Great question. So generally, we use the greek word Gehenna for the 'lake of fire' at the end of time and hades (or Sheol in the Old Testament) for the cave/prison as a place of waiting. In Revelation, God throws death and hades in the Lake of fire. *When it comes to the word 'hell,' it comes from the German language for the underworld and its imagery is closer to Hades and Sheol. In modern English however, it has heavily been influenced by Protestantism and late Western models where the fire is already present and the intermediate state of Hades is less emphasized. Orthodoxy never made this shift and kept the distinctions between these two states. Currently, people have a foretaste of what is to come, but will not have the fullness of judgement until Christ comes again. I hope this helps!
Thank you so much Kyle! I really appreciate you taking time out of your day to respond to my comment. Love your YouTube talks and your gracious spirit towards Protestants and Catholics :) (I'm a convert to Orthodoxy). May God richly bless you and your family.
very well explained!
Thank you! I enjoy the topic
Aren't Hell and Hades different? If Jesus destroyed Hell that would imply the heresy of Universalism.
Great question. So generally, we use the greek word Gehenna for the 'lake of fire' at the end of time and hades (or Sheol in the Old Testament) for the cave/prison as a place of waiting. In Revelation, God throws death and hades in the Lake of fire. *When it comes to the word 'hell,' it comes from the German language for the underworld and its imagery is closer to Hades and Sheol. In modern English however, it has heavily been influenced by Protestantism and late Western models where the fire is already present and the intermediate state of Hades is less emphasized. Orthodoxy never made this shift and kept the distinctions between these two states. Currently, people have a foretaste of what is to come, but will not have the fullness of judgement until Christ comes again. I hope this helps!
Thank you so much Kyle! I really appreciate you taking time out of your day to respond to my comment. Love your YouTube talks and your gracious spirit towards Protestants and Catholics :) (I'm a convert to Orthodoxy). May God richly bless you and your family.
I like framing it as “God went behind enemy lines to destroy man’s greatest enemy out of His pure love.”