Tuesday, May 20, 2008

WAKE UP TO REALITY!

Are you going to Hell? Here's another excerpt, this time from Gary Thomas' book 'The Gritty Reality of Hell...."

"Jesus describes hell as a place of severe judgment, so painful that a person would prefer to lose a bodily part here on earth than have his whole body thrown into such a painful place (Matt. 5:29-30). There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matt. 8:12; 22:13). Hell, according to Jesus, is a place where (quoting from Isaiah) "their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched" (Mark 9:48). In the famous "Sheep and Goats" parable, Jesus describes the fate of those who go to Gehenna as "eternal punishment" (Matt. 25:46). In the midst of this punishment, there is also separation from the presence of Christ (Matt. 7:23).
From Jesus' words, we can also discern that hell is not socialist; there will be degrees of punishment, just as in heaven there will be degrees of reward (Mark 12:40, Luke 12:47-48)."

No comments: