said, ‘I beg (beseech, desire, intreat, pray) you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, so that he may testify (to attest or protest earnestly, or hortatively: - charge, testify unto, witness) to them, lest they also come into this place (location, as a position, home, tract, etc.; condition, opportunity; specifically a scabbard) of torment’. Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses (the Hebrew lawgiver: The Torah) and the Prophets (the other 33 books of the Old Testament), let them hear (give audience, come, understand) them’. And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if one should go to them from the dead, they would repent (to think differently or afterwards, that is, reconsider; morally to feel compunction)’. And he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded (convinced), even though one rose (stood up) from the dead’.”

And elsewhere JESUS CHRIST taught about “Hell” and/or “The Lake of Fire and [burning with] Brimstone”:
“. . .Where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched (Mar 9:44 KJV+)”;
“. . .Where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched (Mar 9:46 KJV+)”;
“. . .Where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched (Mar 9:48 KJV+)”.
The only time in Scripture that JESUS CHRIST mentions the word, “worm (skōlēx {sko'-lakes}: a maggot )”; And notice that HE makes the same statement Three Times about the same thing(s).

The reason “their worm dies not”, is because “their worm”, is eating and/or feeding on “their” Eternally rotting flesh, and in “Hell” and “The Lake of Fire and [burning with] Brimstone”, this process continues for all Eternity.
The reason “the fire is not quenched”, is because “the fire” is just like that of a “fire” started by Lightning. And just as it is with a Lightning “fire”, it cannot be “quenched”, but rather it burns until that which it is burning is totally and utterly consumed.

JESUS CHRIST
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