Hell
is Real
The Bible says so.
In a day where so many ‘preachers’ either won’t preach on hell or even worse, will say that it does not exist, it is altogether necessary to lay down again the Bible’s teaching on hell and the afterlife of the unsaved. Some may claim that this is using fear tactics to gain converts. Jude tells us to save some by compassion and save others with fear, pulling them out of the fire (vs 22, 23). Fear of facing everlasting punishment as a consequence for your sins is a VERY GOOD REASON to repent and make Jesus Christ your Lord and Saviour. . .
Now
on to the
Scriptures. . .
Here is a true story about a man who died and went to hell,
contrasted with a man who went to heaven, told by the Lord Jesus Christ:
19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in
purple
and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which
was
laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell
from the
rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was
carried
by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was
buried;
23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in
torments,
and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 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.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy
lifetime
receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now
he is
comforted, and thou art tormented.
26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a
great
gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot;
neither can
they pass to us, that would come from thence.
27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that
thou
wouldest send him to my father's house:
28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto
them,
lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the
prophets;
let them hear them.
30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went
unto them
from the dead, they will repent.
31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and
the
prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Hell is real:
And fear
not them which kill the body, but are not able to
kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul
and body
in hell. Matt 10:28
But I will
forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which
AFTER he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you,
Fear
him. Lk 12:5
Hell is a place of eternal fire:
Sodom and Gomorrah...are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Jude 7
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night... Rev 14:11
(Jesus speaking to unsaved people at final
judgment),
...Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared
for the
devil and his angels. Matt 25:41
And I saw
the dead, small and great, stand before God; and
the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book
of
life...And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast
into
the lake of fire. Rev 20:12, 15
Wherefore
if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off,
and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt
or
maimed, rather than having two hands or feet to be cast into
everlasting fire.
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it
is better
for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes
to be
cast into hell fire. Matt 18:8,9
And they
shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the
men that have transgressed [committed sin] against me[the Lord God]:
for their
worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they
shall be
abhorring unto all flesh. Isa 66:24
(speaking
of hell, Jesus quotes Isa 66:24), Where their worm
dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mark 9:44
Hell is a place of everlasting punishment and
destruction:
And these
shall go away into EVERLASTING punishment: but the
righteous into life eternal. Matthew
25:46
Who shall be punished with EVERLASTING destruction
from the
presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.
2 Thess 1:9
The Son of man (Jesus) shall send forth his
angels, and they
shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which
do
iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing
and gnashing of teeth. Matt 13:41, 42
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not
able to
kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul
and body
in hell. Matt 10:28
Who will be in hell?
The Son of
man (Jesus) shall send forth his angels, and they
shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them
which do
iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire. . . Matt 13:41, 42
But the
fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and
murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all
liars, shall
have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone:
which is the
second death. Rev 21:8
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit
the
kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters,
nor
adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind [ie,
sodomites],
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards,
nor
revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Cor 6:9,10
Anyone who
fits this description: 2 For men
shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud,
blasphemers, disobedient
to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false
accusers,
incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady,
highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of
godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 2 Tim 3:2-5
The wicked
shall be turned into hell, and all the nations
that forget God. Ps 9:17
Do you want
to learn how to repent of your sins so that you
will miss hell?
See Get Eternal Life!
Are you a
professed Christian, but aren’t sure that you will “make
it” into heaven?
See Are Some Professed Christians not Saved?