In majority of the religious groups, there is an idea about an afterlife or a place of survival after death outside this earthly realm. The mission to obtain a new life gives many hope and an expectation to reach their final destination with the outcome of everlasting rewards. Alternatively, some religions hold that everyone will not reap this lavishing benefit, but will suffer eternal punishment. Most Christians embrace two fundamental beliefs in the afterlife for the human soul. First, there is the belief that heaven is the resting place for those who accept Christ and live according to God’s laws. Secondly, the final abode for those individuals who fail to change their wicked ways and accept God’s love will be everlasting punishment in hell. With these two concepts in mind, the basic premise of this paper will be to focus on the doctrine of hell. It will answer the questions, why is this concept important and why should it not be removed from the theological thoughts of believers? Hell exists and is a definitive part of the eternal plan of God. Contemporary attitudes towards the reality of hell has become casual and indifferent …show more content…
The quest to obtain a new life for many postulated hope and a level of expectation to strive for this final destination to obtain everlasting rewards. This perception of paradise gleams with the joy of rewards of happiness, peace, tranquility and eternal life forever. The oldest and most prominent religious system of the world, Zoroastrianism, offered evidence of an afterlife. Farnáz Maʻsúmián states “the Later Avestan Texts and Pahlavi Literature gradually transformed Zoroaster’s concise afterlife doctrines into a full-blown eschatology”. Through Zoroastrianism, heaven, hell and the thoughts of a resurrection aided in establishing these doctrines in prominent religions of