why the question arises: does hell really exists?

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should we fear hell? if hell is really a place of torment, you certainly should fear it. however, if this teaching is not true, religious leaders who teach the doctrine create confusion and cause needless mental anguish to those who believe them. they also defame god. what did jesus teach about hell? the original greek word translated "hell" at mark 9:47 is ge'en'na. this word comes from the hebrew geh hinnom, meaning "vallet of hinnom." the valley of hinnom hugged the outsirts of ancient jerusalem. in the days of the israelite kings, it was used for child sacrifice - a disgusting practice that god condemned, god said that he would execute those who performed such an act of false worship. the valley of hinnom would then be called the valley of slaughter, where the carcases of this people would lie unburied, jer 7:30-34 (king james version) god thus foretold that the valley of hinnom would become a place, not for the torture of live victims, but for the mass disposal of dead bodies. in jesus day, the inhabitants of jerusalem used the valley of hinnom as a garbage dump. they threw the bodies of some vile criminals into this dump and kept a fire constantly burning there to disposeof the refuse and the carcases. need further information: respond!