The parable of the rich man and Lazarus is one of the most harrowing in the Bible, that is, if it hadn't been softened by spaghetti theology. It's a conversation with a man who's burning in hell.
Hell is Expanding into the Great Gulf
Tehom was Wet. Sheol is Dry
The space in the interior of the Earth formerly occupied by the great deep is now a great gulf (chasm) of open space that Jesus spoke of in Luke 16:26. The open space is no longer referred to as tehom, it's now sheol.
The Things We See
We have a very flippant attitude towards the "scientific" basis of the Christian establishment. That's because it's a half-baked capitulation with popular science (SciPop). It's nothing personal.
The High Price of Epistemological Buffoonery
Despite the fact that popular science (SciPop) appears to have a compelling rationale for why hell isn't at the center of the Earth, it's very easy to demonstrate the weaknesses of this rationale.
Abraham and Lazarus
We have spent considerable time on resolving all of the issues which pertain to the parable of Abraham and Lazarus. They aren't in heaven, they're in sheol. This isn't metaphorical, it's accurate geology.
Spiritual Possession
We may know that bipolar disorder, for instance, is caused by a chemical imbalance, but what causes the chemical imbalance? Who's to say that the causes aren't spiritual entities who are chemical compounds in vapor form?
Into the Heart
There's spirit, like Oxygen (O), and then there are Spirits, like the Holy Spirit (ΩO). There are also evil Spirits. Spirits are vaporous molecules or compounds which are inhaled, dissolve in the blood, then enter our heart.
The LGBTQIA+ Pit Trap
You don't prove to God what a good Christian you are by hating gays and lesbians. Accept them into your churches and teach them a Biblical interpretation of science so that the world can finally make sense.
While Peter Thought on the Vision
Open Door Baptist Church Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate, Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the …
No One Has Ascended to Heaven
If no man has ascended up to heaven, except Jesus Christ who came down from heaven, then we have a few questions to ask...