Dante's Inferno (Modern English Translation)

Hell, as a place of eternal fire and torment, was never actually described in the Bible... at least, not the way most people think.

If you didn’t know, the modern version of Satan with the red skin, horns, a pitchfork, and ruling over hell - didn’t come from the Bible.

That image was created by Dante in Inferno (1320) and later expanded on by artists, playwrights, and Milton in Paradise Lost (1667). In the Bible, Satan is described as a fallen angel, a deceiver, and even appearing as an “angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14), not a demon sitting on a throne in hell.

It’s not canonical - it’s a modern pop-culture myth believed by people who haven’t cracked open their Bible beyond testing their luck.

This video is Dante’s Inferno, Modern English Translation. If you’ve never listened to it, it’s worth checking out. Dante wrote his own version of hell, threw his enemies into ironic punishments, and somehow, people started treating his fan-fiction as reality. Everything from the fiery underworld to the devil’s appearance comes more from this than actual scripture.