The Bible is clear that hell is a real place.

• Jesus, who validated His claim to be God, spoke about hell.

  • "And I say to you, My friends, don't fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more. But I will show you the One to fear: Fear Him who has authority to throw [people] into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the One to fear! (Luke 12:4-5 CSB emphasis added)

  • "And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." (Matthew 25:46 CSB emphasis added)

• In Bible verses below, John mentions that Jesus holds the keys to death and Hades:

  • When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. He laid His right hand on me, and said, "Don't be afraid! I am the First and the Last, and the Living One. I was dead, but look-I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades. (Revelations 1:17-18 CSB)

After death, a person faces judgment and it may be too late to change one’s eternal destination.

• According to the Bible, a person faces judgment after death – see Bible verse below:

  • And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, (Hebrews 9:27 NASB emphasis added)

According to the Bible, if someone has not accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior, God’s wrath remains on them for their sin and eternal punishment awaits.

• The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who refuses to believe in the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him. (John 3:36 CSB emphasis added)