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Hell Isn't For Heroes
"See you in hell tonight!" call out the patrons of a night club
which chose this name for the publicity. Others, equally as flippant, say they
want to go to hell - "Look at all the famous company I'll be in !"
Don't delude yourself! There is no "company" in hell. Only hatred.
Total separation from everyone. Yes, there are many famous heroes in hell, but
they will give you no enjoyment. Hell is total suffering and agony - unrelieved
by any joy whatsoever.
"Go to hell!" say many with ease and frequency. Yet they say that
they aren't sure whether there is a hell. They live and act as if death ends
everything. But their very use of such language shows that deep within them they
feel that those who are wrong should be punished.
And this is exactly why there is a hell: because God is good. Goodness is
gone if it tolerates badness. To maintain His goodness, God must completely
triumph over evil.
There is a God. There is a heaven. There must also be a hell. God is a God of
justice as well as love. He has clearly revealed that this is His nature, and
man plays the fool when he thinks that he can set up the rules in the universe
which God has created.
It is impossible to describe hell in language which we can understand. People
suffering excruciating pain or mental torment say that they are 'in hell.'
You've heard that 'War is hell,' These are only partly right. On earth there is
still relief in drugs or sleep, and there is always hope. In hell there is
absolute physical and mental suffering - and there is no hope.
The Bible uses the ideas of total darkness and the pain of burning to give us
some conception of hell:
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed,
into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. (Matthew 25:41)
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God . . . and he shall be
tormented with fire and brimstone. (Revelation 14:10)
Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness;
there shall he weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 22:13)
Of whom do these verses speak? The answer is clear:
The wicked shall be turned into hell. (Psalm 9:17)
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not
shall be damned. (Mark 16:16)
For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the
truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking
for of judgment and fiery indignation. (Hebrews 10:26,27)
"Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation
of hell?" was the question Jesus asked in Matthew 23:33.
But the Bible gives a clear answer:
Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matthew 3:2)
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. (Acts 16:31)
Have you ever read of those confined for years in total darkness? Have you
ever been severely burned? Imagine suffering these fearful physical tortures
plus the anguish of knowing you are separated from God and everything that is
good. And that for all eternity!
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. (Hebrews
10:31)
Flee from the wrath to come!
Printed copies of this tract can be ordered from:
FAITH PRAYER & TRACT LEAGUE
2627 Elmridge Dr NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49544-1390
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