For twenty weeks ReturningKing.com has been releasing the author’s The Spirit World book one chapter at a time.  Very soon this book will be complete in its online free distribution.  The Spirit World systematically traces the abodes of the departed spirits of men and angels throughout scripture.  It examines the nature of Sheol/Hades, the Abyss, [...]

The Confinement of Jude 6
(This is a continuation of The Spirit World book series. This post assumes the prerequisite reading of earlier posts in the series.)
No specific term is associated with this text other than a description:  “kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.”  Once again, a singular reference [...]

Tartarus
(This is a continuation of The Spirit World book series. This post assumes the prerequisite reading of earlier posts in the series.)
Tarturus is another Greek term found only in a singular text: 2 Peter 2:4.  The term “Tartarus” finds its roots in Greek mythology, being the name of the lowest place of confinement in the [...]

The Great River Euphrates
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The Euphrates River is noted several times in scripture in its common usage.  It normally refers to the literal Euphrates River, of course, which begins in Russia and flows through Syria [...]

The Abyss
(This is a continuation of The Spirit World book series. This post assumes the prerequisite reading of earlier posts in the series.)
While the preparation has been laid for the full procession of the unrighteous of humanity through the realms of the afterlife, there still remain several spiritual abodes which are noted in scripture.  These [...]

Introduction
(This is a continuation of The Spirit World book series. This post assumes the prerequisite reading of earlier posts in the series.)
Numerous are the terms used in scripture to reference the other-worldly spiritual abodes which remain unseen to the human eye.  Some biblical students are content to quickly categorize these many terms into two simple [...]

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The Spirit World is a study of the afterlife in scripture.  Far from simply referring to “Heaven and Hell,” the scripture reveals an assortment of containers which temporarily sort the souls of men and angels prior to the eternal state.  Places such as Sheol, Abaddon, and [...]