Hades

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

1. The unseen world, translated "hell" in A. V., but in the R. V. the word "Hades" is retained

• Matthew 10:28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
• Matthew 11:23 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
• Matthew 16:18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
• Luke 10:15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!
• Luke 16:23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
• Acts 2:27 because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
• Acts 2:31 Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.
• Revelation 1:18 the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
• Revelation 6:8 Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.
• Revelation 20:13–14 The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death — the lake of fire.

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2. The realm (state) of the dead

• 2 Samuel 22:6 The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
• Job 26:5 The dead tremble — those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.
• Psalm 6:5 For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
• Psalm 17:15 As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
• Psalm 30:9 “What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
• Psalm 49:15 But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
• Psalm 86:13 For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
• Psalm 88:10–12 Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
• Psalm 115:17 It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
• Psalm 116:3 The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

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See Immortality

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See RIGHTEOUS, FUTURE STATE OF

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