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Last visit to Hell… for now

hells_gate_imageHe shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through. Job 20:24

Dreams can be frightening. Whether I am about to fall off a cliff, be run over by a car or stabbed, it is always wonderful to suddenly wake up! The feeling of, “Oh! Its only a dream!” brings an instant sigh of relief.

So often in my dreams, deep down, I know that my present terror is only a dream. Whatever it is that wakes me up only confirms my suspicion. There will be none of that relief in Hell. Fear will be real and unrelenting. Life will not be “dreamlike” but vivid with all of the sights, smells and feelings of reality.

In Job 20, Zophar’s description of the rich man’s woes give us fodder for our hellish meditations. In chapter 20.24, 25 a frightening scene grips our attention. There we see a fugitive’s futile flight from danger. From nowhere comes a bronze tipped arrow that pierces his abdomen and liver. As he struggles to extract it dark terror overwhelms his soul, “This is not a dream!”

Zophar was using he vivid word picture to try and convince Job of his guilt and God’s judgement. He was wrong. However, his description depicts coming damnation on God’s enemies.

God in his perfection created everything perfect. In its original state the universe was without fault or flaw. It was in that perfection that He created Hell. Hell is perfect hell. By that I mean that Hell was created with God’s enemies in mind. He created it to perfectly punish His detractors, His critics and His foes. They will suffer perfect hell for eternity. You don’t want to go there. So, USE THE BRIDGE!

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  1. happy niteowlSat Sep 17, 09:15:00 PM

    Okay so these dreams are inspiring your spiritual writing but, my goodness these dreams have to go bye, bye. I am praying they ease up for you. I never dream but, then i'm not usually in bed long enough to get to that phase of sleep. LOL! Very good and thought provoking posts. Praying for you guys.

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  2. happy niteowlSat Sep 17, 09:19:00 PM

    Oh hey, PS. Check out my new blog at WordPress.
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