Life & Death

Today the World recieved the news that Amy Winehouse died. Yesterday, many were murdered in Norway. Amy Winehouse's death was self inflicted but still very upsetting as she had a family, and it is sad that nobody was able to help her through her dark moments & I am angry that she never got to hear about the word of God, as this may have given her some hope. The people in Norway - no words can describe this tragedy. What makes someone kill people? Sadly, I am not bright enough to answer that question but all I can say is my heart and my prayers are with the family of those victims.  Surely all of  this should make people stop and think about the way they are living their lives and start questioning life after death.

As a christian, I believe in a heaven and a hell. I believe that God sent his son to this earth, to live as a normal human being and then to die for us to save us from our sin which would send us to hell. However, as Jesus was sent to die for us and take our sin away we have a choice. A choice of whether or not to go to heaven or hell. But to get into heaven we must thank God for sending his son, ask for forgiveness of our sins and live our lives according to Gods word; The Bible.


The Bible gives us a description of what heaven is going to be like...


Revalation 22 says: "Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. The angel said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place."


Revalation 21 v 4 "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."


Doesn't that sound amazing? In heaven we will no longer cry, no longer be in pain there will be no more death and we won't even need light as that light will be provided by God constantly.
The bible also gives us a description of hell...

Hell is conscious torment... 
Matthew 13:50 “Furnace of fire…weeping and gnashing of teeth”
Mark 9:48 “Where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched”
Revelation 14:10 “He will be tormented with fire and brimstone”


Hell is eternal and irreversible
 Revelation 14:11 “The smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever and they have no rest day and night”
Revelation 20:14 “This is the second death, the lake of fire”
Revelation 20:15 “If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire”


Hell sounds a lot worse than heaven doesn't it? Weeping and gnashing of teeth - torment with fire and no rest but, theres an escape from it. It is now up to you to choose what will happen to you after death - and if you choose Jesus, and love him and do your upmost to follow him you will not have to fear death.


Why would you reject someone who died for you & loves you even after all the horrible stuff you have done?


Even if you do not agree with my view, please treasure your life. Tell those you love that you love them, try not to hold any bitter or angry feelings against anyone - what good does that achieve? And try to make people happy. Lifes too short as this past week has proven to be anything but happy.


Below is a link to a band called Addison Road - please watch and listen to the lyrics of the song! It may help get across the message I've been trying to give out in a new way.