Life

Six Days In Hell

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This is an itinerary of an individual that took his or her final breath without receiving Jesus Christ as their Savior. Usually when go on vacation you plan it with an itinerary. Let’s look at the first six days of this individual’s destination in hell.

DAY 1

The journey originates at the gates of death. Since departures are made daily, you may be called to begin your trip on short notice. You need to realize that this journey is one way. Don’t concern yourself with return plans.

Your initial point of departure may prove more than a little frightening, as soon as you realize the final destination. The trip will leave you little time to think about what awaits you.

As you pass through the doorway of death, you will notice almost immediately that your direction is taking you away from the light and going towards what appears to be total darkness. With each passing moment you notice that the darkness becomes more intense. At first the absent of light is only annoying, but you begin to feel it becoming more ominous and threatening.

The intensity of the darkness is only matched by the absence of any joyful sounds, no music, no laughter, no sounds of merriment. As you travel further, faints sounds of moaning and wailing become noticeable. They are coming through the darkness from every direction. You become aware of small flicker of light like a flame. Thick clouds of black smoke are all around it. These clouds prevent any real hope of light.

Suddenly you find yourself wanting to know what day and hour it is. Already it feels like you have been here for eternity… and it is only day one.

DAY 2

The continuing darkness is stifling. It’s like something is lurking in the night and it surrounds you. You yell and scream, you threaten, and you even plead but to no avail. Whatever it is just stays there producing fear like you have ever known before.

As your eyes struggle to adjust to the dark, you become aware of a new sensation. You start to feel heat that is beginning to be unbearable. Hot searing, intolerable heat. You would give anything for a drink of water. Your body begins to crave water. You try to push the desire for a drink of water out of your mind. Your attempts are unsuccessful.

The air is beginning to thicken, you feel like choking, it is miserable and it is only DAY 2.

DAY 3

At least you think it is Day 3. It seems like you have been there forever. You still can’t believe you’re here. Where are all the friends you thought you would see? Your thinking that they would be here brought you comfort during your lifetime. You thought you would be having fun with old friends. It is not like you were led to believe.

Suddenly you come upon a group of others. You begin to ask questions. As they open their mouth, no words come out. You only hear weeping and wailing. Some in the group don’t even try to answer. They only gnash their teeth as if in pain. You begin to think that this is just a nightmare and it will end when you wake up. You wonder why someone doesn’t wake you up. And it is only Day 3.

DAY 4

Now you begin to wish you could send a message back to those you left behind. You would warn them about the place you are in. You would tell them what it is really like, so they would never come. Just the thought of your loved ones coming to this place is unbearable. You begin to think about the times you decided that the rejection of receiving Jesus as your Savior and where you would spend eternity did not seem important then. Now, you realize how foolish you were to reject God’s offer of salvation. Again, you find yourself hoping that your loved ones will choose differently even though you will never see them again, never hug them and never speak to them. What a horrible realization and it’ only Day 4.

DAY 5

You are becoming aware of the absence of any good in this place. There is no love for only God is love and God’s presence is not there. There is no joy, peace or goodness because they only come from God. There is nothing holy or sacred because God is not present. You begin to realize how evil evil can be.

For the first time since you arrived, you begin to sense the distance between where you are and where God is. All you know is that it is beyond you comprehension. God is on the other side of where you are. Those who have received Jesus are on the other side. What a lonely feeling and it is only Day5.

DAY 6

As your eyes have adjusted to the darkness, you see a new face today. He stopped to speak with you. You could see the terror in his eyes. He asked questions that you had asked days before. You opened your mouth to reply, but all that would come out is weeping and wailing.

You have just spent your first 6 days in hell. Unfortunately, an unholy, unhappy eternity lies ahead and all because you rejected Jesus. If only?

But wait. The fact that you are reading this, you still have chance. In His mercy, God is giving you an opportunity to change your eternal destination. Oh, you may say that this blog is nothing but a bunch of bunk. I guarantee that some of it is Biblical. Separation from God’s love and mercy and grace are not what I want to deal with. Believe me, Satan is not love in any form and fashion.

It’s not too late to reconsider, before it’s too late. You are not promised a tomorrow, only today. Please do it now.

Acts 2:21 – Whoever shall call on the Name of the Lord shall be saved.

Eternity is forever! The trip is only one way. There is never a return ticket.

THE BIBLE’S FORMULA FOR A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE.

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THE BIBLE’S FORMULA FOR A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE.

I don’t have all the answers regarding this subject. I will say that I have some and I want to share them so that they may help others who are struggling. My wife and I have been married 56 years and 4 months. There have been many bumps in our journey together. Through the grace of God, we have overcome them and are continuing to learn more as we go on down our pathway of life. Will it be smooth sailing? Probably not. One of the main things we have learned is that Satan hates God’s creation of families and does all he can to destroy them. As I point out some verses from God’s Word, you must work hard to put them in place. God gave us the instructions just as you get instructions for putting things together. Just as you are expected to read and follow the instructions for your finished product, you are expected to follow God’s instruction for a successful marriage. God has put into place all that you are to follow, it is now up to you. Don’t give up!

Here are few suggestions in order to enjoy a happy life together. Before I refer you to Scripture, I want to say that when you marry the love of your life, there is a life changing factor that must come into play. That is, everything is no longer about me. Everything is now about my other half. You must change your way of thinking and concentrate on the other half. Is this not what Jesus has done for His bride to be? He is our example. We must believe in and trust the one we love.

The responsibility for a successful marriage lies more on the husband than the wife.

Genesis 2:24 (NIV)

24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.

Proverbs 5:18 (NKJV)

18 Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice with the wife of your youth.

Ecclesiastes 9:9 (NIV)

9 Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.

Ephesians 5:25-27 (NIV)

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing[a] her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.

I must comment on these verses as the first part of verse 25 says something that I believe men need to understand about the way God created us. It says that men are to love their wives. Nowhere does it say that woman is to love their husband. Men need to understand that if he loves his wife in a Godly fashion, the wife will automatically respond to that love. In other words, since Jesus loves you, you respond to His love. This is a factor that I believe is missing in some marriages. The next reference is also important.

1 Peter 3:7 (NIV)

7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

1 Corinthians 7:5 (NIV)

5 Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

I bring this to your attention since this seems to be one of the major problems in marriages. This is in regards to your sexual relations.

Now I know that many people will refer to Romans 7:2, Ephesians 5:22and 1 Peter 3:1 in order to contradict what I have said. If you study these Scriptures you will see that submission does not mean that you are to rule their lives. Also, I want to point out that we do not live under the old law but under the grace of God in case you refer to the Old Testament.  Put in perspective what Jesus is saying to His Bride of which the saved belong. Does He rule your life if you don’t want Him to? God did not create woman for man to rule over them. He created them equal.

Will there still be problems? Yes, that is life due to Satan and his destructive ways since the Garden of Eden. Resist the Devil in the name of Jesus and by the power of His blood and he will flee from you. You only have this one physical life here on earth. Make it a wonderful life as that is what Jesus wants.