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Hell Is A False Doctrine Invented By The Early Christian Church?   LIVE FOR JESUS AND GOD. FIND ETERNAL LIFE. The concept of hell is well known in the religious as well as the secular world. People in all walks of life use it to color their emotions, to criticize as well as to condemn others. Phrases from, "What the hell is that?", to "Get the hell out of here", to "Go to Hell!", are commonly used. I have heard phrases about hell more often in the secular world than I have in the Christian community. It seems that preachers and religious teachers tend to shy away from the subject. When they do talk about it, it seems it is more to scare the daylights out of you so you'll be a better Christian.  I think they shy away from the subject because they cannot fully explain the concept of Hell in this doctrine and reconcile it with other scriptures found in the bible The New Encyclopedia Britannica in Vol. 5, page 814, states ". . . ...

The contemporary Christian doctrine on heaven is quite simply a false doctrine. The Bible does not teach that when Christians die, they are immediately whisked to heaven to be with God. This is a Pagan doctrine instituted by the early church in order to make it easier for people to convert from their various religions, with their different beliefs and practices, to Christianity. Contemporary Christian doctrine uses the verse, Genesis 5:24, "And Enoch walked with God: and he [was] not; for God took him" , as proof of heaven. They interpret this verse as God taking Enoch up into heaven to be with Him. First of all, so far in the scriptures are concerned, there is no passage in the Bible which specifically teaches us that God has taken anyone into heaven to be with Him, except for His Son Jesus Christ. The Bible does mention a resurrection where the righteous, including Christians, will be taken by Jesus into heaven at which time they will receive their reward. Thi...