Erasing Hell

I just read a book called Erasing Hell, by one of my favorite authors, Francis Chan along with coauthor Preston Sprinkle. This book blew my mind. I highly recommend it to any one who has questions about Hell, or even just a Christian who goes about living casually. Maybe, you are like Chan and you try to push any aspect of Hell out of your life, we can act like it doesn't exist at all. Or maybe, you are like me, and you simply forget about Hell. I'm convinced neither of these things, can we afford to do. Hell is very real and very scary. Just think, as you sit here reading this, there are over 1.5 billion people across the globe who have never even heard the name of Jesus. And there are billions more who don't have a personal relationship with him, and here we are sitting comfortably reading a blog post. Why do we do nothing? I'm convinced that God placed us here for a reason, we are the messengers to further his kingdom. THERE IS NO PLAN B! Hell is eternal separation from God. Most theologians do not thing the images of fire and darkness are a literal translation, but rather a metaphor. To get down to the point, Hell is a bad place, that's where the wrath of God is. Think about the incredible pain Jesus felt in the Garden of Gethsemane, he was sweating tears of blood, not because he was afraid of some physical pain. Which would have been ridiculous as it is. Rather, he was fearing the wrath of God from all people of all time. If Jesus, who was perfect was in this much pain THINKING about the wrath of God, can you imagine experiencing it. That's Hell. Want to know what verse is scary beyond belief, " Many will say to me on that day, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in your name perform many miracles?"And Jesus said, "Depart from me, I never knew you." This isn't a verse talking about unbelievers, this is a verse talking specifically to those who are already "saved". Knowing Jesus is much more than knowing ABOUT him, its about interring into a relationship with him. So the question turns to you? Do you know Jesus personally? If not, you should probably consider doing so.