WHERE ARE THE DEAD?: HADES OR SHEOL

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. Where Are The Dead?

a) Where are the Dead, and in what state are their souls? The Bible answers the question clearly, though not in detail. We will answer that question as far as the revealed word of God will allow.

2. Hades Or Sheol

a) A prophecy about Christ speaks of Hades or Sheol (Psalms 16:10, Acts 2:27, 31).

Psalm 16:10
10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
    or let your holy one see corruption. 

Acts 2:27
27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades,
    or let your Holy One see corruption.

Acts 2:31
31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

b) The Greek name ´Î±Î´ÎµÏ‚ Hades may come from the prefix a- (meaning not) combined with oida (meaning "see" or "know"). This suggests that Hades or Sheol is a place unseen or unknown —not a place for us to comprehend. 


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