Not in the book of life then cast into the lake of fire

 June 22, 2021 4.40 am

Revelation 20:15

“And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” 

 

To open to paraphrase

“The phrase “absent from the body” is found in 2 Corinthians 5:6-8. Paul states that he is confident in his eternal destiny and longs for the day when he can be “absent from the body” and be present with the Lord he loves and serves. To be “absent” from one’s body simply means to die because, at death, the spirit is separated from the body and moves into its eternal abode—either heaven with the Lord or hell, separated from God for eternity.

In the same way, Christians are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the presence of God. For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. When a born-again believer dies, his soul goes immediately into the presence of the Lord. There, the soul consciously awaits the resurrection of the body. To the church at Philippi Paul wrote from a Roman prison:”

“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you” (Philippians 1:21-24). 

“Paul’s desire in life was to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ. If he lived, he could continue to labor for the Lord. If he faced execution, he would depart this life and be with Christ. He desired to be with his Savior, but if he remained on earth, he could continue to minister to others. “

 

You can read the rest credit Got Question https://www.gotquestions.org/absent-from-the-body.html

 

Now that is if you are properly and biblically saved. Then that is a good thing.  

 

So why do I even bother? Because people have taken the doctrine of hell and even claimed that it does not exist and that it is a man made doctrine. Yes it is true that men have misconstrued the doctrine of hell to control people. Certain religions have taken it out of context. At the same time full of abominations resides thereof. 

 

And you know we have the saying don’t put God in a box. That phrase is not used in vain. It is a warning. God is more than you can contemplate. It’s been 2000 years or more since Christ died for the sins of the world. (John 3:16) And of course he is risen and glorified. His words are true. Sure we know and heard about Hades. (See below)  And we know/heard about Gehenna and Sheol.. (See below) There are those people that have misconstrued and looked into the word of God and twisted it. They have concluded universal salvation. And isn’t it strange that countless people that mocked God seen hell in near death experiences. And there are people who doubt. Even doctors who doubted or atheist scientists who doubted. And it’s a doctrine that people reject. How could a loving God be so cruel. He punishes sin. The lord Jesus Christ said it in so many different ways. One of the ways was the example about the tower at Siloam. They perished  just as some other people he referenced to did. Another one was in the book of revelation when he said that the angels at the end of the world will bundle up the tars and cast them into outer darkness. That means hell. That means separation from God. If God is at all merciful then he told you and warned you by his word to repent. Not done in vain. 

The word Hades has a number of different meanings in the New Testament. It basically refers to the grave.  1. The Grave - The Place Of Bodily Decay  2. The Place Of The Punishment For The Wicked  3. Possibly As A General Term For The Unseen Realm Of The Dead 

Reference credit here

The word Gehenna : Jesus used the symbolism of Gehenna to describe the place of everlasting punishment. Gehenna is derived from the Hebrew ge hinnom or the "valley of Hinnom." 

“Sheol is a place from which there is no escape. The gates are locked, the windows are barred, and the prison guard, death, is undefeatable through human effort (Job 10:21; 17:13–16; Isaiah 38:10).” Reference here

 

 

Now there’s only one Bible scholar that I know of who has a way of looking at things that is a little bit or a lot different than other Bible scholars. Do you think of all the scholars that came out of seminary still most look at the doctrine of hell as a real place instead of a man-made doctrine. I mean myself I too would like to suppose that it is not feasible to believe in a physical hell but I know full well that the word of God is truth. Now I know there are a lot of testimonies of people who say they went to hell. Either in near death experiences or in dreams. Sure some of these might be fantasy or just a dream. Many of them could be warnings. We should not just excuse things and pass them off. Why do you think Jesus said if your hand offence thee Cut it off. He said that men will not live on bread and water alone. Example : Simply put stripped of all complications your tongue has the power to send you to hell. God didn’t send you there if you end up there one day. Absent from the body present in torment. Absent from the body present with the Lord. So why do you think some people who had near death experiences and were following the wrong way received a warning and made 100% turnaround. Their lives changed. What will it profit you to gain the whole world and perish. Fear not man that can kill the body and do no more. Fear him that has the power to send you to hell. Hell is a real doctrine. Universal salvation is false. If it were true you would not need preachers to evangelize the word of God nor warn you. God said in his word I put the life and death before you choose life. You know it’s not like he didn’t tell us. He sent us many prophets and he also sent us his lamb/son whom is wonderful, glorified and the risen saviour of the world being the biblical lord Jesus Christ. Wake up!!! 

SEE

I THOUGHT ALL I HAD TO DO WAS "BELIEVE" BUT I DIED AND WENT TO HELL FOR 3 DAYS

Oprah "I Take Full Responsibility for Going to HELL" - R. C. Sproul, John MacArthur, Paul Washer

 

Notes: I have studied the millennium and also hell and pray and contemplated over universal salvation or hell even existing. In the end universal salvation is what the world you cannot see that is wicked would want you to believe. “The World of darkness and spiritual wickedness.” Ephesians 6:12-13 You see God wants you to live by faith and to believe his word. Angels rejoice when one person repents and can you imagine when a person is saved. Jesus saves from what? From hell. From you perishing.

Bible verses about hell here

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