READ: Luke 16:19-31
“And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their WORM DIETH NOT, and the FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.” – Mark 9:43-44
One of the most important questions to ask yourself is: “What will happen to me when I die?” This is a question that cannot be easily answered by university lecturers or schoolteachers. There are no textbooks that boldly and adequately answer the question of what happens to a man when he dies. The Bible is the only book that confidently answers this controversial and difficult question.
Both the rich and the poor will die. Death is the leveller that will level out things for both the rich and the poor. When you die you will either go to heaven or hell. You will not just stop existing! You are not just converted into a piece of meat! You will head for a permanent destination away from this earth – heaven or hell.
For those going to Heaven, you will be escorted by angels from this earth into the presence of God and into Heaven. This is what happened to Lazarus and I expect nothing less than a similar angelic escort for all of us who know the Lord.
For those going to hell, evil spirits and other dead people will meet you on arrival. This will be one of the most unpleasant experiences of your life. You will find yourself in a prison where there is endless unimaginable distress and torment with intolerable agony. The endless nature of the agonies of hell is depicted by the worm that does not die and the fire that is not quenched: Mark 9:43-44.
The words of Jesus will come to pass with such frightening accuracy, making nonsense of all the things we valued whilst on earth