Saturday, August 28, 2021
Is Hell Real? - You'd Better Believe It! (If you do not - what an uncalculated gamble you are taking.)
THE TRUTH
ABOUT HELL
| by Terry Watkins |
| "And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments. . ." Luke 16:23 What you're about to read is hard to believe. . . We're going to examine the place the Bible calls hell. We'll present documented evidence for a place called hell. Don't take what you're going to read lightly. YOU COULD BE IN SERIOUS DANGER! The Bible continually warns of a place called 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! In Luke 16, Jesus Christ gives a frightening picture of hell: 22 . . . the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and saw 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 received 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 would 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. (Luke 16:22-28) HELL IS A PLACE OF FIRE The man in Luke 16:24 cries: ". . .I am tormented in this FLAME." In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a FURNACE OF FIRE: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says: "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting FIRE,. . ." Revelation 20:15 says, " And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE." THE BIBLE GIVES THE LOCATION OF HELL When Jesus Christ died on the cross, He descended into hell. In Acts 2, Peter is speaking, verse 31, " . . . seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in HELL" When Jesus Christ died His soul went into hell. And in Matthew 12:40, Jesus Christ says: "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly: so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the HEART OF THE EARTH. " The Bible is clear — Hell is inside the earth! Ephesians 4:9, says of Jesus: "Now that He ascended, what is it but that He also descended first into the LOWER PARTS OF THE EARTH." On page 85 of Beyond Death's Door, Dr. Rawlings said, patients who described hell said, ". . . this place seems to be UNDERGROUND or WITHIN THE EARTH in some way." The Birmingham News, April 10, 1987 had an article entitled "Earth's Center Hotter Than Sun's Surface, Scientists Say". The article stated that scientists have recently discovered, "THE EARTH'S INNER CORE HAS A TEMPERATURE OF OVER 12,000 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT!" Have you seen pictures of a volcano erupting, spewing a lake of fire from inside the earth — consuming everything within miles just from the heat? When Mount St. Helens erupted in May 18, 1980, it was described by reporters, "when HELL surfaced upon the earth." The book, Volcanoes, Earth's Awakening (p.91) describes an erupting volcano as "descent into HELL". Thousands of years ago, the Bible described a place called hell in the heart of the earth that matches exactly what science is discovering. YES! THERE IS A PLACE CALLED HELL! In Numbers 16, the Bible gives the account of people falling into hell alive! Numbers 16:32-33 says, "And THE EARTH OPENED HER MOUTH, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive INTO THE PIT, and the EARTH CLOSED UPON THEM:" Inside this earth, this very moment, there are millions of lost, tormented souls — burning, weeping, wailing — without any hope whatsoever! In Mark 9:46, Jesus Christ says about hell: "Where THEIR WORM dies not, and the fire is not quenched." Jesus said explicitly — THEIR worm — not a worm, or the worm — but THEIR worm. And Jesus Christ said, "Where THEIR WORM dies not, and the fire is not quenched." Revelation 14:10 says, " . . . and He shall be tormented with fire and BRIMSTONE . . ." And Job 18 describes the " . . . PLACE of him that knows not God" (vs 21), in verse 15 as, " . . . BRIMSTONE shall be scattered upon his habitation." Do you know what brimstone is? It's sulfur. And do you know where sulfur or brimstone is found? INSIDE THIS EARTH! According to the book Volcanoes by Pierre Kohler (p. 43), when Mt. St Helens erupted in 1980 — 150,000 tons of sulfurous gas was ejected! Job is the oldest book in the Bible, written over 3,000 years ago, and yet Job knew what science wouldn't know for years — inside this earth is brimstone! HELL IS A PLACE OF TORMENT Jesus says of the man in Luke 16: 23 "And in hell He lift up his eyes, being in TORMENTS. . . " 24 ". . . for I am TORMENTED in this flame." 28 ". . .PLACE OF TORMENT." It is humanly impossible to comprehend the Bible description of hell. Nothing on earth can compare with it. No nightmare could produce a terror to match that of hell. No horror movie could describe it's fright. No crime scene with all it's blood and gore could begin to match it's horror. You'll see HELL. . . You'll smell HELL. . . You'll breathe HELL. . . You'll hear HELL . . . You'll feel HELL. . . It'll be beyond anything humanly imaginable! The Bible describes it as ),weeping (Matt 8:12), wailing (Matt 13:42), gnashing of teeth (Matt 13:50), darkness (Matt 25:30), flames (Luke 16:24), burning (Isa 33:14), torments (Luke 16:23 everlasting punishment! Jesus Christ says in Matthew 25:41, "Depart from me, ye cursed, into EVERLASTING FIRE, prepared for the devil and his angels." In Matthew 13:42, Jesus says: "And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." HELL IS FOREVER! All who enter hell — abandon all hope! The horror of hell — for even one second is unbearable — but FOREVER! Jesus says in Matthew 25:41: ". . . Depart from me, ye cursed, into EVERLASTING fire, . . ." Rev. 14:11: "The smoke of their TORMENT ascends up for EVER AND EVER: and they have NO REST DAY NOR NIGHT." What could possibly be worth eternity in hell? No wonder Jesus Christ warned so much about hell! No wonder Jesus said in Mark 8:36, "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and LOSE HIS OWN SOUL?" Jesus Christ took hell very serious. . . Jesus Christ says in Mark 9:43-47, 43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: 45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: 47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Jesus Christ took hell so serious — He could say without the slightest hesitation — to remove your eye, cut off your hand or foot, if that would keep you out of hell! Jesus Christ knew exactly what He was talking about! How did Jesus describe hell? Jesus Christ spoke more on hell than any other subject. Just look at how Jesus described hell: WHAT JESUS CHRIST SAYS ABOUT HELL! "fire"Matt 7:19, 13:40, 25:41" everlasting fire"Matt 18:8, 25:41"eternal damnation"Mark 3:29"hell fire"Matt 5:22, 18:9, Mark 9:47 "damnation"Matt 23:14, Mark 12:40, Luke 20:47"shall be damned "Mark 16:16"damnation of hell"Matt 23:33"resurrection of damnation"John 5:29" furnace of fire"Matt 13:42, 50"the fire that never shall be quenched"Mark 9:43, 45 "the fire is not quenched"Mark 9:44, 46, 48"Where their worm dies not"Mark 9:44, 46, 48"wailing and gnashing of teeth"Matt 13:42, 50"weeping and gnashing of teeth "Matt 8:12, 22:13, 25:30"torments"Luke 16:23"tormented in this flame"Luke 16:24 "place of torment"Luke 16:28"outer darkness"Matt 8:12, 22:13"everlasting punishment"Matt 25:46 WHAT IF JESUS IS RIGHT? Hebrews 9:27 says, "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this THE JUDGEMENT:" it is appointed unto man once to die . . . and one day — YOU will die. . . And in hell He lift up his eyes, being in torments. . . As you leave your body — you realize something is happening. You hear a sound. . . getting louder and louder. . . screaming . . .weeping. . . wailing. Terror and fear beyond anything you could imagine overtakes you. "This can't be happening!" you scream. Your nostrils are filling with the awful stench of burning souls. Your face ignites from the heat. Flames are now blazing from your eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth — every opening in your body, flames are roaring out. Your body is sizzling and crackling from the flames. Your body is now madly thrashing and convulsing from the horrible pain. "Why don't I die?", you scream. You begin weeping and gnashing your teeth with the millions. "When will this pain stop?" But you know it will never stop. . . The darkness is so terrifying, it begins engulfing you. You feel something moving in the darkness. . . something horrible is happening. "No! No! This can't be happening" you scream — as your worm is emerging. You begin cursing the day you were born. You scream — "Oh God, why didn't you warn me?"— but you remember the preacher pleading with you to receive Jesus Christ. You remember reading that gospel tract. You cry — "God don't you care?" — but you remember John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son,. . ." "God is a God of love — He won't allow this", you cry — but you remember John 3:36, ". . . he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him." And you soon realize, that Jesus Christ was right — there is a place called hell. AND YOU ARE THERE — FOREVER! But God is a God of LOVE. . . Why would a GOD OF LOVE send me to hell? Yes, God is a GOD OF LOVE — but God is also a HOLY GOD. A HOLY GOD demands payment for sin. Otherwise God would NOT and could NOT be HOLY. Because God is holy sin MUST be condemned. Joshua 24:19 says, ". . He is a HOLY GOD;. . . He will NOT forgive your transgressions nor your sins." BUT FRIEND I HAVE GOOD NEWS! God does NOT want you in hell Hell was not made for man. Matthew 25:41 says, hell was, ". . . prepared for the devil and his angels:" Because God is a GOD OF LOVE, and He LOVED YOU so much, He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to this earth to die a cruel death on a cross to pay the price a HOLY GOD demands for your sins. Romans 5:8 says, "But God commended His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." God does not send someone to hell. You choose hell when you reject Jesus Christ. When you refuse God's love gift of eternal life in Jesus Christ. . . YOU CHOOSE HELL! Millionaire Ted Turner, said in an interview, "I'm looking forward to dying and being cast into Hell. That's where I belong." You say — he's a fool! But friend, when you say "No"; to Jesus Christ and His payment for your sin — you are saying the same thing! You're telling God — I don't need Jesus Christ — I'll pay for my sins in hell! If you reject God's gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ ONE DAY YOU WILL BE IN HELL! What could possibly be worth eternity in hell? No wonder Jesus Christ said in Mark 8:36, "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." God has something far better than words can describe for those who love Him. I Corinthians 2:9 says, ". . . Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him." Friend, there is a place called hell! And, if you continually refuse God's gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ — just as sure as you live and breathe, ONE DAY YOU WILL WAKE UP IN HELL! Don't wait until you die to find out the truth about Hell! Tomorrow may be too late! Proverbs 27:1 says, "Boast not thyself of tomorrow: for you do not know what tomorrow holds." Three people die every second, 180 every minute, since you started reading this — 2000 more people have gone into eternity! An automobile accident. . . A heart attack. . , A stroke. . .One thing is CERTAIN — you will DIE — today. . . tomorrow . . . a week. . . a month . . . a year. . . 5 years. . . 10 years. . . 20 years. . . 50 years — ONE THING IS CERTAIN —" . . .it is appointed unto man once TO DIE . . ." DON'T BE CAUGHT DEAD WITHOUT JESUS! You may have made some terrible mistakes in your life. There may be some things in your life you would give anything to be able to change. But friend, I assure you — if you die without Jesus Christ — it'll be the worst mistake you could possibly make! Has there ever come a time and a place in your life, when you received Jesus Christ as your personal Savior? If not, you are on the way to hell! Don't let anyone convince you that when you die it will be all over! The Bible says in Hebrews 9:27, "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this THE JUDGMENT." Revelation 20:15 says, "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the LAKE OF FIRE." If you've never received Jesus Christ as your Savior, bow your head this minute and ask the Lord Jesus Christ to save you.Don't put it off another second! NOTHING IS WORTH TAKING THE CHANCE! It's simple to be saved ... Realize you are a sinner. "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:" Romans 3:10 "... for there is no difference. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" Romans 3:23 Realize you CAN NOT save yourself. "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags; ..." Isaiah 64:6 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy He saved us, ..." Titus 3:5 Realize that Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay for your sins. "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, ..." 1 Peter 2:24 "... Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood," Revelation 1:5 Simply by faith receive Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. "But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:" John 1:12 " ...Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."" Acts 16:30,31 "For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE SAVED? Pray this prayer, and mean it with all your heart. Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and unless You save me I am lost forever. I thank You for dying for me on the cross. I come to You now, Lord the best way I know how, and ask You to save me. I now receive You as my Lord and Savior. In Jesus Name, Amen. |
Oh Dear, Oh Dear!
Scottish Govt Embeds ‘White Privilege’ and Woke Ideology in National Education.
Scotland’s left-separatist government has published its astonishing new agenda for “Embedding race equality in schools”, pushing documents which teach woke ideology on “white privilege”, “white fragility”, “decolonising the curriculum”, “structural racism”, and the alleged non-existence of “reverse racism” as fact.
Direct Democracy.
Direct Democracy – The Independents’ Solution.
The Swiss are the only country in the world governing themselves at the national level using direct democracy. They regularly use referenda and are the sole electorate routinely voting on policy issues at all levels of government. I suggest that it would be a huge improvement for our country to also adopt a form of direct democracy and reform the representative system that we struggle with. This will be especially beneficial for independent groups seeking to ensure localism, accountability and integrity: and it so happens that Elon Musk is also a fan of direct democracy because he believes that it is a less corrupt system than representative democracy.
In comparison, Proportional Representation is just another form of representative democracy and suffers from the same problem as its first-past-the-post sister in the representative democracy family. It gives us more parties but still ensures the election of representatives for 4 or 5-year terms who see little need to seek guidance from their electors throughout that period. What employee do you know who is given 5 years free rein by their management (us)? In addition, MPs are really just party serfs toeing the line drawn by the party whips, so their talk of being our “independent” representatives is just twaddle.
For generations now, the political class has manipulated the masses and feathered their own nests. Their cronies and lobbyists have influenced and steered the system to their benefit, drinking deep from the trough of public funds into which the taxpayers have poured their hard-earned wages. All these scams have been concealed behind the veil of “democracy”, but in a direct democracy the voters can demand openness, clarity and regularly vote on specific policies affecting their families and communities.
Do you think local electors would allow there to be nearly 3,000 local council employees earning over £100,000 a year if they had a direct say on such things? Political accountability is failing us because our representatives are more incentivized to satisfy their party bosses and “backers” than their electorates. The Swiss state is also low-cost because such matters have to pass muster with local voters, and are not just waved through by the party in power in safe seats that they have held for decades.Independents hacked off with self-interested party narcissists can break this stranglehold by clubbing together with a national umbrella organisation. Together they can promote accountability from the parish level and all the way up to Westminster, working to develop an accountable system of direct democracy at every level. Both groups can combine to elect MPs who have to respond routinely and directly to voters’ wishes – or go. It is time that a new broom swept aside the tired old parties and cleared the way for people actually interested in routinely working for, and with, the people.
Politicians responsive to their voters can demonstrate their commitment to direct democracy by publicising upcoming votes. Those on their electoral roll can then give their feedback to them through various media before the actual vote. With over 10% responding, the representative must vote according to the majority’s choice. This system will bring real accountability to politics in this country for the first time. Voters will feel a sense of buy-in as they regularly see their interests and views truly considered, and they will benefit from a sense of control, ending the sense of alienation from the “system” that is now such a common feature of life in our dissolving communities.
This combination of Like-Minded Independent (LMI) groups, for instance, maybe bearing the name of the ward, town or local place that resonates with voters, working with a national operator can undermine the seemingly impregnable major parties and supporting oligarchs that we battle with today. The past is past but the future is ours to fashion and that must include finding politicians motivated by community, and communities able to routinely enforce their will.
Committed independent local groups such as the Barnsley Independent Group and the Ashfield Independents are already cutting into the network of cronies at the district council level, but to really improve our national life we need to break the Conservative/Labour stranglehold at the national level. When the state-sponsored Covid crisis is over and the deep damage to the economy and the life of the nation is revealed, the old parties are going to face a very different electorate to that which entered lock-down.
We have to make them pay and revive our national life by ending their control over us, and asserting our right to actual self-government and direct democratic rule. The more we can spread the word and expand such initiatives as LMI, the better. This is not a call for a revolution, but representative democracy has had its day in the sun and needs to evolve, to make way for its direct and proven cousin. Join the evolution and take control.
Independence Daily.
Friday, August 27, 2021
Terrific Batting By India Who ...
... are still second favourites but are almost back in the game at the end of Day Three and the England bowlers have had to toil all day for a paltry two wickets.
Great batting by Pujara to keep the home side at bay.
What Deadly Incompetence!
Afghanistan: Details of local British Embassy workers left on the ground in Kabul.
The Foreign Office has defended its Afghanistan embassy staff after documents identifying Afghan workers and job applicants were found left on the ground at the British diplomatic mission in Kabul.
A 'Pledge' From The Mighty Biden - ISIS Must Be Trembling In Their Boots!
Thirteen US troops and scores of Afghans die in Kabul blasts
Joe Biden pledges to 'hunt down' Isis suicide bombers after America’s deadliest day in Afghanistan for a decade.
I Just Could Not Bring Myself To Read Beyond The Headline.
Canadian Minister for Gender Equality Appeals to ‘Taliban Brothers’.
Tasers.
POLICE must change the way they deploy tasers in order to address serious concerns about their use on children, people with mental illness and black people, a policing watchdog warned today.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) told forces that they risk “losing the trust and confidence of the communities they serve” if they do not act on the issue.
Pointing to the increased use of tasers on children and mentally ill people, the watchdog for England and Wales said there were several examples of missed opportunities for police to de-escalate situations before drawing the weapon.
Black people were more likely to be subjected to prolonged taser discharge than white people, according to a review of 101 investigations carried out by the IOPC between 2015 and 2020. Morning Star.
Blogger: our police are UNarmed. They continuously face violent behaviour but even greater restrictions on their use of tasers can only result in more police wounded or even killed in the line of duty.
Note the emotive use here of the word 'children' - perhaps they could have said 'endearing toddlers' instead!
These 'children' are almost exclusively weaponised, knife-bearing - often drugged up - teenagers!
IOPC - check their political credentials before coming to a judgement!
Despicable.
Harvard University names a devout ATHEIST as its new head chaplain who describes himself as 'humanist rabbi': Ivy League school says it's catering to the 40% of students who are NOT religious or agnostic
- Greg Epstein will become the head of representatives of the religious community at the Ivy League School
- Epstein, who has served as Harvard's 'humanist chaplain' since 2005, is a devout atheist and caters to atheists, agnostics and humanists
- His elevation to the position is meant to be inclusive of larger and larger numbers of Americans who identify as spiritual but not religious
- 'There is a rising group of people who no longer identify with any religious tradition but still experience a real need for conversation and support around what it means to be a good human and live an ethical life,' he said
- A survey of the school's class of 2019 showed 21 percent of the class as agnostic and 17 percent were atheists; two thirds identified as 'somewhat or very liberal'
- The position of chaplain is not necessarily tied to one particular religion, although it has origins in the Christian tradition
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Headingley Day Two.
Awesome batting by England (NO, honestly!) saw England take a huge lead, led by a third consecutive century from skipper, Joe Root.
When India eventually start their second innings in the morning - they will face a mighty total of 345+ runs just to make England bat again!
India's batting will have to produce some 600%+ more runs than in their first innings just to give themselves the tiniest long shot of avoiding a truly humiliating defeat.
England still have two wickets remaining to make the gap a few runs wider still.
Farewell To The Inimitable ER Dexter.
How Are The Mighty Fallen.
May I offer thanks to all those Americans who put Mr Biden into office.
Like all of your other scheming - just houses built on a foundation of sand - dear Democrat voters.
Quote: George Wald.
" I do not want to believe in God. Therefore I choose to believe in that which I know is scientifically impossible: spontaneous generation arising to evolution."
Blogger: and this man won a Nobel Prize?
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