Simply True, Heaven and Hell

 Heaven and Hell are real places. 

Welcome. We are currently discussing simple truth. Truth is absolute. You can find it. Hold it as it is. Believe it. Share it. But you cannot ever change it. It simply is. It does not matter if you believe in it. It does not care if you like it. It does not care if you become offended or not. It does not change with the times. It just IS.

Here is a truth that most claim to believe in half of, but not the other half. Yes, they say, yes, I believe in a type of Heaven. I'm not sure what it is but I believe that we will live on and be at peace somewhere doing something. Some believe that Heaven is a beautiful place paved with gold, some believe it is a supernatural place in a different dimension and some believe that it will be set up here on this earth.

However? What about that other place? Hell? Oh, I don't believe in that, they say. No loving God would condemn those He claims to love to enteral torture and suffering in such an evil place. Some just do not believe it at all while some believe that Hell is just the grave, and some believe that it was just made up to scare people into submission. Etc.

I have some news for you. Heaven and Hell? They are simply true. They are real places. Let's start with the easy. Heaven.

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also." John 14:1-3

John was taken to Heaven and shown this.

"Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever." Revelation 22:1-5

Jesus made this statement to the thief who was crucified with Him. 

"And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise" Luke 23:43

We could keep going but most believe in some type of Heaven. It is easy to believe. A real place, where death no lover exists. Where there is no more pain and suffering. A real place where a real God wipes the tears from your eyes.

"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4

Most believe this. They may disagree on how you get there, but they agree that it is a real place. What about the other place? You know, the bad place? Let's start like we did about Heaven, with Jesus Himself.

"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matthew 25:31-46

Hell is a very real place. However, let's look into what Jesus actually says.

"And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."

Wait. Stop. What does Jesus say was prepared for us from the foundation of the World? "The Kingdom." Read that again.

"Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."

Then read this.

"Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels."

He said He prepared the kingdom for the saved and eternal fire for the sinners. Wait? No. Actually, He said this.

"Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels."

The eternal fire, AKA Hell, was created for who? "The Devil and his Angels." God is not some old man, sitting on a throne, waiting to see how many He can cast into Hell. He is not sitting there waiting for you to slip up so He can punish you. He never intended you to go to Hell at all. He created hell for one purpose. "The Devil and his Angels."

He never intended man to go there. He wants as many to be saved from that as possible.

"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." 2nd Peter 3:9

One of the reasons that many do not like to teach, or accept that Hell is real, is that they do not want to think about someone that they loved and have lost being there as we speak, being tortured continuously. I really believe that the Word teaches us that although Hell is a real place, it is not open for business, if you will, yet. I believe it teaches very clearly that Hell is future tense. Look at Job 21:30-32

"That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath. Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done? Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb."

Then this in 2 Peter 3:7

"But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men."

Remember Jesus Teaches us this in John 5:28-29

"Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation."

So no. Uncle Bob is not suffering endlessly for his sins as you are eating Ice Cream on Sunday afternoons. It is a future occurrence. However, make no mistake about it, it IS coming. Revelation 21:7-8

"He that overcometh shall inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. 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."

Even though it was not intended for you, can you still end up going there? Yup. The Word makes this very clear too. Accept Jesus and live. Reject Jesus and die. Do you know Jesus as your Savior? Have you been adopted into the Family of God? If not, say this Prayer. Right now. Wherever you may be. Say it in your own words, and do not doubt in your heart. God will hear you. He will send the Spirit of Life to you. Let us Pray.

"Oh heavenly Father, Lord God. I am a sinner. I know this. I know there is nothing I can do to change that. But I know you can. I accept Jesus's sacrifice for me. I believed He rose from the dead. I repent my sins. Please send the Spirit of Adoption into my life. Help me to get to know the real you. Save me. Please. In the name of Jesus, Amen!"

That's it. It really is that simple. Now go tell someone what you have just done. "That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in your heart that God hath raised him from the dead, You shall be saved." Romans 10:9. You need to find a Church that God leads you to and be Baptized the way Jesus said to be. You are now a Child of God. A New Creature. You "have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him."Colossians 3:10

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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. 2 Corinthians 13

Until next time, be blessed, be a blessing, and Jesus is Lord!!