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 we are 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. 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!