Scott says:
"Those movies are entertaining, but wrong!"
Luke 16:19-31
Revelation 20:7-10
"And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been
fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you would not be
able, and none may cross from there to us(Luke 16:26)."
There are a lot of misconceptions about hell and demons in movies
and other media. One such misconception I believed in for a long
time. But the idea came from the creators of the X-Men. I'm referring
to the two characters, Nightcrawler and Magik. According to the
people who invented them, Nightcrawler can teleport through hell. This
is implied through the comic when people mention the smell of
brimstone. Magik also appears to teleport through hell. It's called
limbo, but it bore a resemblance to hell.
In Luke's gospel, we see that this idea is impossible. To believe
such a thing is possible would be to undermine our desperate need for
the salvation of Christ. According to this parable, Lazarus is unable to
go back to earth. God said that he wouldn't be believed if he did come
back from the dead. Lazarus is also unable to go to heaven, and no
one is able to come down to where he is. Clearly, if Nightcrawler was
dead, he wouldn't be able to resurface from hell. And if he supposedly
was alive and trying to teleport through hell, it would also be
impossible. There is no portal through hell.
There was only one portal through hell, and it was Christ. Now that
he has risen, no one can be saved that way again. While we're here on
earth, we can either believe in Christ or be condemned. There can be
no chance of redemption like in the stories of Brimstone and Spawn.
Once a person goes to hell, they must suffer there forever.
And finally, demonic activity isn't like it is in the movies. Demons
aren't in hell right now. That makes things much scarier. They are
living on this earth, and walking about in it(Job 1:7). Luke 10:18 says
that Satan was kicked out of heaven, so he's still wandering around the
earth. And mostly, they aren't those ugly things with the horns, either.
2 Corinthians 11: 14 says that Satan appears to be beautiful. Most of
the horned creatures you see are images taken from Greek mythology.
So, next time you see a scary movie like that, don't believe it. As it
says in Genesis 3:1, the serpent, or Satan, is craftier than any other
wild creature that the Lord God made.
Dear Father in heaven, I thank you for sacrificing your son, Jesus
Christ, to save us from the power of hell. Lord, sometimes we may
believe what we see in the movies and in the media, especially when it
comes to spiritual matters. But many times, these movies and other
things do not tell us the scriptural truth. Help us to have the ability to
discern between these stories of fantasy and the absolute truth of your
word. Protect us from all demonic forces, and give us the knowledge
and wisdom to use the spiritual tools you have given us to resist the
evil one. Amen.