JAN 20

Hebrews 9:27
Memorise Hebrews 9:27
“…but after this the judgment…"

There are some Christians who believe in Annihilationism: the theory
that after death, the soul just disappears. Usually this belief stems from
the reluctance to accept the existence of hell as created by a God of
love. They believe that while the souls of Christians go to heaven, the
souls of those who do not will simply vanish.

Hebrews 9:27 proves this theory is false: “And as it is appointed unto
men once to die, but after this the judgment.” God has decreed that man
will die once and at the time appointed by Him, and has also decreed
that after this death man will be judged. There will be no disappearing
of the soul or any other escape from this decree of judgment. As we
have studied earlier, before that judgment throne, the penalty of sin
is eternal death, not a vanishing away. This order of death followed by
judgment is the same for all men.

Christians will face the Bema judgment of Christ, and the judgment will
be one of reward in heaven for our faithfulness towards Christ while on
earth (2 Corinthians 5:20). Unbelievers will face the Great White Throne
Judgment, and the judgment will be the casting of body and soul into
the lake of fire for sin and those whose names are not written in the
book of life. Again the pressing question: which judgment will you face?
Remember, our God is a righteous judge, and He will make no mistake.

Dear teen, all that people say and all that you read, must not be
accepted wholesale. They must pass through the lens of Scripture to
see and evaluate whether such things be true. We must be discerning
for not all that people say and what you read is true. In other words,
there are many errors and half-truths out there in the world. Only what
the Bible teaches us will be accepted. For example, what do you think of
reincarnation? One religion teaches that human beings are reborn into
all sorts of strata of society and even animals, till they reach Nirvana
or enlightenment. Truth is found in God’s Word and not in man’s
imagination. Will you be discerning concerning this?

Thought: How clear the distinction is between heaven and hell!
Prayer: O God, may I be found faithful to Thee!