This seems to have been the same state as “Abraham’s bosom,” a place of comfort (Lk. On the other hand, when Christ died, while his body was resting in Joseph’s tomb, his soul was in Hades (Acts 2:27-31), which elsewhere is called “Paradise” (Lk. When the cold-hearted rich man died, his spirit was found in Hades, a place of torment and anguish (Lk. Depending upon the context, that region may either be one of punishment or reward.įor example, Jesus warned that the wicked inhabitants of Capernaum (who had rejected his teaching) would go down into Hades (Mt. 20:13-14), i.e., the grave will give up the body, and the spirit sphere will surrender the soul.īy means of a figure known as a synecdoche (the whole put for a part), Hades is sometimes used to designate a limited region of the spirit world. Both death and Hades will be emptied at the time of the judgment (Rev. In one of his visions, John sees “death” riding a pale horse, followed by “Hades” (Rev. Jesus affirmed that he possessed the keys (authority to open) of “death” (the receptacle of the body) and “Hades” (the realm of the departed soul) (Rev. Hades is used for the general abode of the spirits of the dead, whether good or evil. There are several senses in which Hades is employed in the New Testament. In the final analysis, the theological meaning must be determined by the context in which it is found. Others think it may originate with hado, “all receiving” (Vine, 368). Most scholars suggest that it is derived of two roots: a (a negative prefix meaning “not”), and idein (to see), hence suggesting, “not to be seen” (Thayer, 11). Most recent versions transliterate the term, bringing it directly into English as Hades. The Greek hades is translated “hell” ten times in the KJV. Let us give consideration to this matter.
There is a great deal of confusion among religious folks regarding this word due to the fact that the English form “hell” actually represents three different terms in the Greek New Testament. The term “hell” is found twenty-three times in the King James Version of the English Bible.
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