2 Thessalonians 1: 7-8 and give relief to all of you
still bandaging your wounds, as well as to all the rest of us. On that day—when
the clouds draw back displaying His powerful heavenly messengers in a fiery
blaze, Jesus the Lord will appear from heaven dealing out perfect justice to
anyone who doesn’t know God and anyone who disobeys the good news of our Lord
Jesus. 9 And what’s to become of them? They’ll pay for what they’ve done; their
punishment will be eternal destruction. And what’s worse? They’ll be banished
from the Lord’s presence and glorious power.
Hell
is nothing but yourself for all eternity – C. S. Lewis
Do
you ever wonder what happens after you die? After all, it’s our human bodies
that cease to function and we die, but the essence of who God made us to be –
our soul – lives on.
But
not all souls go to the same place and various religious traditions have their
own doctrines. But the Holy Bible, the only authoritative source, is clear that
we will either be happy or terrified.
Celebration
or separation?
In
hell you can't make up for mistakes. You can’t "accept" Jesus. You
can’t repent. Once you die, it’s over. Time is up. Popular culture and the
devil’s deceptive tactics entice us to live like hell yet expect heaven. But
reality is that we don’t get a second chance.
Here’s
a definitive Scripture:
Hebrews
9:27 Just
as mortals are appointed to die once and then to experience a judgment,
28
so the Anointed One, our Liberating King, was offered once in death to bear the
sins of many and will appear a second time, not
to deal again with sin, but to rescue those who eagerly await His
return.
Are
you ready to face God when you die?
We
will die one time and then we’ll experience judgment – you have to be ready for
that day. If you need more proof – here’s the story of the rich man who died
and wanted to be prayed out of hell and spare his family from the torment. This
is super scary if you believe in purgatory or if you think you can be prayed
out of hell!
You can’t be prayed out of hell when your body dies.
That’s
a fact. Read on:
24
He shouted out, “Father Abraham! Please show me mercy! Would you send that
beggar Lazarus to dip his fingertip in water and cool my tongue? These flames
are hot, and I’m in agony!”
25
But Abraham said, “Son, you seem to be forgetting something: your life was full
to overflowing with comforts and pleasures, and the life of Lazarus was just as
full with suffering and pain. So now is his time of comfort, and now is your
time of agony. 26 Besides, a great canyon separates you and us. Nobody can
cross over from our side to yours, or from your side to ours.”
27
”Please, Father Abraham, I beg you,” the formerly rich man continued, “send
Lazarus to my father’s house. 28
I have five brothers there, and they’re on the same path I was on. If Lazarus
warns them, they’ll choose another path and won’t end up here in torment.”
29
But Abraham said, “Why send Lazarus? They already have the law of Moses and the
writings of the prophets to instruct them. Let your brothers hear them.”
30
“No, Father Abraham,” he said, “they’re already ignoring the law and the
prophets. But if someone came back from the dead, then they’d listen for sure;
then they’d change their way of life.”
31
Abraham answered, “If they’re not listening to Moses and the prophets, they
won’t be convinced even if someone comes back from the dead.”
When
you die, if you are one of the Lord’s, then you will be with Him! That’s what
all of us should want! As Jesus told the thief on the cross before He
died:
Luke
23:43 And
Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in
Paradise.”
If
God calls you, choose paradise!
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