Hell and Everlasting Punishment
Part 10: Judgement
God has made it clear in His Word many times that a time of judgement is coming: "Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth: and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment" (Ecclesiastes 11:9).
"For God shall bring every work into judgement, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil" (Ecclesiastes 12:14). "Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whome he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead" (Acts 17:31).
"And as it appointed unto men once to die, but after this the jugement" (Hebrews 9:27). When the sentance is passed upon the unsaved at the great white throne judgement, all of them will be cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:11-15). The Bible speaks of "eternal judgement" (Hebrews 6:2) and Hell is God's place of eternal judgement against sin.
The national anthem of hell is "I Did It My Way."
-Peter Kreeft
"Now, how reasonable is it to suppose, that God, when he shall come and put an end to the present state of mankind, will in an open, public manner, the whole world being present, rectify all these disorders! And that he will bring all things to a trial by a general judgment, in order that those who have been oppressed may be delivered; that the righteous cause may be pleaded and vindicated, and wickedness, which has been approved, honored, and rewarded, may receive its due disgrace and punishment; that the proceedings of kings and earthly judges may be inquired into by him, whose eyes are as a flame of fire; and that the public actions of men may be publicly examined and recompensed according to their desert! How agreeable is it to divine wisdom thus to order things, and how worthy of the supreme governor of the world!"
-Jonathan Edwards
"If God has appointed a day to judge the world, let us judge and condemn ourselves for our sins. This we must do, if we would not be judged and condemned for them on that day. If we would escape condemnation, we must see that we justly may be condemned. We must be so sensible of our vileness and guilt, as to see that we deserve all that condemnation and punishment which are threatened. And that we are in the hands of God, who is the sovereign disposer of us, and will do with us as seemeth to himself good. Let us therefore often reflect on our sins, confess them before God, condemn and abhor ourselves, be truly humbled, and repent in dust and ashes."
-Jonathan Edwards
"What fools are they who, for a drop of pleasure, drink a sea of wrath."
-Thomas Watson
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