The Fear of Death

The Fear of Death

You don’t have to fear what you cannot control!

You do have to be afraid of what you can control. You cannot control the fact that you will die, we all will die, but we CAN control where we go after we die.

Revelation 20: 11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

“Heaven or Hell”

What’s your destination?

1. I don’t believe in these places!

Does a place exist or not exist based on whether we believe in them or not? What we are really saying is we don’t want to think about it.

1. Others simply say “I am going to heaven” and they base it on their goodness or comparing themselves with people worse than themselves. Still others base it on a membership with a Church. None of these are a guarantee that you will be written in the book of life.

• I believe in God!  But I don’t go to church and the other things!
• What many are saying is that they “think about sometimes” Just because you think about God sometimes doesn’t connect you to him anymore than thinking about food, fills you up!

1. I am looking forward to Hell, it will be a party, all my friends will be there! Not all your friends will be there and it definitely will not be a party.  
• You will be totally alone, you will be in constant pain of burning, you will experience the total fear and there will be no relief forever!

If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

• How do we get our names in the book of life?  

Matthew 7: 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

Many say they believe, but true belief has a beginning and it continues till the end!

Romans 10: 9 That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11 As the Scripture says, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”