Excerpt from my book - Scriptural Revelation of Hell.

Chapter 11.

Contrast between Hell and Grave

This chapter puts together in summary the contrast between hell and grave so as to refute the claim of sects like the Jehovah’s Witness who say that hell is just the physical grave.

1.Hell is vividly pictured as a place that burns with fire kindled by God himself. There is no fire in the physical grave and as such could not be referring to the grave. - De 32:22

2.Hell is a place of sorrow. There is no such thing as sorrow in the grave since bodies buried in the grave are lifeless. -2Sa 22:6, Ps 18:5, Ps 116:3

3.The grave is usually a shallow debt of about 6ft. Hell is very deep such that is used in contrast to heights such as heaven. - Job 11:8, Ps 139:8, Am 9:2

4.The physical grave can be seen with the optical eyes but hell cannot be seen with the optical eyes. Only God sees hell. - Job 26:6

5.The physical grave is a place where the physical bodies of all deaths are buried. Hell is a place where only the wicked goes to.- Ps 9:17, Pr 5:3-5, Pr 7:27

6.Grave is a place where the physical bodies of the deaths are buried. Hell is the place where the souls of the wicked go to.- Ps 16:10, Ps 86:13

7.Death bodies are usually gently lowered in the grave at burial. The souls of the wicked descend into hell suddenly - Ps 55:15

8. The size of the grave is just big enough to accommodate the dead body. Hell is so spacious that you can even make your bed there. - Ps 139:8

9.Grave is an unavoidable place where bodies of dead people are buried. Hell is avoidable. - Pr 15:24, Pr 23:14, Mark 9:43-47.

10. The size of the physical grave does not change. Hell increases in size to accommodate new intakes. - Isa 5:14.

11. The grave is an inanimate entity. Hell is personified as a woman. - Isa 5:14. Hell is also personified as a horse rider - Revelation 6:8

12. You cannot confine fallen angels in physical graves. Fallen Angels are confined in hell. - Isa 14:15.

13. In the grave, death bodies do not talk. Souls in hell can talk and cry and thirst. - Eze 32:21, Jonah 2:2, Luke 16:19-31.

14. It is men who bury people in physical gave. It is God who cast souls into hell. Eze 31:16-17, Luke 10:15.

15. The physical grave has no gates. Hell has gates.- Mat. 16:18.

16. The grave poses no danger to the dead. Hell is pictured as a dangerous place to go. - Matthew 5:22 , Matthew 23:33.

17. The bodies in the grave are lifeless. Souls in hell are conscious and are in torment.- Luke 16:23.

18. The grave has no fire burning in it. Hell is pictured as a place with unquenchable fire. - Mark 9:46, James 3:6.

19. The worms in the physical grave can die since every living thing dies. The worms in hell do not die. - Mark 9:46

20. Grave is used in plural form. Hell is never used in plural form.

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