By Blossom Turner on Sunday, 20 October 2019
Category: Names of God

Many Believe In Heaven, But What About Hell?

I awoke in the wee hours of the morning and my mind turned toward writing my blog. I prayed about what I should write. Interestingly, the Scripture John 14:16 came to mind. "Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."

These titles are not new to most Christians and I was going to write a blog on each one separately but instead the Spirit was very direct on leaving them together as Jesus did for the purpose of writing about the way to enter Heaven, or more specifically, a generally avoided and uncomfortable subject … the reality of Hell.

As a Christian who regularly attends church, I can't remember the last time I heard a sermon on Hell. Why is this? If we truly believe the Scriptures where Jesus talked more about hell than heaven, why do we avoid this subject?

I can not begin to write out all the Scriptures on this subject but I will nutshell and encourage you to pick up your Bible and reacquaint yourself with these uncomfortable Scriptures. Why? Because those lost around us, need to hear truth. They need to hear our passion, our love, our care for them not only concerning the now, but concerning their eternal future.

Jesus bluntly said. "I am the way, the truth, the life and no one comes to the Father (that means heaven) except through Me." Period.

In our culture of trying to remain politically correct, not offend anyone, show love at all cost, etc. we have lost the voice of truth.

Life:

Way

Truth

So, does everyone go to heaven as most will allude to at funerals? The answer to that according to Scripture is a resounding NO. This is where it gets uncomfortable. Hell. Hades. That place of punishment beyond the grave. Jesus spoke clearly, concisely, curtly on this subject.

Everlasting fire: Matt. 25:41

Everlasting Punishment: Matt. 25:46

Tormenting fire and agony in the Parable he told of the dead man Lazarus. Luke 16:19-31

Warned of a place where worm does not die, and fire is not quenched. Mark 9:43, 48

"And will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth." Matt. 13:42

Here are many more references in which this blog is anything but exhaustive. I challenge you to read these afresh. Reacquaint yourself with the uncomfortable truth of hell for the purpose of loving people enough to warn them. Matt. 10:28, Matt. 5:22, 29-30, Matt. 18:9, Matt. 23:15-33, Dan. 12:2, Isaiah 66:24, 2 Thess. 1:9, Rev. 14:9-11, Rev. 20: 13-15

This blog is primarily written to awaken the church, the believers of Christ, but if you are a seeker and you ask the age-old question of why a loving God would ever send anyone to everlasting hell, then read on. (This is also a good template for Christians to use when discussing this subject with the unsaved.)

  1. Humans are born into sin. Even if we try to be good enough there is no "good behaviour" that can wash away the stain. That's why even when you try hard, you still fall into lust, jealousy, hatred toward another person, unforgiveness, lies, etc. Isaiah 64: 6 says, "But we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteousness is like filthy rags: We all fade as a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."
  2. All sin is against God. Ps. 51:4 "Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight—That you may be found just when You speak, and blameless when You Judge."
  3. God is fully righteous, and sin cannot abide with him, so Christ came and sacrificed his life for our sin so we can be made righteous and enter His presence. 2 Cor. 5:21 "For He made Him who knew no sin (Jesus) to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."
  4. Yes, God does love you, so much He made a way for you to be in His family and all your sin removed. John 3: 16-17. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved."
  5. You have been created with the ability to choose. You can accept this truth or reject it. Jesus wants all to be saved for He is a loving God. 2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is … longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance."

I know this has been a long blog … but this message burns upon my soul. I would encourage you to google Distressing or Unpleasant Near Death Experiences if you have any doubt about the reality of hell. Keep in mind that most people who have unpleasant NDE will never talk about it because they are so haunted. Here are two sites I found, one from a scientific perspective written by Missouri Medicine for doctors and how they should deal with people who have had these experiences, and the other from Brent Swancer a non-Christian who researched this phenomenon. The article is called To Hell and Back. The Dark Side of NDE. There are many more from a Christian perspective, but I wanted to you to hear it from those who would not be inclined to believe the Bible as a source of truth in hopes you will believe these documented accounts and accept Jesus as your Savior.

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