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A term used in the NT to refer to the place in which departed spirits rest, while waiting for judgment.
Hades is the place where the dead wait for judgment
Revelation 20:13-14 See also Matthew 11:23 pp Luke 10:15 translated “depths”; Luke 16:23 translated “hell”
Translated “grave” and rendering the Hebrew word “Sheol”:
Acts 2:27,31 Revelation 6:8
Jesus Christ is Lord of Hades
Matthew 16:18; Revelation 1:18
See also
9020 death 9040 grave, the 9110 after-life 9430 paradise 9510 hell 9540 Sheol
