Hell – the Lake of Fire – Gehenna – Valley of Hinnom; Spiritual or Physical or both? What can we garner from Scripture?

Currently, the region of Hell is spiritual, existing in the Spiritual Realm, as it was created for Satan and the fallen angels (Matthew 25:41) and only the most vile of demons are interned there at this juncture in Elohim’s eschatological plan; this, as a result of their deception, their unconscionable defilement, within the Adamic and Noahic generations that ultimately led to the extinction of humanity by water save eight (Jude 1:6).

It is important to note that the physical Hell AKA the Lake of Fire, manifesting in the Physical Realm subsequent Messiah’s Millennial Kingdom, is not relevant for humanity until subsequent the Judgment of the Condemned (Revelation 20:11-15). Currently, all unrighteous dead from the Adamic generation forward who are not redeemed by faith and have died in body are interned in Sheol/Hades-Torments (Luke 16), a spiritual internment within the Spiritual Realm, awaiting the “resurrection of the condemned” and the final Judgment before Jesus Christ (John 5:28-29). These unrighteous condemned possess total situational awareness, they are fully cognizant of their surroundings in Sheol/Hades and are in torment due their defilement and rejection of Elohim. These defiled who rejected covenant with Elohim by faith will be resurrected in a body of corruption and stand before Jesus for adjudication concerning works done in body within the constraints of Time; this judgment will manifest immediately subsequent Messiah’s Millennial Reign (Revelation 20:11-15).

A physical Hell, the Lake of Fire, often compared to the fire of Gehenna (Valley of Hinnom), will manifest in the physical Realm of Time subsequent the Millennial Reign of Messiah as the “Judgment of the Condemned” (Revelation 20:10-15) will run concurrently with the destruction of the Earth and the Heavens by fire…this will be the “second death” for all whose names are absent the Lamb’s Book of Life…they will be dissolved in fervent heat, consumed in fire and their death will be the “second death”…an eternal death as the Earth is purified by fire and remolded, restructured, into the New Earth and a New Heaven which will be foundational for the Heavenly City, the New Jerusalem (Revelation 20-21-22).

The Spiritual Hell and the Physical Hell,

The Lake of Fire within the Spiritual Realm will be eternal for Satan and his angels as they are spirit and they will not die (Revelation 20:10; Luke 20:36); therefore, the “Hell” of the Spiritual Realm will be eternal suffering; the Lake of Fire for rebellious humanity, the Physical Hell, will be the fire of purification concerning the old Earth and the old Heavens dissolved by unconscionable heat…this is the second death and these will be as if they never existed; this, due our Lord’s mandate that “nothing impure will ever enter” His Kingdom (Revelation 21:27).

In closing,

It is only the purity, the sinless perfection, of Jesus Christ gifted – imputed into our life by grace through faith in Jesus as our Messiah that opens the Door to the Kingdom (John 10:9-16) as only the sinless purity of Jesus over our lives by faith initiates eternal covenant with the Father that results in covenant promise of forgiveness of sin (John 3; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 8:12); therefore, without Jesus as our Intercessor before the Father and the indwelling Holy Spirit as Guarantor of covenant, there is no hope, only Hell, the second death, nihilism, awaits (Ephesians 1:13-14; Acts 4:12).