Eternal Destruction
Listen
Transcript:
This podcast is a repost originally posted on March 01,2018
Series: The Reality of Hell
Our task this week has been to understand the reality of hell. Should we be scared of hell? What can we do to escape the reality of hell?
Bible is the most legitimate source of information for what happens after death because bible is not written by people but by the Holy spirit.
We read some words for hell like grave, eternal grave, place of burning and fiery furnace.
In today’s scripture from 2 Thessalonians 1:9, the word for hell is explained as eternal destruction and forever separated from God and from His glorious power.
What will happen if we are eternally destroyed and not dieing wherein our condition is only getting worse everyday and yet not coming to a place where you are not existing anymore?
Our physical body has the capacity to bear pain which is finite, however our spiritual bodies is not finite. It is something for eternal.
If a person ends up in hell, it is going to be eternal destruction. Whatever happens on earth is not punishment. God allows certain things to discipline us. The punishment for all our sins is already wiped away. The punishment for what we do here on earth we will receive when we are in hell.
Hell is not just place of flames, fear, fire or weeping and gnashing of teeth but also a place where God is absent.
Do you know why God gives us the punishment? It is because here on earth when we are given an option to live in the presence of God we choose to be separated from His presence and because that is the choice when we are on earth so God says He will send us to the place where He is not present and that is the place of eternal destruction.
Jesus came to this earth 2000 years back, He lived like human being and died for our sins. He carried our sins all the way to hell. He descended to hell a place where you and I had to go but He went on behalf of us. Jesus bore all the punishment for our sins. He was separated from God from the time when He was on the cross till He ascended to heaven.
We need to believe in Jesus and put our trust into Him and when we pray, something eternal happens, the punishment that was exclusively meant for us gets reassigned to what Jesus’s did on the cross. It’s already finished on the cross but when we say yes to it ,it gets sucked out of life and we receive the love, grace, favour, forgiveness that is meant for us that Jesus had to die for on the cross.
If you want to escape this reality of eternal destruction, if you want to not just be with God after you die but want to be in His presence here on earth as well, then do pray with me:
Dear Father God, I pray to You in the name of Jesus, the only name that I know that can make an access to the presence of the Father. I ask You Abba Father that You would cleanse my heart by the blood of Jesus. I have been wicked and I have been a sinner, but if You could just cleanse my heart with the blood of Jesus, I know that I can be pure, holy and a person who has access to Your presence. I don’t have to live outside of Your presence and I don’t have to go towards eternal destruction. So if You will just receive me Father, I would like to be a part of Your family. Forgive my sins, heal my heart, make me a new person right now. Thank you for hearing my prayer, in Jesus mighty name we pray. Amen.
Get This Episode
Related Episodes
Feel For Him
Acts 17:27 (GNT)
He did this so that they would look for him, and perhaps find him as they felt around for him. Yet God is actually not far from any one of us.
Lock the Door
Matthew 23:13 (GNT)
““How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You lock the door to the Kingdom of heaven in people’s faces, but you yourselves don’t go in, nor do you allow in those who are trying to enter!”
Psalm 147:2–3 reveals God's heart as a Restorer rather than a Punisher. Although Israel went into exile because of its own rebellion, God did not abandon His people. Instead, He promised to restore Jerusalem, bring the exiles home, heal the brokenhearted, and bind up their wounds.
The message reminds us that while God may use friends, pastors, counselors, or loved ones to help us, true healing and restoration ultimately come from the Lord. His restoration reaches every part of our lives—our hearts, relationships, health, finances, emotions, and spiritual walk.
God knows every wound, including those hidden from others. Unlike people, who can only comfort from the outside, He sees the deepest parts of our hearts and heals completely. His healing is so complete that even the scars of past pain lose their power to define us.
The devotion encourages believers to fix their eyes on God instead of relying solely on human help. No matter how far someone has drifted, how many mistakes they have made, or how broken they feel, God is still calling them back. His desire is to restore, heal, and make all things beautiful in His perfect timing.
Partner with us in our dream for revival. Your generosity goes towards supporting our initiatives to reach out, serve & transform lives.
If you’d like to be a monthly partner & would like to contribute towards missions trips in India and Africa, please write to us here.
Subscribe to
Another Day with Jesus!
If you would like to receive this podcasts right into your phones, you could subscribe to it on a regular feed reader like feedly, or on a podcasting app like iTunes or easier still you could receive it by WhatsApp. Click on the links below to subscribe!