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What is Hell Going to be Like? Part 3 (TMF:285)

Friday, November 06, 2015
Peace to Live By: What is Hell Going to be Like? Part 3 (TMF:285) - Daniel Litton
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       So, hell is permanent for the individual who goes there, and there is no relief there. The fire that torments people lasts forever; it never goes out. He also noted about hell that for people, “their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched’” (Mark 9:48, ESV). Here, he reiterates that the torment from the fire never ends. But he also introduced the concept that there will be worms in hell. And if worms, what other living things, besides Satan and his demons, will be there? What other parasites or insects are there, or the like? Will there be snakes? And everyone will be continually burnt by fire. There will be different levels of punishment assigned in hell for unbelievers. These levels of punishment will depend on how much evil the person did in his or her life. For those who did more evil, the punishment will obviously be severer. Jesus talked about different levels of punishment for people in Matthew 10:15.

What is Hell Going to be Like? Part 2 (TMF:284)

Thursday, November 05, 2015
Peace to Live By: What is Hell Going to be Like? Part 2 (TMF:284) - Daniel Litton
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       Let us also consider a passage from Mark 9, in which the Lord Jesus Christ talks about Gehenna, or hell. Turn with me there, or tap there, and let's consider verses 43 through 49. Jesus states: “And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, ‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’ For everyone will be salted with fire” (ESV). So, here again in verses 43 and 47 Jesus refers to hell in the Greek as Gehenna, the Jerusalem trash dump (see ESV footnote on the verse). But let us also note that Jesus said that hell is the “unquenchable fire.” So, hell is permanent for the individual who goes there, and there is no relief there. The fire that torments people lasts forever; it never goes out. He also noted about hell that for people, “their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’”

What is Hell Going to be Like? Part 1 (TMF:283)

Wednesday, November 04, 2015
Peace to Live By: What is Hell Going to be Like? Part 1 (TMF:283) - Daniel Litton
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        Now that we've determined why hell was created, and who is going to go there, let's look at what hell is like. We've already touched on this with our understanding of the prison system, but we can get an even better picture. During the time of Jesus' earthly ministry, he referred to hell as Gehenna, which was the local trash dump outside of Jerusalem. This trash dump was a very vile place. In Matthew 10:28, he said, “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell” (Matthew 10:28, ESV). So, the world 'hell' in this verse is Gehenna in the Greek language (see ESV footnote on the verse). So, using our prison system analogy from earlier, let's now image that the prison is intermixed with a huge trash dump. I think now we're getting more of a clearer picture here. Let us also consider a passage from Mark 9. Jesus states: “And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell” (Mark 9:43-46, ESV).

The Unredeemed State of Humanity (TMF:282)

Tuesday, November 03, 2015
Peace to Live By: The Unredeemed State of Humanity (TMF:282) - Daniel Litton
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       “And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them” (Romans 1:28-32, ESV). So, the people who practice these things―no matter what the society, culture, or religion―and do not have a payment for their sins by Christ (that is, have not accepted His payment), are guilty of all their sin and deserve God's future punishment of hell. Don't go postmodern on me now. Not all people's beliefs are equally valid or true. That's a lie straight from Satan's mouth―the pit of hell. It's this type of thinking that sends people to hell in the first place.

People Have Decided to Shun God (TMF:281)

Monday, November 02, 2015
Peace to Live By: People Have Decided to Shun God (TMF:281) - Daniel Litton
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       Let's consider what the Apostle Paul notes in Romans 1: “For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things” (Romans 1:21-23, ESV). So, God is not at fault. People can know him if they really want to. He will never let a person down who truly wants to know him. Rather, men and women have decided to shun God, created their own religions, and do their own things, sinning against him. So, the Apostle Paul later notes in the chapter about men and women: “And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless” (Romans 1:28-31, ESV).