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Hellabove them he hewed down ; andthe Asherim, and the gravenimages, and the molten images,he brake in pieces, and madedust of them, and strewed it uponthe graves of them that hadsacrificed unto them . And heburnt the bones of the priestsupon their altars, and purged Judahand Jerusalem ."Under Jewish Law No CreaturesWere Cast Alive into the ValleyIsa . 66 :24 "And they shall goforth, and look upon the deadbodies of the men that havetransgressed against me : for theirworm shall not die, neither shalltheir fire be quenched ; and theyshall be an abhorring unto allflesh ."Deut. 21 :22, 23 "And if a manhave committed a sin worthy ofdeath, and he be put to death,and thou hang him on a tree ;his body shall not remain allnight upon the tree, but thoushalt surely bury him the sameday ; for he that is hanged isaccursed of God ; that thou defilenot thy land which Jehovahthy God giveth thee for an inheritance."Josh . 8 :29 "And the king ofAi he hanged on a tree until theeventide : and at the going downof the sun Joshua commanded,and they took his body downfrom the tree, and cast it at theentrance of the gate of the city,and raised thereon a great heapof stones, unto this day ."Jer . 7 :31, 32 "And they havebuilt the high places of Topheth,which is in the valley of the sonof Hinnom, to burn their sonsand their daughters in the fire ;which I commanded not, neithercame it into my mind. Therefore,behold, the days come, saithJehovah, that it shall no morebe called Topheth, nor The valleyof the son of Hinnom, but Thevalley of Slaughter : for they shallbury in Topheth, till there be noplace to bury."162Symbol of "Lake of Fire" Takenfrom Literal Place ofGehenna (Topheth)Rev. 1 :1 "The revelation byJesus Christ, which God gavehim, to show his slaves the thingsthat must shortly take place . Andhe sent forth his angel and presentedit in signs through himto his slave John ."Rev. 20 :14, 15 "And death andHades were hurled into the lakeof fire . This means the seconddeath, the lake of fire . Furthermore,whoever was not foundwritten in the book of life washurled into the lake of fire ."Rev. 21 :8 `But as for thecowards and those without faithand those who are disgusting intheir filth and murderers and fornicatorsand those practicingspiritism and idolaters and allthe liars, their portion will be inthe lake that burns with fireand sulphur . This means thesecond death ."Conscious Eternal Torment Notin Scriptures but Eternal DestructionIs, Symbolized by Gehennaand "Lake of Fire"Matt . 23 :33 "Serpents, offspringof vipers, how are you to fleefrom the judgment of Gehenna["hell," AV ; Dy]?"Matt . 10 :28 "And do not becomefearful of those who kill the bodybut can not kill the soul ; butrather be in fear of him thatcan destroy both soul and bodyin Gehenna ["hell," AV ; Dy] ."Jer . 19:12, 13 "Thus will I dounto this place, saith Jehovah,and to the inhabitants thereof,even making this city as Topheth :and the houses . . . shall be as theplace of Topheth ."Jer. 7 :32, 33 "Therefore, behold,the days come, saith Jehovah,that it shall no more be calledTopheth, nor The valley of theson of Hinnom, but The valleyof Slaughter : for they shall buryin Topheth, till there be no placeto bury. And the dead bodies ofthis people shall be food for the