Featured A fire in Hades

Yes another word with at least two meanings, thus if the context indicates either the physical grave, or the spiritual location where their spirits were consigned after physical death, should be made clear.

 

I do not reject the lexicons which say Sheol is used to refer to a physical grave, and the spiritual realm of the dead. Just because one verse uses the verse for the spiritual realm does not mean another verse does not refer to a physical grave. The KJV translates the Hebrew sheol about 29 times as "grave" and about 31 times as "hell."

 

The NASB translates the Hebrew as Sheol in all the verses where the Hebrew word appears, but footnotes it with "i.e. the netherworld" about 34 times. In the remaining verses Sheol is not footnoted. In Deuteronomy 32:22 Sheol is footnoted indicating the reference is to the neitherworld, but in Song of Solomon 8:6 Sheol is not footnoted by the NASB.

 

Since both the NET and KJV translate Sheol as grave about 30 times, feel free to study one or more of them.

Let us consider Genesis 37:35, 42:38, and 44:29. We find the phrase "to the grave (Sheol in Hebrew). Here the contextual meaning refers to the end of our physical life, i.e. carry by gray hair to the grave. Since the idea is the end, contextually continued existence in the netherworld (Hades or Gehenna) is not in view. In the NASB none of the three are footnoted, and in the NET all three read "to the grave."

 

You defined your criteria, which you then claim supports your view. All three verses refer to the grave and not to Hades. Full Stop
When you say "can only" you can subjectively say it could refer Hades or Gehenna, but your view is not shared by the many scholars translating those verses in the NASB and NET. How many translations read grave and not Sheol? More than a dozen!

Genesis 37:35 conveys the idea he will go to the grave grieving for his son. Thus he cannot be consoled.

 

The idea of Genesis 37:35 conveys the idea he will go to the grave grieving for his son. Thus he cannot be consoled.

The idea is not as you contend, he will go to the neither world and be with his son!!!! That is the exact opposite of the actual meaning.

 

Does 37818 really believe he is the arbitrator of sound doctrine? I provided citations from several well respected translations that read grave or do not footnote netherworld. Case closed. Not to mention the Lexicons.

Do we accept what we believe is the most probable meaning, or claim any meaning is possible and should be accepted if not precluded? You decide...

 

I mentioned that Sheol is translated as "grave" about 29 times in the KJV and about 17 times in the NET. Grave is used frequently in the NLT(46), NIV (26), and NKJV (24).

Here again are the biblical facts:
1: Sheol refers to either the physical grave, where the physical body goes after physical death, or to Hades, where the human spirits of the dead (unless they obtained approval through faith), under the Old Covenant go upon physical death.
2. Hades is a temporary holding cell for the lost, but will be emptied when all the lost are taken before the Great White Throne for judgment.
3. Hades will then be destroyed in the Lake of Fire.
4. Under the New Covenant, those belonging to Christ are taken to heaven to be with our Lord upon our physical death, but the lost still go to Hades to await judgment.
5. While confined to Hades, the lost suffer torment as in flames.
6. Under the Old Covenant, the human spirits of the dead who had obtained approval by faith were taken to Abraham's bosom.

 

And there is no support anywhere in scripture for your view.
Here again are the biblical facts:
1: Sheol refers to either the physical grave, where the physical body goes after physical death, or to Hades, where the human spirits of the dead (unless they obtained approval through faith), under the Old Covenant go upon physical death.
2. Hades is a temporary holding cell for the lost, but will be emptied when all the lost are taken before the Great White Throne for judgment.
3. Hades will then be destroyed in the Lake of Fire.
4. Under the New Covenant, those belonging to Christ are taken to heaven to be with our Lord upon our physical death, but the lost still go to Hades to await judgment.
5. While confined to Hades, the lost suffer torment as in flames.
6. Under the Old Covenant, the human spirits of the dead who had obtained approval by faith were taken to Abraham's bosom.