Francis Chan walks through a few key Scripture sections to bring to light the reality of Hell as described in all translations of the Bible. More specifically, what the Bible says about God’s historical execution of His justice. It’s real talk about Hell but from a biblical perspective. Right from the Bible, Francis offers a compelling appeal to reason about how God’s thoughts and His ways are utterly unlike our thoughts or our ways.
Afterlife In Hell
The appeal to reason is readings to consider what the Scripture says about the topic of Hell. Simply using stories and narrative descriptions as real-talk discussion about what Hell is, who goes there, and why it exists in terms of God’s justice foreign to us.
So, by way of contrast, here are some personal verse references I’m thinking about regarding the Book of Life (Php 4:3, Re 3:5, Re 13:8, Re 17:8, Re 20:11-15, Re 21:27). As a separate and comparative book from other books opened during judgment as written in Scripture. The Book of Life is opened and contains the names and deeds of those kept from the second death, spiritual death in the lake of fire.
“And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.” – Rev 20:12
Warning from Scripture
“But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” – Rev 21:8
Spending time in this audiobook, I am dwelling on what this spiritual location is within the afterlife. How one gets placed there according to the Bible. Why punishment there lasts forever and how to keep from going there. Finally, and most importantly, ask what we can do now to permanently keep ourselves away.
Here is an article I found from my archives as a repeat from Discipleship Journal long ago. It’s more real talk about the doctrine of Hell, what it is about and why it is such a severe warning. Article: The Horrible Doctrine
