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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Is It true (Part 3)???


And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
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;
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, 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.
 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.
 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.
 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. (Luke 16:20-31)



God does not send people to hell. He sacrificed his only begotten Son, so that you and I may enter  in through the gates of heaven. There are only two choices: heaven or hell and he has left that choice to us. To be with him in eternal peace or eternal suffering in hell, the choice is our to make.



"Each time he regained heartbeat and respiration, the patient screamed, "I am in hell!" He was terrified and pleaded with me to help him. I was scared to death. . . Then I noticed a genuinely alarmed look on his face. He had a terrified look worse than the expression seen in death! This patient had a grotesque grimace expressing sheer horror! His pupils were dilated, and he was perspiring and trembling — he looked as if his hair was "on end."
Then still another strange thing happened. He said,"Don't you understand? I am in hell. . . Don't let me go back to hell!" . . .the man was serious, and it finally occurred to me that he was indeed in trouble. He was in a panic like I had never seen before.
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(Maurice Rawlings, Beyond Death's Door,(Thomas Nelson Inc., 1979) p. 3).



Let remember God tells us in Second Peter that it is not his desire for any of us to perish, for we see in Isaiah that hell was created for Lucifer not mankind. We are told that even while taking  our last breathe if we accept Christ as Lord and Savior we can be saved.  Let no one be deceived hell is real,there is either heaven or hell there is other place. denying does not make it less real.  Accepting that Christ has already paid the price so that you do not have enter hell, is all that is required for you to confess that you need Christ and that you desire to have him enter in your heart and be the head of your life.



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