Questions About Heaven Or Hell

Do you have questions about what heaven or hell is like?  Some joke about going to hell.  Is heaven or hell
a real place? 

[Here is an excerpt of an answer by the
Rev. Billy Graham on the topic of heaven or hell ]

Q: I know people ask you from time to time what you think heaven is like, but I'd also be interested to know what you think hell will be like. I have a friend who says he's looking forward to hell, because all his friends will be there and they'll have one big party. He's not right, is he? —   [ read below for more on heaven or hell ]

A:  No, he certainly isn't right. If he could have only a brief glimpse—even just a tenth of a second's look—at what hell is like, he'd never say again that he looks forward to going there.

Not one word in the Bible suggests that hell is a pleasant place, or a place where anyone would ever want to go. Jesus called hell a place of "outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 25:30, KJV). In one of His parables, Jesus told of a man who was in hell, begging for someone to come and "cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire" (Luke 16:24). The only companions anyone will have in hell will be "the devil and his angels" (Matthew 25:41). 

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There is much we don't know about hell—but we know all we need to know. And the most important thing we know about hell is that we don't have to go there! Yes, we have sinned, and we deserve only God's judgment. But God loves us, and Christ came to deliver us from hell and welcome us into heaven forever.[ read on for more about heaven or hell ]

Don't take hell lightly—but don't take Christ lightly, either. Instead, by a simple prayer of faith ask Him to forgive your sins and come into your life today. The Bible's promise is true: "There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1).

Four Simple Laws
God is holy and just
"For God shall bring every work into judgment, with
every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil"  (Ecclesiastes 12:14)

The wages of sin is death:
"Sin is the transgression of the Law"  (1 John 3:4)

God is rich in mercy:
"But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love
wherewith He loved us..."  (Ephesians 2:4)

Eternal Life is in Jesus Christ:
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life"  (John 3:16)

"[God] now commands all men every where to repent: because he has appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness"  (Acts 17:30)

A Model Prayer of Repentance

God, please forgive me for sinning against You.
I understand that, according to Your Law, I deserve to go to hell.  However, You are not willing that I perish.  Thank You that Jesus suffered and died for me and rose again on the third day.

I now repent and yield myself to Him to be my Lord and Savior.  I will read Your Word [The Holy Bible] daily and obey what I read.  In Jesus' name I pray.  Amen.