HOLINESS REVIVAL MOVEMENT WORLDWIDE HOREMOW
DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY PASTOR PAUL RIKA INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR.
DATE: TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2026.
TOPIC: HELL, THE ETERNAL END OF SINS AND SINNERS.
TEXT: LUKE 16:19-31
19. There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
20. And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21. And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
23. And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
25. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
26. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
27. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
28. For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
31. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.”
KEY VERSE: PSALM 9:17. “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
Hell is a place of agonizing torment and everlasting punishment in unquenchable fire for the unconverted. Owing to its frightful credentials, there are those who merely explain hell as a biblical truth. Many are teaching erroneous doctrines of hell fire in order to rationalize their gross inadequacies.
Hell is a fearsome “rest place” for transgressors. And the Lord Jesus Christ spends considerable time lending weight to this reality. He told the city of Capernaum for instance that it would be turned into hell because of its iniquities.
He warned repeatedly on the danger of hell and the need of His listeners to steer clear of it. He clearly gave explanations of hell as a place of everlasting punishment. He revealed that sinners who died unsaved would have their lot in hell. The word hell is found about fifty-four times in the King James version of the Bible.
When a sinner dies, his soul proceeds to hell, there with full consciousness, he tastes the excruciating pain of hell. The story of poor Lazarus and the rich man, best exemplifies the eternal punishment awaiting sinners: The rich man in Luke 16:23-24 remembered his riotous living while on earth as well as his five brothers yet unsaved.
Apart from the acute discomfort of hell, the regret of an error of judgement while on earth on the part of the unsaved, presents an everlasting torment of its own. The teaching of the doctrines on hell must avoid erroneous and unscriptural views of false teacher.
The concept of purgatory, representing a so-called intermediates state between death and appearance before God has no biblical foundation. Neither is the notion of annihilation of the wicked correct. The future punishment of the wicked is eternal while the sinner at death automatically receives an express translation into hell where “their worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched”.
Thought for the day: Hell is real, repent and escape for life.
Song for the day: When you miss Heaven you will cry (2×)
Bible reading for the day: John 20-21
Comments
Post a Comment