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The Bible teaches that the Lord Jesus Christ will
return someday and the day He returns, the true born again Christians
will go to be with Him eternally but those who are unbelievers will face
judgment and be cast into eternal Hell.
(2 Th 1:7-10 KJV) And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord
Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, {8} In
flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey
not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: {9} Who shall be punished with
everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory
of his power;{10} When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and
to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you
was believed) in that day.
This is a warning! You may be religious and believe that God will weigh
all the good against the bad or that all religions lead to Heaven. You
may also be a good church worker and give much money to the church but
these will not save you on the last day. Jesus said you must be born
again.
(John 3:3 KJV) Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say
unto thee. Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
The term "born again" literally means "born from
above" which means that no human on earth can merit heaven by any
means except the grace of God. If you are a Catholic, the Bible nowhere
elevates Mary to any position such as "co-redemptrix." She is
not a mediator between God and man, only Christ is:
(1 Tim 2:5 KJV) For there is one God, and one mediator between God and
men, the man Christ Jesus;
You may think because you are good in the sight of people that God also
sees you as good. Here is God's description of all those outside of
Christ:
(Rom 3:10-18 KJV) As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
{11} There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after
God. {12} They are all gone out of the way, they are together become
unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. {13} Their
throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit;
the poison of asps is under their lips: {14} Whose mouth is full of
cursing and bitterness: {15} Their feet are swift to shed blood: {16}
Destruction and misery are in their ways: {17} And the way of peace have
they not known: {18} There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Dear reader, Hell is a real place and is not just a slang word which is bantered
about. Here is a biblical description of Hell:
(Rev 14:10-11 KJV) The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God,
which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and
he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy
angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: {11} And the smoke of their
torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor
night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the
mark of his name.
Do you want to go there? The fact that you have read this far means
something. Maybe God is calling you to be one of His elect children.
Why am I giving you this warning? Just as God warned ancient Nineveh that
He was going to destroy that great city and he gave them 40 days warning,
the Bible also warns us that the end is very near. When Jonah went
through the streets of Nineveh, from the King on down, they humbled
themselves before God, cried to God for mercy, and repented of their
sins.
(Jonah 3:8-9 KJV) But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and
cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way,
and from the violence that is in their hands. {9} Who can tell if God
will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish
not?
Did God hear their prayers? Indeed He did and a great many people were
saved. (Read the whole book of Jonah) Now the question remains, Can I
still cry to God for mercy so that I will not come into judgment? Yes,
there is still time to become saved even though the time is very short.
(Isa 55:6 KJV) Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him
while he is near:
(Heb 2:3 KJV) How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation;
which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto
us by them that heard him;
(Psa 62:7-8 KJV) In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my
strength, and my refuge, is in God. {8} Trust in him at all times; ye
people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
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