In Robert Morey’s book “Death and the After Life” its
title
He draws our attention to a “discernible historical
cycle”,
Starting with ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
the first of seven stages,
It ends with affirmation; it’s been like this through
the ages.
In acknowledgement most were clear on the doctrine of
hell,
It was then an eternal punishment the Bible clearly
did tell,
Sinners were warned to flee the wrath of God to come,
It was either an eternity in hell or forever in God’s
kingdom.
But then came those who teach hell is not eternal just
temporal,
INDIFFERENCE becomes the next stage in this historic cycle,
Sinners will be raised and judged and then be
eternally dead,
No relentless consciousness of punishment, enough
said.
God is a God of love; how dare one ascribes such hate
to Him
To banish anyone to an eternal hell just for
committing sin!
Why, how much sin could a person commit in his short
lifetime
To warrant an eternity in a flaming hell with no
chance of a lifeline?
This introduces IGNORANCE
that sniffs at indifference heels
Since the biblical theme of God’s judgment is being
repealed;
Now the people in the pew know not why to believe in
hell
For little is said on the subject, apparently no one
dares to tell.
Does God’s word really warn of an eternal hell? Of
course not!
DOUBT rears up its ugly head and facilitates the devil’s plot,
“An eternal hell what!
Such a loving gracious God would be unkind,
Awhhh man, get that nonsensical folly clean out of
your mind.
Think on this: a person who has had a short
sixteen-year slice
Was never a bad fellow but had never accepted the
Christ,
How could God in His mercy not only cast that
youngster out
But commit him to an eternal lake of fire? That I must doubt!”
The cults quickly advance universalism or annihilationism
Causing many to deny the true doctrine and accept
their schisms
So that DENIAL becomes prominent since the
orthodox teachers
Have not instructed their people, neither they nor
their preachers.
The Universalists propagate, “Don’t worry, everyone
will be saved!”
While the Annihilationists present hell not much
different from the grave,
So that basically what will happen is the unsaved will
be judged
Then punished in hell for a period, from this no need
to budge.
At first orthodox theologians are not inclined to
treat to the issue
Choosing to believe instead that theirs is still the
established view
But then IRRITATION
sets in as the opposing pressure begins to mount
And orthodox theologians see the need to put again the
biblical account.
There is need for such irritation as we wallow in
undue compromise
While accepting heresies that will contribute to our
spiritual demise,
Heresies that will dull our spiritual sense and thus
cause us to reject
The infallible word of God and the doctrine of hell it
clearly projects.
Clearly the Universalists and Annihilationists don’t
intend to go away
So AFFIRMATION is
needed concerning this serious matter today,
There is dire need to reaffirm the biblical stance
once taken on hell
And reach a lost and dying world before its final
death knell.
There is a heaven to gain as certain as there is a
hell to shun,
There is a common characteristic to both hell and
God’s kingdom,
Eternal consciousness will be the fact regarding both
destinations:
Eternal torment verses eternal bliss, heaven or hell
the only two options.
After affirmation the Christian Church begins to
acknowledge again,
Most are comfortable to propagate that hell is eternal
conscious pain,
Such ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
acknowledges that God is just though merciful
And has provided a way of escape from a horrid hell
that is surely eternal.
Acknowledge with me to what God subjected His beloved
begotten Son,
View with me his horrible death at Calvary and his
tormentors’ fun,
Think with me concerning his resurrection and his subsequent
ascension
To prepared a place for every born again believer in
His coming kingdom.
God is not willing that any should perish but that all
come to repentance,
Hell was not prepared for man but for the devil and
his co-dependents,
Then shall Jesus say to them on his left, “Depart from
me into everlasting fire!”
But what if some still don’t believe? Let God be true and every man a liar!
Stewart Russell © 2016
