1) Introduction: Life is short, God is eternal. We are on this earth for one reason: to prepare for eternity 2) Hell - Hell is found 53 times in the Bible, 31 times in the OT. Four words for “Hell” in the Bible. = Sheol is the OT term translated “Hell”. This is the only word translated hell in the OT. = Hades is the NT word for Hell and means the same as the OT Sheol. = Gahenna = A Lake of Fire - Important truths about Hell: What is it like? = It is a place of eternal torment. (Rev 14:11) = It is Hot! It is a place of fire. It is a devouring fire. It is an unquenchable fire… = It is a place of eternal separation = It is a place of punishment = Consciousness and knowledge of place and condition = No exit, no way out, no hope = Place of sorrow and sadness = “Where the worm dieth not” This does not refer to the decay of the body (which eventually ends) = No rest day and night = Place of outer darkness, darkness forever = Weeping and gnashing of teeth = Loneliness = Hopelessness = Eternal = Endless suffering = Eternal separation from God = Bottomless pit = Eternal destruction - Outline from Pastors conference at Moody Bible Institute. 3) Good News! - John 3:16 - Christ paid the penalty for our sins so that we won't have to - Sin is sufficiently sinful that it demands a horrible hell to pay its price. Sin demands of the God the greatest sacrifice.
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Pastor Larry E. Clouse is the Senior Pastor at Merrimack Valley Baptist Church (MVBC) in Merrimack, NH, a ministry he was led to start in 1982 which God has blessed through the years. Before coming to New England, he served as a missionary and church planter in Hawaii and a...