Satan, the Devil, and Hell: Literal Things? Or Highly Symbolic? - “The Evil Side of Creation, Part 2,” and “What is Hell?, Part 1.”

by Ted A. Roberts

I not only address whom satan or the devil is in this book, but I also address what hell is as well. But, not only; for, I also delve into the origin of evil itself. Where did it and darkness come from? Did evil just pop-up someplace unexpected one day in the Garden of Eden - for, suddenly, in chapter 3 therein, we see the serpent appear, but with no mention of where he had come from! Why is there no true origin of him found in the first few chapters of Genesis? How come we cannot even find a descriptive creation of hell? . . . Also, where does this mysterious dragon come from in the book/letter of Revelation? And, who and what is he? But, also, what is the true calculation of six hundred and sixty-six? But, not six plus six plus six, as many contend; and, what does that number have to do with the original Hebrew alphabet? . . . Lucifer also is addressed; but, somehow, he has a strange connection to a King of Babylon, to a King of Tyre, to Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Darius, and to Cyrus! But, why, and how? . . . And, not only, but why did satan have to get special permission from God to lay a finger on Job? How was satan even allowed into Heaven (as it appears to be in Job 1:6), after he was previously kicked out at the beginning, to discuss such possibilities with God to start with? Didn’t satan run the risk of God stopping him if he revealed his plans to Him? . . . What happens to souls when they die? Is the body dying and the soul dying really two separate things? How can a literal, natural flame, which is located at the center of the earth, even effect a dead soul? . . . Why is it that, in the Greek New Testament, there are two completely different words, with two different meanings, to describe hell in most Bibles today? That is, both Hades and Gehenna – especially since Gehenna is really a literal, natural valley that’s located outside one of Jerusalem’s old walls? For, Jesus specifically told some of those people, during His own day and time (in Matthew 5:29), that their own, natural bodies were going to get thrown therein. And, ironically, that actually happened about forty years later when Rome had besieged Jerusalem; and the Roman leader, Titus himself, had witnessed many dead bodies getting tossed into that valley. Upon seeing them laying there pitifully, he suddenly raised his hands to Heaven, telling God, assuredly, that such was not his own doing! . . . These, as well as other important issues (such as Laws, Sinning, and Punishments) will be addressed thoroughly in the pages of this book!

525 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2023

About the author

Besides Goodreads, you can join Ted on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/truthdigging
and at his official website: www.seekingthegospel.com ... 'Seeking the Everlasting Gospel Teaching Series' author Ted Roberts has not only sat under an extremely gifted ministry during his youth, but he has also been studying the Written Word of God, along with History, for the past 30 years. Wishing to search, meditate on, and examine the Written Word as much as possible, and as in-depth as possible (along with historical documentations that actually complement the Divine Text) the author's wish is that he can please his Lord in the quest of helping others to understand the richness of God's vast repertoire, and to help people travel the road that the Apostle Paul explains as thus: Ephesians 3:17-19 - "That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God."