Hell & Judgment

The Saint's Trials and the Divine Deliverances

Psalm 77:1-20

… He oftentimes seemed to lie at Hell's gates, but then, again, the man seemed as if he had looked Heaven in the face and lived in perpetual …

Evening, September 10

Hab 1:8

… How like are the fiends of hell to evening wolves, for when the flock of Christ are in a cloudy and dark day, and their sun seems going …

Evening, February 13

Ro 8:1

… Once there was a fear of hell upon thee; but thou hast no fear of it now, for how can there be punishment for the guiltless? He who …

Changefulness

… day, and falling into the mire to-morrow, triumphing over sin, death, and hell yesterday, and to-day led captive by the lusts of the flesh and of …

Morning, March 19

Ro 4:20

… It helps me to defy the hosts of hell. It makes me march triumphant over the necks of my enemies. But without faith how can I receive anything …

Evening, December 3

Ps 24:8

… obedience; by his triumphant resurrection and ascension he completely overturned the hopes of hell, leading captivity captive, making a show of our enemies openly, triumphing over them by …

Morning, March 24

Heb 5:7

… All hell is against thee. I have stirred up mine infernal den. I have sent my missives throughout all regions summoning every prince of darkness to set upon …

Morning, January 4

2Pe 3:18

… If you do not desire to know him better, then you love him not, for love always cries, “Nearer, nearer.” Absence from Christ is hell; but the presence …

Psalm 3

Psalm 3

… The legions of our sins, the armies of fiends, the crowd of bodily pains, the host of spiritual sorrows, and all the allies of death and hell, set …

Evening, September 30

Ec 9:4

… The snarlings of the dog of hell will at least keep us awake, but dead faith and dead profession, what greater curses can a man have? Quicken us …

Evening, January 2

Is 41:1

… Without constant restoration we are not ready for the perpetual assaults of hell, or the stern afflictions of heaven, or even for the strifes within. When the whirlwind …

Evening, October 20

Is 43:6

… For Jesus’ sake go forward yourself, and encourage others to do the like. Hell and the leaguered bands of superstition and infidelity are forward to the fight. O …

Evening, January 20

Ps 119:37

… What! will not hell quicken me? Shall I think of sinners perishing, and yet not be awakened? Will not heaven quicken me? Can I think of the reward …

Evening, August 9

Mk 16:9

… What a blessed deliverance! What a happy change! From delirium to delight, from despair to peace, from hell to heaven! Straightway she became a constant follower of Jesus …

Morning, June 15

Ge 21:6

… salvation.” I would have all those that hear of my great deliverance from hell, and my most blessed visitation from on high, laugh for joy with me. I …

Evening, August 19

Ps 31:4

… from between the jaws of the lion, and out of the belly of hell, can eternal love rescue the saint. It may need a sharp pull to save …

Evening, November 27

Eph 1:7

… that sin, such sin as mine, can be forgiven, forgiven altogether, and forever? Hell is my portion as a sinner—there is no possibility of my escaping from …

Morning, February 20

2Co 7:6

… Do you not hear him sing— “'Tis paradise, if thou art here; If thou depart, 'tis hell?” You could not have cheered him: but the Lord has done …

Evening, November 5

Ps 100:4

… die upon the cross! Admire him as he conquers all the powers of hell! See him risen, crowned, glorified! Bow before him as the Wonderful, the Counsellor, the …

The Condescension of Christ

2 Corinthians 8:9

… From the highest throne in glory to the lowest pit of hell, all, all is mine without exception. I can put the broad arrow of my kingdom upon …

Evening, March 16

Ps 19:13

… best of men to light a fire that shall burn to the lowest hell, unless God shall quench the sparks as they fall. Who would have dreamed that …

Evening, February 8

Mt 1:21

… they are asked what they understand by salvation, will reply, “Being saved from hell and taken to heaven.” This is one result of salvation, but it is not …

Evening, May 11

Jos 1:7

… Let your spirit be joyful in God your Saviour, the joy of the Lord shall be your strength, and no fiend of hell shall make headway against you …

Evening, September 2

Jn 4:48

… never should feel it, as probably you never may? Will you go to hell out of spite against God, because he will not treat you like another? One …

Evening, November 15

Ps 68:28

… and all the powers of darkness, led on by the master fiend of hell, cannot cast a cloud or shadow over your joy and peace. Why faint when …

Evening, April 7

Ps 51:14

… Let us seek after the like brokenness of heart; for however excellent our words may be, if our heart is not conscious of the hell-deservingness of sin …

Evening, June 4

1Ti 3:16

… that which he has well earned in the fight against sin, death, and hell. As victor he wears the illustrious crown. Hark how the song swells high! It …

Evening, June 26

2Pe 1:4

… It is an abomination, hell’s laughter, heaven’s abhorrence. The worst evils which have ever come upon the world have been brought upon her by an unholy …

Morning, July 24

Ex 14:13

… His divine fiat has bid thee go from strength to strength, and so thou shalt, and neither death nor hell shall turn thee from thy course. What, if …

Morning, July 30

Mk 14:72

… sin, lest ere long we have a tongue parched in the flames of hell. Peter also thought upon his Master's look of love . The Lord followed up …

Evening, November 2

Psalm 119:53

… It cannot but grieve gracious souls to see what pains men take to go to hell. They know the evil of sin experimentally, and they are alarmed to …

Evening, February 20

Mt 4:1

… Though you become greatly sanctified by the Holy Ghost, expect that the great dog of hell will bark at you still. In the haunts of men we expect …

Evening, October 14

Ro 12:2

… It is ill for an heir of heaven to be a great friend with the heirs of hell. It has a bad look when a courtier is too …

Evening, July 22

Jn 19:5

… water and brought into the dust of death; God hath forsaken him, and hell compasseth him about. Behold and see, was there ever sorrow like unto his sorrow …

The Absent Pastor’s Care for his Flock

… You who are unawakened, we pray continually for you, for you are sleeping over hell’s mouth; I can see your danger, though you do not. It is …

Evening, February 17

Eze 35:10

… shoots his arrows against our faith , but our faith defies the power of hell’s fiery darts; they are not only turned aside, but they are quenched upon …

Evening, November 30

Rev 12:7

… the more zealous we are, the more sure are we to be assailed by the myrmidons of hell. The church may become slothful, but not so her great …

Evening, June 7

Rev 3:19

… It looks with tearful eyes down to the flames of hell, and it cannot slumber: it looks up with anxious gaze to the glories of heaven, and it …

Evening, April 27

Ps 10:16

… As the Son of man, he is now head over all things to his church, and he reigns over heaven, and earth, and hell, with the keys of …

Morning, July 11

1Pe 5:10

… May your whole life be so settled and established, that all the blasts of hell, and all the storms of earth shall never be able to remove you …