Matt and I have started to read a great book called "23 minutes in Hell" by Bill Wiese. It is an amazing true story of a man's visit to Hell. The grave details of the evil and hatred in that place is astounding. We now understand why our charge as Christians is to bring the gospel to the ends of the earth so that people will see Christ for who he is, our Savior. In 2 Peter 3:9 it says "God is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance". We now have a better understanding of why God is so patient and why He wants no one to suffer eternity in Hell. We really could not put this book down and encourage others to read it as well!!
Here are a few exerts from the book in regards to his description of Hell: He speaks of seeing creatures there- "10-13 feet tall, intimidating, they were entirely evil, had unrestrained hatred for him that paralyzed him and panicked him. " He describes himself as: "having no strength, utter exhaustion, mental anguish, horrified, beyond terrified, in constant pain, hearing terror filled screams of an untold multitude of people crying out in torment, no sleep, no rest, no relief, no hope, no peace of mind, no fellowship, conversation or human interaction." But what was more scary was the complete lack of the presence of God and goodness. He describes the conditions to be: "Darkness that seemed to swallow the light, air filled with smoke, a filthy, deathly decaying odor depleting the oxygen, flames and heat overcame him, unquenchable thirst, a pit dug out for the wicked.
WOW! I sure don't want to go there!!!! The story gets better because we do have the hope of Jesus but I am thankful for this reminder that Hell is a real place and it should be our mission to help others avoid this place at all cost!!
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