Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XL EXAMINATION OF SHEOL AND HADES HELL. The most important words in this connection are the Hebrew word sheol, and its Greek counterpart hades We intend to demonstrate that neither of these words ever mean a definite place, much less a place where persons are tormented. Professor Stuart says sheol has been derived from shoal, to ask, crave, demand, require, seek for, etc; it is equal to the Latin, orcusrapax--insatiable sepulchre, the grave. We give a few instances that bear out this meaning. Prov. 27: 20, "Sheol, and destruction are never (sovaia) satisfied; so the eyes of man are never [sovaia) satisfied." Sheol tr. hell. Prov. 30: 15, "The horse leech hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: Sheol: and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is Enough." Sheol is here tr. the grave. Isa. 5: 14, " Therefore sheol hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rujoiceth, shall descend into it." Hab. 2: 5, " Yea, also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud nnn, neither keepeth at home, who enlai'gcth his desire as sheol. and is aa death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people." Those examples confirm the craving nature of sheoi/ and while there are mortal persons upon the earth, the grave will bo ashing for them. The obvious sense of sheol Is the gravo in a general sense; that is, the tfate. of death The dominion of the dead, into which the righteous and the wicked alike are cast, and in which they both alike repose. It is not a specific DEGREES?/re, ...
