CONFESSION OF FAITH - ETERNITY

Daniel 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Pastor Rick Jackson

We believe in the everlasting conscious blessedness of the saved and the everlasting conscious punishment of the lost.

I. THE SIMILARITIES OF HEAVEN & HELL

1. Both are Everlasting [Galatians 6:8]

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
2 Thessalonians 1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

2. Both are Inhabited by Conscious Individuals [Lk 16:22-31]

3. Both are Prepared by God [Matthew 25:41]

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:
John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

II. THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HEAVEN & HELL

1. The Quality of Existence [Dan. 12:2]

Galatians 6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

2. The Purpose of the Existence [2 Thessalonians 1:9]

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
Revelation 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
Ephesians 2:7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

3. The Designation of the Existence [Matthew 25:41]
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 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Daniel 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

III. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAVED AND LOST

1. The Proper Response to the Gospel [1 Thess. 1:5-6]

2. The Rejection of the Gospel [2 Thess. 1:7-9]

3. The Questions at Hand

(1) Have you received the Lord Jesus Christ?

(2) Are you helping others learn about Him?