GEHENNA DOUBLESPEAK
God said this through King David… “The Lord is good to everyone: and His compassion rests on all He has made.” (Psalm 145:9 HCSB). God said this through Jesus… “And if thy hand causes your downfall, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go to hell - the unquenchable fire, where the worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched” (Mark 9:43-44). Did Jesus really say that? Not exactly. What Jesus actually said, properly translated… “And if your hand causes your downfall, cut it off. It is better to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go to Gehenna – the unquenchable fire, where the worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched” I have highlighted the one word that differs, but it changes everything. Gehenna means “valley of the sons of Hinnom”. It was a real place outside the walls of Jerusalem at the time Jesus made the above comment. It was an unclean place to the Jews who used the site to burn dead carcasses of animals and ...