I believe this video about hell is unbiblical. Do you agree or am I misinformed?

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GM777

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Hello again, and thank you all for taking the time to watch this full video, if you will it. I feel it is not biblical as it depicts demons torturing souls in hell and all different levels of hell. First, aren't demons set to burn in hell, hence, not being able torment other souls because they all are in torment? Also, what is the deal with these different levels of punishment? Lastly, is anyone even in hell right now? I feel this is a mess, but maybe I'm wrong. Is this a false prophet in your opinion?

Here is the video:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ci9KI4rSXw4

Very much looking forward to your responses :) Thank you again!
 

Nautilus

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Jun 29, 2012
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Hell is a place of eternal torment, a realm of unrelenting suffering for all sinners, heretics and unbelievers. It is a land of fire and brimstone arranged into nine circles and filled with imps and demons who deal out cruelly ironic punishments for all of eternity. Ruling over all of it is Satan, who probably sits on a throne made of skulls or something.

We'd be more impressed by an armchair of femurs.
The Only Problem Is ...
Of all that, the only part you'll find in the Bible is the fact that Hell sucks and that there is fire (from passages like Matthew 13:42: "And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.")
And ... that's as specific as it gets.

Actually Came From:
As usual, artists and writers took those vague descriptions and ran with them. The understanding of hell as a fiery subterranean cavern full of lava and demons poking you with hot pointy sticks for eternity owes its popularity largely to the medieval double-team of Dante and Hieronymus Bosch.
Dante's Inferno popularized the idea of hell as a nine-level first-person-shooter. He pioneered the concept of contrapasso, the idea that prisoners of hell are subject to ironic tortures related to the sins that brought them there. Like the "flatterers," who spent their lives bullcrapping, and were forced in hell to "wallow in feces" for eternity.
Then the Dutch artist, Bosch, came along and painted it.

Image #558 in our "pictures to stare at while on acid" series.
As for Satan being the ruler of hell, that's a misconception we can probably blame on John Milton. In Paradise Lost, Satan famously said: "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven." But there's a reason why God cast Satan and his minions into hell instead of Wisconsin: Hell sucks for everyone including imps and demons. According to 2 Peter 2:4: "God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into chains of darkness to be held for judgment."
That's right, chains and prisons ... for them. No iron fortresses, no fiery thrones, no mention of Satan ruling the cell block ... all of that is from the Bible's extended universe and fan fiction.

"And then, Boba Fett and Jesus Christ flew off on their divine jetpacks to fight the Nazis."


 
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GM777

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Thanks for your response, Nautilus! Very insightful and I appreciate you caring enough about the question to respond in great length and even add illustrations. Thank you again!
 
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Ugly

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I didn't really watch the video because i don't buy into any of this stuff.
But you're right, hell was made for demons as punishment, so no, demons do not punish humans in hell.
Though there are demons in hell now.
Some teachings even teach on Tartarus, a section of hell set aside for certain demons, who are there now.
Not as elaborate as Nautilus, but i didn't copy/paste either ;)