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Is Satan in Hell Enjoying, Suffering or Tormenting the Dead?

Posted by Feb 28, 2023 Gospel Evangelism, Holy Word Leave a Comment
Is Satan in Hell Enjoying, Suffering or Tormenting the Dead?

Many artworks and doctrines of men mislead us from the truth about Satan, hell and dead souls. Satan in hell is erroneous and untruthful!

Today’s message would explain to you the true facts about the current place of the Devil and the controller of hell.

I grew up to see many pictures portraying Satan tormenting the dead. I read many books of authors who claimed to have visited the hell in vision and saw Satan enjoying the torment of the dead souls. But I thank the LORD who gave me the right understanding about this topic.

To avoid bias and confusion, all my points are restricted to the reference of Jesus Christ our great Teacher.

Jesus Christ did not Say Satan in Hell Enjoying

I want you to please patiently read this passage narrated by Jesus Christ below:

“There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores.”

“So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

“Then 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. But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.”

“And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us…” (Luke 16:19-31)

Brief Description of Hell

With respect to the passage above:

1. There are some angels whose duty is to usher dead souls to their next place of existence, so, no silence for your soul when you die.

2. In the world of the dead there are two sections; hell/hades where there are torments and the other side where there is comfort.

3. Dead souls are not blind or deaf and not without feeling!

4. Prayers are made in hell but can never be answered.

5. There is a great architectural job done by the LORD that separate the torment zone from the comfort zone.

6. Devil’s name was not mentioned by the rich man. Since drop of water was not given to him, he would have prayed to Abraham to appeal to Satan to reduce his torments.

So, Satan in hell is not established in the passage above.

Where is the Location of Hell?

Please, I would advise you not to be too inquisitive about the location of hell because it has no physical or spiritual benefit for you. Hell is not a fiction but a real existence best known to the LORD of all Creations.

Many prophets give a downward position for hell and not upward heavenly position. Since Jesus Christ did not give us the geographical location of hell or paradise then we should care less about the place because it is impossible for a man to visit for holiday or excursion.

Satan in Hell Tormenting the Dead Not Real!

Many movies we watch and books we read about the devil and hell are deception. Let’s go through the authentic information below:

1. Satan moves from one place to another on earth.

“And the LORD said to Satan, “From where do you come?” So, Satan answered the LORD and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.” (Job 1:7)

2. The Devil was chased out of Heaven to earth and not to hell.

“…Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time. Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child…” (Revelation 12:12-13)

3. Satan too busy on earth (not in hell) tempting and deceiving people.

“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” (Matthew 4:1)

4. Devil was not among the fallen angels bounded in hell, so no business for him there.

“For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment.” (2 Peter 2:4)

No matter the number of messages you must have heard either in your church or anywhere that contradicts the truth above must be disregarded. My Pastors previously preached the heresy and I have also preached it before because I thought my pastor was correct until I study the Bible with the Wisdom of the Holy Spirit.

So, the four points above are powerful and please do not find it impossible to change a long-time believe that Satan in hell enjoying and tormenting souls. The Devil is not in hell yet with respect to the expository bible verses above!

Who Controls the Hell Fire?

It might interest you to know that the Almighty LORD is the Supreme Controller of hell fire. Satan is not in hell because his time have not come. For instance, you hear some demons telling Jesus that their time is not yet up and He shouldn’t cast them to hell – Matthew chapter 8 verse 29.

1. The LORD designed the place of dead such that the souls of saints and sinners are not mixed together but well separated as mentioned by Abraham. (Luke chapter 16)

2. The rich man’s response gave us the understanding that only dead sinners suffer hot punishment in hell and it is difficult for saints like Abraham to help them.

3. GOD created all the tormenting agents and phenomenon in hell. Devil who was also GOD’s creation did not have the authority.

4. Satan can kill the body but does not have the power to send any soul to hell, only the LORD can do such!

Jesus Christ says: “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28)

Don’t be deceived by the brilliant motivational speakers who tells you that GOD cannot be so wicked to throw sinners into hell fire. Note that GOD can never be blackmailed.

The LORD made it clear that those who disobey His instructions would be cast to hell (Matthew 7:21…). For instance, if you disobey the law of the land, are you not seriously dealt with by the law of the land? So, when the LORD said that He would throw all sinners to hell/lake of fire, then some deceitful scholars told you He is a loving GOD He cannot do that you better watch your back…!

The Final Place for the Devil

After Satan’s roaming from one end of the earth to another busy deceiving many people so that he could have many souls with him in eternal condemnation, he would be cast into the lake of fire. Hell, and every soul in it would also end up in the lake of fire.

“The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.”

“The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works.”

“Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:10-15)

 

Finally, the revelations of Jesus Christ in today’s message shows that Satan in hell enjoying is untrue. Please, make sure you don’t fall into the deceits of the Devil by studying the Bible always and remain spiritually alert.

Father, I pray you continue to expose the secrets of the Devil to us and save us from falling because lake of fire is not your plan for us. So, help us in Jesus name. Amen.   

10 Ways to Overcome Spiritual Laziness as a Christian

Posted by Jan 25, 2023 Holy Word, Word of Faith 4 Comments
10 Ways to Overcome Spiritual Laziness as a Christian

Spiritual laziness means reluctance to do the spiritual actions that the LORD instruct you to do always as a Christian.

Spiritual laziness had become a plaque among Christians because they believe the false teachers who said that they have no regulations to follow other than to believe in the name of Jesus Christ.

Today’s message will tell you the signs of spiritual laziness and how to overcome the menace.

7 Signs of Spiritual Laziness

1. When you love to spend excessive time on social events than spiritual activities. For instance, watching movies or social media for many hours.

2. Procrastinating your prayer time.

3. Always too tired to read your Bible daily.

4. Giving excuses for not participating in evangelism.

5. Spiritual laziness takes place when you are gluttonous and sleep too much.

6. When Christian life becomes boring to you.

7. You don’t have the zeal to fellowship in the presence of the LORD.

10 Dangers of Spiritual Slothfulness

1. Disconnect you from the presence of the LORD.

2. Spiritual laziness makes it easy for the devil to oppress you.

3. Such soul is running far away from the path to Heaven.

4. It would be difficult to be successful in life.

5. Spiritual slothfulness would make a Christian to become self-righteous.

6. It is the main cause of a retarded spiritual growth!

7. Lukewarmness

8. Backsliding

9. Difficult deliverance from the bondage of spiritual procrastination.

10. Spiritual laziness can make you slave to sin forever!

10 Ways to Overcome Spiritual Laziness

1. Make friends with genuine children of GOD.

2. Change your orientation from the false teaching of “eternal security”.

3. Take away distractions such as movies, social media, etc

4. Rekindle your First Love for GOD and keep the ‘fire’ burning!

5. Set alarm on your reminder devices for daily spiritual activities such as prayer time, worship moment, bible studies, online evangelism etc

6. No boring moment in Christian lifestyle, so always listen to inspirational gospel music.

7. Sitting down in a building for hours every Sunday might make you lazy, thus exercise your body by going for evangelism always.

8. You can overcome spiritual laziness by setting your mind to always become conscious of God’s presence by your side.

9. Be faithful to the LORD and not to the things of this world.

10. Make your spiritual gifts useful in the lives of people around you.

Many Christians on their spiritual race may get weary and if care is not taken the spiritual laziness can take the course.

“But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.””

If you are going through unwanted situation of spiritual coldness then follow the solutions above and you would be energetic for God’s purpose for your life.     

20 Emotional Bible Verses about Love!

Posted by Dec 31, 2022 Holy Word, Word of Faith Leave a Comment
20 Emotional Bible Verses about Love!

The significance of reading Bible verses about love is to remind you about the great affectionate of the LORD upon your life. Love is powerful and can heal your ‘wounds’.

Today’s message will show you GOD’s expression of love to you and the right way for you to love GOD and people.

20 Bible Verses about Love

1. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

2. Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. (1John 4:7)

3. And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins. (1Peter 4:8)

4. Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins. (Proverbs 10:12)

5. Let all that you do be done with love. (1Corinthians 16:14)

6. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. (Colossians 3:14)

7. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. (1John 4:18)

8. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. (John 15:13)

9. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. (1John 4:8)

10. A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. (John 13:34)

11. But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you. (Luke 6:27)

12. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up. (1Corinthians 13:4)

13. The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. (Zephaniah 3:17)

14. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)

15. Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. (1John 3:1)

16. For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. (Galatians 5:13)

17. Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart. (1Peter 1:22)

18. These things I command you, that you love one another. (John 15:17)

19. My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but indeed and in truth. (1John 3:18)

20. As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. (John 15:9-10)

Recite and meditate on the bible verses about love above and you would gain great inspiration from the LORD.

12 Powerful Ways to Fight the Evil Spirit!

Posted by Dec 10, 2022 Holy Word, Word of Faith 11 Comments
12 Powerful Ways to Fight the Evil Spirit!

To fight the evil spirit means acquisition of a supernatural power that manifests to yield victory both in the spiritual and physical realm of your life.

Please be watchful because all spiritual attacks do not take the form of warfare, some can be gentle, seductive and look good like in the case of Eve in the garden of Eden.

Have you experienced strange noise, unusual body and mind control or terrible nightmares with a bad influence on your physical, emotional or spiritual life? Have you joined the occult to fight the evil spirit and you don’t win? It’s unfortunate but don’t worry because reading this message and obeying the steps would give you victory in Jesus’ name.

What are Evil Spirits?

Evil spirits are spirits of the fallen angels chased out of heaven for their rebellious act.

Evil spirits are also referred to as unclean spirits, demons and lying spirit.

They are called evil spirit because all the best the angels can do are destructive missions. If you get any ‘good’ from them then you will surely pay it back in multiples of grieve and sorrow!

History of Demonic Spirits

The LORD created the angels to have a spiritual formation like us.

“Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.” (Psalm 104:4)

All angels were ministering to the LORD until a moment when one of the arch angels called Lucifer the morning star thought of elevating his throne above that of his Creator. He convinced so many angels who thought Lucifer could defeat the Throne of the LORD.

After their defeat from heaven, Lucifer name changed to Devil/Satan and the other angels that followed him are now referred to as evil angels. Thus, the spirit in an evil angel is simply an evil spirit.

Please, read more in the Holy Bible as recorded in the book of Isaiah chapter 14 and Revelation chapter 12.

7 Major Categories of Evil Spirits

No one can understand everything about the Creator. He created us with hierarchies and the angels were not created with equal capability too. When the fallen angels left heaven, the LORD did not withdraw their powers so they rank themselves according to their creative ability.

Major categories according to their location include:

1. The Arch Angelic Demon known as their spiritual leader is popularly called the Satan wandering from one place to another (Job 1:6-7)

2. Chained ones in darkness (Jude 1:6)

3. Unclean spirits in the wilderness (Matthew 12:43)

4. The demons in the firmament

5. Evil spirits on earth possess living creatures including humans.

6. Marine spirits

7. Demons are present in hell (2Peter2:4)

All these categories of evil spirits do not work independently but they are loyal to the great dragon, the old serpent also called the Devil.

     There are some people who make you believe that there are good demons that can give you money, children or anything wonderful you want. But I am warning you with respect to my experience with the Devil that there is nothing good from the evil spirits. They might make you laugh in the morning but they would ensure you cry in the afternoon and weep tirelessly at night!

How Can I be Possessed by Demonic Spirit?

The 10 main channels you can become filled by the evil spirit are:

1. Living joyfully in a sinful lifestyle.

2. If you worship in churches with existence of idols or ‘statue of saints’.

3. Gathering where recitation of strange words that cannot be found in the Bible.

4. Church without decorum about speaking in tongues and its interpretation. Don’t be deceived, demons speak in tongues as well, so if your tongue is not genuine you are set for a big trouble!

5. If you love lies then demons would be your friend.

6. Absence of the word of GOD in your heart.

7. A life with less prayer or reading prayers from the book without real spiritual connection to the LORD is dangerous.

8. When the Holy Spirit is not allowed to control your actions and reactions daily.

9. If you seek for help from dark powers, then you won’t be able to fight the evil spirit.

10. Careless Christians who claim to be saved by grace and still wallow in unholiness can’t escape the possession of the demonic spirits.

10 Dangerous Effects of Evil Spirit to You

The terrible actions of unclean spirits mentioned below can be as a result of spiritual attack or the aftermath of a relationship with the Devil and demons:

1. Depression; like the case of king Saul (1 Samuel 16:14)

2. Some case of mental imbalance

3. Incurable sickness

4. Suicidal mission

5. Transforming you from GOD’s image to another image through cosmetics, tattoos and make-up. (Revelation 2:20)

6. Making money through your spiritual gifts instead to give freely as instructed by Jesus Christ, this act will lead to end-time rejection. (Matthew 7:21-23)

7. Evil spirit will make you love arguments with the Holy Spirit and make you good at misconceptions of the scriptures. (Titus 3:9)

8. Departure of the Holy Spirit from you due to your wrong choice.

9. Evil spirit attacks you to steal, kill and destroy destiny.

10. The relationship of the Devil and his demons with you will surely lead your eternal soul to hell.

12 Mighty Ways to Fight the Evil Spirit

May we never fall into the anger of the LORD where these evil spirits are used as instruments of chastisement to the children of GOD. Thus, the following steps below can help you fight the evil spirit that intends to crush you to hell:

1. Stop all sinful acts, repent and ask for God’s forgiveness; the only ‘access key’ used by the evil spirit to knock you down is the presence of sin in your life!

2. Cry out to the LORD for deliverance and always call the name of Jesus Christ when you feel the presence of the unclean spirits.

3. Your faith in the Power of the LORD is a strong weapon to fight the evil spirit.

4. Destroy all charms and renounce all covenants you have with the demons.

5. Stop attending church with idols/statue of ‘holy saints’ and run away from gatherings that use materialism such as; handkerchiefs, soap, candles, water, oil etc. All these are channels of the wicked spirit that links into you!

6. Identify the loopholes that give the entrance of the evil spirit into your life. For example; drunkenness, wild parties, sexual immoralities, artificial beauty materials, carelessness etc.

7. Seal all the loopholes by obeying the holy commandments of the LORD written in the Bible.

8. If you want to fight the evil spirit and win the battle, then you must always read the word of GOD in the Bible every hour. I advise you to listen to the bible audio format and always sing good Gospel worship songs.

9. Always pray to the LORD all the time and invite the Holy Spirit to dwell in you. Don’t give-up even if there is no instant miracle.

10. Don’t do anything without the approval of the Holy Spirit in you because the Spirit of the LORD will teach you how to defeat different spiritual attacks of the demons.

11. You must engage in prayer and fasting asking for the divine touch of GOD on you, for sanctification and spiritual transformation. Your mind, spirit and body must be cleansed.

12. If you suffer too much stumbling in the process, then seek for counsel from a genuine servant of GOD who won’t ask for money from you or you can contact me.

I was once a friend of the Devil and when I heard the Call of the LORD, I pulled out. I was severely attacked by the Devil and his demons but all the steps I mentioned above were followed and I was victorious through the Blood of Jesus Christ.

If you sincerely obey the twelve steps above you will fight the evil spirit and overcome!

May the power of the LORD be upon you as you obey today’s message in Jesus’ name.   

Spiritual Darkness in the Church; The Devil’s Secret Revealed!

Posted by Nov 10, 2022 Church, Holy Word , 2 Comments
Spiritual Darkness in the Church; The Devil’s Secret Revealed!

Spiritual darkness in the church means the presence of the Devil appearing as angel of light with great manifestation of unholy acts that blindfold the Christians and separate them from the LORD.

It’s awful and painful when the LORD revealed this sad situation to me. We must wake up from slumber and fight the good fight of faith!

Today’s message is not meant to judge anyone but to reveal the secret of the Devil and to open our eyes to see the spiritual darkness in the church through the Light of Jesus Christ!

“I was held by an Angel of the LORD in a vision and was taken out of the earth and I could see the whole earth like a small city surrounded by air and water. Many buildings and structures were created by man but the earth was in pitch-darkness despite the electrical infrastructures and I saw scanty spot of light illumination in the midst of the extreme darkness.”

“The Holy Spirit told me that I should not be carried away by the size of the earth because during the second coming of Jesus Christ, everyone on earth would see Him coming. And the darkness connotes the manifestation of the Devil across the earth.”

I want you to share this unpopular message with your friends because the strong influence of the spiritual darkness in the church intends to wipe away our souls from GOD’s kingdom!

How Did Spiritual Darkness Descend into the Church?

After Jesus Christ showed His disciples the Light and taught them how to live a holy life. Then His Blood was shed on the cross for the cleansing of our sins and He resurrected on the third day. Before His ascension to heaven, Jesus Christ gave a specific instruction:

“And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”” (Mark 16:15)

The disciples did not spread to the world to preach after receiving the Holy Spirit rather they constitute a “mega church” in Jerusalem.

It was a big error that the early Christians restricted themselves to a building when the LORD expected them to always be on the move to witness the Gospel across countries.

The LORD is no more interested in building or temple. I tell you authoritatively that HE is interested in you!

“And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”” (2 Corinthians 6:16)

When it was about the second century after Christ’s resurrection, the Devil took advantage of the congregational style to create his counterfeit church. The arrival of Roman Catholic marks the arrival of spiritual darkness in the church.

The Devil brought division to the midst of the Christians and the leaders did not focus on the Gospel message anymore but their priority was how to create doctrines that would make them unique.

Spiritual darkness in the church was established on the day the Christians started to have denominations and man-made doctrines.  

Is GOD Happy with the Current Status of the Church?

The spiritual battle that brings darkness into the church is not strange to the LORD, and Jesus Christ gave the warnings:

“How is it you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? –but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

“Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” (Matthew 16:11-12)

The LORD alerts everyone through the vision revealed to John:

“And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” (Revelation 12:17)

Jesus Christ foresees darkness coming when he asked if he would really find faith on earth during His second coming? (Luke 18:8).  

The LORD is not happy with this current situation but it’s not His fault. When we make the right choice to embrace the Light of Jesus Christ then the spiritual darkness would disappear.     

10 Signs of Spiritual Darkness in the Church

1. Disobedience to the teachings of Jesus Christ and worship of images/leaders in the church.

2. Creation of doctrines and creeds that are alien to the Bible.

3. Availability of various versions of the Bible to water-down the teachings of Jesus Christ.

4. Church is equally yoked with Catholic, Muslim, Buddhist and the like.

5. Many church leaders are lovers of money, sucking the poor sheep to become a fat shepherd.

6. Abominations such as homosexual, transgender and the like are allowed in the church of our generation.

7. We hardly hear directly from the LORD but demonic speaking in tongues that are not interpreted for you had filled the church!

8. Acceptability of worldly style of music, dressing, slangs and traditions are great signs of spiritual darkness in the church.

9. False teachers are densely populated in the church.

10. Use of dark powers by many famous church leaders for miracles, signs and wonders in the church.

 Effects of Spiritual Darkness in the Church

1. No more GOD’s manifestation in many churches.

2. The Devil’s manipulations such as fake miracles are abound.

3. Love for things of this world than love for GOD.

4. Holiness is scarce!

5. Faith in the LORD is rare!

6. Some people who have one problem goes to church and come back home with multiple predicaments!

7. High numbers of lukewarm, backsliding and ‘half-baked’ Christians.

8. The word of GOD in the Bible is less important when compared to the New Age teachings around us.

9. Many Christians cannot boost entering heaven but hide under grace. Can grace and sin dwell together?

10. Every church that has its own special doctrines or creed are blindfolded and under the influence of spiritual darkness of the Devil. Deceits of the highest order everywhere!

How to Overcome Spiritual Darkness in the Church

1. Let’s ask for forgiveness and retrace our steps back to the First Love we have in the LORD.

2. We must go back to the Word of GOD in the Bible without misrepresenting it to suit ourselves.

3. Stop believing your Pastor’s teachings if you cannot find it in the teachings of the LORD recorded in the Bible.

4. Only the teachings of Jesus Christ should be our doctrines.

5. Stay away from church that spend long hours of religious activities in the building without pushing you out to preach the Gospel.

6. Forget about church interested in your money for building mega church and other things of this world instead of blessing the poor.

7. You must understand that church should only be a gathering for Bible Studies, Singing Hymns and Prayers just like Jesus Christ did.

8. Your money which should be more than tithes (according to Jesus Christ) must be invested in lives of the poor around you and gospel missionary.

9. We would overcome spiritual darkness in the church if we all understand that Jesus Christ did not ask us to sit in buildings on Saturdays/Sundays but to preach the Gospel to the world.

10. Our leaders should stop portraying themselves to us as a ‘super-god’, distracting us from the real identity of Jesus Christ.

I am not disputing the fact that the Light of the LORD can wipe away every spiritual darkness in the church but that won’t happen without our choice because the LORD does not abuse His Power.

Similarly, Adam and Eve made the choice of eating the forbidden fruit, we made the choice to mingle with the world and GOD would never abuse His power on us. It is wise you make the choice of pulling out from the ‘civilization and technologies’ that takes your heart away from the LORD.

Kindly embrace the Holy Spirit who would teach and counsel you on the righteous way to survive this corrupt world so that you can find it possible to escape the hot judgment of the end time!