God created Hell for the devil and his angels. Satan and his demons end up in Hell where they are tormented forever "And the devil... was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone... and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever" (Revel. 20:1-3 + 10). In Hell also end up all the people who in this life follow the devil instead of God.
God governs Hell, not the devil. The guards of Hell are instruments of God, not of the devil. God did not create Hell in order to give it as a gift to the devil where he could establish his kingdom.
Hell is not a place for anybody's kingdom. The devil presently reigns on the earth and in the atmosphere around the earth but his kingdom is coming to its end shortly. Hell is a place of torture for the devil, his angels, and the people who follow him during their life on the earth.
In Hell there is no entertainment and pleasure like as the contemporary comedians say deceiving the world and themselves. Hell is the place where the people gnash their teeth because of the pain and anguish. It is a place of humiliation for the human being. In Hell, the human being is lost, cursed, condemned, he loses his self esteem, his human rights, his name, his being, every hope of salvation.
There is no love but isolation, rejection, hatred. There is no peace, but calamity, depression, oppression, pain, torture, guilt, remorse of conscience.
God wants all the world to repent, to get saved, and to live forever with Him "As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live... For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (Ezekiel 33:11, John 3:16).
However, the righteousness of God demands the condemnation of the unrepentant people as on justice and judgment the throne of God is based (Psalms 89:14).
The man must choose what he wants during this life, everlasting life or everlasting hell "I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that... thou... may live" (Deut. 30:19).
Hell is located in the center of the earth and it consists of three compartments, 1) Hades, 2) Tartarus or Abyss, and 3) Lake of Fire.
1) HADES (Luke 16:19-31):
Hades is the place in hell where the souls (soul and spirit) of the unjust men are tormented (Luke 16:23) while waiting for the judgment after which they are transferred to the Lake of Fire which is also their final everlasting destination.
Hades is the place where the soul of Jesus Christ descended for three days to pay the price for the redemption of the world from its sin (Acts 2:31, Revel. 1:18).
To Hades, the souls of the men are transferred, who during their life on the earth, do not have the chance to get saved by the redemptive Blood of Jesus Christ, however, according to the righteous judgment of God, they are evil, unrepentant, sinful, unlawful and unjust (Romans 2:12-15).
Also to Hades, the souls of the men are transferred, who during their life on the earth hear about the redemptive Blood of Jesus Christ but they do not repent and they reject Jesus Christ "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).
To Hades, the souls of the men are transferred during the 7 years of tribulation and of the wrath of God on the earth, who die having previously received without repentance the Number of the Antichrist (Mark of the Beast) on their forehead or on their right hand and having worshipped without repentance the Antichrist (Revel. 14:9-11, 13:8, 16:10).
At the end of the 7 years of tribulation and of the wrath of God on the earth, the Lord Jesus Christ appears on the earth, establishes His kingdom, and destroys all the armies of the Antichrist which are gathered at the valley of Armageddon ready to fight against Him. All the armies of the Antichrist along with all the men who accepted the Number of the Antichrist on their forehead or on their right hand and worshipped the Antichrist are killed and their souls are transferred to Hades (Revel. 19:19-21).
To Hades, the souls of the men are transferred during the 1000 years reign of the Lord Jesus Christ on the earth, who die without being washed with the Blood of Jesus Christ (Isaiah 65:20). Also all the men who rebel against the King Jesus Christ are killed and end up in Hades just as it used to happen to the rebellious Israelites against Moses in the Old Testament (Acts 3:19-23, Hebrews 10:26-31).
During the 1000 years reign of the Lord Jesus Christ on the earth, satan is tight up in Abyss (Revel. 20:1-3). At the end of the 1000 years reign of Jesus Christ, satan is loosed out from Abyss for a little time and he deceives a lot of people who rebel against the King Jesus Christ. They also are killed and their souls end up in Hades (Revel. 20:7-9).
2) TARTARUS OR ABYSS (II Peter 2:4, Jude 1:6, Genesis 6:1-4):
In Tartarus certain angels are found who sinned. In the days of Noah, before the flood, these angels, in violation to God's commandments, appeared on the earth, got to know women with whom they had sexual contact, with the result these women to birth the giants of that time, who later on were destroyed by the flood.
According to the Greek Mythology, Tartarus is an abyss deep inside the earth under Hades, where Zeus threw the rebellious Titans who were giants.
It is believed that Tartarus and Abyss are the same place in hell.
"Abyss" means "bottomless pit" or "a pit so deep which is impossible to be measured."
Abyss is the prison of the demons and of satan until the time of judgment at which time satan and his angels are thrown into the Lake of Fire in order to be tormented forever (Luke 8:31, Revel. 20:1-3, 7+10).
3) LAKE OF FIRE (Revel. 19:20, 20:10+14+15, 21:8):
The Lake of Fire is the destination of the men whose soul is in Hades and also the destination of satan and demons who are in Tartarus or Abyss. Satan, his angels and his people, are thrown into the Lake of Fire immediately after the dreadful judgment of the White Throne which takes place right after the 1000 years reign of the Lord Jesus Christ on the earth (Revel. 20:10+15, 19:20). At this dreadful judgment all men whose souls are in Hades are raised up and are presented in front of the throne of God, spirit, soul and body (Revel. 20:12-13).
The judgment is done according to the works of each one (Revel. 20:12-13). So all the unjust are thrown alive, spirit, soul and body, into the Lake of Fire (Matt. 10:28, Revel. 19:20, 20:15) where the tormenting is everlasting, but analogous to their works (Matt. 11:22, 23:14, Luke 12:47-48).
The torturing of the men in the Lake of Fire is much more painful than the torturing in Hades, as in the Lake of Fire there is also the body of the man which cannot die anymore as after the dreadful judgment of the White Throne, Death and Hades are thrown also into the Lake of Fire (Revel. 20:14, I Corinth. 15:26+55).
Other names for the Lake of Fire are:
"Gehenna," "Gehenna fire" (Note: The word "Gehenna" is translated as "Hell" in the King James Version of the Holy Scriptures) (Matt. 5:22+29-30, 10:28, 18:9, 23:33, Mark 9:43-47, Luke 12:4-5). "Gehenna" is the name of the valley Hinnom in Israel which God cursed because the Israelites worshipped in it Molech and they offered to him their children as sacrifice (II Kings 23:10).
"Furnace of fire" (Matt. 13:42+49-50).
"Everlasting fire" (Matt. 18:8, 25:41).
"Outer darkness" (Matt. 8:12, 22:13, 25:30).
"Fire that never shall be quenched" (Mark 9:43-45).
Do not play with fire. The everlasting fire is real. The ones that die every day do not cease to exist. They are not going to be born on the earth for a second time in order to have a new chance for perfection. They do not have the chance for salvation after death as the Holy Scriptures say that after death there is judgment "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" (Hebrews 9:27).
Believe now in the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, to avoid the wrath of God (John 3:26).
We are all sinners (Romans 3:23). But, while we were sinners Jesus Christ died for us (Romans 5:8).
While the wages of our sin is death, the gift of God is life eternal by Jesus Christ (Romans 6:23).
If you believe in Jesus Christ and confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord you will be saved (Romans 10:9-13).
For Jesus Christ, the sinless one, became sinful and descended into Hades for three days to pay the wages of our sin, so we can become the righteous of God (II Corinth. 5:21).
We are close to the Second Presence of Jesus on the earth.
Every day that passes by brings us one step closer to the global government of the dictator Antichrist. The Antichrist enslaves the world with his global economic system and forces the people to take the "Mark of the Beast" on their right hand or on their forehead ("Mark of the Beast" = "Microprocessor Chip Implant"), ("Beast" = "Antichrist"). Without the "Mark of the Beast" it is impossible for anybody to either buy or sell anything.
The ones who refuse "cooperation" with the system of the Antichrist, end up in the concentration camps which are installed in many countries of the world and consequently get eliminated. The system of the Antichrist uses the high technology of the 21st century to survey and control a large number of people on the face of the earth. Indeed there is no way out. There are two options. The Antichrist or Jesus.
The option Antichrist gives to you the potential to live in the system of the Antichrist by worshipping him as your god and by taking the "Mark of the Beast" in your body. However, this option secures for you the wrath of God which is sent to the people during the "7 Years of Tribulation" and also secures for you death and everlasting hell when Jesus returns to the earth at His Second Presence.
The choice of Jesus offers to you everlasting life with God and protection from the wrath of God during the "7 Years of Tribulation." However, this choice puts you in opposition to the Antichrist and his system, with the probable result your death, the death of a martyr, if this is allowed by God. At the Second Presence of Jesus, if you are dead you are raised from the dead and along with the remaining alive Christians you meet Jesus in the clouds right after you receive your incorruptible body, your supernatural body, which has the same attributes as the body of Jesus.
Jesus eliminates the Antichrist, destroys his system and reigns on (governs) the earth for 1000 years while you reign (govern) along with Him. Afterwards, God creates a new earth and a new heaven... . Certainly it is impossible for somebody to comprehend the important plans of Jesus for them that choose Him and love Him.
If you want to escape hell and follow Jesus you must be born again by believing in Him and confessing Him as your personal Savior and Lord. It is also imperative to joint a local church and to start fellowshiping with other born again Christians (John 3:3+16+36, Romans 3:23, 5:8, 6:23, 10:9+10+13, II Corinth. 5:17+21)!
If you want to escape hell and follow Jesus you can start right now with this confession and prayer: "Lord Jesus Christ, I believe in You and I accept You as my personal Savior and as my Lord. Forgive all my sins and wash me, cleanse me, sanctify me, with Your holy blood which You shed on the cross of Golgotha. My Heavenly Father, I praise You and I worship You. I thank You because now I'm Your child. Please protect me through the '7 Years of Tribulation' and help me to stay faithful to Jesus until the end, amen!"