Heaven or Hell

Scripture:

“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left. (Matthew 25:31-33)

“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. (Matthew 25:34)

“Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons." (Matthew 25:41)

Observation:

These words from Jesus himself, tell us what will happen when we stand before the judgement throne of God. Jesus is warning us in advance so that we may escape the punishment that will fall on so many people. If you read the scripture again you will notice two groups of people, sheep and goats. The sheep are those who are born again, true followers of Jesus. The goats are everyone else, every atheist, every other religion, or anyone who just sat on the fence with regard to Jesus.

Since Jesus is the only person who ever paid the price for our sins, He is the only way to enter heaven. Since Jesus is the very one, sitting on the throne, He is the only one we need know for the salvation of our eternal souls.

Jesus also said this in John 14:6

"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me."

Jesus also said this in John 12:26

"Anyone who wants to be my disciple must follow me, because my servants must be where I am."

Application:

Some of the people who get my emails are born again Christians, some go to church but don't really follow Jesus, some don't believe in God at all, and some don't even want to hear about any of this Bible stuff. I hope that you will at least take the time to read these verses from the Bible. I believe these things with all my heart, and I would rather die than say that these things are not absolutely true. Even if you don't think the Bible is the word of God, we can still agree on one thing: Me and you are both sinners! We have both sinned against God ever since we can remember.

God sent his only son Jesus as a free gift. Jesus died on the cross because he knew that we could not erase our own sins. We have sinned against a perfect, holy, and righteous God. It doesn't matter how small or how great the sin, we are forever separated from our Creator. When Jesus died on the cross, he satisfied the justice of a holy God. That is why God can forgive a sinner, but still remain holy himself, because the sins are not just overlooked, but totally paid for. I Pray that you would see what Jesus did on the cross for YOU! The Bible says, if you turn from your sins and put your faith in Jesus Christ, you will be saved on the day of judgement! That is good news!

Prayer:

Dear Lord, I pray for everyone who receives this letter. I pray that you would open their eyes. Thank you for saving me and transforming my life. Thank you for sending your Son to die on the cross for my sins. I pray that The Holy Spirit would awaken the hearts and souls of those who read this. In Jesus name, Amen!