Mt. 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Pastor Rick
Jackson
I am sure,
if you thought about it, you could give me many reasons you would NOT want to
go to Hell. If most people understood what Hell is really like they would be
able to as well. Many have misconceptions about Hell. Several cults believe it
is just the grave. Some people believe it is “party time”, while others think
they will reign with Satan there. These are man’s misconceptions and/or
downright devilish deceptions. Let me give you four Bible based reasons why I
do not want to go to Hell.
I. I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO HELL BECAUSE OF THE CHARACTER
OF THAT PLACE
1. Hell is a Place of Darkness [Mt. 8:12,25:30-31]
- But the
children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
- And cast
ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth. When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the
holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
2. Hell is a
Place of Fire [Mt. 3:11, 5:22, Mk. 9:43-48]
- I indeed
baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier
than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy
Ghost, and with fire:
- but
whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
- 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. And if thy
foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life,
than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be
quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if
thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the
kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
3. Hell is a
Place of Eternal Torment [Mt. 25:41; Lk. 16:23-25, Rev. 14:10-11, 20:10]
-- 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:
-And in hell
he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus
in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send
Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue;
for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in
thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but
now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
- 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: 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.
- And the
devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where
the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for
ever and ever.
Hell is the place of the fire-blasted corridors of the
damned, where the sun never shines, the birds never sing, the weeping never
ceases, thirst never ends, water cannot be found and children’s laughter is
absent. The inhabitants of that place are always separated from God where no
hope exists, but despair, darkness and defeat prevail. The is no rest for the
weary, no satisfaction for passions running unchecked and no kind words to
soothe the troubled nerves. There is never a moment without pain for the body
and there is no contentment for the soul.
II. I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO HELL BECAUSE OF THE
CROWD OF THAT PLACE [Is. 5:11-14, Mt. 25:41, Gal. 5:19-21, Rev. 21:8, 22:15]
- Woe unto
them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that
continue until night, till wine inflame them! And the harp, and the viol, the
tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work
of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands. Therefore my people
are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable
men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. Therefore hell hath
enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and
their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.
- 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:
- Now the
works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication,
uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness,
revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told
you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom
of God.
- But the
fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers,
and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake
which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
- For
without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and
idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
That is not
my crowd. Every dope fiend, sex pervert, serial killer, God-hating, sin-loving,
Christ-rejecting, Devil-following person that ever lived will be there. The
disobedient, warped, cursing, stealing, lying, cheating, unbelieving sinners
that ever lived will be there. Hitler, Atilla the Hun, Stalin, Manson, Marx,
and not to mention Satan and his angels will be there.
III. I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO HELL BECAUSE OF
THE CRIES OF THAT PLACE [Mt. 13:42, 50; Lk. 16]
- And shall
cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
- And he
cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may
dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in
this flame…. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime
receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is
comforted, and thou art tormented…. I have five brethren; that he may testify
unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
IV. I DO NOT WANT TO GO TO HELL BECAUSE OF
THE CHRISTLESSNESS OF THAT PLACE [Mt. 7:23, 25:41, Luke 13:27]
-And then
will I profess unto them , I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work
iniquity.
-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:
But he shall
say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers
of iniquity.
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