" Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. " John 17,17
The following article is an online version of the brochure 'you can KNOW!' by Paul J. Levin. See the section Literature
WHERE are the dead? Are their spirits alive? What about heaven? Hell? What will become of me when I die?
Is there a here-after? "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement." Heb.9:27.
Is there a heaven? The Lord also said, "I go to prepare a place for you." John14:2.
Is there a hell? The Lord also said, "And these shall go away into everlasting punishment." Matt.25:46.
Where do the saved go at death? "Absent from the body ... present with the Lord." II Cor.5:8.
Where do the lost go when they die? "In hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments." Luke16:23.
That depends on what you do with the Lord Jesus Christ.
You know you are a sinner, "For all have sinned." Rom.3:23.
You are under the penalty of sin. "For the wages of sin is death." Rom.6:23.
DEATH! Not just physical death, but the second death, which means eternal separation from God.
Rev.21:8 reads, "The fearful (those who are too cowardly to accept the Lord Jesus Christ and live for him) and unbelieving (the Christ rejectors), and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolators, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."
But there is good news for you! The Lord Jesus Christ demonstrated His love for you by going to the cross and shedding His blood, giving His life in order that He might bear your sins and die in your place.
He rose again in that same body in which He was crucified and buried. He is exalted at God's right hand, "the Man Christ Jesus" (I Tim.2:5).
He is the only mediator between God and you. He is the way to heaven.
YES! God says, "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life." Jn.3:36.
You must "believe" on Him. That is, you must receive Him as your Lord and Saviour. You must depend on Him to save you. When you do that He says you have eternal life - right now!
You can know that when you die you will be "absent from the body ... present with the Lord."
But if you refuse to believe on Him, then you can be sure that you "shall not see life" and that the "wrath of God" will "abide" on you.
Yes, you can KNOW, one way or the other, whether you are going to hell or to heaven when you die.
Settle the matter now, before it is too late. As earnestly as I know how, I beg of you to receive the Lord Jesus and make sure of heaven.
"But as many as received Him, to them gave he power (the right, or the authority) to become the Sons of God." Jn.1:2.
