James L. Melton #fundie biblebaptistpublications.org

Where is hell located?

The Bible states plainly that hell is in the center of the earth, or at least under the earth’s crust. The verse we’ve just mentioned (Deu. 32:22) speaks of the “lowest” hell in connection with “the earth” and the “foundations of the mountains.” Thirteen separate times the Bible uses the words “hell” and “down” in the same verse. II Peter 2:4 speaks of hell’s location when speaking of the angels that sinned against God: “For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment.” Hell is down, according to the Bible. Amos 9:2 says, “Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.” Isaiah’s prophecy concerning Lucifer says, “Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.” (Isa. 14:15) In our church building in Martin, Tennessee, there is a poster on the wall, much like you’d expect to see in a physical science classroom. In bright fiery colors, the poster shows the earth’s core, the outer core, and the mantle. From the The Planet Earth (World Book Encyclopedia of Science), I was able to glean the estimated temperatures of the areas of the underworld, so I wrote them in the appropriate places on the poster. Now we have an actual scientific picture of hell displayed in our church building. The outer core is believed to be as hot as 6,500 degrees in some places. This information can be found in standard physical science text books and in encyclopedias.

According to modern science, less than 50 miles below our feet the temperature rises to over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and it reaches 3,600 degrees at 650 miles. The mantle is mostly dense rocks (although very hot ones), but the outer core is “completely liquid,” according to The Planet Earth (1984, p. 48). The Bible agrees fully by referring to hell as a “furnace” (Rev. 9:2, Mat. 13:42, 50) and a “lake of fire” (Rev. 20:15). The skeptics need only to take a look at G. Brad Lewis’ erupting volcano photos (www.adventuregallery.net/GBradLewis.htm). If the entire outer core is “completely liquid,” and if it begins at approximately 1,800 miles down, then people could be burning in hell less than 2,000 miles from here right now, maybe even much closer.

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