Eternal Torments of Hell
By Nick Bibile
“For I am tormented in this flame.” (Luke 16:24)
Hell is real. The devil is very clever in keeping this subject shut from the pulpits. Also the devil is very clever in making jokes of hell as if it does not exist. However, hell is real. The final authority the word of God speaks on hell, Jesus gave many urgent warnings of hell and spoke more on hell than heaven. Also the false teachers, worldly churches will not teach the never-ending torments of hell. Then if God is love why there is hell? Why would a loving God send people to hell? This is a very uncomfortable subject to many. But the truth must be told.
Matthew 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Bible never talks about eternal annihilation but eternal punishment. Hell is not a place of temporal punishment but a place of eternal punishment, never ending punishment forever and ever, so my friend I urge you to read this very urgent message to the end.
God is the Creator and we are his creatures
God is infinitely worthy of love, honor and obedience. God created us and we have an obligation to love him, honor him and obey him. God is infinitely glorious and not loving him, not honoring him and not obeying him is against an infinite God and an infinite sin. Any sin is an infinite evil against God and it deserves an infinite punishment.
God will not compromise sin
God of the New Testament is also the God of the Old Testament. God will not compromise with sin and wink at sin; he will not clear the guilty. God drowned all the inhabitants of the earth in a world flood except Noah and his family. Noah found grace in God’s sight. God poured fire and brimstone and killed the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah due to their sins. God did not change his nature when it comes to the New Testament. “For I am the LORD, I change not” (Malachi 3:6) Today many are living in sin, enjoying the pleasures of sin, and many are storing sin, accumulating sin daily and any time God’s wrath is going to fall upon them. God will not clear the guilty as God’s righteousness and justice requires punishment.
If God will not punish the sinners then it is contrary to his nature, God will not compromise his justice. He is an infinitely Holy God who exercises his sovereignty according to his will. God hates sin infinitely and he will execute infinite punishment on sin.
Different degrees of punishment in hell
Scriptures speak of different degrees of punishment. People who never knew the word of God, the punishment will be a lesser degree but the people who attended church and knew the word of God, but played games with God, never loved him from the bottom of their hearts, continued in their greed, selfishness and pride. They had all the rituals, had a religion of outward performances but never had an intimate relationship with God; the punishment is going to be severe.
Jesus said, But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more. (Luke 12:48)
Jesus was at the very present of the people of that day but yet they did not follow him, did not obey him.
But I tell you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. 23 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24 But I tell you that it will be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you.” (Matthew 11:21-24)
Those who are preaching false doctrines from the pulpit will be severely punished. Those who are teaching and compromising God’s word by softening down and toning down sin will be severely punished. Those who are teaching the right thing but living the life of hypocrisy, not setting an example to what they preach will be severely punished.
James 3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
Jesus warnings and description on hell.
Hell is a place where you will weep, wail, and gnash the teeth. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth (Luke 13: 28)
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. (Matthew 10:28)
And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, 48 ‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’ (Mark 9:47-48)
and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 13:50)
Lake of fire the second death
And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:15)
It shows the person in hell is alive; they had the knowledge of their sins.
“There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side.[f] The rich man also died and was buried, 23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. 24 And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame. (Luke 16:19-24)
Only when judgment comes he is asking for mercy. Many in this world have no desire to ask for God’s mercy as they are living a comfortable life. They have all their needs, sitting comfortably. They are satisfied in their needs, so they don’t have a cry for God, they will not strive to pray, they do not have time to read and study God’s word. They will not strive to enter through the narrow gate, their bellies are full, the flesh is comforted and suddenly God can take away your breath!
The rich man cried out 'Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.'
Notice the agony of the torment in the fire, desiring just one drop of water on the fingertip to cool his tongue. Hell is an eternal place of never ending agony. My friend there are no refrigerators in hell, no fire departments, no hospital, not even a drop of water to cool your tongue, it is all agony in the fire, tormented forever and ever.
Many in hell seek earnestly to cool their tongue with a drop of water. Yes, on this earth it’s the tongue that spoke boastfully, the tongue that uttered prideful words, the tongue that compromised sin, the tongue that put other people down, the tongue that slandered, the tongue that was busy in gossiping, the tongue that lied, the tongue that cursed God, the tongue that uttered words of greediness, covetousness, selfishness, the tongue that deceived and tricked other people to profit your life, the tongue that showed no pity for the needy, the tongue that uttered words of anger and wrath. The tongue that cursed, the tongue that uttered filthy jokes, the tongue that hurt others, yes, it is the unholy tongue and we can go on and one with sinfulness of the tongue. In hell, the whole body is tormented but above all, it would be the tongue. The tongue is a master, the tongue is flattering boastful, prideful, sinful tongue.
When the rich man in heaven cried out to Abraham and said, he is tormented and asking for a drop of water to cool his tongue, Abraham’s answer was, “Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. (Verse 25)
The answer
is, “Remember,” there is not a solution but bringing
remembrance of good things in earth. Instead of giving a relief
of the pain from agony, fresh recollections of the comfortable,
enjoyable, flesh pleasing earthly life was brought to the
remembrance. God gave everything, remember it was the Lord that gave
you a job, it was the Lord that provided your needs but you did not
honor, love or obey the Lord that gave you life. Your focus was not
on the Lord but on the earthly worldly life. Remember how much time
you spent on your own fleshly happiness but did not have time for the
Lord. Remember how you attended church Bible studies, yes, in hell
everything will be brought to remembrance for eternity. Oh, my friend
this is the worst torture as you will remember for eternity, you are
tormented, you remember but you cannot repent anymore, oh, what
misery is this? This is eternal torment.
When you are in hell it is for eternity but the life on earth was just like a dream, only for a moment.
Urgent request
Dear friend time is short and now is the time to repent and change, it’s all before the grave. Do not be deceived, born into a Christian family cannot save you, being a member in a church cannot save you, being baptized and taking communion cannot save you, the sacrificial death and the risen Savior is the only hope to the sinner., then the result of salvation is going to church, baptism and partaking communion.
If you hear his voice and God is speaking to your heart, do not harden your heart, ‘today is the day of salvation.’ If you come to Jesus to the foot of the cross, unloading all your sins, he will dump those sins in the bottom of the ocean. Instead of hell and lake of fire there is heaven for eternity!