I knew that the lost in Hell had all their
senses. They remembered all that was ever
told them. They knew there was no way
out of the flames and that they were lost
forever. Yet, without hope, they still hoped
as they cried out to Jesus for mercy.
We stopped at the next pit. It was exactly
like all the others. Inside it was the form of
a woman, which I knew by her voice. She
cried out to Jesus for deliverance from the
flames.
Jesus looked on the woman with love and
said, "While you were on earth, I called you
to come to Me. I pleaded with you to get
your heart right with I Me before it was too
late. I visited you many times in the
midnight hour to tell you of My love. I
wooed! you, loved you and drew you to Me
by My Spirit.
"Yes Lord,' you said, 'I will follow You,' With
your lips you said you loved Me, but your
heart did not mean it. I knew where your
heart was. I often sent my messengers to
you to tell you to repent of your sins and
come to Me, but you would not hear Me. I
wanted to use you to minister to others, to
help others to find Me. But you wanted the
world and not Me. I called you, but you
would not hear Me, nor would you repent
of your sins."
The woman said to Jesus, "You remember,
Lord, how I went to church and was a good
woman. I joined the church. I was a
member of Your church. I knew Your call
was on my life. I knew I had to obey that
call at all costs, and I did."
Jesus said, "Woman, you are still full of lies
and sin. I called you, but you would not
hear Me! True, you were a member of a
church, but being a church member did not
get you to heaven. Your sins were many,
and you did not repent. You caused others
to stumble at My Word. You would not
forgive others when they hurt you. You
pretended to love and serve Me when you
were with Christians, but when you were
away from Christians, you lied, cheated and
stole. You gave heed to seducing spirits
and enjoyed your double life. You knew
the straight and narrow way."
"And," Jesus said, "you also had a double
tongue. You talked about your brothers
and sisters in Christ. You judged them and
thought you were holier than they, when
there was gross sin in your heart. This I
know, you would not listen to My sweet
Spirit of compassion. You judged the
outside of a person, without regard to the
fact that many were children in the faith.
You were very hard.
"Yes, you said you loved Me with your lips,
but your heart was far from Me. You knew
the ways of the Lord and you understood.
You played with God, and God knows all
things. If you had sincerely served God,
you would not be here today. You cannot
serve satan and God at the same time."
Jesus turned to me and said, "Many in the
last days will depart from the faith, giving
heed to seducing spirits and will serve sin.
Come out from among them, and be
separate. Walk not in the way with them."
As we walked away, the woman began to
curse and swear at Jesus. She screamed
and cried with rage. We walked on. I was
so weak in body.
In the next pit was the form of another
skeleton. I smelled the odor of death even
before we arrived. This skeleton looked the
same as the others.
I wondered what this soul had done that it
should be lost and hopeless, with no future
except an eternity in this dreadful place.
Hell is for eternity. As I heard the crying of
the souls in torment, I cried too.
I listened as a woman spoke to Jesus from
the flames of the pit. She was quoting the
Word of God. "Dear Lord, what is she doing
here?" I asked.
"Listen," said Jesus.
The woman said, "Jesus is the Way, the
Truth and the Life. No man comes to the
Father but by Him. Jesus is the Light of the
World. Come to Jesus, and He will save you."
When she spoke, many of the lost souls
around her listened. Some swore and
cursed at her. Some told her to stop. Still
others said, "Is there really hope?" or "Help
us, Jesus." Great cries of sorrow filled the
air.
I didn't understand what was happening. I
did not know why the woman was
preaching the gospel here.
The Lord knew my thoughts. He said, "Child,
I called this woman at the age of thirty to
preach My Word and to be a witness of the
gospel. I call different ones for different
purposes in My body. But if man or
woman, boy or girl doesn't want My Spirit, I
will depart.
"Yes, she did answer My call for many years,
and she grew in the knowledge of the Lord.
She learned My voice, and she did many
good works for Me. She studied the Word
of God. She prayed often, and she had
many prayers answered. She taught many
people the way of holiness. She was
faithful in her house.
"The years went by until one day she found
out that her husband was having an affair
with another woman. And even though he
asked for forgiveness, she grew bitter and
would not forgive him and try to save her
marriage. True, her husband was wrong,
and he did commit a very grave sin.
"But this woman knew My Word. She knew
to forgive, and she knew that with every
temptation there is a way of escape. Her
husband asked her to forgive him. She
would not. Instead, anger took root. Anger
grew inside her. She would not turn it over
to Me. She turned more bitter each day and
said in her heart, 'Here I am serving God all
the way, and my husband is running
around with another woman! 'Do you think
that is right?' She said to Me.
"I said, 'No, it is not right. But he came to
you and repented and said he would never
do that again.
"I told her, 'Daughter, look inside yourself,
and see that you have caused this yourself”
"'Not me, Lord,' she said, 'I am the holy one,
and he is the sinful one.' She would not
listen to Me.
"Time went on, and she wouldn't pray to Me
or read the Bible. She became angry not
only at her husband, but also at those
around her. She quoted the Scriptures, but
she would not forgive him.
"She would not listen to Me. Her heart grew
bitter, and great sin entered in. Murder
grew in her heart where love had once
been. And one day, in her anger, she killed
her husband and the other woman. satan
then took her over completely, and she
killed herself. "
I looked at that lost soul that had given up
Christ and condemned her soul forever to
the flames and the pain. I listened as she
responded to Jesus. "I will forgive now,
Lord,” she said. "Let me out. I will obey You
now. See, Lord, I am preaching Your Word
now. In an hour demons will come to take
me to be tormented even worse. For hours
they will torture me. Because I was
preaching your Word, my torments are
worse. Please, Lord, I beg You to let me
out."
I cried with the woman in the pit and asked
the Lord to please keep me from all
bitterness of heart. "Don't let me allow
hatred to come into my heart, Lord Jesus,” I
said.
"Come, let us go on," Jesus said.
In the next pit was the soul of a man
wrapped in its skeleton form, crying out to
Jesus. "Lord," he cried, "help me to
understand why I am here."
Jesus said, "Peace, be still. You understand
why you are here."
"Let me out, and I will be good," the man
begged.
The Lord said to him, "Even in Hell you are
still lying. "
Jesus then turned to me and said, "This man
was 23 years old when he came here. He
would not listen to My gospel. He heard My
Word many times and was often in My
house. I drew him by My Spirit unto
salvation, but he wanted the world and its
lust. He liked to drink and would not heed
My call. He was raised in the church, but he
would not commit himself to Me. One day
he said to Me, 'I will give my life to You one
day, Jesus.' But that day never came. One
night after a party, he was in a car wreck
and was killed. satan deceived him to the
very end.
"He was killed instantly. He would not listen
to My call. Others were also killed in the
accident. satan's work is to kill, steal and
destroy. If only this young man had
listened! It is not the Father's will that any
perish. satan wanted this man's soul, and
he destroyed it through carelessness, sin
and strong drink. Many homes and lives are
destroyed every year because of alcohol."
If people could only see that the lusts and
desires of the world are only for a season!
If you come to the Lord Jesus, He will deliver
you from strong drink. Call on Jesus, and He
will hear you and help you. He will be your
friend. Remember He loves you, and He also
has the power to forgive your sins.
Married Christians, Jesus warns that you
must not commit adultery. And desiring
someone of the opposite sex, even when
you don't commit adultery, could be
adultery in your heart.
Young people, stay away from drugs and
sex sins. If you have sinned, God will
forgive you. Call on Him now while there is
still time. Find strong Christian adults, and
ask them if you can talk with them about
your problems. You will be glad that you
took the time now in this world before it is
too late.
satan comes as an angel of light to deceive
the world. No wonder the sins of the world
look tempting to this young man, even
though he knew God's Holy Word. One
more party, he thought, Jesus will
understand. But death has no mercy. He
waited too late.
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