Life after death?! Absolutely! And WE can choose our destination!
Do you ever think about what happens after your life here on earth is finished? Do you believe in heaven and hell? More importantly, do you know where you are going? How? Why? Don’t want to think about this? Don’t believe in either heaven or hell? What is it that you believe happens to you once you die and cease to exist on this plain… that’s all there is?
Perhaps fear of death frightens you to the point that you don’t or won’t consider what happens to you at death? If you haven’t made your decision yet, why? What’s stopping you? You have 2 choices, and only 2 – life will continue but not like we experience it now. Our choices are to be with the Father in heaven or living in the torments of hell. Because there really is a hell. And we can’t arrive as Heaven as destination apart from Jesus.
“Since the children are made of flesh and blood, it’s logical that the Savior took on flesh and blood in order to rescue them by His death. By embracing death, taking it into Himself, He destroyed the Devil’s hold on death and freed all who cower through life, scared to death of death. It’s obvious, of course, that He didn’t go to all this trouble for angels. It was for people like us, children of Abraham. That’s why He had to enter into every detail of human life. Then, when He came before God as high priest to get rid of the people’s sins, He would have already experienced it all himself—all the pain, all the testing—and would be able to help where help was needed.” (Hebrews 2:14-18, MSG)
I realize that some people don’t believe this or believe that if there really is a God, He would never consign His creation to hell. Scripture refutes those contentions. Matthew 25, AMP
“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father [you favored of God, appointed to eternal salvation], inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.(v. 34)
“Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Leave Me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels (demons);” (v. 41)
Not certain how much clearer the reality of heaven and hell can be expressed. They both are. Your decision is where you will spend eternity. Also, no one escapes the pending judgment. there IS a judgment awaiting ALL of us.
“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory and majesty and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him [for judgment]; and He will separate them from one another, as a shepherd separates his sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right [the place of honor], and the goats on His left [the place of rejection].” (Matthew 25:31-33, AMP)
But there is also hope and confidence when Jesus is your Lord. You know where your eternity will be.
““Therefore there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment’] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior]. For the law of the Spirit of life [which is in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has set you free from the law of sin and of death.” (Romans 8:1-2, AMP)
It may seem that this is a gargantuan step but it truly isn’t. It really is you who chooses though. In all the ‘things’ you believe, it is you who does the believing and makes the choice to believe or not. No one can believe for you. Even if you begin your choice of standing with the Lord, even if your cry is “I believe, help my unbelief.” (Mark 9:24) you will start your journey with The Answer.
