Sermons & Devotionals by Carl G. Johnson

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 kno... Read More

Hell and Everlasting Punishment Part 11: Keeping Hell is a place of keeping- where the wicked will be kept for all eternity. Dr. Harry Ironside spoke of this place of imprisonment: "Hell is God's well-ordered prison house; the lake of fire is His penitentiary." Evangelist Fred Barlow commented on He... Read More

Five times in the Bible t he lake of fire is mentioned: Revelation 19:20; 20:10; 20:14; 20:15; 21:8. "And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire." (Revelation 20:14). Professor C. T. Schwarze, of New York University, member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, on a rad... Read More

Hell is a place of memory. The rich man in Hell was told by Abraham, "Son, remember" (Luke 16:25). In commenting on the rich man in Hell, Dr. G. Beauchamp Vick, pastor of Temple Baptist Church, wrote: "Oh, my friends, memory has been called the storehouse of the soul. What did Abraham tell him to re... Read More

"And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosover recieveth the mark of his name." (Revelation 14:11). The Bible says that those who are unsaved have no rest in this life: "But the wicked are like the... Read More

Oblivion means the "state of being blotted out from the memory; a being forgotten." Many times I have been asked the question: "How can anyone be happy in Haven when some of his loved ones are in Hell?" The Bible teaches that "the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance" (Psalm 112:6), but it ... Read More

Four times in the story of the rich man in Hell we are told of the torment he suffered: "And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments...; I am tormented in this flame... thou are tormented... this place of torment" (Luke 16:23-25,28). In Revelation 14:11 we read, "And the smoke of their tormen... Read More

Quandry means "a state of difficulty, perplexity, uncertainity, or hesitation; a predicament." Surely, Hell will be all of this, and more. "The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everl... Read More

"He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth no the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him" (John 3:36). This verse says that the wrath of God abides on the sinner right now and if he dies unsaved God's wrath will abide on him forever. "But after th... Read More

"Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever." (Jude 13). God says in 1 Samuel 2:9: "the wicked shall be silent in darkness." They will be so stunned and dumbfounded with the condition in which they find thmeselves tha... Read More

Hell and Everlasting Punishment Part 3: Crying "there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out." (Luke 13:28). It was said of the rich man in Hell "he cried" (Luke 16:24). Imagine t... Read More

Hell and Everlasting Punishment Part 4: Damnation "But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation." (Mark 3:29). Jesus asked the question, "how can you escape the damnation of hell?" (Matthew 23:33). "He that believeth and is baptized... Read More

Hell and Everlasting Punishment Part 5: Everlasting Punishment "And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal." (Matthew 25:46). William Elbert Munsey wrote of the everlasting punishment of the wicked: "The eternal punishment of the wicked, the eternal happ... Read More

Hell and Everlasting Punishment Part 6: Filthiness "He that is unjust, let him bu unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still." (Revelation 22:11). God looked down from Heaven to see if there were any that understood and here is what He s... Read More

Hell and Everlasting Punishment Part 7: Gloom The word "gloom" means "a partial or total darkness; a dark place; an atmosphere or despondency." Nahum speaks of the goodness of the Lord to those who trust Him, but then He says of those who do not trust Him, "darkness shall pursue his [God's] enemies.... Read More

Hell and Everlasting Punishment Part 8: Hopelessness The Bible says, "When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of the unjust men perisheth" (Proverbs 11:7), and "the hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish" (Proverbs 10:28). ... Read More

Hell and Everlasting Punishment Part 9: Indignation God's Word clearly states: "But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile" ... Read More