“Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:14
January 13, 2025
The doctrine of an eternal hell is a dreadful thought and one that in itself should shake anyone loose from their cherished unbelief. But it does not, given the depth of human depravity. The human heart is deceitful. There is a spiritual blindness that is carrying the unbeliever to sure destruction. The only hope is the sovereign grace of a holy and just God. The Santa Anna winds, fire, and the brittle dryness of ground cover are devouring tens of thousands of acres, thousands of home in the Los Angeles area. As awful as the sight of out of control hungry flames are, they come nowhere near the horror of an eternal Hell. Jesus did not side step the subject of Hell (Matt. 10:28; 13:40-42; Mk. 9:43-44).The world is passing away. Do we believe that? The things that we are counting on as permanent may not be. God has given us the responsibility to declare the gospel to the lost. Pray for the Christians and nonChristians in Los Angeles. Will it be eternal life or eternal punishment.
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“Resolved, that I will live so as I shall wish I had done when I come to die. . . . Resolved to endeavor to my utmost to act as I can think I should do, if I had already seen the happiness of heaven, and hell torments.”
Jonathan Edwards