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The Afterlife

Issues concerning the afterlife including heaven, hell, purgatory and annihilation.

 
Index Of Afterlife Articles:

Why They Leave Us

Why They Leave Us

 

A Sermon (1892) Delivered On Lord’s Day Morning, March 21st, 1886

By Charles H Spurgeon

At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, England

Suggested by the death of Charles Stanford, D.D.,

Minister of Denmark Place Chapel, London, England

 

“Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.”… Continue reading

Suppose It Is True After All

Suppose It Is True After All?

(Regarding The Existence Of Hell)

suppose hell is real
Two friends were talking on religious topics. They discussed the question of punishment for sin in a future life. They settled to their own satisfaction that there was none. They decided that hell was a myth. They argued that God was a God of love and could not consign His creatures to everlasting punishment.

 
The conversation dropped when a Christian, who had been a silent lis­tener to the… Continue reading

The Annihilation Theory – Passages Appealed To By The Annihilationists

The Annihilation Theory

Passages Appealed To By The Annihilationists

From: “Eternal Punishment” – Studies in the Scriptures Series

by A.W. Pink

 
“And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.” [Mark 9:43]
 
Truth is one, consistent, eternally unchanged. Error is hydra-headed[1]… Continue reading

Testimonies From The Verge Of Hell

Testimonies From The Verge Of Hell

by G. F. Eberspacher

Testimonies From The Verge Of Hell

Unsaved Man Had A Vision Of Hell At A Church Meeting

 

At a Free Methodist camp meeting, a lady became greatly burdened in prayer for her unsaved brother who was also in the meeting. Some tried to persuade him to come and see how his sister was pouring out her heart in prayer for him. He refused and replied, ”Go away from me.” He then got up to leave… Continue reading

Rewards For & Judgment Of Believers

What The Bible Teaches About
Rewards For & Judgment Of Believers

 

“After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”
[Genesis 15:1]

Introduction

 

So, just what exactly does the Bible teach about rewards for believers in heaven? There are two major schools of thought on this subject. One teaches that believers will receive some kind of physical rewards (literal crowns)… Continue reading

Featured Gospel Message

Christ Died For The Ungodly

by Horatius Bonar

The divine testimony concerning man is, that he is a sinner. God bears witness against him, not for him; and testifies that "there is none righteous, no, not one"; that there is "none that doeth good"; none "that understandeth"; none that even seeks after God, and, still more, none that loves Him (Psa. 14:1-3; Rom. 3:10-12). God speaks of man kindly, but severely; as one yearning over a lost child, yet as one who will make no terms with sin, and will "by no means clear the guilty." <continued>