Friday, April 26, 2013

Heaven & Hell

The Bible in the 21st chapter of the book of Revelation gives us some perspective of Heaven. There is no longer any sea (Rev 21:1), no longer any death (Rev 21:4), no need of the sun or the moon to shine on it but only the glory of God (Rev 21:23) and the LORD is making everything new (Rev 21:5). The Bible also talks about the wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent’s food (Isa 65:25).

Being back in Singapore for about ten days, I am still not used to the hot and humid weather. However, if I am not comfortable being in Singapore’s weather, I am pretty sure being burning in hell (Luke 16:24) will be even worse.

A brother in Christ once shared this on his Facebook page,
"Being a true believer in Christ, living on earth is as close to hell as we will ever get. However for the non-believer, living on earth will be the closest to heaven they will ever get."

The LORD’s Plan for all of us is to be reconciled with Him (2 Cor 5:18-19) and spend our eternity in Heaven. Hell is a place which He has designated for the devil (Rev 20:10). It is never a place for all of us who are created in God’s Image. If we reject Jesus Christ’s offer to salvation which is the Only Way back to God (John 14:6), we will be spending our eternity like the devil, burning forever in hell (Rev 20:15). This has never been God’s destiny for us. God has given us eternal life (1 John 5:11) if we only believe and follow His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ (John 3:16)

Let us all ask for His forgiveness of our sins and accept Jesus Christ Whom He has graciously given us to save us from our sins. Friends, if you have never known Jesus Christ; I will like you to go through all the Bible verses which I have referenced in this post. Furthermore if you will like to find out more about how Jesus Christ has died on the cross for you and me, I like to invite you to read this article by Dr. C. Truman Davis, analyzing the anatomical and physiological details of death by crucifixion.

“For the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but for those who are being saved, it is the power of God”
- 1 Cor 1:18