The thought about reason for creation of Hell has left many
perplexed; some have even considered the Lord a wicked God, but the Lord
is not wicked and we do not know his judgement and what made him
created Hell.
WHY DID GOD CREATE HELL-FIRE?
First, we must know that God is a consuming fire, “Understand
therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before
thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring
them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy
them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.” Deuteronomy 9:3.
And
secondly, you must know that Hell is created for Satan and his fallen
angels so is the reason the scripture talked about Satan as a man even
created from fire, “And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD
rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke
thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?” Zechariah 3:2.
Now
tell me if Satan was created from fire, is it bad if God destroy him
with fire? Judge for yourself; is it bad if Satan is destroyed with
fire? And that is what God would do, “Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.” Ezekiel 28:18.
The
Lord promised to destroy Satan with fire and that fire is lake of fire
that is prepared for Satan and his angels but still, Satan has not been
burned by any fire because it’s not time for him to be burned with the
fire Lord was talking about. God created Hell as prison for Satan and
his angels till the last time they will all be thrown into the lake of
fire.
Hell Was Prepared for the Devil and His Angels.
But why should the fate of men be Hell if it’s created for Satan and his angels as prison?
Everything in heaven and earth is created for the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, “For
by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in
earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or
principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”
Colossians 1:16-17.
If everything is created for the Lord Jesus and all
things consisted by Him, what do you think if you rejected Him or
disobeyed Him? If heaven is created for Him, would you be welcomed in a
country of Him whom you disobeyed or rejected? If earth is for Him, then
you are no longer deem fit for living on earth. If kingdoms and powers
are for him even water, even food, even clothes, even life that you
have, my friend then you are not entitled to any of those things that
were created by Him.
Reason for yourself, if you die today
will you have any water to drink, any food to eat, any peaceful places
to live since you have disobeyed Him whom everything consists? One
awful thing people talked about Hell is darkness; Lord Jesus is the
Light so you do not have privilege to His light for the reason the
scripture says, “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” 1 John 1:5.
Imagine
how horrible Hell would be without the Lord Jesus whom everything
consisted through. How horrible! How horrible! In Hell the scripture
discuss about how everything there is all about death, “And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.” Isaiah 66:24.
Even the Lord Jesus confirmed it that worm would never die, “Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.”
Mark 9:44. Just Imagine the scripture confirmed three things about Hell
now, and that is Darkness, Unquenchable Fire, and never dying worms.
Why will a loving God allow His children to go to that horrible place?
Your soul is eternal because it was created by the breath of God who is
also immortal. Your spirit is of the Lord
and it’s not going to exist anymore when you have died in sin. So, your
soul really need a security and safety because it can never die and that
security can only be procured by whom all things consisted which is
Lord Jesus Christ.
What would be the end of your soul if you disobey the
Lord, “He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.” Proverbs 19:16. Remember the Lord about his creation . For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love [death]. Proverbs 8:22-36.
Now if you disobeyed the Lord and obey Satan by continuing to sin, then you are his son as scripture said, “He
that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the
beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might
destroy the works of the devil.” 1 John 3:8.
The fate of Satan is Lake of Fire, “And
the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and
brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be
tormented day and night for ever and ever.” Revelation 20:10.
And what would be the fate of his sons that loveth death? “But
the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and
whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have
their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: [which is the second death.]” Revelation 21:8. Know
that the absence of good creation of God is death. Now, choose one!
Either you choose Life which is the Lord Jesus Christ Or choose death
where all good creation of God is absent. Consider how horrible and make
U-turn Right now!
The
Purpose of Hell
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
(Matthew 25:41). God never
intended for one single person to end up in Hell. It is NOT God’s will that anyone should perish in their sins and go to
Hell... “The
Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is
long suffering to us-ward, NOT
WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH,
but that ALL
should come to REPENTANCE”
(2nd Peter 3:9). It is NOT
God’s fault if men and women are stubborn and unwilling to REPENT of their
unbelief.
Hell was NOT
created for human beings but rather for Satan and his horde of demons. We are ALL without excuse for the wrong decisions we make in life—we
CANNOT blame God. Perhaps other humans influenced us to make some wrong
decisions but that’s not God’s fault. I often tell people, “Don’t give up on God because men fail you.” Let Job be our example, “Though
he slay me, yet will I trust in him”
(Job 13:15). What a
statement!
Demons know That Their Day of Judgment is
Coming.
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the
Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs,
exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus,
thou Son of God? art thou come hither
TO
TORMENT US BEFORE THE TIME?”
(Matthew 8:28,29). All demons know
that judgment day is coming for them. These
demons in Matthew chapter eight were afraid that Jesus was going to confine them
to the pits of hell before their time was come.
Evidently some angels are so wicked that God has bound them in chains,
awaiting the Day of Judgment. We
read of such angels in Jude, “And
the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he
hath RESERVED IN EVERLASTING
CHAINS
under darkness unto
the judgment of the great day” (Jude 6).
Jesus had the power to send these demons to the everlasting chains of
confinement. “For
if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down
TO HELL,
and delivered them into CHAINS
of darkness, TO BE RESERVED
unto judgment” (2nd Peter 2:4). These
demons are reserved in chains awaiting the day of God’s judgment.
Even Satan himself will be bound in chains during the one-thousand-year
millennial reign of Christ upon the earth, “And
I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit
and A GREAT CHAIN in
his hand. And he laid hold on the
dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a
thousand years” (Revelation 20:1,2). So we learn that
Hell was only intended to be the place of reservation
for the fallen angels.
Demons Acknowledge That Hell is a Place of
Torment
Notice
that the demons in Matthew 8:29 asked Jesus if He had come to TORMENT them. Hell is a place of torment. The
demons know that judgment day is approaching. Presently, many of the demons are free to roam about through the earth. We see this in 1st Peter 5:8, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the Devil, as a
roaring lion, WALKETH ABOUT,
seeking whom he may devour.” Satan is alive and well folks!
The
Devil wants to render you useless for God, “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to
destroy...” (John 10:10). Satan is that murderous thief. We are told in Revelation 12:12, “Woe
to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto
you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but
A
SHORT TIME.” Satan’s days are numbered!
This
particular Scripture verse is referring to Satan’s mischief during the
tribulation period. The Devil is always good for nothing and up to something. Satan knows the Bible better than any human being but is a rejecter of
the truth—he is full of hatred and deliberately changes and counterfeits the
truth. After the seven-year
Tribulation Period, Satan knows that He will be bound in chains for one thousand years. This time of Satan’s rage during the last three and a half years of the
Tribulation Period is known as the time of “Great Tribulation.” The Bible warns of the atrocities of that coming time.
Demons Tremble and Fear God.
Also
notice in Matthew 8:29 that the demons said, “what have we to do with Thee, Jesus, thou Son of God?” In other words, “we’re minding our own business, why are you here?” The demons fear God! We read
in James 2:19, “Thou believest
that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and
TREMBLE.”
The fallen angels know
that their time of judgment is inevitably approaching. Hell was created for the Devil and his angels as a jail to
contain them until the judgment. Why
certain angels are free to roam the earth and others are reserved in chains unto
judgment?—the Bible does not say. We’ve
seen already from the Scriptures we’ve studied that demons are afraid of
Jesus, afraid of being tormented before their time.
The Great White Throne
— The Final
Judgment of the Unsaved.
We
read these interesting words in Revelation 20:14, “And DEATH
AND HELL
were cast into
the lake of fire. This is the second death.” How can
Hell be cast into the Lake of Fire? How can death be cast into the
Lake of Fire? There are two different
Greek words used here. The Lake of Fire is the Greek word Gehenna.
The word “hell” in Revelation 21:14 is the Greek word Hades. So we
learn from the Bible that Hades will be cast into Gehenna. Hades is a
temporary place, but Gehenna will be the eternal home of the damned.
Hell is a jail where the unsaved await trial and sentencing before being
cast into the prison of the Lake of Fire. Please
understand that if you are not a Believer—you are already condemned!
...
“He that believeth on
him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is
CONDEMNED ALREADY, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten
Son of God” (John 3:18).
Death is man’s great enemy! All
the wealth, fame and worldly enjoyments a person may experience in this lifetime
CANNOT go with them beyond the grave. Once
you're dead, it’s over! It’ll be
too late to live for God when your six-feet-under.
Death means SEPARATION. The
first death is the SEPARATION of body from soul and spirit. This is true of the saved and of the unsaved because we must ALL
experience the first death. Only
the unsaved must experience the second death.
If you’re a Believer, you will receive your resurrected incorruptible
body at the Rapture (before the Tribulation Period);
If you're NOT a Believer,
then your body will be resurrected after the Millennium to stand before God at
The Great White Throne of Judgment. “And
the sea gave up THE DEAD
which were in it; and death and hell delivered up THE
DEAD which were in them: and they were judged every man according
to their works” (Revelation 20:13). There will be a reuniting of the body, soul and spirit at
The Great White Throne of Judgment. Body, soul and spirit will all be cast into the Lake of
Fire.
The Bible makes reference to
the body being destroyed in Hell... “And
fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather
fear him which is able to destroy
BOTH SOUL AND BODY in hell” (Matthew 10:28).
Those in Hell will be cast into the Lake of Fire. The second death is a SEPARATION of your body, soul and spirit from God
for ALL ETERNITY! How sad. If man will not accept the
gift of eternal life from God, then he will receive the only other
alternative—eternal punishment in the Lake of Fire.
God never created mankind to be put in such a horrible place, but there
is no other place for him. Hell
was created for the Devil and his angels. I
take it that this is a place where God never goes. The second death means eternal and absolute separation from
God.
Remain rapture-able.
