All glory and honor and praise be to Jesus

HELL-It's Real!

And you don't want to go there!

There is no indication on the part of Jesus as he tells his disciples this story that it is not a literal historical event, from the past. Note the underlined portions, which indicate the physicality of the torment and pain the man feels. Father Abraham also gives it a physical location, by describing in some detail the features of the place. The wording is all wrong for a parable, as evidenced by the words Jesus Christ used, when he did speak in a parable, at other times in scripture. They are not used, here-an honest conclusion then is that this is not figurative, but literal!

Don't liberals by definition question all truth? Sounds like a fine way to end up in hell, to me.





It's hugely popular today for those who have no belief in God or eternity to scoff at the notion of a place of fire and torments, created by God to hold his enemies, forevermore. In fact, some who profess to be Christians also say that the doctrine of hell is just allegory, or that it only refers to a garbage dump outside Jerusalem, etc., etc. Others say hell is on earth, or is the grave, or whatever else man's depraved mind can conjure up. As for me and M.G.G.-S.Y.G.A., we'll let Christ and his words be our authority:

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

Luke 16: 22-31