Hell in Christianity

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In some versions of Christian theology, Hell is the place or state into which, by God's definitive judgment, unrepentant sinners pass in the general judgment, or, as some Christians believe, immediately after death as a result of a person's choice to be separated from God (particular judgment). Its character is inferred from teaching in the biblical texts, some of which, interpreted literally, have given rise to the popular idea of Hell. Some theologians see Hell as the consequence of rejecting union with God. Different Hebrew and Greek words are translated as "Hell" in most English-language Christian Bibles. These words include: "Sheol" (Biblical Hebrew: שְׁאוֹל, romanized: Šəʾōl) in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), and "Hades" in the New Testament. Some modern versions, such as the New International Version, translate Sheol as "grave" and transliterate "Hades". Some denominations, like the Jehovah's Witnesses, believe that these refer to a state of complete unconsciousness. It is generally...

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