Hell

OUR FATHER, HELL AND HEAVEN : M. M. NINAN
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master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him forever [olam].
We also find such a usage in
1 Samuel 1. In verse 22, Hannah states her intention to take Samuel to Shiloh after he is weaned and leave him there
forever (olam)—
1 Sam 1:22 Not until the child is weaned; then I will take him, that he may ..remain there forever [olam H5769].
Jon 2:6 I went down to the moorings of the mountains; the earth with its bars closed behind me forever [olam H5769];
yet You have brought up my life from the pit, O Yahweh, my Mighty One.
There is also a usage in Deuteronomy 23:3 where forever includes an entire time period,
described as “even to the tenth generation” –
Deu 23:3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation none of
his descendants shall enter the assembly of Yahweh forever [olam].
Chayei Olam - The Wonder of Eternal Life by John J. Parsons
http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Articles/Chayei-Olam/chayei-olam.html
"The pious live even in death;
the wicked are dead even in life." (Berachot 18b)
Judaism is not dogmatic regarding eschatological matters, and the various Rabbinic traditions have
never reached consensus regarding the issues of life after death and the future state of the world.
However, most discussions on the issue include a basic division of the world into two spheres: the
Olam Hazeh and the Olam Habah:
Olam Hazeh -
This world; this present age.
According to the sages the Olam Hazeh will endure for 6000 years from the time of the impartation of
the neshamah (soul) to Adam in the Garden of Eden to the coming of the Messiah (the idea that there
are 6,000 years comes from the fact that there are 6 Alephs in the first verse of the Tanakh, and each
Aleph represents 1,000).
The Olam Hazeh is sometimes divided into three distinct periods:
1. The Age of Tohu - The age of desolation. The first 2000 years of the Olam Hazeh, i.e.
from the fall of Adam until the calling of Abraham.
2. The Age of Torah - The age of instruction. During this age, each of us is given the
opportunity to honor the Name of the LORD by performing mitzvot and learning Torah. This is the time
of "schooling" before the Messiah.
3. The Age of Messiah -- "Yemot Hamashiach" or the Messianic Era. This is the period of
time when the spirit of the Messiah is available to all. In the acharit hayamim, the "End of Days," the
Messiah will usher in Yom YHVH, the "Day of the LORD," and the sabbatical millennium, the 1000 year
reign of King Messiah will commence. Prior to the arrival of the Messiah, however, is the "time of
Jacob's trouble," a period of tribulation and distress for Israel.
Olam Habah - "The World to Come" or "Afterlife."
The Olam Habah is sometimes divided into two distinct periods:
1. The World of Souls -- "Sheol" ‏.(שְׁאוֹל)‏ Concurrent with the Olam Hazeh, this is
considered to be the place the souls go after death. This seems to be a disembodied state of
preparation for reunification with the body.
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