What is Hell like?

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No one truly knows what Hell (or Heaven for that matter) is truly like.

We are human beings, with the limitations that we humans have. We can not understand fully what God is, nor can we fully understand his works, or what his system of ultimate reward will be. I suspect that there is no language that we know, that could truly describe either heaven or hell.

The best explanation I have ever heard of what Hell would be is that we are exposed to the full power and glory of God when we die. If we die in a state of Mortal Sin, we are then cast from his presence, and the loss of that glory is our eternal punishment.

But is that Hell? None of us will truly know, unless we die and are sent there. I pray that this will not be me, or thee.

we DO know about Hell… through the Church Christ established on EArth & thro the testimony of those who have been shown visions thereof… i am thinking Fatima and St Faustina (Diary 741)

 

[distracted]

No one truly knows what Hell (or Heaven for that matter) is truly like.

We are human beings, with the limitations that we humans have. We can not understand fully what God is, nor can we fully understand his works, or what his system of ultimate reward will be. I suspect that there is no language that we know, that could truly describe either heaven or hell.

The best explanation I have ever heard of what Hell would be is that we are exposed to the full power and glory of God when we die. If we die in a state of Mortal Sin, we are then cast from his presence, and the loss of that glory is our eternal punishment.

But is that Hell? None of us will truly know, unless we die and are sent there. I pray that this will not be me, or thee.

I’m not sure it matters except that… Everyone has a conscience & God wouldn’t allow someone to lose Heaven if that person were truly ignornat… But i feel that only retarded people and young children are ignorant… Even children who think of doing soemthing evil… often change their mind… are CAPABLE of changing their mind… so i should say only very yong children… Anyway… God gives ppl numerous chances all through life to turn to Him and let go of their evil…

I was going to say we humans don’t really need to know how awful Hell is but in a way, its good to know because… then we will pray harder for those we love and etc…

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

Hell is watching American Idol reruns in perpetuity, listening to Sarah Palin’s audiobook in the background, and seeing the Raiders and Dodgers win Superbowls and World Series respectively all at the same time while eating cooscoos and mutton. That’s my vision of hell. Oh, and throw in some Twilight movies, that’d make the hell all the more hellish…

 

[styrgwillidar]

I had a dream once about hell. It was that hell was the complete absence of everything except my own consciousness- no body, light, sound, space, time. As if God had taken all of his creation away from me and left me to myself. It was a feeling of utter isolation, despair and true and absolute hopelessness- that everything had been completely lost to me forever. It was one of the most disturbing experiences of my life.

 

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Hell is watching American Idol reruns in perpetuity, listening to Sarah Palin’s audiobook in the background, and seeing the Raiders and Dodgers win Superbowls and World Series respectively all at the same time while eating cooscoos and mutton. That’s my vision of hell. Oh, and throw in some Twilight movies, that’d make the hell all the more hellish…

my version is listening to BHO perpetually spouting off about how the bible teaches we should stone our own children for rejectin the faith… (for one thing, i don’t recall such a passage, but i recall something vaguely similar… and in any case, in those days, God dealt with sin differently than today… heresy spreads & destroys ppl, hence the need to stop it at its source…)

anyhow… i love Sarah Palin. She has fought a lot of corruption … even fighting aganst ppl who (sorta) helped her get into office…

 

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I had a dream once about hell. It was that hell was the complete absence of everything except my own consciousness- no body, light, sound, space, time. As if God had taken all of his creation away from me and left me to myself. It was a feeling of utter isolation, despair and true and absolute hopelessness- that everything had been completely lost to me forever. It was one of the most disturbing experiences of my life.

seems you are descrbing Purgatory more than Hell… but never having been to either place… can’t say…

but the saints say that Purg is painful… excrutiatingly so in the lower levels… basically like the hellfire of Hell but doesn’t last forever & purifies rather than … what happens in Hell… Hell is where suffering has no benefit… unlike on Earth… or Purg…

have you read St Faustina’s Diary 741?? You expeerience in that dream is a walk in the park compared to what that

 

[styrgwillidar]

I haven’t been to either place.

In purgatory, there will not be hopelessness.

I don’t believe I was given a glimpse of hell. But I have wondered since then if that very real pain of loneliness, despair and anguish of true irrevocable hopelessness is what many suicidal people go through. Even in my darkest hours in life, when betrayed by those closest to me I always had some hope, however small or faint that life would get better again. In my waking hours I have never experienced anything like that and it has given me more compassion towards those on the edge.

 

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I haven’t been to either place.

In purgatory, there will not be hopelessness.

I don’t believe I was given a glimpse of hell. But I have wondered since then if that very real pain of loneliness, despair and anguish of true irrevocable hopelessness is what many suicidal people go through. Even in my darkest hours in life, when betrayed by those closest to me I always had some hope, however small or faint that life would get better again. In my waking hours I have never experienced anything like that and it has given me more compassion towards those on the edge.

maybe that’s why God gave it to you… assuming it wasn’t the devil… one sometimes just doesn’t know…

i certainly can’t tell sometimes. i had this one dream in which i thoght God was telling me to do Such & such… but in the waking world, this thing (tho i tried to do it) did not make one bit of sense… so i don’t know about dreams… i sometimes think the devil can get to us while we sleep… but then, so can God…

anyway, i have often felt the same kind of thing as you say you felt from this dream ,& didn’t know why cuz hadnt committed mortal sin or even serious venial sin… but there are many mysteries in this world… things we won’t u/stand until we meet God face to face…

the sad thing is that so many seem to choose not to go the route that will take them to God… (St Mt 7:21, St Lk 13:24… etc)

What is really scary is that… I’ve had it happen numerous times that i will feel i am doing well w/ God… no serious sin & all that… Then i will go to the Real PResence (either b4 Mass or just as an end it itself) & i will be shown that things aren’t as “right” between me & the Lord as i had thought… it wasn’t like he was beating me up with… well, what a rotten person i am or whatever… NOT hardly… its just that… The Lord is SO holy and so… powerful…& etc and we humans are not. What would we do without Jesus??? His Church…? I know the Church teaches that those outside the Church can be saved… but i often wonder if any ARE ??? just calling it as i see it, not trying to exclude anyone from God’s salvation (not that i could…)

All i can do is speak for myself & i see that without the Church i am… a mess… heck, even with access to the Church, i am a mess… compared to wht those in Heaven are… True, I’ve never been to Heaven (but I’ve been to Oklahoma … Sorry, couldn’t help it )… but anyhow…

At Mass we know what Heaven is like because all Heaven participates @ the Mass… so in a way i have been to Heaven…

i guess i got into some digression there… whacky:but anyhow… :

i just now thought of the fact that sometimes i have dreams that… half way come true… I say half way cuz wht happens afterwards is not always exactly like what happened in the dream… but it is so similar that its scary… long story…

i wonder what dreams mean (or can sometimes mean)?? meaning all dreams probaby dont mean anything… but maybe some do

 

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do others go through this kind of thing??

dumb question…

scratch that…

What goes on @ the Real Presence is VERY mysterious…