Scripture makes it very clear that Hell is real and waiting for those who do not repent.
If there is no Hell;, then there can be no Heaven.
Something to think about.
Compliments of BST....
I can swear there ain’t no heaven but I pray there ain’t no hell.
This other post, “Hell and The Glory Of God...pt 2” by Bill Randalls explains things better than I could:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2710753/posts.
A rational man would do well to consider Pascal’s wager.
The more important question is “What if there really is a hell?”
And it’s not about “buy what we’re peddling or go to hell”, it’s more like a warning to make an informed choice. And that we encourage you to choose to be with God and other people that love Him, rather than reject Him and be forced to be separated from Him.
Hell is mentioned several times in the Bible. Here are a few of those instances:
2 Peter 2:4-5 says, “For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment.”
Mark 9:46 describes hell as: “Their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.”
Matthew 8:12 says, “But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Isaiah 66:24 reads: “And they will go out and look upon the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”
Daniel 12:2 describes the duration of hell: “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.”
Luke 16:22-24 uses a parable to describe hell: “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’”
Luke 12:5 says, “But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.”
Mark 9:47 says, “And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell.”
Matthew 23:33 reads: “You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?”
Revelation 19:20 talks about the fiery lake: “But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.”
If Hell is not real like Humanist want us to believe then the Bible is just a best selling book, because the rest of it would be bogus also.
If heaven is being in the presence of God then then a hell is not necessary.
Jesus spoke more of Hell then everyone else in the Bible combined. He described it as a place where the fire is never quenched and the worm never dies. To reject hell is to reject Christ.
Book marked for later reading.
The Bible continually warns us of Hell. There are over 162 references in the New Testament alone which warns of hell. And over 70 of these references were uttered by the Lord Jesus Christ!
>Pastor Rob Bell is arguing that there may be no Hell.<
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Is the Pastor wishing or betting his soul that there is no hell? You’d better make up your mind pastor.
What if there is?
I agree, God is love and if it were up to Him nobody would go to hell.
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us,not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 2 Pet. 3:9
And hell was not created as a place for punishment for men.
Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. Matt 25:41
HOWEVER, God gave us free will and any man who chooses hell over heaven will get his wish! Salvation is free for all.
If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Ro. 10:9
As for my Catholic breathren, I do not consider the book of Maccabees to be Scripture. Can you give me another reference for the value of praying for the dead? I think that death is the final moment, the point of no-return, if you are not saved then it is too late for you.
And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment Heb. 9:27
It scared people away from free thinking and reason with promises of damnation for questioning the official belief of the church, which was heavily intertwined with the government pre-Enlightenment, much like modern governments position man-made climate change as consensus fact and discourage questioning it in hopes that you don't call into debate their authority to tax and regulate your life. Buying indulgences was the beta version of buying carbon credits.
I'll probably go to Hell for pointing this out, but its pretty obvious that mankind's rulers have always needed a gargantuan scare tactic to keep people in line; something that would infect their mind and terrify them even in their sleep.
Ironically, the idea that you must believe a certain way in order to avoid eternal torture and misery is an evil concept in and of itself.
Anyone who denies the existence of hell while believing in the promise of Heaven needs to read up on the testimonies of exorcists. The demons themselves tell of being of hell. They admit to their decisions damning them to that fate as well. Really scary stuff.