I want you to know that I take no special delight in writing this post… BUT I MUST TELL YOU THAT HELL IS REAL AND MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING THERE – MANY! MANY! MANY PEOPLE!
So let’s look closely at what the Bible has to say about HELL as well as the on-going debate over whether hell is eternal conscious punishment.
What you and I “like” is utterly and absolutely irrelevant. God doesn’t set His eternal agenda based on what we “prefer”. What we might “hope” to be true simply doesn’t matter. What does or does not make us “feel comfortable” has no bearing on the truth or falsity of this issue. The fact that we have an intuitive sense for what strikes us as “fair” or “just” plays no part whatsoever in coming to a conclusion on whether or not there is an eternal hell. The fact that we may not enjoy the thought of eternal conscious punishment doesn’t make it go away! The fact that you “feel” the existence of hell is inconsistent with your concept of God doesn’t mean there isn’t one. What we “want” or “hope” or “desire” has no relevance at all in this debate. The only important question is, “Does the Bible teach it?” And if the Bible does teach it (and Revelation 14 together with numerous other texts would indicate it does), our responsibility is to believe it and fervently and faithfully obey the gospel of Jesus Christ, live a righteous life, and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ as the only hope sinners have for now and eternity.
The word Hell means – “The place where sinners and unbelievers go after death for punishment – A place where people are in the condition of misery, anguish, darkness, torture, and thirst. Hell is the place of eternal punishment for the wicked, unbelievers, and those that are disobedient to the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
HELL – my brothers and sisters is real as any physical place you know is real. I read of a man who lived like he wanted lavishly then he died and went straight to hell, and that is recorded in Luke chapter 16
Hell is “a reserved place for people who sinned according to 2 Peter 2:4. Hell is a place called the abode of the dead. The place where those who died outside of Christ goes. (Matthew 11:23; Luke 16:23)
HERE ARE SOME THINGS ABOUT HELL.
A. The Bible says, the fire is never quenched there. Mark 9: 43
B. The Bible says, in hell the worm does not die. Mark 9: 44
C. The Bible says, hell is a lake of fire and brimstone. Revelation 20:10
D. The Bible says, those who find themselves there will not be able to get out. Luke 16:26
E. The Bible says, hell is a place of outer darkness: where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matthew 25:30
One lady heard a preacher preaching on a similar lesson like this one and when he quoted Matthew 25:30, she shouted out, “Thank God I have no teeth” the preacher shouted back; “The fire is so hot that even your gums will feel it”!
– Let me suggest to you once again, Hell is as real as any physical place you know.
Let’s take a look at Luke 16:23-24 “And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.”
What about you, do you want to go there? I know I don’t want to go there! No one wants to go to Hell, but not many people are doing what is required to avoid going to the place called Hell.
There is no party in hell.
There is no water in hell.
There is no good time in hell.
There is no ease of pain in hell.
There is no wind blowing in hell.
There is no getting out of hell.
There is no timeout in hell.
To avoid Hell you must obey the gospel of Jesus Christ,
To avoid Hell you must be faithful Christians,
To avoid Hell you must have love for one another,
To avoid Hell you must be a forgiving person
To avoid Hell your lifestyle must be pleasing and acceptable unto God.
You will not avoid Hell if you are dragging your brothers and sisters before the courts of unjust men.
You cannot avoid Hell when you shut up your bowels of mercy and refuse to help someone who is in need – especially your brothers and sisters.
HERE IS A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THEIR WAY TO HELL…
Those who do not know God 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
The disobedient, the ungodly, those who are unholy, and the unrighteous. 1 Tim.1:9-10 and Romans 1:29-32
Those who obey not the gospel of Jesus Christ, 2 Thessalonians 1:8
Those who found the Lord Jesus Christ – then abandoned Him. 2 Peter 2:20-22
Those who are drunkards and winebibbers. 1 Corinthians 5:11; Proverbs 20:1; Ephesians 5:18
Those who are selling their bodies like a car or a loaf of bread… prostitutes
People who rejected and received not the words of Christ. John 12:48
People who are engaging in un-lawful sexual activities. 1 Corinthians 6:19 something of which I have been guilty in times past.
God said – to avoid fornication – every man should have his own wife, and every woman should have her own husband. 1 Corinthians 7:2 sexually speaking. When you get married, you should both stick to each other and work things out.
There are folks who are hooked on drugs and claim that they can’t quit. God gave us our bodies to house His Holy Spirit and to serve Him. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 The Bible told us that the body is not for fornication. 1 Corinthians 6:13
You might be saying, this brother is here condemning people… NO! I am telling you that the things some of you are doing is wrong, sinful, and displeasing to God and if you do not repent and turn to God, you will be going to Hell! Many people will be going to hell, not just a few. See Matthew 7:13, Matthew 7:22-
HELL IS A PIT AND THERE IS NO COMING BACK…
If people do not turn to God, they will fall into the pit of fire. The rich man ended up in hell and could not get out. Luke 16:26
No one can get you out of hell if they get there. You have the opportunity to repent here and now! There is no repentance in hell! There is no rest, nor any comfort in hell.
SAVE YOURSELF FROM HELL
Don’t wait until it’s too late. Salvation is still available, and it is free. The rich man died and found himself in hell. If you die today or tonight before you obey the gospel of Christ, you too will be in hell. Save yourself from this place of fire and torment. Tomorrow may be too late.
If God spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an example unto those that after should live ungodly. And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: And that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deed. 2 Peter 2:4-8
Trust me, the Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as men count slackness; but His longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 2:9
The rich man waited too late. Will you do the same and end up suffering the same fate? Angels are standing by to rejoice over you if you’ll come to Jesus. Don’t give up on this opportunity; you might not get it again.
Is there someone reading this message who needs to become a Christian?
You have now Heard the Gospel of Christ, Acts 15:7, Romans 10:17.
You need to Believe the Gospel of Christ, Mark 16:15-16, Hebrews 11:6.
You must Repent of your sins, Luke 13:3-5, Acts 17:30.
You must Confess your faith in Christ, Acts 8:37, Rom.10:9-10
You must Be Baptized in water for the remission of your sins, Acts 2:38, Acts 22:16, 1 Peter 3:21.
- Be ready to start living faithfully to please God until death.
And if you are a fellow brother or sister in Christ who is caught up in sin, then you need to be honest with yourself and confess your sins so that the Lord Jesus so that He can forgive you of your sin. This will set you free to continue serving the Master by doing His good will.
Amen! … Brothers and Sisters. May God continue to bless us as we do our best to serve Him as we should if we want to avoid Hell.
Todays lesson was delivered by: Bro Robert H Brown
