There are at
least
two things
in life that you
can be assured
of. You have to
pay taxes and you will die.
You might,
however, get
around having to
pay a lot of
taxes if you
make little or
no money or have
good lawyers and
accountants…But
there is no
getting around
dying.
It is a
sure
thing.
Have you
ever thought
about what
happens when
that day comes?
Do you think you
are going to
party with
all of your
friends in hell,
smoke weed, have
keggers every
night…and hang
out with famous
people? Or do
you think that
once
you die you will
just cease to
exist? Here
today, gone
tomorrow…there
is nothing after
this life…
Or do you think
you’ll be in
heaven with God
because God is a
loving God and
would never send
anyone to hell?
After
all, you have
been a pretty
good person. You
are kind to
animals… and
nice to those
who deserve it.
You’ve never
robbed a bank
and you
certainly have
never murdered
anyone! And,
besides, hell
doesn’t even
exist!
Well I hate to
break the news
to you, but you
are
wrong on
all counts! Hell is very real.
God’s Word─the
Bible describes
it as pitch
black; absolute
total
darkness
(Matthew
22:13)
excruciatingly
hot where the
flames burn your
flesh but your
flesh is not
consumed. Worms
eat away at your
flesh but, just
like the flames,
they do not
consume your
flesh either
(Mark 9:43-44).
Nor do they die.
You never
die. You
experience an
absolute
all-consuming
thirst that
cannot be
quenched (Luke
16:22-24).
You’ll hear the
screams of agony
from other lost
souls who are
there with you
but you won’t be
able to see
them.
Hell is
described in the
Bible as a place
of outer
darkness where
the light and
love of God does
not touch you (2
Thessalonians
1:9). There will
be weeping and
gnashing of
teeth:
eternal
massive regret.
Torment
in a narrow,
confined,
imprisoned place
where you will
experience a
powerful,
fearful pain.
And this
will go on, day
in and day out,
forever and ever.
That means that
there is no end.
That is
extremely bad
news.
But now,
I have
THE Good News!
As a
matter of fact,
it is
GREAT news.
You don’t
have to go
there!
God does
not want
you to go there!
2 Peter
3:9 says, “The
Lord is not
slack concerning
His promise, as
some count
slackness, but
is longsuffering
toward us, not
willing that
ANY should
perish but that
ALL should
come to
repentance.” God
said in Ezekiel
18:32, “For I
have
no pleasure
in the death of
one who dies…”
Why would anyone
want to go to
hell for all
eternity? Is it
pride? God,
HATES pride.
Is it an
unwillingness to
give up the
things of this
world:
drunkenness,
debauchery,
accumulating the
things of this
world?
In Mark
8:36 God said:
“For what shall
it profit a man,
if he shall gain
the whole world
and lose his own
soul?”
There
IS more to
life than having
the perfect
house, a huge
bank account,
having the best
car money can
buy, getting
drunk every day,
committing moral
perversion,
neglecting your
everlasting
soul.
True peace
can only come
with a genuine
relationship
with God,
through His son,
Jesus Christ.
In 1 Corinthians
1:18, Scripture
tells us, “For
the preaching of
the cross is to
them that perish
foolishness; but
unto us which
are saved
it is the power
of God.”
In 1 Corinthians
2:9, God said:
“Eye hath not
seen, nor ear
heard, neither
have entered
into the heart
of man, the
things which God
hath prepared
for them that
love Him.”
Our
ONLY purpose
in this life is
to glorify God
and to enjoy Him
FOREVER.
Be a part of
that. Turn to
Christ. Don’t
put off your
decision. You
never know when
your number is
up.
Once you die, it is too late. When you die, you
WILL stand
before Jesus.
And He
will either be
your Savior or
your Judge.
In
Philippians
2:10-11 God
said, “That at
the name of
Jesus every knee
shall bow...and
every tongue
shall confess
that Jesus
Christ is Lord,
to the glory of
God the Father.”
Accept Jesus today – pray this prayer and MEAN IT!
Heavenly Father, have mercy on me, a sinner. I believe in you and
that your word
is true. I
believe that
Jesus Christ is
the Son of the
living God and
that He died on
the cross
so that I may
now have
forgiveness for
my sins and
eternal life. I
know that
without you
in my heart my
life is
meaningless.
I believe in my heart that you, Heavenly Father, raised Him from
the dead. Please
Jesus
forgive me for
every sin I have
ever committed
or done in my
heart, please
Lord Jesus
forgive me and
come into my
heart as my
personal Lord
and Savior
today. I
need you to
be my God, my
Savior, and my
friend. I give
you my life and
ask you to
take full
control from
this moment on;
I pray this in
the name of
Jesus Christ.
Amen.
In John 3:16,
God said: “I am
the Way, the
Truth, and the
Life.
NO man
comes to the
Father except
through Me.”
In Ephesians
2:8-9, God also
said “For by
grace are ye
saved through
faith; and that
not of
yourselves: it
is the
gift of God: not of
works, lest any
man should
boast.”
Say it.
Mean it. And
I’ll be seeing
you in heaven!
God Bless!
Footnote:
All cited
Scripture
emphasis added
by the author.