There are three degrees of Hell for man. The first Hell is when man and woman are cursed and cast out of the Garden of Eden to be separated from walking with God. Earth and existence itself are a form of hell by which we are outside Heaven.
The second degree of Hell is Sheol, where those not living in Christ go when they die. It is a place of torment because man is not only separated from God, but is stripped of those things which make him in God’s image, like God. He has no ability to do anything, think, hope, or commune with others. His only hope is the grace of God reaching down and touching him, and hopefully lifting him out of Sheol. God tells us through Ezekiel that He gives those living in Christ the power to enliven these dead.
The third and final degree of Hell is the Lake of Fire, called the second death. Here all those who refused God even after being given more chances to turn to Him will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
~Song of Mary~ 