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The Glory The Glory of Heaven . . . of Heaven . . . . . . . . . And And The Horrors The Horrors of Hell of Hell . .

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The Glory The Glory of Heaven . . .of Heaven . . .. . . . . . And And

The Horrors The Horrors of Hellof Hell..

The Glory of The Glory of HeavenHeaven . . . .

A Place of rest & BeautyA Place of rest & BeautyRevelation 21:1-2Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.

#196 – How Beautiful Heaven Must Be#196 – How Beautiful Heaven Must Be

Please open your Song books toPlease open your Song books to

A Place of JoyA Place of Joy

The Glory of The Glory of HeavenHeaven . .

Revelation 21:4Revelation 21:44 He will wipe every tear from their He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, eyes. There will be no more death, no more mourning, no more crying, no more mourning, no more crying, and no more pain, for the old order and no more pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” of things has passed away.”

# 220 – God Shall Wipe Away All Tears# 220 – God Shall Wipe Away All Tears

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A Place of JoyA Place of Joy

The Glory of The Glory of Heaven . .Heaven . .

•Reuniting with loved onesReuniting with loved ones•Feeling joy you are now in Heaven with Feeling joy you are now in Heaven with God the Father, God the Son & The Holy God the Father, God the Son & The Holy spiritspirit

• Meeting our Lord face to faceMeeting our Lord face to face

#228 – The Christian’s Welcome Home#228 – The Christian’s Welcome Home

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4. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

Revelation 22:4

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.

Revelation 21:3

The Glory of The Glory of Heaven . .Heaven . . Heaven is EternalHeaven is Eternal

•Forever is a long timeForever is a long timeRevelation 22:5Revelation 22:5

5. There will be no more night. They 5. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. give them light. And they will reign for And they will reign for ever and ever.ever and ever.

The Glory of HeavenThe Glory of Heaven . . .

Heaven is EternalHeaven is Eternal

• Forever is a long timeForever is a long time

• Have you ever pondered eternity?Have you ever pondered eternity?

• Heaven holds all to meHeaven holds all to me

# 191 – Heaven holds all to me# 191 – Heaven holds all to me

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The Horrors of The Horrors of HellHell A Place of DarknessA Place of Darkness

– Elements of HellElements of Hell

Darkness – makes people afraidDarkness – makes people afraid Weeping – broken spiritWeeping – broken spirit Fire - worst possible method of tortureFire - worst possible method of torture Gnashing of Teeth – severe anguishGnashing of Teeth – severe anguish

23. In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24. So he called to him, `Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' 25. "But Abraham replied, `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. 26. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.'

Luke 16:23-26

The Horrors of The Horrors of HellHell

A Place of Great SorrowA Place of Great Sorrow•Recall your sinful life on earthRecall your sinful life on earth•You are with the vilest people from earthYou are with the vilest people from earth•Separation from loved onesSeparation from loved ones

•Worst of all you are separated from Worst of all you are separated from GodGod

8. But the 8. But the cowardlycowardly, the , the unbelievingunbelieving, the , the vilevile, the , the murderersmurderers, the , the sexually immoralsexually immoral, , those who those who practice magic artspractice magic arts, the , the idolaters and all liars-idolaters and all liars--their -their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." is the second death."

Revelation 21:8Revelation 21:8

12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and the books were opened. before the throne, and the books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had each person was judged according to what he had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 If anyone's name was not found written in the 15 If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:12-15

The Horrors of The Horrors of HellHell A Place of Great SorrowA Place of Great Sorrow

•Recall your sinful lifeRecall your sinful life•Separation from loved onesSeparation from loved ones•Stuck with the vilest peopleStuck with the vilest people•Separation from GodSeparation from God•Seeing God take the righteous away to heavenSeeing God take the righteous away to heaven

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered heavenly glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 “Then the King will say to those goats on his left. 34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. for you since the creation of the world.

Matthew 25:31-34Matthew 25:31-34

41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart 41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 46 “Then they prepared for the devil and his angels. 46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”righteous to eternal life.”

Matthew 25:41, 46Matthew 25:41, 46

The Horrors of The Horrors of HellHell Hell is EternalHell is Eternal

•There will be no second chanceThere will be no second chance•There will be no escapeThere will be no escape•There will be no reliefThere will be no relief

Where will you spend Where will you spend Eternity?Eternity?

In a Devils Hell?In a Devils Hell?

OrOr

With Christ and all the With Christ and all the heavenly host for ever heavenly host for ever

and ever!and ever!

Many loved ones who have Many loved ones who have gone on before.gone on before.

The Glory The Glory of Heaven . . .of Heaven . . .

. . . . Or. . OrThe Horrors The Horrors of Hellof Hell..