2 men lived2 men lived 2 men died2 men died

TormentTormentComfortComfort

HellHellHadesHades

HadesHades = place of departed spirits

HellHell = place of eternal punishment

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Matt. 25:46Matt. 25:46 ~ everlasting punishment

2 Thes.1:9 ~ everlasting destruction

Without endNever to cease

Everlasting Everlasting Life In Life In

HeavenHeaven

Excuses of skeptics

1. It isn’t right to punish so long

2. Hell is too ugly and bad

3. Hell is eternal but not man

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2 Pet.2:4 “chains of darkness”

Jude 13 “blackness of darkness”

Matt.25:30 “outer darkness”

God is LightGod is Light

Where God is not, is whereHELL will be

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Matt.13:43 “furnace of fire”

Matt.25:41 “everlasting fire”

Mark 9:44-45 “fire is not quenched”

Rev. 20:10 “fire and brimstone”

Rev. 20:15 “lake of fire”

Matt. 3:12 “baptism of fire”

“I am the door”

“I am the vine”

The nearest thing to HellIs fire

Painfulness of a Burn

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Painful - Mt. 25:30Painful - Mt. 25:30

No Rest - Rev. 14:11No Rest - Rev. 14:11

No Relief - Luke 16:24No Relief - Luke 16:24

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If it only lasted 1,000 years

If it only lasted a billion years

Movie

From

14th Century

Poem

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Rich man and LazarusRich man and Lazarus Remember Recognize Realize There is lifeThere is life

After deathAfter death

7Some will be in HEAVEN

Others will be in HELL

United in ChristUnited in Christ

Divided in HellDivided in Hell

HellHellEternal

Darkness

Fire

Torment

No Hope

Consciousness

Divided Families

Obey the GospelObey the Gospel (2 Thess. 1:7-10)(2 Thess. 1:7-10)

““Hear the wordHear the word” (Rom. 10:17)” (Rom. 10:17)

““Believe the truthBelieve the truth” (Mk. 16:15, 16)” (Mk. 16:15, 16)

““RepentRepent” (Acts 2:38)” (Acts 2:38)

““Confess JesusConfess Jesus” (Acts 8:37; Rom. 10:8, 9)” (Acts 8:37; Rom. 10:8, 9)

““Baptism into ChristBaptism into Christ” (Acts 2:41)” (Acts 2:41)

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“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6

Obey the Gospel

“Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;”

2 Cor. 5:11a

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

515 Gibbs Road

Evans, Ga. 30809

706-855-1249

evanscoc@bellsouth.netevanscoc@bellsouth.net

www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org

Sunday Morning August 17, 2008