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ll isn't real, is it? Surely things aren't that bad.
             A. Indeed, Hell is very real, and "things are that bad" for the individual who does not know the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour. The Bible makes many references to Hell, indicating it is both eternal, and consists of perpetual suffering.
             "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." Revelation 20:15
             "So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth and sever the wicked from among the just and shall cast them into the furnace of fire. Matthew 13:49-50
             "... when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire taking vengence on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power." II Thessalonians 1:7-9
             Q. That's terrible! Why would God create a Hell?
             A. Hell is terrible, and it exists because God created man to be accountable to God for his actions. His perfect justice demands payment for sin.
             "For the wages of sin is death." Romans 6:23
             "For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, that everyone may receive the things done in his body, whether it be good or bad." II Corinthians 5:10
             "But I say unto you that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement." Matthew 12:36
             Q. Does that mean that at the end of the world everyone will be brought to life again to be judged and then be sent to Hell?
             A. Indeed this is so - that is, unless we can find someone to be our substitute in bearing the punishment of eternal damnation for our sins. That someone is God Himself, Who came to earth to bear the wrath of God for al
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