Kingsley Nwaekwe

The Word of God made flesh.

He is divine.

He is not just the messenger.

He is the judge.

Jesus will judge every person and deem them washed by his blood and saved, or unbelieving, unrepentant, and condemned.

As the judge, Jesus is the most qualified person to explain the truth about hell.

Knowing what lay in store for the wicked, Jesus did not hold back when describing eternity.

He made it abundantly clear that death is not the end for the unforgiven sinner.

What awaits is a lake of fire, a place of darkness, a place of torment, and complete separation from God.

And Jesus' words are not mere metaphors.

They are not hyperbole.

Jesus described hell as a real place, just as real as heaven.

For example, in Matthew 25, verses 31 through 46, Jesus paints a picture of the day of judgment.

He describes those who will be granted eternal life and those who will be told to depart into the eternal fire.

He ends with the promise that the wicked will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.

If eternal life is real, eternal punishment is real also.

If saints can inherit a kingdom prepared by God, sinners can be cursed to the eternal fires prepared by God for the devil and his angels.

Jesus spoke of heaven and hell as real, literal, eternal places.

While Jesus preached on hell, many modern preachers often hesitate to teach on the topic.

Many preachers avoid the topics of hell and judgment and focus instead on God's love and mercy.