Week 5 Psalm 28
Verse one says: to you, O Lord, I call; my rock…be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.
There’s a couple of things here about the Lord’s silence: a) it’s undesirable and b) it’s like being in-the-pit. One thing I wasn’t sure about was whether going down-to-the-pit just meant being dead or if it also implied descending into hell. Which would mean that if the pit is hell then hell (among whatever-all things are going on there) is a silent place.
I’d hesitate to say that hell will be a place of complete silence. There could be audible noises – maybe the background din of activities going on. Or there could be verbal interaction among people there. But what there’s not going to be is any communication from the Lord. Dead silence.
A couple of days ago I read: the heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Currently – in the material world – there’s some kind of celestial announcement being expressed. But I think it’s safe to say that in hell that type of signal will be lacking. In hell there’ll be no heavens declaring the glory of the Lord. There might be a bunch of inconsequential noise. But a selective silence.
I know this is a bit speculative. But it’s a concern if true.
Note: quotes from Psalm 28:1 & 19:1 (ESV). Reading report: 145 of 1189 chapters read as of January 31 .