Referring to the use made of Gehenna in the days of the prophet Jeremiah, God said: “They have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, in order to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, a thing that I had not commanded and that had not come up into my heart. ”
(‏ اِرْمیا ۷ :‏ ۳۱ )‏ به علاوه ،‏ اعتقاد به این که مردگان رنج و عذاب می‌بینند نه با مهربانی خدا ،‏ نه با تعالیم کتاب مقدّس هماهنگی دارد .‏