Is hell truly eternal?

There are different answers to this question. If we are to talk about the Old Testament which is originally written in Hebrew, the word “hell” is mentioned as Sheol. Hell is a place of an everlasting torment, while Sheol specifically means grave or a place of the dead. This means that the Old Testament does not speak of an everlasting place of torment. However,

in the New Testament which was written in Greek, it specifically state that there are two parts of Sheol – one for the wicked and one for the righteous. The New Testament also states that hell is everlasting, which loosely translates to eternal. This is proven in Matthew 12:32 which states that, “Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.”