BUT NOW HE IS BEING COMFORTED HERE...

But now he is being comforted here...

Luk 16:25

In the Gospel of Luke, chapter 16, our Lord Jesus speaks of a true story about a poor man named Lazrus, and a rich man. They both died. Lazrus the poor one passed first, then followed by the rich man.

Lazrus was being comforted by Abraham while the rich man suffered in flames and agony. Both men had completed their time on earth and had laid down the fleshly tent that confined their soul. The spirit of their lives was returned to Him who created them. Life, as recognized on earth was done, finished, completed. The envelope now lying empty and supine in the coffin...no longer animated by the breath of life, but life has not ended.

Your sun will no longer set, Nor will your moon wane; For you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, And the days of your mourning will be over. [Isa 60:20]

Jesus gave of Himself that through His death and the shedding of His blood, you and I who believe on His name and follow His lead are saved from the sentence of eternal darkness and damnation as we all are of the seed of Adam. Jesus gave us the opportunity to say YES to life and NO to death.

He will swallow up death for all time, And the Lord GOD will wipe tears away from all faces, And He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth; For the LORD has spoken. [Isa 25:8]

As the Holy Spirit led the Spirit of the Apostle John through the Heavenly realm, John saw "a great multitude" which could not be counted. Souls of every language, nation, race and creed standing before the Throne of God, clothed in white robes, palm branches in their hands, all worshiping the Lamb of God. John was asked by his conductor, an Elder, who these people were?

I said to him, "My lord, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. "For this reason, they are before the throne of God; and they serve Him day and night in His temple; and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them. "They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any heat; for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away." [Rev 7:14-17, 21:4]

Our Father God gave us the ability to chose. In Ecclesiastes we read;

Ecc 10:2 - A wise man's heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man's heart directs him toward the left. Turning to the RIGHT leads to life in the presence of our Maker, joy, peace, eternal bliss. Turning to the LEFT results in darkness, agony and pain FOREVER.

The lake of fire was created for Satan and his followers. God does not send man to hell. Man sends himself to hell. Jesus made it so simple. Eternity is a very, very long time my friend. You have the choice.

You are at the final intersection, my beloved, REPENT and turn to the RIGHT. Distance yourself from those who have turned LEFT to follow the highway to eternal damnation.

HAVE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE TODAY?