Judgement Day
The prophecy (below the picture) came from a vision of awesome and terrifying future events about the end of this world and what happens next. What you are about to read was given to the apostle John after he had been exiled to the Island Patmos for his Christian faith. He was the only one of Jesus 12 Apostles not to be martyred for their faith.
"And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
(The above quote is from the last book in the Bible, Revelation 20:11-15. It is a book filled with end time events leading up to the final judgement.)
Just about everyone has heard of the idea of heavn and hell. In the Bible Jesus talks about a rich man, and a begger called Lazarus. The begger goes to heaven..... the rich man goes to hell. In this story, Jesus desribes what hell will be like and makes it clear that if you go there... you will not be coming out, ever!
"And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
(The above quote is from the last book in the Bible, Revelation 20:11-15. It is a book filled with end time events leading up to the final judgement.)
Just about everyone has heard of the idea of heavn and hell. In the Bible Jesus talks about a rich man, and a begger called Lazarus. The begger goes to heaven..... the rich man goes to hell. In this story, Jesus desribes what hell will be like and makes it clear that if you go there... you will not be coming out, ever!
A Man Who Went To Hell!
The Rich man and Lazarus
(Luke 16:19-31)
19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom [ie. to be with Abraham (in heaven) who is seen in the Bible as the 'father' of those who trust in God for salvation]: the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 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.
25 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. 26 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.
27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: 28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. 30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.