Description of the Damned...eschatology pt 12

But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:For there is no respect of persons with God Romans 2:8-11

Romans is the teaching about Righteousness. It answers the question, how can sinners be made ‘right with God’? And in the flow of the discussion about Righteousness, Paul succinctly describes the righteous man , in God’s sight.

The Righteous man is not merely known by his external habits and practices, but by his values, and motivation. The truly righteous man is continually seeking Glory, and Honor and immortality , all from God himself.

Paul also succinctly describes the damned in this amazing passage. How does God see those who are headed to judgment and wrath? Again a three-fold description;

The damned of God are marked by him as being contentious. They want their own way, therefore they continuously take sides against God. They stand on the side of those who oppose the Bible, questioning its legitimacy, relevance ,and validity.

A contentious man’s opinion is the only one that counts, therefore he discounts scripture whenever it contradicts him. Like Cain, a contentious man is not afraid to argue with God, to sit in judgment on Him, or to openly mock Him.

Often their argument with God is expressed in open or veiled opposition to Christians. They criticize the church, christians, the Bible, any godly initiative such as pro-life, or anti-homosexuality.

The contentious show their independence by almost always siding with the world against Christ and His church. When a clear denunciation of sin is called for, count on many even within the professing church to take their stand with the world and it’s fallen wisdom, denying Christ.

A clear example of this was demonstrated recently on the Larry King television show. A “gospel” recording artist was revealing to the whole world that she was a lesbian as well as a christian, and calling for , in fact demanding ‘tolerance’.

Larry had two guests on, One who had been exposed as a homosexual drug addict, while serving as head of the National Association of Evangelicals. The other was a solid, orthodox Calvary Chapel pastor.

With compassion and truth the Calvary Chapel pastor sought to counter the fallacy that one can be both a christian minister and an open homosexual. But both the lesbian singer and the other pastor, were contentious, interrupting, baiting and contradicting the pastor who sought to witness to God’s truth.

The Damned simply will not obey the Truth. They may hear it for a while but they will not succumb to it, they won’t admit to truth, they won’t humble themselves to it, they won’t allow the implications of Truth to touch them.

They always seek ‘other ways’, new and better ways of living , than the Old paths. After all, they know better than those poor naive christians. Supposedly, we moderns have more insight into human nature than Jesus and the apostles. They didn’t have the ‘advantages’ of modern psychology!

The only way to obey the truth, is by acknowledging its evaluation of you (You are a sinner under just judgment), and that God’s answer to your condemnation, is Jesus Christ and him crucified,who died as the propitiation for our sins. Repentance, Faith and following Jesus as Lord and Saviour.This the Damned will have nothing to do with!

Furthermore though they won’t obey God’s truth, they are utterly obedient to the manifold expressions of unrighteousness. A man in a hospital, who had had a heart attack, would not listen to the gospel or pray with me. But as soon as another visitor came into the room he made an obscene comment about the nurse!

I pondered this, it seemed almost as though He had to do that . Sin manifests itself in repetitious patterns, responses made countless times until they become shackles of slavery. They obey unrighteousness!

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others (Ephesians 2:1-3)

We have all been there, walking out a ‘course’, filled with a fallen ‘spirit of disobedience’ to God, but never overlooking a fad, always serving different passions, parroting the latest conventional wisdom, basically in bondage, as slaves of sin, and liable to wrath.

But it doesn’t have to be this way, there is an answer to those who are laboring under this slavery, and longing for something better; salvation, incorruptibility, forgiveness and communion with God, we close with the words of the Lord Jesus…

… Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.(John 8:34-36)

I am not catholic, but this fella studied hell i guess and has come to a very sobering position on it- if even 1/2 is true, hell is going to be wholly horrible- The domain of the damned:

The following is Just a few of my thoughts mixed in with the thoughts of a man called Alphonsus Liguori, a biblical scholar who has studied the issue thoroughly and wrote a book describing hell called “What will hell be like?” Here is the link:-

http://olrl.org/doctrine/hellbelike.shtml ————

Hell will be a fire so intense that it hurts the bones, not just the skin- (Ever had a bruised bone? It’s very very painful- now imagine all your bones hurting like that- That is what the fire will do- pain deep to the bones) The fire that we know today, as terrible as it can be, is child’s play compared to the supernatural fire of eternal damnation- This fire will literally boil the person’s inside- but will not kill them- It will broil the brain, but we will not feel relief by going unconscious- it will boil the bowels- but will not destroy them- “Thou shalt make them as an Oven of Fire, in the Time of Thy Anger” - Psalm 20:10. Folks, the person in hell is going to burn forever- This is serious business- God isn’t joking about this- He views sin that seriously- -————

Hell fire will not consume, nor give light- this is no ordinary fire- it is a supernatural fire- it does not consume the body so there will be no relief day and night- -————

Hell will also be freezing cold. “Let him pass from the snow water to excessive heat, and his sin even to hell.” (Job 24:19) one moment you are burning, the next moment you are freezing- There will be no rest- No escape- constant torment -————

Hell will be a place of constant torment by demonic beings (Think about folks- When Job says horrors- He is not exasperating- it’s going to be horrifying- your worst nightmares played out constantly) “Before I go, and return no more, to a land that is dark and covered with the mist of death: a land of misery and darkness, where the shadow of death, and no order, but everlasting horror dwelleth.” (Job 10:22). ————

Hell will be a place where the person is forced to think about God and about the terrible choice they made while they were alive- constantly- this will eat at the person for eternity ————

Hell is the place where the worm feeds on the flesh but does not consume the flesh- ie you will have a constant feeling of being eaten alive- Think about a simple itch and how annoying it can be- now imagine worms crawling all over your body- eating away- but never consuming the flesh- Just the sensation of it happening- ————

Hell is a place where thirst can not be quenched- ever- try going 2 days without anything to drink- it’s not very fun, and is quite uncomfortable- Hell is eternal thirst- not just 2 days worth -———

Hell is a place of unimaginable overwhelming stench- Sin around some rotting meat on a hot day- I mean really putrid rotting meat- crawling with maggots- This is nothing compared to the inescapable stench of hell- if you are sensitive to foul odours- it’s is only going to be worse in hell- ————

Hell is a place where there will be no relief from people constantly shrieking and screaming, both in anger and in pain- Ever try to sleep with loud noises present? Not very fun. ————

Hell will be so crowded that you won’t be able to move- although it will be too dark to see anyone else- a person will be crowded- never able to find a comfortable spot to rest- always being shoved and manoeuvred around by unseen neighbouring damned- -————

Hell will be a place where memories torment the person always- never ceasing- always remembering how they rejected God when they had the chance to accept Him- This knowledge will never leave them and always haunt their minds- They shall never find peace again- ever- ————

Hell will be a place where all our earthly desires to sin will be magnified many times- Whatever pet sins a person enjoys fulfilling now, that desire to fulfil them in hell will be magnified many times but they will be unable to full fill them- ————

Hell will be a place where rage and anger and disdain and fury take hold and consume a being- *********

Take heed- Hell is not going to be a big party place- it is serious business!- God is very serious about sin- and He is giving us all every chance possible to avoid it while we are alive on earth- Sin has no place in a Holy Heaven- God was not kidding when He told adam and Eve not to eat that apple- They didn’t beleive Him- and no it wasn’t ‘just an innocent mistake on their part’ it was a serious blatant violation of God’s command not to eat of the tree- ************ Christ willingly gave His life, willingly sacrificed His life, willingly chose to lay His life down for yours- so that you, lost sinners, do not have to experience eternity without Him- He paid the price- Will you accept the gift?

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