Examples Of Christianity In Dante's Inferno

Christianity has many beliefs, although, not all of them exactly fit together like puzzle pieces. Most people know Hell as being a fiery chamber of torture, but that is not how everyone sees it. Some people, such as Dante, the author of Dantes Inferno, believe Hell is actually an icy tomb for all sinners who dwell there. Dantes’ version is very eccentric, but makes complete sense when the theory is considered.
Fire is something the average person fears. When they think of it, they picture burning villages and forests. Ice, on the other hand, is only depicted as a nuisance on the windshield on a cold morning, or as the ice skated on in the winter. Fire just seems more deadly and painful than ice, but if one takes a second to ponder the

subject, they might think otherwise. Ice is cold, so cold to the point that it burns your skin and it feels like there are needles in your throat and lungs. While fire has those similarities, it’s not nearly as torturous. Fire takes minutes to kill you, though ice takes takes it’s precious time. If ice isn't worse than fire, it’s at least fire’s equal. Both would make any sinner regret their ways in life.
Furthermore, when a person is with someone they love, or with someone who loves them, they get this warm, happy feeling. If they're far away from God, the one who loves them most, they're not going to feel the warmth of his love, they will just feel desolate coldness. This is why Hell would be so cold. It’s so far from God, the warmth of his love can’t reach it. This leaves those sinners alone, sad, and with the thoughts of their past. That is exactly how someone whose sins have put them in the deepest depths of Hell should feel.
These sinners are not just surrounded by ice, they're encased in it. From head to toe, ice has engulfed their bodies in the most uncomfortable position they could be in, “The souls of the last class were covered wholly...some lie stretched out, others fixed in place.” (pg.660). This leaves them with their thoughts of pain and how they had wronged God in life. Even Satan lays there with the ice surrounding his torso, forcing him to endure the same fate as the sinners of Earth.
Overall, icy is the best way to describe the farthest place from God. The way these sinners have to endure their punishment in the ice would leave any sinner begging for forgiveness. It’s fearful in both life and death. But worst of all, it’s nowhere near God. The souls that reside there will never be able to feel that warmth ever again.