The rich man was concerned about his five brothers coming to this place of torment. He wanted Abraham to send Lazarus, who was is Abraham’s bosom being comforted, back to testify to his family. Abraham said, “They have Moses and the prophets to hear.” The rich man said, “But if one went unto them from the dead, they would repent.” But Abraham said, “They would not be persuaded even if one came back from the dead.”
It also states that hell was separated by a great gulf fixed, or gorge in the earth. Abraham’s bosom was on one side and on the other side was the torment side. Other verses which indicate it was located down deep in the earth are in Isaiah 14:9, Ezekiel 26:20, Ezekiel 31:16, Ezekiel 32:21, Amos 9:2, Numbers 16:32, Psalm 55:15, Psalm 63:9, and some others.
Jesus used the word Hades in referencing this place. There is more revealed in this story, but my point here is to prove it wasn’t a parable. And if it was, we also know that a parable is to parallel a true event, or gives an analogy to get across a truth. If there is no hell, as some believe, then Jesus would have missed it totally and not have conveyed that message at all. Jesus told a true story in Luke 16 and it should convince you of a literal burning hell.
In addition, Jesus talked about hell in 45 other verses. Many of the authors of the Bible also warned about hell, such as Paul, Peter, James, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Jude, Moses, Isaiah, Daniel, Ezekiel, Jonah, Job, Amos, David, Solomon, and Malachi. That covers an abundance of scripture proving hell exists.
Luke 16 is absolutely clear that a person who doesn’t repent will end up in a place of fire and torment forever. Here are just a few verses that state hell is eternal: Matthew 18:8; Matthew 23:33; Matthew 25:41; 25:46, Mark 9:44; John 5:29; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 14:10,11 and Revelation 20:15.
Receiving Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and repentance of our sin is the only way to avoid hell and enter heaven. Jesus said in Matthew 12:37 that our own words will determine where we spend eternity.
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By Bill Wiese, author of 23 Minutes in Hell
Matthew 18:8 If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.
THE WORD OF GOD IS TRUE IF MAN WOULD HUMBLE THEMSELVES
What Happens When I Die -Bill Wiese at Shekinah Worship Center
Francis Frangipane – Disciples of the Cross
YOU NEED MORE OF GOD
What you need is more of God. You can not love your life. Whoever loses his life for His sake will make it to heaven. Our old nature needs God to change you. He has to remove the cultural identity in us. We need to end to the old life, become a new creation. The old corrupted soul (self) needs to be sanctified through your new life in Jesus Christ.
WHEN YOU ARE BORN AGAIN IN THE SPIRIT
When you are born again, you die–self dies and Jesus lives. Our names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life and are Spirits are sealed for time of redemption. When you die to your old way of life you are no longer controlled by sin. Your yoke of sin is broken when you confess your sins and make Jesus Lord and Savior.
PICK UP YOUR CROSS DO WARFARE PRAYERS
If you want to have “a life from heaven” you have to follow Jesus. You have to deny yourself and pick up your cross and follow Jesus who dwells inside you as the Holy Spirit. Self pity keeps all your wounds alive. One cross you have to pick up is to pray (warfare prayers). Do warfare prayers morning and night. God said to Francis when he was in a church by himself in this video”Why was there no man who answered when I called? I looked for a man to stand in the gap.” God wants you to stand in the gap. God wants you to pray for your city. The gap is the distance between things are and the way things could be if God could only move in your city. In your weakness of getting up early in the morning your anointing will come.
THE CROSS HAS THE POWER OF GOD
What you are when nobody is looking? That is where the power comes. What are you in that time of a wound? Do you bleed worship, will you bleed love? This is the price you will pay for carrying your cross. The power of God The act of obedience is to deny yourself that little bit so that financial blessing will come. The cross may look like failure but the cross is the way to the power of God. The cross is the power of God. You carry your cross and you have attached to it the supernatural power of God. God has more power way beyond what you could orchestrate or manipulate.
PASTOR HAD PASTORS IN CITY PRAY TOGETHER
Pastors need to pray together at least once a month for their cities. Francis Frangipane will not go to cities until the Pastors there pray together. In the Old Testament there was an invisible cross with Abraham, Joseph, Jacob. The cross will make you hate what you are, you will hate your sin when God is done with you and sanctifies you. Pick up your cross and be armed with it, the cross.
LAY DOWN YOUR LIFE FOR CHRIST
As Christ has suffered in the flesh, so do you arm yourself with the same purpose. If you arm yourself with the mystery of Christ to reveal His love in the mist of your sufferings and to reveal His forgiveness in the mists of your offenses. If you want to be like Jesus you have to drink the His cup. Drink the cup of being poured out for God’s purposes. You lay down your life for this injustice of your city, your church, family.
JESUS PAID THE PRICE FOR US
It is our legal right to be healed and to be made whole.
Great podcast with Daniel Duval and KC. KC mentions that Jesus Christ paid the price to heal us and makes us whole. We need to use our power and authority to get the promises God made for us. KC gives great confirmation through her dreams how Jesus is fighting for us along with His angels. There are programs in Alice in Wonderland as well as she reads this book. Programming template-Baby boomer generation has been programmed–they will dream as a piece of their soul has been trafficked. Psalm 88 Our souls being trafficked to the pit as we are alive. What the devil has locked up behind the gates of hell your parts of your life and we are to plunder what has been stolen through the help of Jesus Christ victory!
Psalm 88[a]
A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth.[b] A maskil[c] of Heman the Ezrahite.
1 Lord, you are the God who saves me;
day and night I cry out to you.
2 May my prayer come before you;
turn your ear to my cry.
3 I am overwhelmed with troubles
and my life draws near to death.
4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit;
I am like one without strength.
5 I am set apart with the dead,
like the slain who lie in the grave,
whom you remember no more,
who are cut off from your care.
6 You have put me in the lowest pit,
in the darkest depths.
7 Your wrath lies heavily on me;
you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.[d]
8 You have taken from me my closest friends
and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confined and cannot escape;
9 my eyes are dim with grief.
I call to you, Lord, every day;
I spread out my hands to you.
10 Do you show your wonders to the dead?
Do their spirits rise up and praise you?
11 Is your love declared in the grave,
your faithfulness in Destruction[e]?
12 Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,
or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?
13 But I cry to you for help, Lord;
in the morning my prayer comes before you.
14 Why, Lord, do you reject me
and hide your face from me?
15 From my youth I have suffered and been close to death;
I have borne your terrors and am in despair.
16 Your wrath has swept over me;
your terrors have destroyed me.
17 All day long they surround me like a flood;
they have completely engulfed me.
18 You have taken from me friend and neighbor—
darkness is my closest friend.
