The Word "Hell" used by KJV in Acts 2:27, 31 is wrong in today's usage.
The Greek word used is "Haides" (or Hades) which is translated to "Grave" (Job 14:13) or "Abode of the Dead." (Luke 16:23)....
The KJV days used "Hell" mostly to refer to the Grave ("Spartans, tonight we dine in Hell" ).
Jesus was buried, and went to the abode of the dead (where He proclaimed to "spirits in prisons" [1 Pet. 3:18-20] and where Abraham, Lazarus and the rich man found themselves [Luke 16:19-31]).
Both Good and Bad people go to Hades. However, Hell fire is different. Hell fire is "Ge.en.na" in Greek. (aka the Lake of Fire). And will only be used after Judgment Day (Rev. 14:9-11). Hades is for the Dead, Hell Fire is for the Wicked....
Nobody is in Hell fire now. Hell fire is not a place but a process; a process of destruction. It only happens after the day of resurrection. And when everyone is resurrected, we have a touch of immortality. God created Satan and his angels immortal too. For God to end their immortality, he won't "KILL" them per se (which would mean they are not immortal). God will take them through Hell fire (the process of destruction) where they will be tormented till they are annihilated. (aka the second death) and it takes a long time..... There are many Bible mysteries that you won't know until you digest the Scriptures on your own with the ancient manuscripts.
NB: I didn't say that the KJV translation is bad oh. What I meant in essense was that the words do not match up in today's standard, thus, people interpret 1611 English with 2014 Vocabulary. Nope, it doesn't work that way. A perfect example is the word "Suffer." In today's standard it means to cause or pass through misery, pain or something terrible. But in KJV days, "Suffer" meant "to allow" (e.g. Read the conversation between Jesus and John the baptist)...... No translation is perfect.
Think about this verse Revelation 20:14 (see coincedence )..... It was this verse that made me do small research. Imagine what it sounds like, "Death and Hell are thrown into the Lake of Fire (Hell)." Does that make sense??? No. But if you look at the Greek, you will see that it states: "Death and HADES will be thrown into the Lake of fire..." which brings us to another discovery: Death cannot be throne into Hell Fire per se. Death is not an entity but a condition, circumstance, e.t.c and a Condition cannot be literally thrown into a burning fire, that's absurd..... It proves, like I earlier pointed out, that Hell fire is not a place but a process; one that always leads to destruction.
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