So I purchased, yesterday, a 56″ TV. It’s a rear-projection type, using Samsung’s DLP technologyk with a 1080P resolution and the ability to display 3D if you’ve got 3D compatable movies or games, and the polarized glasses.
It’s supposed to be delivered Sunday morning. My cable is supposed to be upgraded on Thursday. Shiny idiotboxery and nonthinkery will likely ensue. Plus I’ll finally be able to read the text on all these newfangled games.
In keeping with the discussion topic that inspired me to create this account. Let’s look at the subject of Hell.
The word Hell doesn’t appear in the bible as it was written by the men who did the writing in the first place. Not at all.
Two words have been translated into hell from the original text, neither of which should have been.
The first, is Sheoul. For reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheol
The second, Hades. For reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades
Notice that the original idea of Hades the location is simply a misty underworld where the dead dwell. The idea of judgement and reward or punnishement came later, whether from cultural cross-polution or just because the old stories about it got boring I couldn’t say.
The point here is that every single reference in the bible that was translated into “Hell” in english was, in fact, not a reference to that flaming Proper Noun invented by Dante to entertain. Nowhere in the bible is it stated that anyone ever goes to a hell. Not once. I challenge anyone to show me otherwise.
Here, feel free to use this. http://www.blueletterbible.org
