Hell according to the philosopher Pythagoras: “Hermes is the steward of souls, and for that reason is called Hermes the Escorter, Hermes...

When, in obedience to the orders which they had received, the Persians came with their reaping-hooks, Cyrus led them to a tract of ground, about eighteen or twenty furlongs each way, covered with thorns, and ordered them to clear it before the day was out. They accomplished their task; upon which he issued a second order to them, to take the bath the day following, and again to come to him. Meanwhile he collected together all his father’s flocks, both sheep and goats, and all

No single sermon made more of an impression upon its hearers than "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," preached by (Jonathan) Edwards at Enfield, Connecticut, in July, 1741. It was scarcely typical of his preaching, though it was indicative of the direction which the revival was following. Taking as his text Deuteronomy 32:35, "Their foot shall slide in due time," he explained that the vengeance of God was threatened on the wicked unbelieving Israelites. They were always e

A. Said R. Hama b. Hanina, “For whoever recites the Shema and pronounces the letters distinctly they cool down the fires of Gehenna."