According to the Bible, the punishment for sin is death. The death referred to here includes both the physical death of the flesh and the spiritual death of the soul and spirit, divided into two stages known as the first death and the second death. Physical death occurs when the soul and spirit are separated from the physical body; the physical body decays and returns to dust, the material from which God created humanity’s flesh, awaiting resurrection. The spirit returns to *God, who gave it; the soul goes to hell (Hades), awaiting the resurrection of the physical body to be judged by God for all the deeds done in the flesh [1]. Spiritual death is the separation of the soul and spirit from fellowship with God, resulting in the loss of blessings from God and the inability to know and enjoy Him. The first stage of death is a temporary stage: the soul and spirit are separated from fellowship with God because of sin. However, by *God’s grace, which is His mercy, He grants humanity the opportunity to repent of their sins and accept His gift of salvation to escape spiritual death and receive the glorious resurrection of the physical body, entering into the Eternal Kingdom of *God. This opportunity is only valid while the physical body is still alive, meaning it has not yet been separated from the spirit and soul. The death of the physical body ends the first stage of death. The second stage of death will last forever: the physical body will be resurrected, reunited with the soul, and brought before *God’s final judgment seat to be judged for every deed done, then endure eternal suffering in hell for the sins committed. Hell is the eternal place of confinement and punishment for the angels who rebelled against God and for those who do not accept God’s salvation. The punishment will correspond to the sins of each angel and each person, but all will be eternally separated from the love and saving power of God. “Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power.” (2 Thessalonians 1:9) Revelation 20:11-15 11 And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before *God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. #✝यीशु वचन