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Lake of Fire; Is Hell Created for Humanity?

Posted by May 6, 2015 Gospel Evangelism, Holy Word 2 Comments
Lake of Fire; Is Hell Created for Humanity?

Hell has always been a topic that a lot of people would not love to talk about but the interesting truth is that hell is not created for humanity. Lake of fire had never been an abode designed for us by God. God proved this to us in the most populous verse of the Bible; ‘’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 NKJV
Did you believe that hell is not a joke?

Proof of Hell Existence by the Scientists

There are over 163 references in the New Testament which warns of hell and over 80 of these references were mentioned by the Lord Jesus Christ. Since Jesus Christ is not a liar and He cannot lie, then you have to consider this issue with utmost concentration.

 
His story about Lazarus and the rich man was not a parable but a true life story. He wants us to learn a lesson about the reality of hell. ‘’…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…’’ Luke 16:19-31.

 
In 1987, scientists who never believed in the eternity of heaven or hell came to there right senses after a drilling research of the earth. It was published in the Birmingham News, April 10, 1987 with an article titled, ‘’Earth’s Center Hotter than Sun’s surface’’. The scientists discovered that earth inner core has a temperature over 12,000 degree Fahrenheit.

The Location of Hell is on the Map

Jesus gave us the understanding that His mission of salvation for humanity will not be completed without taking authority from ‘Death’ in hell. Matthew 12:40, ‘’For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.’’ So, the location of hell is at the center of the earth.

 
Jesus revealed hell to Mary K. Baxter in March 1976 and she wrote in her book titled ‘A Divine Revelation of Hell’; “Jesus spoke again: “Hell has a body (like a human form) lying on her back in the center of the earth. Hell is shaped like a human body – very large and with many chambers of torment”. (Page 34)

Who is Hell Created for?

Hell is for the disobedient spirits, which include Satan (formerly a Lucifer) and the rebellious demons (former angels of God) as mentioned in Revelation Chapter 12. Hell is translated as Hades in the Greek word. Some demons are bound in chains while some are unbound as mentioned in Jude 6. “And the angels who did not keep their proper domain but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great Day”.

 
Hell is a place of darkness filled with agony, gnashing of teeth, weeping and sorrow. Revelation chapter 20 verse 10 says: “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’’. So, it is clearly explained that every fallen spirit in hell (Death and Hades) shall be cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death (Revelation 20:14).

The Character of Hell

The character of beings dwelling in hell can be summarized as disobedience. God created us to obey His will for our benefits and not to rebel against His wishes for our lives. Whenever someone disobey God and dies in such a rebellious life, it is impossible for the spirit of such person to dwell in heaven so the only available abode for such a disobedient spirit is hell.

 
Once you belief in the salvation of Jesus for your life, then you are saved from hell. But if you go back to worldliness, He will exercise patience for you to understand the truth about holiness. His patience is an act of love to save your spirit from perishing in hell. “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long-suffering towards us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance”. 2 Peter 3:9 (NKJV)

 
Lake of fire or hell is not created for humanity. It is created for the disobedient ones who made the choice to be rebellious to the instructions of the Lord. Jesus Christ gives us a clue of how the last judgment day will look like for those who made the choice of disobeying His instructions in the Bible. “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, depart from me, you cursed into the everlasting fire prepared for devil and his angels”. (Matthew 25: 41)

 
This is a call for every one of us to always check and balance our lifestyle with the standard of God’s words in the Bible. Unrighteous character cannot enter into heaven. “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters and all liars shall have their path in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death”. (Rev 21:8 NKJV)
This warning is not meant to scare you but to encourage you not to take God’s salvation in your life for granted. Jesus loves you.

5 Things to Do to Gain Heaven

Posted by Apr 29, 2015 Gospel Evangelism, Holy Word Leave a Comment
5 Things to Do to Gain Heaven

A true life story about heaven made me to meditate some practical things to consistently do to gain heaven, which I would love to share with you. A young pastor traveling on a highway saw an old man by the roadside requesting for a free ride, and he stopped the car for the old man in white garment to come in.

For the first time after ten minutes of silent driving, the old man asked the pastor if he knew what happened in heaven last night, but he gave a negative response. The old man said: “The trumpet was ordered to be blown for the rapture, but Jesus appealed that some people are yet to hear the gospel”. The amazing part of this story is that the old man disappeared from the vehicle after his last statement.

 
The scriptures made us to know that Jesus Christ in heaven is still playing the role of intercession as mentioned in the book of Hebrew chapter 12 verses 24 which says:…”to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.” 

With respect to the aggressive evangelism through the internet, Jesus Christ can come any moment from now. What will be your position during the rapture?

5 Major Steps to Take to Gain Heaven

1. Give the Access Key of Your Heart to God

When God created us in HIS image, a strong attribute we have in common is the ‘power of choice‘. Did you ever ask yourself why the omnipresent God could not stop Eve when she plucked the forbidden fruit to eat? The answer is simply because HE respected the power of Eve’s choice who decided to obey the devil.

Do not prefer to do things in your own way without consulting God. God can speak to you when you talk to HIM in your room – I am a living witness of this truth! To gain heaven you must have a constant relationship with the LORD. Give HIM the chance to control your decisions on earth. 

2. Worship God in Heaven and not the world

If you have the ambition to acquire houses, cars and many things of this world then you would find it difficult to respect the power and sovereignty of the Most High GOD. You will be distracted from the holy lifestyle the LORD wants from you. 

Jesus speaks in Matthew chapter 6 verses 24: “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon”.

You must worship the LORD daily in spirit and in truth for you to gain heaven. 

3. Study the Road Map to Heaven

The LORD allowed the Bible to be in existence for everyone to understand the roadmap to heaven. It is the Holy Book that will guide you to a righteous life. When you read the Bible and obey the Will of God in the scriptures every day, then you are on the right direction to heaven.

The Holy Spirit speaks through Paul in his letter to Timothy, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” (2Tim3:16)

4. Reject the Worldly Custom

This world is under the great influence of the devil who devices a lot of ungodly customs that can hinder our journey to heaven. 
You have to stay away from the popular customs in our generation which include; provocative dressing, tattoo, homosexuals, cohabiting, body costumes and other customs prohibited by the LORD.

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God”. (Romans 12:2)

5. Love Your Neighbour

Everything about God is love, so you have to adjust your mind to love your friends and your enemies. Love is a significant trait in heaven.

For instance, an American visiting Japan for the first time and who wants to avoid embarrassment must learn the customs related to greetings and so on. The common greeting for men and women is to bow when they greet someone, as opposed to giving a casual handshake or a hug.

Similarly, to gain heaven you must also have the heart of true love to God and to everyone around you. Jesus speaks in John chapter 13 verse 34: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.”

 

It is the plan of the LORD that everyone should gain heaven and that is the reason for the teachings, sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I encourage you to walk on the path of holiness which is the only way to heaven. This narrow path to heaven involves obedience to the instructions of the LORD daily, discipline, endurance, and agape love. May the LORD help us in Jesus name. 

Atheists; Atheism – A time-bomb!

Posted by Apr 22, 2015 Gospel Evangelism, Holy Word 16 Comments
Atheists; Atheism – A time-bomb!

Atheism had become a famous belief in the developed countries and very soon it will spread like a wild fire to other continents. Atheists do not believe in the powerful existence of God, heaven or hell because they chose to be free thinkers.

 
Available statistics reveal a worldwide population of Atheist to be about 750 million. Research showed that Atheists are predominantly male younger than 35 years old, large populace exist in countries such as Japan, Taiwan, Europe, Canada and Australia. Is that an indication of inadequate evangelical crusade? The youths of this generation must be ready to close the gate of hell through God’s power and grace!

Three causes of Atheism

 
1. SEEKING A LAWLESS LIFE

Atheism had been in existence before the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ and since such people still exist till today, it shows that the category of this people does not want to be controlled by any form of law or commandments. They do not want to surrender their power of will to God. Jesus had prophesied the popular occurrence of atheism, which every one of us had to fasten our belt. Mt 24:12 ‘’And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold”. (NKJV)

 
Atheists love to have full control of their decisions and they consider God to be an enemy, therefore, they decided to adopt the belief (empowered by the devil) that there is no God. They love to live a lawless life. You have to dissociate your kids from atheist because you might find it difficult to instill discipline in your kids.

 
2.WRONG USE OF SCIENCE

 
Most Atheists are better educated than some Christians and the wrong conception of science and technology had been an element of atheism.

For instance, a British Physicist Stephen Hawking spoke with El Mundo Newspaper that it was natural to believe God created the universe, but now science offers him more convincing explanation and the discovery of knowledge made him to reject God and pronounce to be an atheist. How I wish he could ask himself the source of his wisdom and knowledge…

 

3. FALSE TEACHING FROM THE PULPIT OF CLOWN

 
Atheism is spreading across the world because a lot of people go through terrible challenges of life which led to confusion and disappointment. It is a pity that some false pastors contributed greatly to this due to their wrong teachings and questionable lifestyles.

For instance, MacBain Teresa stood before the American Atheists convention in March 2012 at Bethesda, Maryland and told the participants who were more than 1,500, “My name is Teresa, I’m a pastor currently serving a Methodist church… at least up to this point… I am an atheist”. Though, the church sacked Teresa but a great havoc had been done to the faith status of a lot of new converts under her ministration. Can you imagine the faithless actions of such ministers in the Christendom?

 
The Holy Spirit blew the trumpet of warning about this in 2Peter 2:1 ”But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction”. (NKJV)

Two major ways to Preach to Atheists

 
1. DON’T SENTENCE ATHEIST TO HELL

 
Since majority of the Atheists are educated, then the bible is not a strange Book. You do not need to quote the Bible to sentence the atheist to death. Their natural rebellious belief detests the commandments of God, so listing the do’s and don’ts in the Bible will only lead to hot argument.

 
You can use the natural environment as awareness to the handiwork of God, which proofs His existence as the Source of all resources including science. Kindly explain to atheists that the events and word of God in the Bible are real as supported by the Archaeological discovery which gives a consistent proof that records in the Bible really occurred.

 
2. LAY MORE EMPHASIS ON DISCIPLINE

 
One of the hottest arguments by atheists is that if God had been a loving God, He would not have created what is called hell. I patiently explained to them that God’s grace and love in their lives is immeasurable, but He does not compromise His Integrity. Hell was not originally created for human, but for the disobedient beings. Atheist love to do whatever they wish (either good or bad), and do not want to be held responsible.
True love does not encourage indiscipline, and that is the reason God led Jesus to come to this world to teach us the right way to live.

 

Our God is real, Jehovah is alive, heaven and hell is real. He had given me the privilege to see Him in visions. I proclaim by the authority of the Lord that He is real and powerful. His presence is awesome; the breath in heaven can be described as peaceful. When compared to our breath on earth, it is like squeezing heavy stones through the nose. It would be painful for all atheists to stand before the judgment throne of God before discovering that God truly exist, heaven and hell is not a joke.

 
I am not comfortable with this trend of atheism. Every Christian should remember that Jesus asked a question in the second part of Luke 18:8… ‘’Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”
Jesus told us to spread the gospel to the world. Let us stop restricting ourselves to the four walls of the church every Sunday, but to move out to preach the Good News to those that are sick in spirit so that atheism will not spread like a wild fire in our society.

How can I be wise as serpent?

Posted by Mar 25, 2015 Gospel Evangelism, Holy Word 6 Comments

Jesus Christ was teaching His disciples the right attitude to practice during evangelism “wise as serpent” in the midst of wicked people who shall stand against preaching the power of truth in the gospel when He says: ’’Behold I send you out as a sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpent and harmless as doves’’. (Matthew 10:16 NKJV)

I was wondering how could the wisdom of the serpent that made Eve in the Garden of Eden to lose her physical intimacy with God become the source of power for me to defeat the wicked people. In my sense of interpretation, I thought there was nothing wrong with behaviour such as; deceit, slander and being hostile to any wicked person that might cross my path. But the gentle voice of the Holy Spirit asked me if any evil action could yield a good outcome? I need no one to tell me the answers…

The wisdom of the serpent in the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ is referring to the natural attitude of the animal and not to the devil that used the animal as an instrument in the Garden of Eden. The world holds nearly 3,500 snake species and each display a unique combination of defensive mechanisms and survival strategies. Most of the snake relies on camouflage (hiding) or fleeing from predators as a first point line of defence.

Have you ever met a serpent while walking along a bush path? Huh! It’s not as scary as you thought. When most of the serpent noticed the presence of a potential enemy, they camouflage and run away. That is the wisdom of the serpent the Lord Jesus Christ wants us to imbibe in our rough Christian path of evangelism.

During evangelism in a gathering where you were not given the audience to speak the power of truth according to the word of God, do not embarrass or curse them because you might not find such attitude funny. Jesus want you to be wise as serpent by dusting your feet, dip your hand into your pocket to grab your ignition key – camouflage and run away by obeying the speed limit of the rough road to your house. Another day will be a chance for the poor evangelist.

Jesus Christ had the same encounter when He was denied the access to preach the power of truth in the country of the Gadarenes, because the angry people were not comfortable with the financial loss incurred by the great herd of swine (about two thousand) that got choked in the sea.

If Jesus had not been wise as serpent by asking the man delivered from the demons to stay behind in the town – camouflage, and He ran away to the next village to preach the power of truth, then it is obvious that Jesus would have been stoned to death by the angry people, which would not fulfil His purpose of salvation to the human being (Mark 5:1-21). It was later discovered that the only economist to teach the Gadarenes how to be profitable in animal husbandry is the Lord Jesus Christ.

Christians have the obligation to preach the power of truth, but it must be done without pride. Therefore, you need to preach the gospel with wisdom and run away from a place or anyone who rejects your invitation. It is certain that those who reject your preaching will invite you later on for a crusade.