Friday, May 8, 2009

This is the day.


Luke 16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 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.

25 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.

26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

You don't need to be a Bible Scholar to recognize Luke 16 as being one of the most real passages in the Bible about Hell. Some people today discount Hell as being real, and others just laugh and act like it will be some great party. Hell is real, friend, and it is definitely NO JOKE!! This pasage is not a parable, but rather a literal story about what happens after death. My friend, there is only one way to escape this awful place, BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB OF GOD, JESUS CHRIST!! You have to make a decision on whether or not you are going to hell, but remember, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THERE.

Things about hell.
I. Heat. constant burning with no relief
II. Emptiness. though full of people, each person is isolated to him/herself
III. Labrynth. like a maze that you will never get out of (Webster's 1828 Dictionary) 1. Among the ancients, an edifice or place full of intricacies, or formed with winding passages, which rendered it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance. The most remarkable of these edifices mentioned, are the Egyptian and the Cretan labyrinths.
IV. Lastingness. Hell lasts for ever. (Webster's 1828 Dictionary) n. Durability; the quality or state of long continuance.

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