to me hell is exactly how christ describes it, darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, my grandma has the misfortune of actually being shown this place by god when she was suicidal, it is exactly as described, i also beleive when the whole lake of fire thing comes to pass and when hell is thrown into it, the souls are permanently destroyed, as LV states, eternal death. ask anyone who has died and seen "paradise" and you yield consistent results of a beautiful lush landscape full of vibrance and life the physical plane never had, ive been doing alot of scientific research on god, the spirit world etc, come up with the conclusion that paradise, heaven etc are not a different dimension in THIS universe, but a seperate universe altogether, science has shown their is a possibility of many universes each programed to function differently meaning they would not have to abide by the same physical laws as this universe.