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God says to us, "Choose life, not death!" (2 Kings 18:32) "I love you so much that I sent Jesus, my only Son, to planet earth so that if you will believe in Him, He will give you eternal life so you will never die. He is called Emmanuel, which means God is with you. In the beginning was Jesus the Word and is God, and in the fullness of time He became human and lived on earth among you, so that everyone who believes and accepts Him, will receive the power and right to become His children---born of God---everyone who believes in His Name!
I am the God of glory and of light, my hand split the heavens to dispel the night. There is no force above Me or other power or might but only my Word brought forth the world and gave you Life. The trillions of stars and signs that I created are to point you to Jesus who is the Truth and the Way to eternal Life. He has you and the whole world in His hands." 
Just as astounding as the first coming of Jesus are the signs of the times pointing to this planet soon coming to an end as we know it, and to Jesus coming again, before that happens, to take His chiidren home. Are you ready to go with Him when He comes? Have you made your choice for His side?
C. S. Lewis, Oxford Professor and Auther, wrote:
This time it will be God without disguise; something so overwhelming that it will strike either irresistible love or irresistible horror into every creature. It will be too late then to choose your side. That will not be the time for choosing; it will be the time when you discover which side you really have chosen, whether you realized it before or not. So now, today, this moment, is your chance to choose the right side."
Bible teacher, Michael Walters, asks the question, "Why would people choose to go to hell? Most people believe going to hell is because of sin, but this is not so. People go to hell because of unbelief. There are two issues here. First, Jesus Christ has paid (past tense) for all sin, for all men for all time. This is evident for the Scripture says in Hebrews 10:10, "We are saved through Jesus Christ's offering of His body once for all." All of our sin was in the future when Christ died. The issue is belief and trust! Secondly, belief of the Truth is what God is looking for. Notice what 1 Timothy 4:10 says, "We trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe." Those who choose to not believe the Truth that Christ paid for their sins will have to pay for them themselves, for all eternity. The choice is ours. Why mess with your life? Put your trust in Jesus and Him alone. Christ died---that's History. Christ died for me---that’s salvation if I will reach out and accept it. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, He died on the Cross of Calvary to take away our sins, and if we open our minds to what it all means and believe Him, we will be saved." (2 Timothy 2:15)
From the beginning of time, after sin (see Romans 2-13) entered into the perfect world that He created, God gave us a way to be saved and escape eternal death by receiving Jesus and eternal life for the asking. Do you know where you will spend eternity? Make a decision to choose God's Way, and accept His Good News that Jesus extends to you:
"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and the wages of sin is death, but the Gift of God is Eternal Life in Christ Jesus our Lord who says,
I AM the Way and the Truth and the Life, no one comes to the Father except through Me.
To all who receive Me and believe in My Name, I give you the right to become My Children ... I am standing at your door knocking, and if you hear my voice and open the door I will come in and stay with you. If you confess Me with your mouth and believe in your heart that God raised Me from the dead, you will be saved (for with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation).
"If anyone is in Me, you have become new, everything old has passed away. ; 2
I am the Way and the Truth and the Life, and no one comes to the Father except through Me. But if you confess your sins, God is faithful and just and will forgive your sins and purify you from all unrighteousness. Believe in Me and you will be saved."
Choose God now and repeat this prayer:
"Dear God, I believe You sent Your Son, Jesus Christ, to give His life as a sacrifice and payment for my sins. I believe He rose from the dead and is alive today in Heaven preparing a place for those who trust in You.
I have not lived my life in a way that honors You, and I ask Jesus to forgive me for my sins and come into my life as my Savior and Lord. Help me to grow in knowledge of You, and in obedience to You and Your Word, and I promise to live the rest of my life for You.
Lord Jesus, thank You for forgiving me, and for coming into my life---thank You for making me Your Child and for giving me eternal life, Amen!"
"For it is only by grace you have been saved, through faith and not from yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by anyone's works to boast about." (Ephesians 2:8-9)
"He who has the Son has Life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the Name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have Eternal Life, and that you may continue to believe in the Name of the Son of God." (I John 5:12-13)
When we receive Jesus Christ, we are born into God's Forever Family through the supernatural work of His Holy Spirit who indwells every believer from the moment of our new birth. This new birth is called being born-again, the beginning of a wonderful new life! And if you are still living when Jesus comes back for His children, or if you have died, He will raise you to the sky to meet Him and go Home with Him forever.
How to start living this new Christian life:
Read your Bible every day as your
Talk to Him in prayer every day;
Tell others what happened to you;
Praise and worship the Lord
Obey God's Word and demonstrate
"Stay awake! For you do not
Or send an Email to Billy Graham at here, or write to Christian Guidance Department, BGEA, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28201-1270. You can also call toll-free at 1-800-631-7141 from 7 AM to 7 PM Central Time, Monday through Friday. |
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Following are some facts about Heaven and Hell, but first about Heaven and what we know about what it is like:
The Apostle Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 12:1-4,
"Let me tell you about the visions and revelations I received from the Lord. I was caught up into the third heaven fourteen years ago.
Whether my body was there or just my spirit, I don't know, only God knows. But I do know that I was caught up into paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in human words!"
Billy Graham said, "What kind of place is Heaven? First, heaven is home. The Bible takes the word 'home' with all of its tender associations and with all of its sacred memories and tells us that heaven is home.
Second, heaven is a home that is permanent. We have the promise of a home where Christ's followers will remain forever. Third, the Bible teaches that heaven is a home that is beautiful beyond imagination. Heaven could not help but be so, because God is a God of beauty.
Fourth, the Bible teaches that heaven will be happy, because there will be nothing to make it sad. In heaven, followers of Christ will be reunited with loved family and friends. God's house will be a happy home because Christ will be there. He will be the center of heaven. To Him all hearts will turn, and upon Him all eyes will rest!"
So I was shocked when I first read the closing chapters of the Bible. There we learn that our universe and its physical features cannot adequately contain the reward that God intends for His people. He has something even more magnificent. As magnificent as the Garden of Eden must have been, God will take us to something that is far better. The physical realities of this planet -- darkness and pain, for example -- will have no part in His future creation.
We're talking about glory! No evil, and on top of that, no darkness, no weariness, no worry, no fear. No shame, no confusion, no disappointment, no brokenness. Not even the possibility of these things creeping in."
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What we know about Hell and what it is like:
Click on "Dr. Maurice Rawling talks
Click on to "Listen to testimonies re Click on "Do You Really Want To Go To Hell?" Click on to see "Pictures Of Hell" Click on "The Truth About Hell" Click on "Does Hell Burn Forever?" A few years ago, newspapers, radios, and televisions all over the world ran the account of scientists in Siberia who dug so deep down into the earth that they were strartled to hear screaming, and made a recording of what they heard. Their article of the account first appeared in the Finland newspaper Ammenusastia entitled "Researchers Dig Into Hell."
Click here to read the above article, and click here to listen to the tape of the screams. Also, Click here to hear another tape of the screaming.
"If serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve ... but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord!" (Joshua 24:15) |
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The music playing is entitled "Left Behind"
"I had on new clothes,
WARNING! If Jesus arrived to take His Followers Home to Heaven before you prayed to receive Him as Savior and Lord, and you are alive and left behind, please click on "OOPS, I GUESS I WASN'T READY!" to read about what will be happening on the earth now and what you can do. Please reread the above prayer to receive Jesus as your Savior now, and go to your church to find others who were also left behind to pray and stay with them. |
Click to see globular star clusters information from Nasa.
