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13/JESUS
13/4 HELL
THE PARABLE OF THE WEEDS AMONG THE WHEAT. In his parable of
the weeds among the wheat, Jesus explained that the weeds are the children of
the devil. At the end of the world, all these evildoers will be thrown in a
fiery furnace and punished forever. This might be a description of hell where
there will be eternal punishment. When
Jesus offers us his love and we reject this love, we choose hell. Hell is
living forever refusing the love Jesus offers us.
THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS. In this parable, the rich man while
on earth did not help the poor suffering Lazarus. In the afterlife, the rich
man suffered while Lazarus enjoyed happiness. The rich man asked Lazarus for
help but this was not possible as there was a great chasm between them
preventing any help to be given. We learn from the parable that there is a
reward or a punishment in the afterlife. There is eternal suffering for
selfish, greedy persons unwilling to help the needy while on earth. This may be
called hell.
HELL. The book of Revelation tells us that people who worship
the devil will be punished after death. The book states, "The smoke of the
fire that torments them will rise forever and ever, there will be no relief day
or night for those who worship the beast (the devil)." This may be
considered a meaning of hell which is eternal punishment for the evil life
lived on earth. It is life without God who has offered us his love but this
love has been rejected.
