Author	Thread: Will you spend eternity in the lake of fire?
Admin	Will you spend eternity in the lake of fire? Posted : 21 Mar, 2011 04:41 AM If you are a hypocrite what will happen to you on the Day of Judgment? ‏ My Brothers, the Day of Judgment will be a terrible day. God doesn�t look forward to that day as He doesn�t want to send anyone to Hell. But because He is Holy and pure He will send sinners to hell. Hell goes on forever. He cannot dwell with sin He is a holy God. The Bible describes God as Love. He loves people like a father loves his children but infinitely more. His love is indescribable. God will weep on that day when people are sent to hell. As that is not his heart. His heart is more that people would repent. He would rather they would be saved and come to heaven to live with Him. God loves people. People have to be cleaned up from their sins if they are to dwell with Him. It says: For God SO loved the world that He gave His only son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. It is only if we believe in Him that He died for us that we can be saved. If we don�t believe that He paid the price for our sins we will be eternally lost. You can pay lip service to Jesus and say yes Jesus I believe you are a great prophet and that you will come back to judge the earth. But unless you believe He is God who became man and died for your sins, then your sins will never be forgiven and you will be punished for your sins forever. You can either trust Him to take your sins away, or you can face the punishments of your sins in hell forever. There is no other alternative. That�s why I say to you pray to God and seek the truth. Ask Him to show you the truth. The answer may not come straight away. But if you are sincere and you really want to know the truth. Then God will reveal it to you. You must be persistent and seek God very carefully. How will God reveal the truth to me? God speaks mainly through the Bible. He can speak in other ways. The Bible says if you seek me with all your heart YOU WILL find me. Following Jesus is not a religion its a relationship. Its different to any religion on the face of the planet. God wants you to be his friend. He is so amazingly humble. The God who created the heavens wants you to be close to Him. Amazing isn�t it? God says I will live with them and dwell with them: I will be their God and they shall be my people. The Bible says on the Day of Judgment: Revelation 20:11, ? And I saw a great white throne and Him that sat on it from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And I saw the dead small and great stand before God and the books were opened�.. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.� What is hell like? Jesus describes it as a terrible place �where the worm dies not and the fire is not quenched. People will be tortured forever. And the smoke of their torment went up forever� Jesus also says that people will gnash their teeth in hell. Why do they do this? Let me explain something�..If someone is a murderer or a rapist they have an idea that they will go to hell. But if someone just tries to do good but rejects Jesus and lives quite a good life. Then when that person when they end up in hell will have such regrets, as they heard the Gospel/the Good News but they rejected it. That�s why do they gnash their teeth? It�s due to deep regret. They remember all the opportunities they had and threw away. So you tell me Jesus will send good people to Hell? That doesn�t seem fair! Have you never heard the saying that the road to hell is paved with good intents? Jesus wants true believers to be good and live good lives. But it�s not their goodness that earns them the right to go to Heaven. No! Believing in Jesus is different from every other religion. It�s unique. All religions will tell you that if your good works are better than all the bad that you have done then you will go to Heaven. But this is not the truth. So how do you get into Heaven? By your faith! By the fact that you trust in God that your sins were paid for on the cross 2000 years ago. This is the only way. Then once you are saved by Jesus He expects you to do good works. Ephesians 2:8: �For by grace are you saved through FAITH, and not of yourselves it is the gift of God. Not by good works so that no man can boast.� (We are not saved by our good works). Now these people, who are saved if they have done good as believers i.e. shared the Gospel with the lost, and fed the hungry and clothed the poor. Then these people will receive an eternal reward. This reward will go on forever and ever. Jesus said lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust do corrupt and thieves break through and steal but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust do corrupt and where thieves do not break through and steal. For where your treasure is there will your heart be also. But the Bible says in Hebrews 11: �Without faith it is impossible to please God.� Do you want to please God? I know you do! Then have faith that Jesus died for you. Hebrews 11 is a good chapter to read as it describes all the amazing things people did through faith. Faith pleases God. We get into Heaven by faith and we are rewarded because of our good deeds. However someone may ask the question: what happens to all the hypocrites? What about the catholic priest that abuses boys or the Christian husband those beats their wife? What happens to them? Does God just forgive them and let them into Heaven? The Bible is clear about what happens to people that are hypocrites�. Jesus said whoever causes one of these little ones (one of these children) that believes in Me to sin, it were better for him that a milestone was cast around his neck and he were thrown into the sea! Jesus didn�t mince his words! In those days a mill stone was a stone that was very very big. It would go round in a circle and grind the corn. It was huge. What Jesus said is anyone who does this to a child will have a terrible punishment. His place in hell will be awful. What about the husband who beats his wife and is an alcoholic? Then the following day he asks for forgiveness? The Bible says Repent! Repent means to stop doing your bad behavior and to turn round and do good. If the man doesn�t repent, then he won�t go to Heaven but he will go to hell. But you say what you are asking me is too hard for me? How can I stop doing my bad things? Well the Bible says that God will give you the power of the Holy Spirit to live good. After you have given your life to Him, ask Him to help you and He will! See what I peter 1;5 says: �Who are kept by the power of God through FAITH to salvation�.� God will keep you from evil by His power. God will give you the power to live right; He will make your faith strong. He will give you peace and joy when your sins are forgiven by Him. His heart is that you would live with Him in Heaven forever. Not go to that other place�. You talk a lot about hell! Why do I do this?�.To warn you. A true friend will warn you. There are a lot of preachers that say come to Jesus and he will make you happy. There are some Christians that go to church on Sunday and live like the devil the rest of the week. God will not tolerated hypocrites. God won�t let people like this into Heaven. Jesus spoke alit about hell himself. His heart is to bless and encourage people He doesn�t want to send them there. But He will if they don�t repent. How do I know if I am a sinner? Have you ever lied? Well, that makes you a liar! Have you ever stolen? Even if it was a little thing when you were a child? Well that makes you a thief. Have you ever lusted after someone? Well that makes you an adulterer. The Bible says all have sinned and come short of the glory of God�s. A lot of people will say well does that mean that most people will go to hell? Will I go to hell? Is there anyway I can escape going to hell? The Bible says if you accept that Jesus was punished for your sins then you will be saved� So I ask you again my friend: Seek God with all of your heart. Following Jesus is not a bed of roses sometimes it is very hard. Don�t think it will be easy. The Bible never says that. What does it mean to follow Jesus. It means your life is no longer your own. Wherever He shows you to go, there you will go. Whatever He wants you to do that you do�You surrender your life to Him. Your life is no longer your own. I Corinthians 6;19-20 �..you are not your own�you have been bought with a price�� The price was the life of God the Son on the cross of Calvary� But Jesus has promised I will never leave you nor forsake you He will be with you always�.then one day you will see Him face to face�.the One who created the universe�.I promise you that all the suffering of this world cannot compare to the wonder and glory of knowing Jesus. The Bible says eye has not seen nor ear heard neither has entered into the heart of man the things God has prepared for those that love Him�. God has a wonderful destiny for your life�and one day when this life is over He will receive you to Heaven�.One minute in the presence of Jesus when you see His face will make a lifetime of suffering and hardship seem worth it�but you have not just a minute but all eternity with the precious Lamb of God/Jesus Christ! The Bible describes Heaven as such a wonderful place that nothing in this earth can be compared to it, and there you will have your eternal reward! By Osaze Omar Post Reply
View Profile History	Will you spend eternity in the lake of fire? Posted : 21 Mar, 2011 07:16 PM I have heard Christianity refused beause of the number of hypocrites that can been seen in it. These people who use this reason to reject Christ are themselves being hypocritical. For by pointing out the number of hypocrites they inversely admit there is a Real Christian Faith these people are not following. Therefore, what is Your real reason for not believing and living the Real Thing? Post Reply
View Profile History	Will you spend eternity in the lake of fire? Posted : 21 Mar, 2011 08:30 PM Do people really spend eternity in Hell? the Bible says that Hell and death will be cast into the lake of fire. The Bible also says that sinners will perish which is a word that means to be utterly destroyed. It means that even the smallest parts of them will be destroyed. Could this be clear down to molecules and atoms? I think so. There is no such thing as eternity in Hell. In fact the Bible might use the word "forever" but this simply means for as long as it lasts. Hell is not an eternal place. What about the creation of the NEW heavens and earth? There is no mention of a new hell. Thunder Post Reply
View Profile History	Will you spend eternity in the lake of fire? Posted : 21 Mar, 2011 09:25 PM Thunder, I tend to agree with you. The lake of fire is for Satan and his angels. The lake of fire will swallow up hell and death. If Satan and his angels are eternal beings, then I suppose they will be there for eternity, as for man, he is not a eternal being without God, and is warned about the second death where the body and soul is destroyed. I do believe there are those who will suffer in hell, but only until it is thrown into the lake of fire, then they will be no more; a eternal damnation or judgement. Post Reply
TonyP View Profile History	Will you spend eternity in the lake of fire? Posted : 21 Mar, 2011 09:39 PM might be getting close to end of live after reading this question dont think will have time to answer it Post Reply