阴间的痛苦部分—即罪人的灵魂所在的地方
“财主也死了，…他在阴间受痛苦”—“在…火焰里，极其痛苦”—“远远地望见亚伯拉罕，又望见拉撒路在他怀里”。路十六22-24，参看伯二四19。我们看过，阴间里分两部分。第一部分是安乐的部分，就是阴间的乐园，是义人的灵魂所在的地方。阴间的第二部分，是痛苦的部分，就是罪人死后，灵魂所在的地方。路加十六章这里说，那个财主死了，就是在这里受痛苦。他在这里，是在火焰里被燎，所以是极其痛苦。同时他还能远远地望见阴间乐园那一部分里的光景。他望见亚伯拉罕，也望见拉撒路在亚伯拉罕的怀里。这自然使他更感到痛苦。伯二四19说，干旱炎热消没雪水，阴间也这样消没罪人。
这一部分痛苦的阴间，总是跟在死亡的后面，收取死人（启六8）。死了的世人，灵魂都必须到这一部分的阴间来，等候复活。这一部分的阴间，对他们不仅是一个时期的居留所，更是一个时期的拘留所。他们在这一部分的阴间里，乃是一个时期被拘留，直到千年国度以后，他们要从这里复活起来，去站在白色大宝座前受审判，才定规他们永世的结局，就是被扔在硫磺的火湖里永远灭亡。在千年国度之前，阴间乐园那一部分里面的义人，早已复活了。所以等到千年国度以后，阴间痛苦这一部分的罪人再复活了，阴间就没有人了，就成为空的。
第三层天—是神的居所，是主耶稣今天所在的地方
读经：“一个在基督里的人，…被提到第三层天。”林后十二2。“在天上你（神）的居所。”王上八30。“基督…进入了天…显在神面前。”来九24，彼前三22。这是主耶稣今天所在的地方。中文和合本圣经只有此二处将“天”译作“天堂”。这是不合原文的。同样的原文字，且指同样的事，在可十六19，路二四51，都译作“天”。
第三层天在哪里？“高处。”弗四8，来一3。这里都说主耶稣是升上了高天。这两处的“高天”，原文都是“高处”。所以这叫我们知道，主耶稣今天所在的天，乃是在宇宙的高处。“我要升到天上；我要高举我的宝座在神众星以上；我要坐在众会的山上，在北方的极处，我要升到高云之上；我要与至上者同等。”赛十四13-14。这里清楚给我们看见，神所在的天上，乃是在众星以上，在高云之上，就是“在北方的极处”。这里所说“北方的极处”，必是高过地球北极的天空之上，所以是宇宙中最高的地方。
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Hades and the Third Heaven (2) — 1 Pet. 3:22
The Torment Section of Hades – A Place Where the Souls of Sinners Reside
“The rich man also died, and… being in torment… in flames, and he was in anguish… he looked up and saw Abraham from afar and Lazarus in his bosom” (Luke 16:22-24; see also Job 24:19). As we’ve seen, Hades is divided into two sections. The first section is the pleasant one known as the Paradise of Hades, where the souls of the righteous dwell. The second section of Hades is a torment one, where the souls of sinners reside after death. In Luke 16, it says that the rich man died and was in the torment section of Hades. He was in flames and in great anguish. At the same time, he could see from afar the condition of those in the Paradise of Hades, where He saw Abraham and Lazarus in Abraham’s bosom. This made him suffer even more. Job 24:19 says, “Drought and heat consume the snow waters, so does Sheol those who have sinned.”
This torment section of Hades always follows death and collects the dead (Rev. 6:8). The souls of the dead must come to this section of Hades to wait for the resurrection. It is not only a temporary dwelling place but also a temporary prison. Souls are detained in this section of Hades until the end of the millennial kingdom, at which point they will be resurrected to stand before the great white throne for judgment, where their eternal fate will be determined. After the judgment, they will be cast into the lake of fire, burning with sulfur, for eternal destruction. Before the millennial kingdom, the righteous in the Paradise of Hades will have been resurrected. So after the millennial kingdom, when the sinners in the torment section of Hades are resurrected, Hades will become void.
The Third Heaven – The Dwelling Place of God and Where Jesus Is Today
Scripture: “A man in Christ… was caught away to the third heaven” (2 Cor. 12:2). “Hear in heaven Your dwelling place” (1 Kings 8:30). “Christ… entered into heaven… to appear now before the face of God” (Heb. 9:24; 1 Pet. 3:22). The third heaven is where Jesus is today. In the Chinese Union Version of the Bible, “heaven” is translated as “heavenly mansion” in these two instances, but this is not the meaning of the original text. In other verses, the same word is translated as “heaven” in Mark 16:19 and Luke 24:51.
Where is the third heaven? It is in the height” (Eph. 4:8; Heb. 1:3). Both verses mention that Jesus ascended to the height. The original text uses “height” for “heaven” So we know that the heaven where Jesus resides today is in the highest section of the universe. “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the recesses of the north, I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High” (Isa. 14:13-14). This verse clearly shows us that the heaven where God resides is above the stars, above the clouds, in the “in the recesses of the north”, which refers to the sky above the North Pole, the highest place of the universe.