“And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’

“He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’” #Bible

In my view, one of the saddest facts that Jesus wanted us to know was that no one would be able to change their location once they end up in Hell. Jesus spoke of a great chasm, imagine a much bigger version of the image above, that separated Heaven and Hell making it impossible for transfers or visits or weekend getaways.

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So I’m sorry, but there are no transits on Airline Eternity. Where you “land” is where you will stay forever!

• One amazing fact I find in this story is that the rich man was very concerned about his lost relatives not coming to that place; he was begging and pleading for their lives.

It seems that when a man descends into Hell, he has no other concern than that others should not join him there.

• This great concern of the rich man for his lost family is interesting, especially as many of us Christians and pastors these days do not show any concern for the lost.

We seem to be saying, “People are headed down eternity? Well…

All over our pulpits, even social media pulpits, those who preach, preach and teach prosperity, success, happy family lives, etc. Don’t get me wrong, these are not evil things to talk about but Richie Rich in hell didn’t seem to want his lost family to have any of these things. He just didn’t want them to come to Hell; that’s all!

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He seems to be saying, “I don’t care if you’re successful or not, wealthy or not, have a happy family or not, in all you do on earth, just don’t end up in Hell! That’s all I care about!”

• Why do we not have the same passion for the lost as this rich unbeliever had when he went to Hell? Why do we shrug our shoulders and have no care where our friends and family end up?

I challenge you to believe in the reality of Heaven and Hell, as Jesus shared. Imagine it and let it be real to you. I challenge you to preach about it as though you have seen it. I challenge you to stop shrugging your shoulders in nonchalance, and being silent on this important topic!

Our friends and loved ones will perish if we do not do anything and say anything.

Random thought: Perhaps then if some rich people would have the experience of going to Hell and back, they would spearhead and finance evangelism with all their strength and wealth!

Stay blessed and do share with others!

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