Counsel #3 — What Is Hell?
Picture: Counsel #3 — What Is Hell?CFL 85.1
Hell is a lake of fire which destroys and annihilates those who have rejected Christ’s offer of salvation. This final judgment of the wicked will not be on spirits, but the actual bodies of the unrighteous (see Matthew 5:30 NIV).CFL 85.2
“But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” Revelation 21:8 NKJVCFL 85.3
“Those who do not choose to accept of the salvation so dearly purchased, must be punished. But I saw that God would not shut them up in hell to endure endless misery, neither will He take them to heaven; for to bring them into the company of the pure and holy would make them exceedingly miserable. But He will destroy them utterly and cause them to be as if they had not been; then His justice will be satisfied. He formed man out of the dust of the earth, and the disobedient and unholy will be consumed by fire and return to dust again.” Ellen White in Early Writings, p. 221CFL 85.4
Reflect: Consider how you live your life now. Would you be happy living for eternity in a place filled with all joy, holiness, constant unselfish love, and total obedience to God?CFL 85.5
