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TOPIC: Bill Wiese: 23 minutes in Hell
Bill Wiese: 23 minutes in Hell 1 year, 2 months ago #103
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When a man wantonly destroys one of the works of man we call him a vandal. When he destroys one of the works of god we call him a sportsman. ~Joseph Wood Krutch
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Re: Bill Wiese: 23 minutes in Hell 1 year, 2 months ago #104
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Would you say that the leaders of our country are mean for constructing prisons? No, it's your choice; you don't have to go there (See Deuteronomy 30:19; Psalms 9:17; 86:5; 145:8-9; Proverbs 11:19, 21; John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 2 Peter 2:9; Revelation 20:13-15).
Besides, hell was not prepared for man but for the devil and his angels (Matt. 25:41). God never intended for man to go there. Even now, He is preparing a place for us in heaven (John 14:2). It is only by man's stubborn will that he rejects the provision God has made for our access into heave. It is arrogant of man to desire to go to heaven yet demand his own terms of access. If you want to live in God's house, you come by His way and not your own (Luke 13:3; John 3:36; 14:6; Acts 4:12; Rom. 10:9-10; 1 Tim. 2:4-6). Why is hell so horrific? Because God's attributes are not present there. Many do not realize that the good we all enjoy is from God. Good doesn't exist apart from Him. James: 1:17 states, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights." The same word, hetorimazo, is used in Matthew 25:41, where God prepared hell for the devil, as is used in John 14:2, where Jesus says "I go to prepare a place for you" (emphasis added). God prepared heaven as His eternal home, filled with all the attributes of His holiness and glory. But in God's preparation of hell, He removed all of His attributes, or goodness, from that place of torment. Spiritual death means to be separated from God, and to be separated from Him is to be separated from all good. As a consequence, this is the result: Hell is dark because God is light (1 John 1:5).
The good we experience is because God allows us to enjoy it while we are here on the earth. Psalm 33:5 states: "The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD." However, if you want nothing to do with God, then there is a place prepared that has nothing to do with His goodness. His presence is there (Job 26:6; Ps. 139:8; Prov. 15:11; Rev. 14:10-11), in that it is before His face. However, His goodness and influence are removed. He looks down upon it from heaven (1 Kings 8:30; Job 22:12; Ps. 11:4; 33:13; 102:19; 123:1; Prov 15:3; Eccles 5:2). Of course, God is in all places and sees all. I am simply saying that He has withdrawn His goodness from hell. Proverbs 15:29 says "The LORD is far from the wicked." In 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 we read, "In flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power." Cast out from the presence of the Lord is the idea at the root of eternal death, the law of evil left to its unrestricted working, without one counteracting invluence of the presence of God, who is the source of all the light and holiness. _COMMENTARY CRITICAL, AND EXPLANATORY ON THE WHOLE BIBLE Essentially, hell is the place where all aspects of the presence of God will be completely withdrawn forever. _HENRY M. MORRIS AND MARTIN E. CLARK ... Source: 23 Questions about Hell by Bill Wiese  |
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When a man wantonly destroys one of the works of man we call him a vandal. When he destroys one of the works of god we call him a sportsman. ~Joseph Wood Krutch
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