Sheol is the underworld, a cavern, deep underground, where all the dead go. It is not Hell. It is not Heaven. It's just where the dead sleep, unconscious - you know, rest in peace.
Going to Hell and Heaven after death are not Jewish concepts. They're Zoroastrian. That's why they're not in the Torah. Because words mean things."
Well, you did ask for the scriptures to point that the reference of Heaven and Hell in the Old Testament for some clarity. By the way, if the Jews happens to be Zoroastrians, doesn't that it indicate that they're worship one deity that Zoroaster came up with?
And how come people believe that there's no life after death when they worship the supreme deity or deities? If someone worships a god, then they must believe that there's a heaven and a hell, right?
- Isaiah 14:15 prophesies that a fallen king will be "brought down to hell [Sheol], to the sides of the pit."
- Amos 9:2 declares that even if people "dig into hell [Sheol], thence shall mine hand take them."
-Deuteronomy 32:22 warns that God's anger "shall burn unto the lowest hell [Sheol], and shall consume the earth with her increase."
- Job 26:6 notes that "Hell [Sheol] is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering."
- Jonah 2:2 records the prophet crying out from "the belly of hell [Sheol]" during his affliction.
For Heaven:
Psalm 115:17-18
" The dead do not praise the Lord, nor any who go down into silence. But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and forevermore. Praise the Lord"
Psalm 73:25-26
"Whom have I in Heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
Psalm 23:6
"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever and ever."
Isaiah 60:20-21
"Your sun shall no longer be your light by day nor shall your moon withdraw itself; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and the days if your mourning shall be ended. Also your people shall all be rightous; they shall inherit the land forever, the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, that I may be glorified."
You can also look up Psalm 16:11, Daniel 12:2 and Isaiah 66:22 - 23. You're welcome.
