Showing posts with label hell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hell. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

The Jewish Jesus and Hell

Modern Christianity has removed hell from mention in many churches. They do not believe a loving God would dare make an eternal hell and place of torment. Not believing in hell, they take the next big leap and say since there is no hell, there is no sin. In other words if there is no hell, nothing is a sin that would put you in hell. So, those who do not believe in hell, do not believe in sin.

One Pastor said it like this: "there is no sin, people only make mistakes of judgment."

No sin?

Is this something the Jewish Jesus believed?

If there is no sin, then there is no forgiveness needed for sin. And if there is no sin, then there is no sinners. Because sinners are people who have sinned.

Now if there is no sin, just mistakes, then are there mistakers instead of sinners?

Now why did Jesus shed his blood on Calvary: for mistakers who need no forgiveness, or for sinners who do need forgiveness?

So, if there is no hell, then there is no need of Calvary. There is no need for Jesus. There is no need for a Savior.

But what if there is a hell?
What if there is sin?
What if there is an eternal hell?
Would the Jewish Jesus lie to us about all of this? Would he give the Communion Cup and say it represented the New Covenant in his blood which is shed for the remission of sins, if there were no hell and no sins?

Hell is real. It is a place of torment. All who are lost, who reject salvation through the Jewish Jesus will go to hell. This is not a place God puts people, they put themselves there. They choose to go to hell by rejecting the Jewish Jesus and his Commandments. They will deserve to go to hell for rejecting his offer of grace and forgiveness.

Said one Jesus rejector:

"Hell is something Christians invented to scare people into obedience to their rules and beliefs. If I reject the shame Christians place on me because of what they call sin, I can be a free spirit. When I got over the fear factor about hell, I learned I was free and under no man's religion."

The Hebrew hell (sheol) and the Greek hell (hades) can speak both of the grave and a place of punishment. In the case of sheol for the righteous of course it would speak only of the grave because they would not be in any kind of torment. This is the picture Jesus gave when Lazarus died. He was buried, but his spirit went to Abraham's bosom. The rich man died and was buried and he went into hell torment. Both of their bodies were in the grave. So, just because sheol may mean the grave does not mean it cannot mean hell torment also. In fact, if Jesus spoke Hebrew when he mentioned hell and the rich man and Lazarus, he would have used the word sheol. There is either peace or torment when a person goes to sheol.

If a person dies lost without God and salvation, they will go to their grave, into sheol, into hades, and also straight into the eternal fires of hell. While they lay in their casket their soul is in hell fire. While family members gather and view the lifeless body the soul is already in hell. And while the family mourns and weeps for the passed loved one (as the lieing preacher says they are in heaven), this person's soul is screaming for their misery and torment. There is gehenna hell fire for all who are lost.

What about the Jewish Jesus and hell (gehenna) torment. Yes the Jewish Jesus spoke of hell torment.

"And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be case into hell (Gehenna). And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body should be cast into hell" (Gehenna) (Matt 5:29-30).

Gehenna is found 10 times spoken by the Jewish Jesus in the New Testament: Matt 5:22-danger of hell, 29-30-cast into hell; 10:28-both body and soul in hell; 18:9; 23:15,33-child of hell/damnation of hell; Mar 9:43-to go onto hell, 45-cast into hell, 47-cast into hell fire; Luke 12:5-cast into hell. It is spoken one time by the Apostle James in 3:6. If there was no hell fire, no hell torment, no unquenchable fire for the damned, no place where the worm (soul) dieth not, then Jesus is the biggest liar of all. He is a bigger liar than the devil himself. The doctrine of hell comes out of the lips of the Jewish Jesus. And so what if what he said is not in the Old Testament (which it is); he is the one to bring immortality to light through the Gospel (2Tim 1:10). He is the one to bring the truth on hell, torment, the final judgment, and eternal rewards. If he spoke it, it is doctrine. If he spoke it, it is Truth. If he spoke it, it exists. The Jewish Jesus tells us that this hell, this place of torment was created for the devil and his angels:

"Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels" (Matt 25:41).

The Jewish Jesus came to give mercy and grace to the sinner, to all sinners. Those who deceive themselves (James 1:22), and reject this love of God deserve to go straight into hell to be with the devil and his angels. These also reject God's love, his reign over them, his holiness, and to live holy themselves. These are cursed. They have cursed themselves. They have no one to blame. They can try to erase and sear their minds not to think of hell, torment, and everlasting fire, but they cannot think their way out of their future.

The Jewish Jesus has given us all the opportunity to escape our own damnation. For we all have been as sheep that have gone astray. We all have sinned. We all have been sinners. We all need a Saviour. We need the Jewish Jesus. We need his salvation. We need the atonement of his blood. We need the glory of his presence. Our King must be welcome among us. We must invite him to our houses of God. It is here, in these places of holiness, the place were all evil is banned, that our God, our Savior, our Lord King reigns. If he cannot reign among us and over us, then we have no part with him.

Today, I seek a heavenly city. I desire to be where the Lamb is the Light. For now I know that when I walk in the Light, I walk in holiness, I walk in Truth: it is the glory of that Light in that City that has shined down upon me.

Today, I walk in the Light of the Jewish Jesus and the torments of eternal hell I have escaped by the grace I found in Acts 2:38

Monday, December 21, 2009

The Jewish Jesus And The devil

The devil is a real spirit being. He is called many different names in the New Testament. In the book of revelation he is called the beast, the dragon, the old serpent, and satan. He is also refered to as the accuser of the brethren. No where in any of the Scriptures is the devil a friend of man or of God. Not one time is he a friend to Jesus. He is always an adversary. He is the opposer. He is the spirit of disobedience. He is the ruler of darkness. He is also a liar and the father of all lies. There is no truth in him although he quotes Scripture. He perverts interpretation of Scripture. He is the evil spirit that deceives all nations.

The Jewish Jesus not only had a work upon earth to being salvation, he also had a work to destroy him who had the power of death. Sin is the power of death. The wages of sin is death. Because of this it is the purpose of the devil to get people to sin. Then he next wants to keep them from repenting, having remorse, being sorrowful, and showing regret. He used many devices and tricks to harden people's hearts, stiffen their necks, and to close their ears. With these he is able to secure their damnation. He is able to destroy those who are deceived that there will be no penalty for rejecting God and his offer of salvation.

The Jewish Jesus first reached to fallen mankind. His heart of compassion for their captivity by the devil, led him to seek the lost, find those hurting and bruised, and show concern for those with divers infirmaties. He was the first man to bring hope to Israel with the power of God. His ministry was not about miracles, it was about praying for those who were sick and the miracles followed. Herein we find a great treasure. If only men would live holy and have effectual prayers, they could minister and the signs would follow. The Jewish Jesus did indeed have the unlimited power of God with him. He could do more by his touch than many can do fasting 40 days. It all must be in his holiness and his closeness with the Spirit of God. It is here we discover that in the Jewish Jesus he did not see how close he could live or fellowship with the world, but how solitary and apart from it all he would live. The Jewish Jesus had unconditional love for sinners, the hurting, and those who were neglected. Because so many could not come to where he was, he went to them. This is the heart of a real evangelist. He has something from God and so he desires to take it to those who need it.

The Jewish Jesus met the devil right away. First it was a personal visit while he was fasting in the desert. When this did not cause Jesus to destroy himself, he then got into the hearts of the Temple cult. He inspired them to hate Jesus. To find fault with him. To reject him. He used religion to hide his plot. Religious men are always pawns of the devil. When they are self righteous and unteachable they are candidates of the devil's voice. He will wisper into their ears and bring lies and perversions. With these, the religious enemies feel justified in rejecting the Jewish Jesus. At last, the devil put it into their hearts to have Jesus killed or murdered. Religion that rises to the level of hate, then to perversion, and then to wanting someone dead, is the very work of the devil. The Jewish Jesus did not practice these evil designs.

Here and there the Jewish Jesus met the devil and his demons. Not one time did he sit down and have supper, have fellowship and chat, or make out that he was a friend of the devil. There was absolutely no concord, no agreement, no fellowship. And this is supposed to be the very nature of those people of God who follow the path and life of the Jewish Jesus. How can we make a treaty with the devil? How can we be at peace with him? How can we allow him to bring sin into the home and Church? Why is it so many have let down against the devil and now he is welcome in the living room through a little black wire? We are not to give place to the devil And this commandment has not been lifted.

The Jewish Jesus will soon have the devil locked up in the bottomless pit. And soon as that is over and he is let out, he will go straight to being a devil again. And soon as Jesus puts down his last devil rebellion he will be cast into the lake of fire. Yes, the war is still going on. Not many soldiers these days who still take a strong stand against the devil. Why in some churches today there are more sermons against holiness than there are on the devil. There are more sermons on financial prosperity than on the devil. There are more sermons on ecumenical unity and being one, than on the devil. And the devil now has his own seat right on the platform of many Churches. This is open evidence these are not the Church of the Bible. For the Jewish Jesus said the gates of hell would not prevail against the true Church. Is this not a sign to all who will receive it, that these backslid churches are not that Church. They are a false church. And their religion allows for all manner of sin, even allowing many who are demon possessed to run and control them.

The Jewish Jesus has givcn us power over all the works of the devil. He has give us power to tread on serpents. He has empowered us with the name of Jesus and with the Holy Ghost to be more than conquerors. We have the victory in our grasp. We have the victory in our prayed up life. We have Jesus for us and nothing formed against us can prosper. We sow into the Kingdom and we reap back our blessings. We are not cursed. We have the promise of the inheritance. The Jewish Jesus is our King, our Champion, our Lord, and our salvation.

Let all nations bring forth praises to his name. Let them honor and praise him who has destroyed the works of the devil in our lives. Thank him who by his blood cut us free from the curse of eternal death.

Let everyone that has breath praise the Lord Jesus. And let all of these forever reject the devil and treat him like the trash that he is.