Do you have conviction?

I had a nightmare that I was in Hell. I was in the lake of fire and burning. I sat up and was completely relieved that it was a nightmare as sweat ran off my body. As I was sitting up in bed God spoke to me. He said, "I did not design Hell for the human race."

Ezekiel 18:23 says, "Do I have any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord GOD, rather than that he should turn from his ways and live?"

Imagine the world is at war, and you know how to end the war. But the problem is it's going to cost you your child. Do you allow the war to continue, or do you sacrifice your child? It's not an easy decision, and it will cost you everything. You deliberate over the pros and cons and somehow make the decision to sacrifice your child, and the war ends. You never really get over the pain of your lost child.

But you start to notice people coming up to you every time you go outside for a walk, shopping, or any errand. They come up to thank you for your sacrifice. They tell you how they married this person, and they're doing this job. Some show you pictures of their children and grandchildren. They tell you how your sacrifice has changed their lives. No, this will not bring your child back, but it makes the pain almost bearable.

But then there are people who tell you how foolish you were for sacrificing your child. They claim they could have ended the war with their own strength. They mock and disrespect you, not just in private but in public as well. How would you feel towards those who reject and mock you for your sacrifice?

That is what people are doing all over the world every day by rejecting Jesus, God the Father's only begotten Son. You're acting just like those people in the story who rejected the Father's sacrifice. What is waiting for those who reject Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord? God's wrath, which looks like hell.

Actually, Jesus talked more about hell than He did about heaven. His descriptions of hell are quite terrifying. Contrary to popular belief, hell is not one big party.

Jesus said that "hell is a place of outer darkness; in that place, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 25:30).

"Sinners will go away into eternal punishment" (Matthew 25:46).

Jesus said, "So it will be at the end of the age; the angels shall come forth, and take out the wicked from among the righteous, and cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 13:49-50).

He also said, "Hell is a place where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched" (Mark 9:46, 48).

In the book of Revelation, John the Apostle wrote, "and the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever." "Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. And the sea gave up the dead which was in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which was in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire" (Revelation 20:10-15).

To sum it up, hell is a dark place with weeping and gnashing of teeth. It is eternal punishment, a place where the worm does not die, the second death, and a lake of fire. It is for eternity. It is a place where sinners will feel the wrath of God.

Why will they feel the wrath of God? Because they rejected His Son, Jesus Christ. They mocked and disrespected His Son's sacrifice, and they chose to go their own way, trusting in themselves and their good works to save them. They did not believe God when He said, "That no one is righteous and seeks to do good." Pride is a terrible thing.

We were created for eternity. We are immortal. Yes, when we die, our bodies return to the earth. But our souls will not die. Death did not enter the world until after man sinned. That's why when we go to a funeral, we feel awkward and don't know what to say. For the Christian, we have the hope of seeing them again in Heaven. But for the unsaved, we have no hope of seeing them again. From the time we reach the age of accountability until the time we die, we are deciding heaven or hell.

Do you have the conviction that Hell is real and God has no desire for anyone to go there? Do you have the conviction that God wants to have a Worldwide Great Awakening, if you do, will you join us in praying for a Worldwide Great Awakening. Thank you