Scripture for Today, 3-11-23: Facts About Hell

When A Sinner Goes To Hell. . .

3-11-23, * -- The Lord Jesus often preached about Hell for one basic reason: HE DOES NOT WANT US TO GO THERE! He's warning lost unrepentant sinners of this horrible place. And as followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is our Christian duty to WARN people about the eternal torments of Hell. [Ezekiel 33:6] Scriptures about Hell follow:

• “ My people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. 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.” Isaiah 5:13-14

• "....the rich man also died, and was buried; 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." Luke 16:22-24

• "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
• "Enter ye in at the straight gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because straight is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." Matthew 7:13-14 “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?  then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.“ Matthew 7:21-23
• "But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." Matthew 8:12
• "And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for the 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 9:43-44

THE SUDDENNESS OF HELL
Jesus said in Luke 16:22-23 that the rich man died and was immediately in Hell. He was a non believing, unrepentant sinner, so he went straight to Hell. Hell is filled with people who thought they'd trust Christ to save them someday. Proverbs 27:1 says, "Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth." The rich fool in Luke 12 had big plans for the future, but God said, "Thou Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee."

​THE SUFFERING OF HELL
Think about the rich man of Luke 16, he was tormented and begged to send someone to warn his family not to come there. You say, "God wouldn't allow such a thing to happen." Sure He will! God allows people to suffer all the time. God allowed Hitler to murder 6,000,000 Jews, Herod to kill the children under two years old (Matthew 2) and currently in the USA God is permitting the slaughter of millions of babies in abortion. If God will allow innocent babies to be murdered, then why wouldn't He allow a Christ rejecting blaspheming sinner to burn in Hell? If you choose to go there you'll remember your spouse and your children. Just as the rich man in Luke 16, you'll remember it all! You'll also remember the chances that you had to be saved and when you REJECTED Jesus Christ as your Savior.

​THE SHAME OF HELL
Imagine being in Hell for eternity and thinking, "I didn't have to come here! I could have received Christ! Oh, what a fool I was! If only I had not been so selfish and stubborn!” If...if...if...!" That's the shame of Hell: going there when you DON'T HAVE TO GO! People accuse God of being unfair in sending sinners to Hell. However, the decision is YOUR'S, not God's. Because of God’s love [John 3:16] He gave His Only Begotten Son to die as a payment for our sins. If you go to Hell, you will go AGAINST God's will, because God wants you to REPENT and trust Christ to save you ( II Peter 3:9). 

SALVATION FROM HELL
Isaiah 1:18 says, "Come now, let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." 
All men are sinners and need to be cleansed from sin (Romans 3:23), and that cleansing can only come through the precious Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ (Revelations 1:5; Colossians 1:14).

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." 

Your only way to Heaven is through the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ. John 14:6 and Romans 10:13 says, "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Romans 10:9 says, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." 

Why not turn to Him right now?
Turn from your sins!
Claim His promises and trust Him to save you while there's still time.
​Tomorrow may be too late.

Ezekiel 33:6; Galatians 4:16; Luke 13:3; Psalm 51:3-4; 2 Corinthians 7:9-10; Proverbs 28:13; Ezekiel 18:21-22; John 3:3, 7; John 14:6; John 14:15; 1 John 2:3
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* Full original report from James L. Melton here: https://biblebelievers.com/jmelton/hell.html