Does It Exist? You Had Better Believe It Does...
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
was asked a question, by a heckler, about someone who had passed on. The
Bishop replied, "I do not know the answer, but when I get to Heaven
I will ask him." The man replied, "But what if he isn't in Heaven?"
The Bishop answered him, "Well then you ask him."
How many people do you suppose believe in hell these days?
Many Protestant sects teach that there is no hell, as GOD is too merciful
to send anyone to such a terrible place of torment.
These same denominations teach that the Bible is the 'Sole Rule of Authority',
that it was handed down by GOD, and is therefore to be believed.
Well, if the Bible is to be believed, it has to be believed in its entirety and not simply what we want to believe.
There are at least
54 verses in Holy Scriptures that reference hell by name. Explain to me
why Holy Scripture would mention a non-existent place so many times?
Hell, Gehenna, Tartarus, exists. It is the abode of condemned souls, the
devil, and demons. It is the place of eternal punishment. GOD does NOT
send anyone to hell. Each of us decides with our own free will whether
we will spend eternity in Heaven or in hell.
Here is just a sample
of the verses which reference hell:
Psa 9:17,21:10,55:15, Prov 7:27, Sir 9:17,21:9-10,
Isa *5:14,30:33,*34:10,66:24, Ez 31:16-17, Ez *32:27,
Mt 3:12,10:28,13:49-50,18:8-9,23:33,25:41-46, Mk 9:42-48, *Lk12:5, Phil2:10,
2Thes 1:9, 2Pet 2:4,9, Rev 14:11,*20:9-15,21:8
Here are some verses
to remind you that hell surely does exist:
Hell and death were cast into the pool of fire: Rev 20:14
Hell and destruction are never filled: Prov 27:20
Hell has enlarged itself: Isa 5:14
Wow! Those last two
verses hit hard and should be a wake up call.
Apparently there is lots of room for all the people sending themselves
there. Do you still believe there is no hell?
Jesus Christ made several statements regarding the existence of hell.
Do you believe what He said in Scripture?
Matt 25:41, "Then He will say to those on His left hand,
'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the everlasting fire which was prepared
for the devil and his angels'."
Matt 25:46, "And these will go into everlasting punishment,
but the just into everlasting life."
Matt 13: 41-42, "The Son of Man will send forth His angels,
and they will gather out of His Kingdom all scandals and those who
work iniquity, and cast them into the furnace of fire,
where there will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth."
If you deny the Word of Christ, you deny Him.
The Catholic Church teaches that hell really does exist.
Please read the Catechism of the Catholic Church,
CCC 1033-1037.
The best answer I have heard to give a person who has said he or she does
not believe in hell is, "Well you will when you get there, as you
look down and say - Where am I?" By then it is too late to do something
about it isn't it? Why not start now and turn to GOD and avoid this place.
Just in case it does exist...
Written by Bob Stanley, May 5,
1999
Updated on September 27, 1999
