Appendix B METAPHOR OR ANGEL THUG LOCKDOWN There is one last Greek word, a noun, rendered “hell” in the New Testament of which we have yet to speak. You will recall that there are three Greek words that were rendered as such: Hades, Gehenna, and Tartarus. I decided to include this discussion in an appendix,Continue reading “Tartarus”
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Better to Be a One-Eyed Christian
31°46′6.262″N 35°13′49.58″E In Chapter 5, Hell on Earth, we looked at the idolatrous history of the Valley of Hinnom, the putrid, smoldering refuse dump below the wall of the city of Jerusalem that may have burned for nearly 1,000 years. This heap of everything rancid on the floor of the valley was called ge HinnomContinue reading “Better to Be a One-Eyed Christian”
Sheol’s Younger Twin
TWO UNHAPPY RENDERINGS Again, as so often is the case, we look to the Old Testament for the beginnings of a doctrine, a principle or a truth taught in the New Testament. We look to the New Testament to see those doctrines, principles and truths fully revealed, cast in the light, or come to fruition.Continue reading “Sheol’s Younger Twin”
The Soul in Western Thought
OF GHOSTS, LINGERING REALTIVES AND INK SPOTS Science will be of little help to us here. There is no hard scientific evidence for the existence of the soul. There is no observation to be made, no experiment to be conducted. Everything we believe regarding the existence of the soul comes to us from somewhere otherContinue reading “The Soul in Western Thought”
Undressing Orthodoxy 