Often, people do not talk about hell because they don’t like the concept. You may be surprised to learn that Jesus spoke about hell more than any other person in the Bible, so we cannot ignore its reality.

One of the famous Christian authors, CS Louis, said, “if there were any doctrine that I would willingly remove from Christianity, it would be the doctrine of hell, but it is not within my power to do that. It has the support of scripture – support of the Church and support of Lord’s own words.”

Hell is described in the Bible as a place initially prepared for Satan and his demons, who rebelled against God.

Hell is also described as a place of constant torment for non-believers (Matthew 13:41-42, Revelation 20:10, Luke 16:23-24, Mark 9:48).

The most overwhelming truth about hell is that non-believers will be cut off from the Lord’s presence and from having an intimate relationship with Him.

2 Thessalonians 1:9 (NKJV)

These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

The scriptures also record that those who experience hell due to not believing in Christ will be without excuse:

Romans 1:20 (NKJV)

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,

Using the biblical understanding of hell, we can summarize it as follows: Hell is an eternal place of suffering where Satan, his demons, and unrepented sinners endure God’s justifiable wrath.

Despite this reality, Jesus Christ offers hope for everyone:

Romans 6:23 (NKJV)

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Today, God is still calling on His people to repent and believe in His Son Jesus Christ in order to escape condemnation and eternal judgement.