Hell & Judgment

Satan in a Rage

Revelation 12:12

… Behold he prays!" More fierce than the flames of Hell to Satan are the prayers of convicted sinners! When they pray, he must be gone. He must cry …

Question 18: What is the misery of that state whereinto man fell?

Ge 3:8; Ge 3:24; Eph 2:3; Ga 3:10; Ro 6:23; Mt 25:41

… liable to all the miseries in this life, to death itself, and to the pains of hell for ever. # Ro 6:23 Mt 25:41 Topic No. 05919

Letters to Father and Mother, January to June, 1850

… This faith is far more than any of us deserve; all beyond hell is mercy, but this is a mighty one. Were it not all of sovereign, electing …

Things That Accompany Salvation

Hebrews 6:9

… He weeps lay and night, tears become his meat and his drink; he can scarcely sleep for the dreams of hell, and when he wakes he thinks he …

The Royal Prerogative

Deuteronomy 32:39

… It would be an astonishment to Heaven and Hell, too, if ever I found mercy." Listen to me and let your heart believe it—you may certainly recover …

Effectual Calling—Illustrated by the Call of Abram

Genesis 12:5

… The arrows of Hell shall not destroy us, for He gives us armor of proof— there shall no evil befall us. The snares of the devil shall not …

Loving Advice for Anxious Seekers

James 1:5

… The very road which is most safe, you think to be most dangerous; and that which leads to Christ, you fancy leads to hell. Little do you know …

The Uses of the Law

Galatians 3:19

… When I turned to Baxter, I found him saying some such things as these:—“Sinner, bethink thee, within an hour thou mayest be in hell. Bethink thee; thou …

A Mighty Saviour

Isaiah 63:1

… You believe him to be the Regent of providence, the King of death, the Conqueror of hell, the Lord of angels, the Master of storms, and the God …

Assurance Sought

Psalm 35:3

… It is well for the Christian to remember that in a certain sense he, too, needs to be saved—not from Hell, for we are saved from that …

A New Year's Benediction

Hebrews 13:5

… To give them up would be to give up the battleground to His great enemy—and what laughter there would be in the vaults of Hell! What mockery …

Our Lord's Posture in Ascension

Luke 24:50-53

… This is the refuge of those poor souls that are hunted by the roaring lion of Hell—they must speed away like frightened fawns to Jesus' wounds and …

Jacob's Waking Exclamation

Genesis 28:16

… We believe that he filleth heaven and earth, and hell; that he is in the very space which his creation seems to claim, for creatures do not displease …

June 13 — DIVINE CULTIVATION

Isa. 27:3

… will" of God we can face all the hosts of sin, death, and hell. O Lord, since thou sayest, "I will keep thee," I reply, "I will praise …

Feb. 26 — TRUTH ESTABLISHED

Prov. 12:19

… speaks the truth of God will put to shame all the devils in hell, and confound all the seed of the serpent which now hiss out their falsehoods …

The Fatherhood of God

Matthew 6:9

… avoid hell by it, whom has he served? Has he not served himself? and what is that but selfishness? But the man who has no hell to fear …

'A Time to Love'

Ecclesiastes 3:8

… the love of which Charles Wesley sang— "Stronger His love than death or Hell, Its riches are unsearchable— The first-born sons of light Desire in vain its …

March 22 — GRACE FOR THE HUMBLE

James 4:6

… We are needy, helpless, undeserving, hell-deserving creatures, and if we are not humble we ought to be. Let us humble ourselves because of our sins against humility …

June 5 — IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?

Exod. 11:7

… Doth God silence dogs, and doggish ones among men, and the great dog at hell's gate? Then let us move on our way without fear. If He …

Life, and the Path to It

Psalm 16:11

… Some, taking the words literally, have said that Christ descended into Hell and they have even ventured to affirm that He preached to the dead and delivered the …

April 23 — NO FEAR OF DEATH

Rev. 2:11

… We shall have no fear of death and hell, for we shall receive a crown of life which fadeth not away. How this nerves us for the fight …

Jan. 13 — NEVER CAST OUT

John 6:37

… Among the lost souls in hell there is not one that can say, "I went to Jesus, and He refused me." It is not possible that you or …

Nov. 21 — THE OUTWARD, UPWARD LOOK

Isa. 45:22

… so you who lie in death's borders at the very gates of hell may by a look receive the light of God, the life of Heaven, the …

April 19 — AN EXPERT SEARCHER

Exod. 34:11

… Though many of those His Father gave Him have gone as near to hell-gate as they well can, yet the Lord by searching and seeking discovers them …

Jan. 25 — HE ACTS ON HONEST CONFESSION

Job 33:27

… He will deliver us from the pit of hell which yawns for us; He will grant us life and light. Why should we despair? Why should we even …

Powerful Persuasives

Matthew 11:27-28

… We shall sink into hell. "Come unto me" is the whole gospel. "Come unto me." Mix nothing with it. Acknowledge no other obedience. Obey Christ, and him alone …

An Antidote to Satan's Devices

Genesis 3:1

… There is one thing about the powers of Hell that has always amazed me. The Church of Christ is always quarrelling—but did you ever hear that the …

Our Place—at Jesus' Feet

Luke 7:38

… And if, even now, His Grace were withdrawn from us, we are fit fuel for the fires of Hell. There is nothing in ourselves of which we can …

The Unrivalled Friend

Proverbs 17:17

… He would not let you die unconverted, though fierce diseases waited around you to hurry you to Hell. And when you grew up to manhood and ripened the …

Salvation by Faith and the Work of the Spirit

Galatians 5:5

… We reckon that by faith we are saved by a method which as much vindicates the Justice of God as if He had cast us into Hell—a …

Enquirers and Converts (Continued)

… said that you would be in hell in an hour." "Yes, I did say so ; this world is worse than hell, and I'll be out of it …

Morning, August 12

Ps 97:1

… Soul, forget not, 'mid thy pains, God o'er all forever reigns.” In hell , evil spirits own, with misery, his undoubted supremacy. When permitted to roam abroad, it …

God's Glorious and Everlasting Name

Isaiah 63:12

… Your companions would, if they could, drag you with them into Hell. Now, if the Lord keeps you, it will be greatly to His Glory and He will …

Morning, May 13

Ps 30:5

… more than they can say who are shut up in the darkness of hell. Do you know what it is thus to live on the future—to live …

The Root Of The Matter

Job 19:28

… Give me the man that is bound hard and fast to Christ—lashed to the Cross by cords that even the knives of Hell cannot sever—lashed to …

The Church and the World

… There should be as much difference between the worldling and the Christian, as between hell and heaven, between destruction and eternal life. As we hope at last that …

Morning, May 28

Ro 8:30

… Distress cannot sever the bond; the fire of persecution cannot burn the link; the hammer of hell cannot break the chain. Thou art secure; that voice which called …

Morning, June 14

Ps 37:4

… understand that delight and faith are so blessedly united, that the gates of hell cannot prevail to separate them. They who love God with all their hearts, find …

The Secret of Happiness

Matthew 9:2

… eternal prison, I join in Paul's triumphant challenge to Heaven, earth and Hell, and cry, "Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It …

Covenant Blessings

Psalm 111:5

… I went to be taught something for my soul's welfare, something about the Heaven that is to come, or the Hell that is to be shunned. I …