“THE FATAL WORDS”-JOHN 3:16(“perish”)

one of the most awful words in the Bible,as well as any lang-

uage is the word “perish”.nuthing about it that brings any

comfort or cheer to the heart………..

I-A TRUTH THAT IS UNDENIABLE

-an awful word…in what it declares and describes

-physical sense;it has the idea of destruction

-Mt. 5:29-an eye that is plucked out;Mt. 7:25-drowning;

-Mt. 9:17-wineskins that burst;Mt. 2:13-the act of murder

-the spiritual sense:a final condition or fate of the soul!!!!!!!!!!!

-when the body perishes it goes thru a state of decomposing and

back to the dust of the earth

-the soul never dies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-speaks of an eternity spent in hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A-The Personal Denials of the Thought of Perishing

B-The Biblical Declaration of the Truth of Perishing

1-Bible says more about hell than heaven

2-Jesus said there was a hell and that settles the matter

3-there is a hell,the Bible proves it clear and plain!!!!!!!!

II-A TORMENT THAT IS UNIMAGINABLE

-****Ted Turner;”Christianity is a religion of losers”.Referring

to Christ’s death on the cross,Turner said,”I don’t want any-

body to die for me.I’ve had a few drinks and a few girlfriends,

and if that’s gonna put me in hell,then so be it.”**************

A-It is an Indescribable State

1-some bible descriptions;lake of fire,a devouring fire,a

bottomless pit,a furnace of fire,a place of torments,a place of

filthiness,a place where they have no rest,a place of everlasting

punishment,a place of eternal darkness and blackness,a place

where they gnaw their tongues,a place where people are cast alive,

a place where the smoke of their torment ascendeth up

forever and forever,------(Rev. 21:8)------

2-******someone has written:

Hell ! The prison house of despair,here are some things that

Won’t be there;no flowers will bloom on the banks of hell,

No beauties of nature we love so well:no comforts of home,

Music and song,no friendship of joy will be found in the

Throng;no children to brighten the long,weary night;no

Love or peace,no ray of light;no blood-washed soul with

Face beaming bright,no loving smile in that region of night;

No mercy,no pity,pardon nor grace,no water,O God,what a

Terrible place!The pangs of the lost no human can tell,

Not one moment’s ease,there is no rest in hell!!!Hell! the

Prison house of despair,here are some things that we know

Will be there:fire and brimstone are there,we know,for God in His

Word hath told us so;memory,remorse,suffering and pain,

Weeping and wailing,but all in vain;blasphemers,swearers,

Haters of God,Christ rejecters while here on earth trod;

Murders,gamblers,drunkards and liars,will all have their

Place in the lake of fire;the filthy,the vile,the cruel and mean,

What a horrible mob in hell will be seen!yes,more than

Humans on earth can tell,are torments and woes of eternal hell.

C-It is an Irrevocable State(no exits in hell)*************

1-hell is a real place

2-hell will be filled with real people

3-hell contains real punishment

4-hell guarantees real permanence

III-A TRAGEDY THAT IS UNNECESSARY

-II PETER 3:9 ------

A-Salvation is Determined by Ones Reception of Christ

1-**************illustration*********************

B-Damnation is Determined by One’s Rejection of Christ

FREEDOM 7-25-99 s.m.