Death is not the end, but the beginning of eternity.

Many people believe that death is the end, so they live irresponsible lives, even committing suicide. However, death is not the end of existence. After we die, there will be judgment

(Heb 9:27) And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

and we will be assigned eternally to heaven or hell. That is the basic truth revealed in this passage.

The Seventh-day Adventist church does not believe in the immortality of souls. They insist on the mortality of souls. Since they believe that upon death one’s soul will be destroyed, they deny hell as the Jehovah’s Witnesses do. They deny that the story of a rich man and Lazarus is an actual event, and they believe that it is one of the “Egyptian folk tales,” which Jesus quoted.

Whether or not the passage is a real event or a parable, it is a fact. Besides this passage, all the scriptural passages about heaven and hell are real truth.

The Bible speaks about hell much more than heaven. It is probably because more people will end up in hell than in heaven. In the Bible, the person who mentions the most about hell is Jesus.

The fire of hell, described above, is a place of torturous suffering. The worst place in the universe is hell. We must avoid going to hell at all cost. Hell is an eternal place. The fire of hell never dies, and there is no death in hell.

(Revelation 14:10–11) He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night .

We mistakenly believe that the world in which we live today will be eternal. There is an end to this world, but heaven and hell, which seemed not real to us, truly exist and are everlasting. Therefore, we must be careful not to go to hell.

We must spread the gospel. That is because hell really exists. If we do not share the gospel, people around us will go to hell.


God's Plan of Salvation

The Bible says there is only one way to Heaven

Jesus said: "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me." (John 14:6)

Good works cannot save you.

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)

Trust Jesus Christ today! Here's what you must do:

Admit you are a sinner.

"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" (Romans 3:23)

"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:" (Romans 5:12)

"If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us." (1 John 1:10)

Be willing to turn from sin (repent).

Jesus said: "I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." (Luke 13:5)

"And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:" (Acts 17:30)

Believe that Jesus Christ died for you, was buried, and rose from the dead.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners. Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)

"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." (Romans 10:9)

Through prayer, invite Jesus into your life to become your personal Saviour.

"For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:10)

"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13)

What to pray:

Dear God, I am a sinner and need forgiveness. I believe that Jesus Christ shed His precious blood and died for my sin. I am willing to turn from sin. I now invite Christ to come into my heart and life as my personal Saviour.

"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:" (John 1:12)

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17)