Philippians 4:7 Peace With Eternity

7 And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Look at what the Holy Spirit tells us: that we are to fear nothing from God! I sure do not hear that Truth preached enough. Keeping peace in mind, let’s talk about the punishment of Hell here. How is it that we are not to fear eternal punishment? How is it that we can have perfect peace and be tranquil when we think of Hell? If it is true that most of our family, loved ones, friends, acquaintances, neighbors, and co-workers are going to be thrown into Hell and suffer for all of eternity, how can we be tranquil and have peace that passes all understanding? We couldn’t. The only way that we could even begin to have peace is if we are selfish and only concerned with ourselves. And amen, Jesus just doesn’t let us be concerned with ourselves. Our whole life in Christ is about others and we could not have any peace or tranquility if most everyone in our lives is going to suffer for all of eternity. Ask yourself, how could we have any joy in eternity if a majority of everyone that we ever knew was suffering as we were living it up? That would be like living under a dictatorship and prospering and celebrating while he was torturing the masses. 

The only way for us to have any peace and tranquility is if Jesus’ sacrifice is so powerful that it covers even those who were unaware that it does. The glorious Truth for us is that His sacrifice does just that! 

Nor is the free gift at all to be compared to the effect of that one [man’s] sin. For the sentence [following the trespass] of one [man] brought condemnation, whereas the free gift [following] many transgressions brings justification (an act of righteousness). Romans 5:16

Well then, as one man’s trespass [one man’s false step and falling away led] to condemnation for all men, so one Man’s act of righteousness [leads] to acquittal and right standing with God and life for all men. Romans 5:18

Look at what our Father had written, Jesus’ act of righteousness leads to the acquittal and life for all men. How many men? All men! Jesus was that successful. Grace is that powerful. The only way for us to not have any fear of the things from God is to know that Jesus will make sure that all men make it to eternity. If it were true that He doesn’t do this, then we can’t help but be scared and there sure can’t be tranquility. We may not all be chosen to be the Bride of Christ, but our Wedding is filled with guests and that allows us to have perfect peace and be tranquil regardless of what our physical eyes see. 

Philippians 3:18-19

18 For there are many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, who walk (live) as enemies of the cross of Christ (the Anointed One).

19 They are doomed and their fate is eternal misery (perdition); their god is their stomach (their appetites, their sensuality) and they glory in their shame, siding with earthly things and being of their party.

Here is a great place to look at what all of the New Testament teaches us about non-believers eternities. Because if we just take this one verse alone it looks very bad for those who deny Jesus as Lord. 

For the Son of man came to save [from the penalty of eternal death] that which was lost.  Matthew 18:11

Jesus came to save the lost. Now the question is did He come to save all of the lost, or only a few of the lost who realize that they are lost and who ask to be helped?

[Just as] You have granted Him power and authority over all flesh (all humankind), [now glorify Him] so that He may give eternal life to all whom You have given Him. John 17:2

The glorious Truth is that Jesus has been given the responsibility over all flesh, and all includes all who are lost, both those who realize it and those who don’t realize it. So now the question is does He loose the lost who don’t realize that they are lost to the Lake of Fire?

But if any person’s work is burned up [under the test], he will suffer the loss [of it all, losing his reward], though he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has passed] through fire. 1 Corinthians 3:15

These are short blog postings and the are only meant to lead us into greater studies of the Truth. But these scriptures are a great place to start to see the complete victory of Jesus for all. We see that Paul writes that the lost may very well suffer loss. Some people will loose their reward, yet they will be saved, but only after passing through the fire. The fire is Hades, the realm of the dead, Luke 16:22-24. People who are sent to Hades loose the reward of eternally being the Bride of Christ, but they themselves are saved from the Lake of Fire, or what we call Hell. They will suffer the eternal misery of not being able to be the Bride, but they will be allowed to be our guests. Some of our guests who never acknowledged Jesus will have been bad in this world, some of those who did not acknowledge Him will have been good, but they both are allowed to be our guests.

And those servants went out on the crossroads and got together as many as they found, both bad and good, so [the room in which] the wedding feast [was held] was filled with guests. Matthew 22:10

Revelation 20:9-12

9 And they swarmed up over the broad plain of the earth and encircled the fortress (camp) of God's people (the saints) and the beloved city; but fire descended from heaven and consumed them. [II Kings 1:10-12; Ezek. 38:2, 22.] 

10 Then the devil who had led them astray [deceiving and seducing them] was hurled into the fiery lake of burning brimstone, where the beast and false prophet were; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever (through the ages of the ages). 

The devil is thrown into the Lake of Fire where the anti-christ and false prophet are. Notice that only these three are mentioned as suffering and being tormented forever and ever. Keep this in mind as we study on. 

11 Then I saw a great white throne and the One Who was seated upon it, from Whose presence and from the sight of Whose face earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 

12 I [also] saw the dead, great and small; they stood before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is [the Book] of Life. And the dead were judged (sentenced) by what they had done [their whole way of feeling and acting, their aims and endeavors] in accordance with what was recorded in the books. 

The dead are raised back to life here to be judged. Think about it, not just those who died before and during the Great Tribulation are raised here, but those who lived and died during the 1,000 year reign of Christ, are also raised back to life. Death will not have been thrown into the Lake of Fire during the Millennial Reign of Christ. All of the dead will be raised and judged. If it was a given that all would be judged guilty of Hell, then why have the Books opened. Why raise these people, only to throw them back to the Lake of Fire?

These verses tie right in with Jesus’ parable of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, Matthew 22. In Jesus’ parable He tells us something very interesting and it is this: when our Father comes to the earth, which is happening here in Revelation 20, He only finds one man not worthy to stay, Matthew 22:11-13. Ask yourself this question, why did Jesus only tell us one man wasn’t allowed to stay, if it were true that all of the dead who are raised will be found guilty of Hell? Jesus tells us that both the good and bad are here when our Father returns, Matthew 22:10. Yet Jesus tells us that only one is not allowed to stay? 

Grace tells us that people are judged innocent, regardless of what they have done. Grace is all free and it is all undeserved. Jesus has been given all flesh and He tells us that He will not lose any that He has been given, except one, Judas, John 17:12. People will be judged, but not to see if they will be thrown into Hell or not, but to see where they stand in eternity. There will be those who were first now and they will be judged to be last for eternity. There will be those who were last, that will be judged to be first, Mark 10:31. Read Micah Chapter 4 and you will see that there will be nations of people who finally come to understand that Jesus is Lord. Jesus wins and He wins huge! Not everyone is a Bride of Christ, there are many guests of ours at the Wedding celebration. Matthew 22:10.    

Revelation 14:11 Part 2

11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no respite (no pause, no intermission, no rest, no peace) day or night--these who pay homage to the beast and to his image and whoever receives the stamp of his name upon him.

This is a great place to go and study the Truth about Hell. Many will use verse 11 to teach that people who are sent to Hell will suffer for all of eternity, because our Father had it written that “the smoke of their torment ascends forever.” This teaching is false and once our Father teaches you the Truth about Hell, it will remove a great deal of fear and dread that so many in religion try and place on us. 

Hell is very real. In Revelation it is called the Lake of Fire. Death and Hades will be thrown into it, Revelation 20:14. The angels that rebelled will be thrown into it, 2 Peter 2:4. The anti-christ and the false prophet will be thrown into it and those who take the mark of the beast will be thrown into it. The Bible is very clear about these. But here is the thing, just because the smoke rises forever, does that mean that the people who are thrown into it suffer forever? Here are some verses that address it.

Then I heard a mighty voice from the throne and I perceived its distinct words, saying, See! The abode of God is with men, and He will live (encamp, tent) among them; and they shall be His people, and God shall personally be with them and be their God. God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, neither shall there be anguish (sorrow and mourning) nor grief nor pain any more, for the old conditions and the former order of things have passed away. Revelation 21:1-4

But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs [that is consumed in smoke] and as the glory of the pastures. They shall vanish; like smoke shall they consume away. Psalm 37:20

FOR BEHOLD, the day comes that shall burn like an oven, and all the proud and arrogant, yes, and all that do wickedly and are lawless, shall be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. Malachi 4:1

And you shall tread down the lawless and wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, says the Lord of hosts. Malachi 4:3

Behold, they are like stubble; the fire consumes them. They cannot even deliver themselves from the power of the flame [much less deliver the nation]. There is no coal for warming or fire before which to sit! Isaiah 47:14

As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to Sheol (the place of the dead) shall come up no more. Job 7:9

Drought and heat consume the snow waters; so does Sheol (the place of the dead) those who have sinned. Job 24:19

Such people will pay the penalty and suffer the punishment of everlasting ruin (destruction and perdition) and eternal exclusion and banishment from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, 2 Thessalonians 1:9

There is a Hell and our Father tells us that some people will be thrown into it. My hope is that it is only one person as Jesus alluded to in His parable of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, Matthew 22:11 and John 17:12. The things and people that are thrown into the Lake of Fire cannot suffer forever because our Father does away with all suffering when He comes. Their punishment is eternal, these people can not come back into being, that is why the smoke of Hell is eternal. Those who are cast into the Lake of Fire are eternally cast out of the presence of the Lord, Who is omnipotent, so they have to just cease to be, or our Lord would not be omnipotent. So there is a Hell and the punishment is eternal, but the idea of the people who are thrown into it being eternally aware and tormented does not fit with the scriptures about Hell. Nor does it fit with what we have ever seen from our Lord, Who alone holds the Keys of Hell, Revelation 1:18, and Who is the same yesterday, today, and forever, Hebrews 13:8.  

Revelation 2:23

23 And I will strike her children (her proper followers) dead [thoroughly exterminating them]. And all the assemblies (churches) shall recognize and understand that I am He Who searches minds (the thoughts, feelings, and purposes) and the [inmost] hearts, and I will give to each of you [the reward for what you have done] as your work deserves. 

For no person will be justified (made righteous, acquitted, and judged acceptable) in His sight by observing the works prescribed by the Law. For [the real function of] the Law is to make men recognize and be conscious of sin [ not mere perception, but an acquaintance with sin which works toward repentance, faith, and holy character]. Romans 3:20

The Truth is that we will all be used by our Father, whether we believe in Him or not, to do works. We are shown that even Pilate and Herod were used by our Father, Acts 4:27-28. This is why our justification never depends on any work that we do, but on what our Father does. Jezebel was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. She and her followers were being scolded for what she was teaching, which was leading people to themselves and not towards our Father. Jesus will bring the teachings of Jezebel to and end. He will absolutely throw all of her lies into the Lake of Fire. But she and her followers will be allowed to stay as guests for eternity or what we also call the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

And those servants went out on the crossroads and got together as many as they found, both bad and good, so [the room in which] the wedding feast [was held] was filled with guests. Matthew 22:10

A Bride is not a guest at her own wedding. There will be good people and there will bad people who are allowed to stay for eternity as our guests. They will be allowed to stay because of Grace. Our Groom, Jesus, is the same yesterday, today, and forever, He never changes. Jesus forgave the Jewish leaders who lied about Him, who threatened His followers, and who even killed Him. If He forgave those leaders, why wouldn’t He forgive Jezebel? Why wouldn’t He forgive the false teachers of Pergamum or those who left their first love at Ephesus? Our works do not justify us, our Father’s work of Grace is what justifies us. Not everyone is called to be a Bride of Christ, but that doesn’t mean that our Father doesn’t love them and want to be with them. Grace allows everyone, both good and bad to stay with Him for eternity. The glorious thing is that the bad people will be forgiven and all of their bad works will be thrown into the Lake of Fire. The bad will be forgiven of much and they may even end up being the last in the Kingdom, but amen, they will still love much because they have been forgiven, Luke 7:47.  

It is so easy to condemn people who are wrong. But Grace overcomes and overtakes all faults. Grace looks at what our Father accomplished through Jesus and nothing else. The Truth is that all of Jezebels works will be burned up and she and those who followed her will suffer lose. But amen, all of those evil works will no longer be, those works will die and be eternally done away with. The evil works will not follow the people who did them into eternity. The evil people will be saved as ones who passed through the fire of Hades. They will not be able to be the first in eternity, they may very well have to be the last, but praise God they will be there. 

But if any person's work is burned up [under the test], he will suffer the loss [of it all, losing his reward], though he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has passed] through fire. 1 Corinthians 3:15

Remember this glorious Truth as we continue to study Revelation. We often judge so harshly those who will fall short during the Tribulation. But Grace still applies and its freeing power will overcome the most egregious failures of man. Hades will bring the wicked to understand their evil works, but the people themselves will be saved from being thrown into Hell. Our Father would that all men be saved and through Christ I truly believe that our Father will get His way! 

Romans 10:11-15

11 The Scripture says, No man who believes in Him [who adheres to, relies on, and trusts in Him] will [ever] be put to shame or be disappointed.

    

12 [No one] for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. The same Lord is Lord over all [of us] and He generously bestows His riches upon all who call upon Him [in faith].

    

13 For everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord [invoking Him as Lord] will be saved.

    

Notice how our Father doesn’t tell us when a person has to call on Jesus to be saved. He just tells us that if anyone calls upon Jesus that they will be saved. So if a person calls upon Jesus when they are raised up from the dead can’t they be saved? What about the spirits of people who are in Hades, can’t they call upon Him and be saved too? Isn’t that exactly what happened when Jesus went to Hades after He was crucified? Jesus did not go to Hades in the flesh, He went in the spirit, and all of the spirits there heard the Truth and were set free, 1 Peter 3:19-20.  

The glorious Truth is that whenever our Father empowers a person to believe, they will believe and He can do it whenever He wants to. Our Father wants all men saved and  our Father always gets His way, He is God! 

14 But how are people to call upon Him Whom they have not believed [in Whom they have no faith, on Whom they have no reliance]? And how are they to believe in Him [adhere to, trust in, and rely upon Him] of Whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher?

    

15 And how can men [be expected to] preach unless they are sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings! [How welcome is the coming of those who preach the good news of His good things!

The world needs to hear the Truth, they can be set free from all of their fear and misery by it. Far too many times what they hear isn’t theT ruth but person telling them what they have to do. They hear about keeping a set of rules or having a free will of their own that decides what to do or not to do. They hear about Hell and how it will be filled with people, even with loved ones. They hear messages that teach them that there is separation between us and our Father, when the Truth is that there is none. We are all able bodied ministers of our Lord and the Holy Spirit will empower each and every one of us to be used to teach the Truth that will set the world free. 

I honestly believe that one of the greatest Truth’s that our Father has shown me is that there are guests of eternity. It changed everything for me. I saw what Grace actually was and I began to be able to tell people, and really for the first time believe it, that our Father is love. Grace overrides unbelief and our Father is unwilling to be without any of us. In the power of the Holy Spirit go and tell the world this Truth. 

Romans 10:9-10

9 Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

     

10 For with the heart a person believes (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Christ) and so is justified (declared righteous, acceptable to God), and with the mouth he confesses (declares openly and speaks out freely his faith) and confirms [his] salvation.

Two points here and I know that our Father uses me to make these points all of the time. First: it is only the Holy Spirit that causes us to confess Jesus as our Lord. We do not make this confession on our own, or with our own strength, or through our own free will. It is the Will of our Father that chooses us and causes us to call upon Him. Many are called, but only a few are chosen to be the Bride. 

Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking under the power and influence of the [Holy] Spirit of God can [ever] say, Jesus be cursed! And no one can [really] say, Jesus is [my] Lord, except by and under the power and influence of the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:3

Second: everyone will one day believe with their hearts and confess with their mouths that Jesus is Lord.

For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God [acknowledge Him to His honor and to His praise]. Romans 14:11

I always marvel at how mean people believe that our Father is. So many people actually believe that He will cause the dead in Hades to be raised up and reunited with their flesh. That He will then force them to bow down to Him, confess Jesus as their Lord, and then He will throw them into Hell to suffer for all of eternity, because they didn't do it before they died. 

How can this be when we are told to always forgive? We are told to forgive everyone for everything, so that we can be forgiven. We are told to bless those who curse us, pray for those who despitefully use us, and to feed our enemies. We are shown that Jesus cried out for the forgiveness of those who hated Him and He did this while they were murdering Him. We are also shown repeatedly that Grace is unearned and free. Yet, we are to believe that at the end of this world everything changes and that our Father then becomes a sadistic dictator Who throws people into Hell because He never empowered them to confess Him as Lord before they died. 

The Truth is so much more glorious. The Truth is that our Father raises the people in Hades up and reunites them with their flesh so that they can be saved. He raises them up so that they can confess the Truth and spend eternity with Him. The Truth is that Hades is not a place to punish people because they did not do what is right. Hades is a place that allows spirits to see the Truth that sets them free. Just as hardships bring our spirits closer to our Father now, Romans 5:3, hardship brings spirits closer to Him in Hades. 

Jesus alone holds the keys to Hades, Revelation 1:18. Do you really believe that He would unlock Hades and bring the people out of it if it meant that they would have to suffer even more? Jesus came so that we might have life and have it more abundantly, John 10:10. Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever, Hebrews 13:8. Our Lord will set those in Hades free. They will be reunited with their flesh and they will be our guests for all of eternity. This is the Truth that sets us free from all fear and this Truth is what will allow us to actually enjoy eternity. Could you imagine how depressing eternity would be if most of our loved ones were suffering eternally in Hell?  

Romans 9:27-29

27 And Isaiah calls out (solemnly cries aloud) over Israel: Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sand of the sea, only the remnant (a small part of them) will be saved [from perdition, condemnation, judgment]!

    

28 For the Lord will execute His sentence upon the earth [He will conclude and close His account with men completely and without delay], rigorously cutting it short in His justice.

    

29 It is as Isaiah predicted, If the Lord of hosts had not left us a seed [from which to propagate descendants], we [Israel] would have fared like Sodom and have been made like Gomorrah.

Our Father destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah and we can’t even find the remnants of the two cities today. The people of Sodom and Gomorrah were so evil that our Father ended all of their life's and sent all of their souls directly to Hades. Then hundreds of years later Jesus came and died for us, He died for all of us! Jesus died for those of us with bodies, those of us who only have spirits, and those who had not even been born yet. He was also sent to Hades for 3 days. Our Lord went to the same place that every person from Sodom and Gomorrah were. He went to Hades not to further condemn the people, but to set them free, 1 Peter 3:19-20. The wicked were judged and they were sentenced, but thank God their sentence was not eternal. 

Hades was emptied by our Father’s Grace. Our Lord is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Jesus never changes. He will once again empty out Hades, Revelation 20:13 The wicked are sentenced and they are judged, but there are no laws any longer to sentence people to an eternity in Hell. Jesus did away with any and all laws that could give such a sentence. Hades is a place that our Father uses to cause spirits to love and seek out the well being of others, Luke 16:27-28. It is a place of correction, not just torment and revenge. Only a few Israelis are allowed to escape the correction and judgment of Hades. But amen, they will all be set free from it and allowed to enjoy the Wedding Feast for all of eternity as our guests. They are loved and amen they are forgiven. They may be saved only as ones who have passed through the fire, but amen they only passed through the fire. 

Romans 9:14-15

14 What shall we conclude then? Is there injustice upon God's part? Certainly not!

    

How can there not be injustice on our Father’s part when we just read in verses 12&13 that He chose Jacob over Esau before they were ever born? And we were told that our Father did this to just show us that it was His free will to do it? That seems to very be cold blooded doesn’t it? Well, it would be very cold if it were the Truth that there was an eternity to be spent in Hell. But when the Truth is shown, there is no injustice at all with our Father, there is only justice. Because Jesus has all men, Colossians 1:16, and all men, both good and bad, will spend eternity with Him, Matthew 22:10-13.  

What salvation really boils down to is that all flesh is saved to one degree or another, John 17:2. We all come to the knowledge of the Truth, 1 Timothy 2:4. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord, Romans 14:11. Some of us are saved and chosen to rule and reign with Jesus and some are saved to be ruled and reigned over. Some are saved as the Bride of Christ and some are saved as the guests of Christ, but we all spend eternity with our Father through Christ. Jesus likens eternity to a Wedding Celebration, so eternity is a party. Remember Jesus’ first miracle was to turn water into the best wine that anyone had ever tasted and He did this at a Wedding Celebration, John 2:9-10. 

15 For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy and I will have compassion (pity) on whom I will have compassion.

Amen, we have learned that our Father has mercy and compassion on all men. His love and grace applies to all flesh.

For God has consigned (penned up) all men to disobedience, only that He may have mercy on them all [alike]. Romans 11:32

Think of eternity like a church. Have all been called to be the pastor of the church? Are all evangelist? Do all prophesy? No, but all in a church are loved and used. Our Father doesn’t love the pastor more than the member, or more than the guest of the member. Heaven is the same way. Some have been called to hold offices and some haven’t, but all are loved and cherished. All of this just means that our Father has an order and a hierarchy for eternity. The greatest people in Heaven will actually be the biggest servants, Matthew 23:11. Those who have been forgiven of much will love much, Luke 7:47. The last shall be first and the first last. Even if all of your works are burned up, you will still be saved.

But if any person's work is burned up [under the test], he will suffer the loss [of it all, losing his reward], though he himself will be saved, but only as [one who has passed] through fire. 1 Corinthians 3:15

Don’t ever let anyone tell you that Hell is going to be populated with people. Our Father has to much mercy for that. He has eliminated all laws and there is nothing in place to convict anyone with to be thrown into it. Grace has abounded far more than sin has. Jesus was that successful! 

Romans 6:6

6 We know that our old (unrenewed) self was nailed to the cross with Him in order that [our] body [which is the instrument] of sin might be made ineffective and inactive for evil, that we might no longer be the slaves of sin.

    

Do you believe that people really know what our Father tells us here? Do they really know that their flesh is now ineffective for evil? Do people really know that they are no longer slaves to sin? I can tell you from my experiences is that most people do not believe this glorious Truth and they often times will aggressively attack it when it is told to them. But amen, it is the Truth. Jesus came and was sacrificed for our shortcomings. He was raised from the dead and that work was far, far, greater then any evil work our flesh has done or will ever do! Jesus deprived sin of any opportunity to take us away from Him. 

Jesus was successful in removing any law that could ever convict us of a sin, Romans 8:1-4, Romans 10:3-4, Galatians 2:16-21, and Galatians 3:10-14. Jesus came and was successful in implementing grace and grace is all undeserved and all unearned. Our righteousness is as filthy rags, Isaiah 64:6. Our best is sin. Even Jesus said that His Own flesh wasn’t good enough, Mark 10:18. So if Jesus’ flesh wasn’t good enough, how could ours be? Our Father knew who and how we were, so He gave a sacrifice and that sacrifice secured our eternal life with Him through Christ. There is no sin in Christ and we are now in Christ, John 17:23.

I was asked yesterday if this is true, why is there a Hell? That is a great question, why is there a Hell, if Christ now has all flesh and has given eternal life to all flesh, John 17:2?  There is a Hell because that is where our Father throws things that are to cease to be, Revelation 20:14. Once something is thrown into Hell, it ceases to be, it can never come back. Our Father will throw death and Hades and all that has to do with them into Hell, or the Lake of Fire, and they will forever cease to be. Our Father will throw satan and the fallen angels into Hell and they never come back, Revelation 19:20 and Revelation 20:10. There will also be at least one person thrown into the Lake of Fire, Matthew 22:13. Jesus tells us in John 17:12 that He has only lost one person that He has been given and that one person is Judas. There is a Hell, but no one is there yet, because Judgment Day has not yet occurred. Hell exists for our Father to end things.   

But amen, there are far less things ended then most of us believe. Because as we have studied where sin abounds, grace much more abounds, Romans 5:20. Our Father is not so insecure that He will destroy people because they don’t believe Him. Actually the Truth is that we can only believe Him because He first empowers us to believe Him, 1 Corinthians 12:3. Grace tells us that people are still blessed even though they do not believe. We are told to bless those who curse us, Luke 6:28. We are told to feed our enemies, Romans 12:20, and we are told to always forgive, Matthew 18:22. This is how our Father is and this is how He is through us and He never changes, Hebrews 13:8. Grace saves us, not our works, thank God that is True!  

Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess the Truth that will set them free, our Father's grace will accept nothing less. 

All Things Are Made New

The Word of our Father teaches us that the last enemy of Jesus is death.

The last enemy to be subdued and abolished is death. 1 Corinthians 15:26

Revelation 20:14 tells is that death is thrown into the Lake of Fire and that it ceases to be when it is. The Holy Spirit tells us that death is not only subdued, but that it is abolished. The Lake of Fire abolishes or causes death to cease to be. So if the wage of sin is death and the last enemy of Jesus to be abolished is death, doesn’t the Word teach us plainly that death, which is the wage of sin, is done away with in the Lake of Fire?

If the sinners continued to live eternally in Hell, then their sin would continue to live, and the wage of their sin, which is death, would have to continue to live. The glorious Truth is that sin is also done away with in the Lake of Fire.

[But] he who commits sin [who practices evildoing] is of the devil [takes his character from the evil one], for the devil has sinned (violated the divine law) from the beginning. The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done]. 1 John 3:8

God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, neither shall there be anguish (sorrow and mourning) nor grief nor pain any more, for the old conditions and the former order of things have passed away. And He Who is seated on the throne said, See! I make all things new. Also He said, Record this, for these sayings are faithful (accurate, incorruptible, and trustworthy) and true (genuine). Revelation 21:4-5

Notice what our Father proclaims here: He will make all things new when He comes to dwell with man! Amen that is awesome. All things are made new at the end of the Millennial Reign of Christ. Ask yourself, aren’t sinners part of all things? They are, so aren’t they made new as well? They are made new and they are the guests at the Wedding Feast of the Lamb. If someone has been thrown into the Lake of Fire, and we know that at least one person will be, Matthew 22:11, they have to cease to be or our Father would make them new! That is so glorious. Jesus succeeded super abundantly. Grace abounds and all things are made new!

The Word On Eternal Anguish

And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be afraid of Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell (Gehenna). Matthew 10:28

What happens to the unsaved if the punishment of Hell is not eternal torment? It is simple, those fallen angels and all of the unsaved are burned up in the Lake of Fire and they simply no longer exist! It is exactly as Jesus taught us in Matthew, we are to fear God, Who is capable to destroy both body and soul! Jesus did not say to fear God Who is able to eternally torment, but Who is able to destroy.

But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs [that is consumed in smoke] and as the glory of the pastures. They shall vanish; like smoke shall they consume away. Psalm 37:20

FOR BEHOLD, the day comes that shall burn like an oven, and all the proud and arrogant, yes, and all that do wickedly and are lawless, shall be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. Malachi 4:1

And you shall tread down the lawless and wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, says the Lord of hosts. Malachi 4:3

Behold, they are like stubble; the fire consumes them. They cannot even deliver themselves from the power of the flame [much less deliver the nation ]. There is no coal for warming or fire before which to sit! Isaiah 47:14

As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to Sheol (the place of the dead) shall come up no more. Job 7:9

Drought and heat consume the snow waters; so does Sheol (the place of the dead) those who have sinned. Job 24:19

Our Father plainly tells us that the wicked shall vanish away as smoke, the Truth is that they shall consume away. The wicked shall be as stubble, they will have neither root nor branch left and they shall be ashes under our feet. None of these scriptures teach us of an eternal Hell of anguish, they all speak of the wicked simply being done away with, the cease to be.

Is There Eternal Torment For The Unsaved????

THEN I saw a new sky (heaven) and a new earth, for the former sky and the former earth had passed away (vanished), and there no longer existed any sea. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, all arrayed like a bride beautified and adorned for her husband; Then I heard a mighty voice from the throne and I perceived its distinct words, saying, See! The abode of God is with men, and He will live (encamp, tent) among them; and they shall be His people, and God shall personally be with them and be their God. God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, neither shall there be anguish (sorrow and mourning) nor grief nor pain any more, for the old conditions and the former order of things have passed away. Revelation 21:1-4

Revelation 20:14 teaches us that death and Hades will be cast into the Lake of Fire before our Father makes all things new. Revelation 20 also teaches us that everyone whose name is not in the Book of Life will be cast into the Lake of Fire. Now we are shown that after all of these things happen, our Father will bring in a new Earth and a new Heaven. We see that our Father will dwell amongst men, and catch this Truth because it is important, our Father will dwell among men! Don’t just read it, take hold of it, our Father will now dwell amongst men! At this time our Father will take away every tear from men! Our Father takes death away from men! Our Father takes away anguish from men! Our Father takes away all pain from men! Our Father takes away all sorrow and mourning from men! All of the old tormenting conditions of men will pass away and everything will become new!

Now let me ask you this one simple question, if there is an eternity for the unsaved to be tormented in hell, how could all of this be true? Hell is nothing but death, sorrow, anguish, tears, and pain. The verses that we just studied clearly teach us that our Father removes all of these things away from men. The scriptures here do not teach us that these things are only removed from the chosen and saved, from the saints, from the children of God, or any other name that we have been given throughout scripture. Jesus clearly shows John that all of these things have been taken away from men! There is absolutely no scriptures that teach us that if we are sent to hell that we become something other than men. Jesus clearly teaches us that all of the pain, anguish, sorrow, and death have been taken away from men. So there cannot be an eternity of torment and sorrow for men in Hell, plain and simple.

But religion, at least the religion of my life, has always taught that there is an eternity for us in Heaven or in Hell. How can this be when Revelation 21 tells us that all of the tortures of Hell are done away with for men when the New Jerusalem and New Heaven are given! There is a really powerful Truth regarding the Revelation of Jesus as well, there is a curse if anyone adds to what Jesus told John in the Book of Revelation! So when John was specifically told that our Father will dwell with men and that He will remove all of the former sorrows from men, He meant just what He said, men! So to add that God only meant saved men, is adding to what was told!

We are going to study far more on the Truth that there is not an eternity of torture awaiting the unsaved. There is a Hell and yes there will be people who are thrown into it. But they are not eternally tortured, even though they are eternally punished. We will talk about this in future postings.

Amen, Not Many Are Thrown Into Hell

For the Son of man came to save [from the penalty of eternal death] that which was lost. What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray and gets lost, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountain and go in search of the one that is lost? And if it should be that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not get lost. Just so it is not the will of My Father Who is in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost and perish. Matthew 18:11-14

Our Father’s will is that none of us should be lost. Let me ask you this, does our Father get His way? I mean if our Father wants something, doesn’t He get it. What would be the point of being God, if you wanted something and didn’t get it?

Here is another thing I want to ask you, if it was the Truth that most of humanity was going to Hell, why did Jesus just use the example of only one sheep going astray? Why didn’t He say that ninety-nine went astray?

Jesus came to save the lost from the penalty of Hell. Ask yourself this as well, did Jesus really succeed at saving the lost or did He only kinda of succeed, saving only a few? There is a Hell and there will be at least one person thrown into it, Matthew 22:12. However, we are repeatedly shown through Jesus’ parables that not that many of us are thrown into it. In this parable Jesus uses an example of only one going astray. In the parable of the Wedding Supper Jesus only tells us of one person being thrown into Hell.

People will undoubtedly bring up Matthew 22:14, many are called but only a few are chosen. This is true, many are called to be the Bride of Christ. Many are called to become one with Jesus, but only of few of us have been chosen to be His Bride. This does not mean that those who were not chosen are thrown into Hell. It just means that they are guests at the Wedding Feast, which is another term for eternity. In the Parable of the Wedding Feast Jesus tells us of guests, a bride is not a guest at her own wedding. So the glorious Truth is that there are others there. These guests are the others who were not called to be the Bride. They were saved from the penalty of eternal death through Jesus’ sacrifice, but they were not called to rule and reign with Him. Our Father's will is fulfilled, the lost are saved. Some are saved from Hell and are called to be the Bride and others are saved from hell and called to be the guests. Jesus succeeded and our Father gets His way!

I know that these postings are short. I could write for pages on this Truth. What these blogs are designed to do is to spark your interest in the Truth and then the Holy Spirit will guide you into a full study. Just you and Him and He will show you the Truth that will set you free.