The Ends of the 4 Christian Hells: Gehenna, the Lake of Fire, Sheol/Hades, Tartarus

Mainstream Christianity says hell is everlasting, and there is no escape or rescue for its inhabitants. That's not quite what God said.

Why NO ONE Can Come to Jesus

Scripture is written from 2 viewpoints: the Absolute Viewpoint and the Relative Viewpoint.

Understanding both, and how they work together without contradicting each other, will bring much clarity to your understanding of God and His ways.

The two examples of the different viewpoints in this video will reveal to you how to see and experience life today in the relative, knowing that, absolutely, God has everything under perfect control.

Why Jesus Will Stop Being King

Jesus is very good at what He does. So good, in fact, that He will work Himself out of a great job: King. 

And that's good for all. He'll get us all to the true promised land of Scripture: God being "All in all" (1 Corinthians 15:28).

And when He gets us there, His work as King, Mediator, Savior, Judge and Reconciler will be finished, successfully.

The thought of God and Christ battling their enemies forever is quite depressing, and, thankfully, not true. 

Rejoice, for you, no matter who you are or what you've done, will be part of the "all" that God will be "All" in.

God's got billions of enemies, and He's at peace with every single one of them

God loves His enemies (and His friends). God is at peace with you, whether friend or foe, whether you believe it or not. This is possible only because of Jesus' beneficial death for all. And His resurrection verified that His work for us was successful.

God is now calling the world to be at peace with Him. Then, when both sides are at peace with the other, reconciliation is obtained. Christ, as the Mediator between God and man, is the One Who will make full reconciliation a reality for all. Be at peace with God today. Great benefits will be yours.

Proof that The Rich Man and Lazarus is a PARABLE

Abraham is a key character in Jesus' story of The Rich Man and Lazarus found in Luke 16. Is this a literal story of the dead actually living? Or is it a parable?

The story would lead us to believe Abraham is one of the living-dead. But Jesus says, just four chapters later in Luke 20, that Abraham is dead (as in REALLY dead, what I have to call "dead-dead" because too many people teach and believe the error that the dead are living, the "living-dead").

Don't fear! None of the dead are being tormented in flame. They're dead. They will be raised by their Lord, Christ Jesus, and continue on in God's good plan for them.

5 Benefits For Believing Jesus NOW

If all are saved by Christ (and they are), why bother believing? There's no benefit, right? WRONG!

There are tremendous benefits from God for those who believe in this life.

God has great and good plans for all.

But those who believe now will enjoy some pretty terrific extras.

My advice? Believe Jesus NOW! I'm betting you wouldn't wait to date that hot girl, or cash that winning lottery ticket. This is even better.

Immortality will be worse than death without this key component

When I told her she'd live forever, to my surprise, she was not thrilled. Instead, the thought was repulsive to her. I soon understood her reasoning.

Immortality could be great. But it could also be a horrible prison without this important complimentary component, courtesy of our Heavenly Father. God has thought of every detail in order to benefit us to the max.

Don't worry, immortality will be all it's cracked up to be.

"Would you punish your children forever?"

"Eternal punishment!" It sounds so harsh, and for sohhhhhhhhhh lonnnnng!

Is that really part of God's plan for His children, the very ones He knit together in the womb? No.

Despite what OrthoBox Christianity may tell you (with multiple Bible versions in tow), it's just not true. They lie (and so do their multiple Bible versions). Don't believe the lie. Let your own instincts help you on this one. You wouldn't punish your own children forever, and neither will God, Whose love far exceeds yours. And, good Scripture translations teach this. God's judgments, though very real, are not eternal (or everlasting).

Mike Winger on Matthew 25:46

 

Mike Winger, with Doreen Virtue and Melissa Dougherty, teaches on Jesus' judgment in Matthew 25:46

My Encounter With An 8-Year-Old Demoniac

 

I thought, "Is this kid just being a mouthy little punk?" Then he said one word to me, and I knew there was something else going on.

Demons are among us. Sometimes they reveal themselves in startling ways. They attempt to deceive and intimidate. God, Christ and the truth set you free.