But if Jesus was really referring to the literal city dump when He spoke of gehenna, then many of His statements are awkward to say the least: “Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the garbage dump of fire.” (Matt. 5:22) “It is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into the garbage dump.” (Matt. 5:29) “Fear him who can destroy both soul and body in the garbage dump.” (Matt. 10:28) “It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the garbage dump of fire.” (Matt. 18:9)
