when a sinner dies

Created by pastorbuddy on 3/10/2009

Most Christians have been taught to believe that when a sinner dies, the sinner goes straight to Hell. A hot and burning place somewhere inside the pits of the earth; where satan (a red demon with horns, a tail, and pitchfork) delights in giving ETERNAL torture to each victim. But is this a true picture of what GOD’S Word tells us about Hell? NO! Not even close! To begin with, satan is not red, nor does he have horns, nor even a tail. In Ezekiel-28 (in which GOD Refers to Satan by one of his pseudonym’s “The King of Tyre”) GOD tells us that satan was: Eze-28:12- “Perfect in Beauty”, Eze-28:13- “In Eden, the Garden of GOD (where he was called – The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, and also the Serpent)”, Eze-28:15- “Perfect in thy Ways”, Eze-28:17- “Lifted up because of thy Beauty”. In other places, we are told that GOD made him “after the full pattern”. To put it another way, “Perfect and Beautiful”. Satan was the Cherub created and anointed by GOD to Cover the Mercy Seat (just as depicted on the Ark of the Covenant). He LOST that job at his fall! (It was satan’s rebellion in the First Earth Age, where he led a third of GOD’S Children astray, in an attempted overthrow to Capture the Mercy Seat [So satan could sit upon it, instead of guarding it] that caused his downfall, and the need for this present age). But, he was created beautiful and perfect, and in appearance, he still remains that way!

So far we have learned that satan is NOT red, has NO Tail, NOR any Horns! As to where he is now? HE WAS  ordered by Christ in Luke-4:8 GET BEHIND ME! He is RESTRAINED BY MICHAEL, until that time, when he, along with the fallen angels (who are now in chains) shall be cast to this earth (Revelation-12:7-9)!

To recap, what do we know so far? That Satan is not an ugly, animal like creature, He is Beautiful in appearance (although WICKED and VERY UGLY on the Inside); and he is NOT in some fiery pit in the earth;

But what about all those places in the Bible where it says “Hell”? First off, 99% of the time when you encounter the word “Hell” in either Testament, it should have been translated “GRAVE”! In the Old Testament, the word is: 7585 “She’owl” (sheh-ole’) the grave. In the New Testament, the word is either: 86 “Hades” (hah’-dace) the Grave – or:1067 “Geenna” (gheh’-en-nah) the Valley of Hinnom. What was the Valley of Hinnom? In Old Testament Days, it was where the Fires for the worship of Moloch were burned, and through which the Children of Moloch worshippers were passed. In New Testament times, the Moloch worship had ceased, but the fires still burned; because now it had become the Garbage Dump for the city of Jerusalem. This is where they dumped all their garbage, including dead animal carcasses. This word was used to describe the “rotting of flesh that takes place” when a body begins to decompose. What better example could there be than a garbage dump filled with rotting animal carcasses? Yet again, nothing more than a description of the “Grave”. When your physical body dies, it goes to the grave, to return to the dust it came from, NEVER TO BE USED AGAIN!!

So, if all flesh goes to the Grave, never to be any more; what about all Souls? First, look to Psalms-31:5 “Into thine hand I commit my Spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O LORD GOD of Truth”. Next, look to Ecclesiastes-12:7 “Then shall the dust (Physical Body) return to the Earth as it was: and the SPIRIT SHALL RETURN UNTO GOD WHO GAVE IT”. Now turn to Acts-7:5 “And they stoned Stephen, who called upon GOD, and saying, ‘yahwehshua RECEIVE MY SPIRIT’”. Lastly, Paul tells us in 2Corinthians-5:8 “to be absent from the Body is to be present with the Lord”.

But let’s look to Our GREATEST TEACHER, CHRIST Himself. In Luke-16:19-31, we are told what happens to everyone who dies. While ALL go to Heaven, there is a GULF, a line, on which those who die in CHRIST go to GOD’S SIDE, and those who die in sin go to the other side, where they can see GOD afar off, but can not approach him. What torture alone that in itself must be! To be able to see GOD, but to be kept far away from him! It is likened to having an unquenchable thirst! (BTW: The word “Hell” was ADDED to Luke 16:23, it DOES NOT APPEAR IN THE ORIGINAL SCRIPTURE!)

And yet, our GOD is Totally FAIR! Luke-23:46 “And when yahwehshua had cried with a loud voice, he said, ‘FATHER, into thine hands I commend my Spirit’: and having said this,

he gave up the ghost”. So Christ’s Spirit returned to Heaven. But, while Christ’s Body Lay in the Tomb, yahwehshua was Busy Preaching the Gospel to all those on the other side of the Gulf. Everyone from before Adam’s time, to the Time of the Crucifixion; all who had not had the chance to hear the Gospel, and be saved (See:1Peter 3:19 and 1Peter4:6). The word rendered “Preached” here in 1Peter is not the usual Greek word for Preach -“Evangelizo”, but the emphatic word “Kerusso”, which means to “Proclaim as a Herald”. Thus, to all those who had returned to God before Christ’s coming, yahwehshua Heralded His Glorious Victory over Death (Spiritual Death)!

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Need more proof? Go to Revelation 20. The Great White Throne Judgment for those who failed to overcome, from the beginning of this age, right up through satan’s tribulation, does NOT OCCUR until AFTER the 1000 Years of the Millennium So, if all those who failed or fail to overcome, are not even Judged until AFTER the Millennium, how can they be sent to “Hell”, to be tortured forever when they die? Obviously they CAN’T!

Last, but not least, what does happen to those who still fail to overcome, after all are Finally Judged? Does GOD send them to a fiery pit, to be tortured forever? Do you Really think a LOVING GOD, such as our FATHER, could enjoy eternity knowing some of HIS CHILDREN are suffering an ENDLESS Torture? Could you, no matter what your own children have done, Torture them, for even a minute? Then how could you EVER imagine GOD doing such a thing? I know, you are going to say, Revelation 20:10 tells us that “they shall be tormented, day and night, for ever and ever”. This is nothing more than a BAD TRANSLATION of a figure of speech. Go to Psalms-37:20 “But the wicked shall PERISH, and the Enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of the lambs: They Shall CONSUME; into SMOKE SHALL THEY CONSUME AWAY”. Next, to Psalms-37:38 “But the Transgressors SHALL BE DESTROYED TOGETHER: the END of the wicked shall be cast off”! Finally, Look to Ezekiel 28:19 “…And NEVER SHALT THOU BE ANY MORE”. There are more places where this is described. ALL who go into the “Lake of Fire” shall PERISH; CONSUME away into smoke; NEVER TO BE ANY MORE! There is NO Everlasting torture!

Does this change anything? NO! Do you want to LIVE for ETERNITY with GOD? OR CEASE TO EXIST? The end for those who fail to overcome is still JUST AS TERRIFYING!!!! Erased from Existence, for all Eternity!!!! To be cont…………

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• The greatest hoax in the world unveiled.  The Jews never owned birthright privileges. David wasn’t a jew.  Christ (Yahweh-shua) was from the tribe of Joseph. Confronting the myth that Judah was the lion that overcame.
• Is the Name that contains salvation hidden from the world at large?
• How the serpent got into the house of Israel.
• Did ancient gods once walk among men?
• Exploring the mystery of the 1000 year reign.
• Who were/are the 144,000?
• Will Atlantis re-appear in the future?
• Looking behind the myth of the Jewish sabbath.
• Exploring the twelve constellations.
• Is water baptism essential?
• Melchizedek Salt Covenant: Truth or Witchcraft?
• The true biblical calendar and how to use it.
• Are you in covenant with the Creator?
• Born to die on the second Passover.
• Should we swear by His Name?
• Jacob’s pillar
• War in heaven
• Was Judas the only snake?
• What’s really behind the pyramids.
• Oneness; The gateway to the Eternal.
• Trailing the serpent
• Watchers: Guardians of the Universe
• Reincarnation: Fact or Fiction?
• Why did the scepter depart?
• Is there forgiveness for everyone?
• True reasons for not being a Christian.
• Fallen angels: Where are they?
• Is the earth hollow?
• Is our government hiding the truth?
• Showdown at Shiloh
• Where do YHVH’s angels reside?
• Galactic Federation: Who’s in control?
• Bringers of the Dawn: Doorways to eternity.
• How to build an ancient altar.

And many more exciting topics to be explored in biblical context on “The Shepherd’s Call. Cassettes, VHS, and CD’s will be available for donation…Call, write, or email Pastor Buddy.