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The Answer Given to the Man in Hell

"For I have five brothers; send someone to testify unto them, or they also will
come into this place of torment. I am tormented in this flame"

"If they do not hear Moses and THE PROPHETS (ISAIAH) ,
neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. " - Luke 16

Isaiah is the Prophet Jesus quoted on Hell and Isaiah Does Not Miss! - 12 for 12

" Where their worm will never die and their fire will never be put out" - Isaiah 66 : Mark 9

1 FOR 1 "Sargon The King of Assyria"-Isaiah 20:1
Late in his reign Sargon built a new capital city, which he called Dur-Sharrukin ('the fortress of Sargon'), known today as Khorsabad.

Among the buildings was a magnificently sculptured palace, which was discovered by the French Archaeologist Paul-Emile Botta between 1842 and 1844. There is a vase in the British Museum with his name and title engraved on it.

The Sargon Vase | Palace of Sargon

Sennacherib Prism Nineveh 2 FOR 2 "Sennacherib King of Assyria" - Isaiah 37:21
Sennacherib's palace has also been found including a prism with his own account of history and his capital at Nineveh which is also in the Bible. This prism contains the following text which lines up exactly with the Biblical account in the book of Isaiah.

Sennacherib's prism translated:
"I shut King Hezekiah up like a bird inside Jerusalem."

Reliefs from Sennacheribs' Palace | More Reliefs

"Sennacherib was killed by his sons" - Isaiah 37

The Chronicle on the Reigns from Nabu-Nasir to Samas-suma-ukin (ABC 1) is one of the historiographical texts about ancient Assyria and Babylonia. Line 35 reads: "On the twentieth day of the month Tebetu, Sennacherib, King of Assyria, was killed by his son in a rebellion". According to the Bible God quickly destroyed Sennacherib's entire army. Isaiah calls his son by the name Adrammelech which is considered to be a name for a demon/pagan worship - 2 Kings 17

Esarhaddon 3 FOR 3 "Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead" - Isaiah 37:38
Stone prism of Esarhaddon and Stone lion's head that bears a worn inscription naming the Assyrian king Esarhaddon (680 BC) and his father Sennacherib in the British Museum.

There is also a Plaque of King Esarhaddon and the Queen Mother Nakija in the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Lion's Head | Prism of Esarhaddon

Esarhaddon is named on numerous Babylonian documents.

4 FOR 4 "Merodach Baladan" - Isaiah 39:1
The Chronicle of the Market Prices (ABC 23) is a historiographical text from ancient Babylonia. It deals with the prices of commodities.

The translation on the ancient text from author A.K. Grayson, Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles (1975) and Jean-Jacques Glassner, MesopotamianChronicles (Atlanta, 2004).

Line 10 Reads - “The twenty-first year of Merodach-Baladan”.

His name is also found on Sennacherib's prism.

5 FOR 5 "Where is the King of Hamath?" - Isaiah 37:13
Another famous artifact known as the Kurkh Monolith, from Shalmaneser, contains the name and title "Iruleni King of Hamath."

Shalmaneser is also in the Bible (2 Kings 17:13) and Shalmeneser’s Black Obelisk sits in the British Museum.

The Aramaic Inscription of Zakar discovered in 1907.
Line 17 reads ”Zakar, King of Hamath"

Shalmaneser's Obelisk

6 FOR 6 "Hezekiah King of Judah" -Isaiah 38:9
LMLK seals were stamped on the handles of large storage jars in and around Jerusalem during the reign of Hezekiah. The inscription on the seal reads: "Belonging to Hezekiah son of 'Ahaz, King of Judah".

Hezekiah’s name is inscribed on Sennacherib’s own prism and Hezekiah’s tunnel has also been discovered in Jerusalem and dated by several scientists to the time of his reign - 700 BC. (2 Kings 20:20)

Seal of Hezekiah

7 FOR 7 "Tirhakah King of Egypt" - Isaiah 37:9
Taharqa (also spelled Tirhakah, Taharka, Manetho's Tarakos) The statue of Tirhakah and the Falcon god resides in the Louvre Museum. His name is inscribed on his belt.

A granite coffin and a sphinx was found from Temple T at Kawa, Sudan. British Museum. He is also named in the book of Kings and his name appears on ancient documents from Babylon and Assyria.

Granite Statue of Amun

8 FOR 8 "Cyrus the Great. King of Persia" -Isaiah 44:28
Not only does Isaiah name this Cyrus but he foretold his coming to free the Jews from Babylon. Isaiah gave a prophecy that Cyrus would take Babylon and help the Jews rebuild their own temple in Jerusalem.

The Cyrus Cylinder gives an exact account of these events as well as the Behistun Inscription (Zagros Mountains of Iran) of King Darius (Book of Daniel). Both Persian Kings have left their own records in archaeological discoveries that match up with the biblical record.

The Cyrus Cylinder | Tomb of Cyrus

Babylon Bel Nebo 9 FOR 9 "Bel and Nebo"- Isaiah 46:11
Bel and Nebo were the names of the pagan gods that the Babylonians worshipped. Their names are written numerous times on various tablets from the Babylonian and Assyrian time period.

Weidner Chronicle - Chronicle of Nabonidus - Cyrus Cylinder - The Akitu Chronicle. These chronicles also name numerous Kings in the Bible. Esarhaddon, Tiglath Pileser, Sennacherib, Sargon and Nebuchadnezzar.

10 FOR 10 "Tophet is Ordained of Old"- Isaiah 30:33
Tophet was the name of a place where children were murdered as sacrifices to pagan gods. Tombstones (pictured on the right) from the British Museum with the inscription "House of Tophet" on them.

The museum curators say it is Caananite in origin:

Psalm 106:38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan. Tophet is also in the book of Jeremiah.

11 FOR 11 "House of David"- Isaiah 22:2
The Tel Dan Stele is a black basalt stele erected by an Aramaean king in northernmost Israel containing an Aramaic inscription to commemorate his victory over the ancient Hebrews.

The inscription has been dated to the 9th or 8th centuries BC.

Line 10 reads “The House of David”.

The Stele also contains the name “Joram son of Ahab King of Israel” which is exactly what it says in the Bible - 2 Kings 8:16. - Translation of the Tel Dan Stele

12 FOR 12 "He was departed from Lachish"- Isaiah 37:8
Excavations at Lachish from 1932 to 1938, made many significant discoveries, the most important being twenty-one letters (now known as The Lachish Letters) Letter I contains a list of nine proper names, five of which are found in the Old Testament. In Letter IV Hoshaiah writes: And let my lord know that we are watching for the signals of Lachish.

Lachish is also named in the Amarna Letters from a prince to Egypt's Akhenaton.

Lachish Letter

How can you escape the damnation of hell? - Jesus
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