Eternity In the BalanceEternity In the Balance

“All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children. But cowards who turn away from me, and unbelievers, and the corrupt, and murderers, and the immoral, and those who practice witchcraft, and idol worshipers, and

“All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children. But cowards who turn away from me, and unbelievers, and the corrupt, and murderers, and the immoral, and those who practice witchcraft, and idol worshipers, and

Revelation 21:7-8 (NLT)Revelation 21:7-8 (NLT)

all liars—their doom is in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur. This is the second death.”

all liars—their doom is in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur. This is the second death.”

Revelation 21:7-8 (NLT)Revelation 21:7-8 (NLT)

“One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire

cat in a tree. “Which road do I take?” she asked. “Where do you want to go?” was his response. “I don't know,” Alice answered. “Then,” said the cat, “it doesn't matter.”

“If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else!”

“If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else!”

Yogi Berra Yogi Berra

Where You Don’t Want to

Go!

Where You Don’t Want to

Go! (Hell)(Hell)

Sheol Sheol

HadesHades

GeheenaGeheena

Valley of Hinnom (Gehenna)Valley of Hinnom (Gehenna)

“If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better to enter heaven with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands. If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better to enter heaven with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet. And if your

“If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better to enter heaven with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell with two hands. If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better to enter heaven with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet. And if your

Mark 9:43-48 (NLT)Mark 9:43-48 (NLT)

eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It is better to enter the Kingdom of God half blind than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, ‘where the worm never dies and the fire never goes out.’”

eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It is better to enter the Kingdom of God half blind than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, ‘where the worm never dies and the fire never goes out.’”

Mark 9:43-48 (NLT)Mark 9:43-48 (NLT)

“But cowards who turn away from me, and unbelievers, and the corrupt, and murderers, and the immoral, and those who practice witchcraft, and idol worshipers, and all liars—their doom is in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur. This is the second death.”

“But cowards who turn away from me, and unbelievers, and the corrupt, and murderers, and the immoral, and those who practice witchcraft, and idol worshipers, and all liars—their doom is in the lake that burns with fire and sulphur. This is the second death.”

Revelation 21:8 (NLT)Revelation 21:8 (NLT)

COWARDS WHO TURN AWAYCOWARDS WHO TURN AWAY

“A man is no fool who loses that which he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.”

“A man is no fool who loses that which he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.”

Jim Elliot Jim Elliot

COWARDS WHO TURN AWAYCOWARDS WHO TURN AWAY

UNBELIEVERS UNBELIEVERS

THE CORRUPTTHE CORRUPT

MURDERERS MURDERERS

“You have heard that the law of Moses says, ‘Do not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’ But I say, if you are angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the high council. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.”

“You have heard that the law of Moses says, ‘Do not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’ But I say, if you are angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the high council. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.”

Matthew 5:21-22 (NLT)Matthew 5:21-22 (NLT)

COWARDS WHO TURN AWAYCOWARDS WHO TURN AWAY

UNBELIEVERS UNBELIEVERS

THE CORRUPTTHE CORRUPT

MURDERERS MURDERERS

THE IMMORALTHE IMMORAL

THOSE PRACTICING WITCHCRAFTTHOSE PRACTICING WITCHCRAFT

IDOL WORSHIPPERSIDOL WORSHIPPERS

ALL LIARSALL LIARS

“Yes, but I checked the rule book and you don’t have to go.”

“Yes, but I checked the rule book and you don’t have to go.”

Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge

Where You Do Want to

Go!

Where You Do Want to

Go! (Heaven)(Heaven)

“All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.”

“All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.”

Revelation 21:7 (NLT)Revelation 21:7 (NLT)

“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a beautiful bride prepared for her husband.I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, ‘Look, the home of God is now

“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a beautiful bride prepared for her husband.I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, ‘Look, the home of God is now

Revelation 21:1-4 (NLT)Revelation 21:1-4 (NLT)

among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will remove all of their sorrows, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. For the old world and its evils are gone forever.’”

among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will remove all of their sorrows, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. For the old world and its evils are gone forever.’”

Revelation 21:1-4 (NLT)Revelation 21:1-4 (NLT)

THE SEA IS ALSO GONETHE SEA IS ALSO GONE

GOD IS AMONG HIS PEOPLEGOD IS AMONG HIS PEOPLE

NO MORE DEATHNO MORE DEATH

NO MORE SORROWNO MORE SORROW

NO MORE PAINNO MORE PAIN

“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

Yogi Berra Yogi Berra

Eternity In the BalanceEternity In the Balance