Table of Contents

Introduction     1
Part 1
Age-Old Questions-Are There Answers?     7
How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?     11
Don't All Roads Lead to God?     29
Am I Good Enough to Enter Heaven?     33
Can't God Just Overlook My Sins?     43
But God Knows My Heart!     49
Why Did God Create Such a Horrible Place?     51
Does the Crime Fit the Punishment?     53
Hell by Default     57
How Does God Warn Us?     61
We Wouldn't Want to Offend Anyone     71
What Makes Christianity Unique?     79
How Can a Christian See Hell?     85
Expounding on 23 Minutes in Hell     101
Why Does a Christian Need to Know About Hell?     117
"Are You In, or Are You Out?"-a True Story     133
True Stories and Testimonies     137
Part 2
An Overall Perspective     163
Hell, Hades, Sheol, Gehenna-What Is the Difference?     169
Is the Fire Real or Metaphorical?     187
Who Were the "Spirits in Prison"?     197
What Is the Significance of the Number 23?     201
Who Were the "Captivity Captive"?     205
Demons and Fallen Angels-Is There a Difference?     209
Are Satan and His Demons on the Earth and in Sheol?     215
Does the Devil Rule Over Hell?     221
How Can Demons Torment When They Are in Torment?     225
Were the Giants a Result of the Fallen Angels?     237
Was It Really Samuel?     245
What Is Soul Sleep?     249
Do People in Hell "Cease to Exist"?-Annihilationism     257
Are People Eventually Saved Out of Hell?-Universalism     281
What Is "Born Again"?     287
Jesus Speaks on Hell and Destruction-Forty-six Verses     291
Jesus Said He Was the Son of God     295
All Verses on Hell and Destruction     303
Notes     327
Bibliography     347