February 21, 2012

You Can Know---The Bible Has The Answer!

Where are the dead? Are their spirits alive? What about Heaven? Hell? What will become of me when I die? 

You can know! The Bible has the answers! 

Is there a hereafter? "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement" (Hebrews 9:27).

Is there a Heaven? The Lord Jesus said, "I go to prepare a place for you" (John 14:2). 

Is there a Hell? The Lord also said, "And these also shall go away into everlasting punishment" (Matthew 25:46).

Where do the saved go at death? "Absent from the body...present with the Lord" (II Corinthians 5:8). 

Where do the lost go when they die? "In Hell he lift up his eyes being in torments" (Luke 16:23).

WHERE WILL I GO WHEN I DIE? 
That depends on what you do with the Lord Jesus Christ.

You know you are a sinner, "For all have sinned" (Romans 2:23).

You are under the penalty of sin. "For the wages (penalty) of sin is death" (Romans 6:23). 

DEATH! Not just physical death, but the second death, which means eternal separation from God.

Revelation 21:8 reads, "The fearful (those who are too cowardly to accept the Lord Jesus Christ and live for Him), and the unbelieving (the Christ rejectors), and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolators, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."

But there is a good news for you! The Lord Jesus Christ demonstrated His love for you by going to the cross and shedding His blood, giving His life in order that He might bear your sins and die in your place. He arose again in that same body in which He was crucified and buried. He is exalted at God's right hand, "the man Christ Jesus," (I Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 1:3). He is the only mediator between God and you. He is the only way to Heaven(John14:6).

CAN I KNOW THAT WHEN I DIE I WILL GO TO HEAVEN?
YES! God says, "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life" (John 3:36). You must "believe" on Him.That is, you must receive Him as your personal Lord and Savior. You must depend on Him to save you. When you do that, He says you have eternal life--right now!

You can know that when you die you will be "absent from the body...present with the Lord." (II Corinthians 5:8). But if you refuse to believe on Him, then you can be sure that you "shall not see life" and that the "wrath of God" will "abide" on you.(See John 3:36). Yes, dear friend, you can KNOW, one way or the other, whether you are going to Hell or to Heaven when you die.

Settle the matter now, before it is too late. As earnestly as I know how, I beg of you to receive the Lord Jesus and make sure of Heaven. Claim the salvation the Lord has offer you. Call to Him now and be saved. 

"Oh God I am a lost sinner bound to Hell. I cannot save my self. Thank you for loving me. Lord Jesus, thank you for dying for me; and for shedding your blood for me. Hide me now Lord in your holiness. Save my soul and be my Savior and Lord for all eternity. Amen!"

The Word of God says, "But as many as received Him, to them gave He power (authority) to become the sons (children who have inheritance in heavenly places) of God" (John 1:12).

Check it out: John 10:28; I John 5:11-13.

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