Heaven Or Hell – Heaven Or Hell – Which?Which?

Certainty Of HellCertainty Of Hell

Jesus taught there is a hell.Jesus taught there is a hell. Matthew 5:22; 29-30; Matthew 10:28; Matthew 5:22; 29-30; Matthew 10:28;

13:41-42; Matthew 25:31-34; 41,4613:41-42; Matthew 25:31-34; 41,46 Apostles taught there is a hell.Apostles taught there is a hell.

2 Corinthians 5:10; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-2 Corinthians 5:10; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; Revelation 14:11; 21:89; Revelation 14:11; 21:8

•Everlasting. Revelation 20:10Everlasting. Revelation 20:10•Punishment. Romans 2:8-9Punishment. Romans 2:8-9•Place of tormenting appetite and Place of tormenting appetite and desire. Luke 16:22-24desire. Luke 16:22-24•Separation. 2 Thessalonians 1:9Separation. 2 Thessalonians 1:9•Memory, remorse and regret. Luke Memory, remorse and regret. Luke 16:25; Matthew 25:3016:25; Matthew 25:30

•Darkness. Matthew 25:30Darkness. Matthew 25:30•Unquenchable fire. Revelation 21:8; Unquenchable fire. Revelation 21:8; Mark 9:43Mark 9:43•Death. Revelation 20:14; 21:8Death. Revelation 20:14; 21:8•Without hope. Luke 16:26; Without hope. Luke 16:26; Revelation 14:9-11Revelation 14:9-11

Who Is Going To Hell?Who Is Going To Hell?

The devil and his angels. Matthew 25:41; The devil and his angels. Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:7-10; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6Revelation 20:7-10; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6

The wicked. Psalms 9:17; Revelation The wicked. Psalms 9:17; Revelation 21:821:8

Those who do not obey the gospel. 2 Those who do not obey the gospel. 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; cf. Romans 2:8-9Thessalonians 1:7-9; cf. Romans 2:8-9

Unfaithful. Matthew 25:14-30Unfaithful. Matthew 25:14-30 Apostates. Hebrews 6:4-8; 10:26-31; 2 Apostates. Hebrews 6:4-8; 10:26-31; 2

Peter 2:20-21Peter 2:20-21

How Beautiful Heaven How Beautiful Heaven Must BeMust Be

Heaven is real. Matthew 5:12; Heaven is real. Matthew 5:12; 6:19ff; 1 Peter 1:4; Colossians 1:5; 6:19ff; 1 Peter 1:4; Colossians 1:5; Philippians 3:20Philippians 3:20

How Beautiful Heaven How Beautiful Heaven Must BeMust Be

Paradise. Revelation 2:7; 3:22; 22:1-Paradise. Revelation 2:7; 3:22; 22:1-55 God shall dwell among His people, no God shall dwell among His people, no

sorrow. Revelation 21:1-4sorrow. Revelation 21:1-4 No sin. Revelation 21:27No sin. Revelation 21:27

How Beautiful Heaven How Beautiful Heaven Must BeMust Be

Permanent home of the soul. Permanent home of the soul. Matthew 25:46; 1 Thessalonians Matthew 25:46; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; cf. Hebrews 11:8-10; 2 4:13-18; cf. Hebrews 11:8-10; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18; 2 Corinthians Corinthians 4:16-18; 2 Corinthians 5:15:1

How Beautiful Heaven How Beautiful Heaven Must BeMust Be

Perfect fellowship. Revelation 21:3; Perfect fellowship. Revelation 21:3; cf. 22:4; 1 John 3:2; Matthew 8:11cf. 22:4; 1 John 3:2; Matthew 8:11

How Beautiful Heaven How Beautiful Heaven Must BeMust Be

Worship and service. Revelation Worship and service. Revelation 22:322:3

Place of rest. Revelation 14:13; Place of rest. Revelation 14:13; Galatians 6:9; cf. 1 Corinthians Galatians 6:9; cf. 1 Corinthians 15:58; 2 Timothy 4:6-815:58; 2 Timothy 4:6-8

Who Is Going To Who Is Going To Heaven?Heaven?

Not everyone is. Matthew 7:13-14; Not everyone is. Matthew 7:13-14; 21-2321-23

Only those who seek. Luke 13:24; Only those who seek. Luke 13:24; Romans 2:7-9Romans 2:7-9

Those who remain faithful. James Those who remain faithful. James 1:2-4, 12; 2 Timothy 4:6-8; cf. 1:2-4, 12; 2 Timothy 4:6-8; cf. Revelation 2:10Revelation 2:10

Matthew 25:34 “Then shall the King say Matthew 25:34 “Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world”foundation of the world”

Matthew 25:41-42 “Then shall he say also Matthew 25:41-42 “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels”is prepared for the devil and his angels”

Matthew 25:46 “And these shall go away Matthew 25:46 “And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.”righteous into eternal life.”

Matthew 25:31-46

HELL HELL

•A Real Place!A Real Place!

•A Place of Horror!A Place of Horror!

•Many Will Go There!Many Will Go There!

•Place Unending Place Unending Torment!Torment!

•Devil, evil, Devil, evil, disobedient!disobedient!

•No Way of Escape!No Way of Escape!

•A Place To Avoid!A Place To Avoid!

HEAVENHEAVEN

•A Real Place!A Real Place!

•Unimaginable Joy!Unimaginable Joy!

•Only The Faithful Only The Faithful Few!Few!

•A Place of Eternal A Place of Eternal Bliss!Bliss!

•Obedient There!Obedient There!

•No Desire To Escape!No Desire To Escape!

•Can Forfeit or Gain!Can Forfeit or Gain!

Where Will You Where Will You Spend Eternity?Spend Eternity?

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Ecclesiastes 7:8, "Better is the end of Ecclesiastes 7:8, "Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof,"a thing than the beginning thereof,"

andand 2 Peter 2:20, "The latter end is worse 2 Peter 2:20, "The latter end is worse

with them than the beginning."with them than the beginning."

Whether the end is better or worse than the beginning depends on the answer to the question, What shall the end be?