From my perspective, I believe that “Hell”, if you look deeply, is quite closely associated with the Australian bush. This is because many of the key ideas behind the biblical passages, such as “fire not quenched”, could actually happen in a real life scenario. This short explanation will explain the ways in which these biblical passages relate the common things that happen in the bush.
Firstly, referring to the biblical quote: “And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth”, the part which describes about gnashing of teeth, this could actually happen in the Australian bush. This is because you could actually encounter animals in the bush which may be a threat to you, or just simply animals that may be scared of you. For example, you could potentially hear a snake whilst walking through the bush, which would make most people anxious. As a
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This quote from the biblical passage: “Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power…” clearly indicates that if living in hell, you will see everlasting destruction. To put this in the context of the Australian bush, the concept of “everlasting destruction” relates, since the fire can destroy natural environment such as trees, land, etc. As a potential result of this destruction, people would need to evade the area, to prevent them from being vulnerable to this destruction. In summarising this example, we can see that through the causes of natural and human things, fires can arise, causing this destruction. The idea of bush fires and this destruction actually relate, considering the destruction is caused from the fire being happening in the first place. Through seeing the examples in this paragraph, it is clear that these ideas relate to hell and the Australian