Sun Msg Audio: Why Are There More People Going to Hell, the World of Eternal Suffering, Than Those Going to Heaven, the World of Eternal Joy?
December 11, 2011 in Words of Wisdom
December 11th 2011 Sunday Message Summary & Audio
Scriptures:
Matthew 7:13-14
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Revelation 20:1-3
1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
Revelation 20:12-14
12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.
As I was praying deeply at the predawn hours, I asked God, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus regarding the things that people are especially curious about. I prayed and asked about the issue of salvation.
“Lord, You work and preach the gospel to this world together with people who believe in You because You truly want no one on the face of the Earth to go to Hell but You want everyone to go to Heaven. The Holy Father, the Holy Son, and the Holy Spirit of the Trinity work upon all human beings and carry out the history of salvation. However, when I go to the spiritual world and look, the number of spirits that demons are dragging down to Hell, the Abyss, or the Evil Spiritual World is far greater than the number of spirits that are saved and go to Heaven or Paradise. The number of spirits that the devil, God’s enemy, is dragging away is not just somewhat greater, but tremendously greater.
The devil is not almighty. God, You rule and reign over the devil as You please. God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit, You created the Earth, You created human beings’ bodies and spirits and have saved us, and You have been working upon human beings, making the history of salvation for six thousand long years because You so anxiously want to take our spirits and hold us in Your arms. But why is it that only so few people receive salvation and walk on the path of life when I look at the spiritual world? There may be a lot of reasons, but what is the fundamental reason? Some people might even say that the devil is more powerful than God.
But why is it that You, God and Jesus, don’t get rid of the devils that Lucifer is leading? Why is it, Lord, that You tell us the army of Satan, Lucifer, is tremendous but only tell us to be careful?
That’s why people don’t fear God as much as they should. That’s why they don’t see God as the Almighty but instead they say that Buddha, Confucius, and philosophers are all similar to God and there is nothing special about believing in God. With these thoughts, they live without believing in God.”
You might be curious, thinking, God is the Almighty. Why, then, did God let satans be active? The devils are dragging the spirits of many people to Hell. Why does God leave the satans alone? The Lord gave me the answers to these questions after listening to my prayer and He told me that He would give a sermon about them today.
The path to Hell is a path where people, without restrictions, enjoy themselves, eat, drink, indulge in pleasure and enjoyment, and live in whatever way satisfies and pleases them. The process of going to Hell is more comfortable, favorable, enjoyable, and pleasant than the process of going to Heaven. On the path to Heaven, you must do deeds of righteousness, you must not sin, and if you have sinned, you must repent and climb back up while being punished. It is a path you walk step-by-step while observing God’s absolute laws.
Human beings, themselves, are addicted to the life they like and they live occupied with unlawfulness in their hearts, minds, thoughts, and actions. For this reason, even though God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit work powerfully with wisdom in all kinds of ways and push forward with full force by mobilizing the heavenly soldiers, it is easy for the devil, who is under God’s reign, to drag to Hell those who live unlawful lives. This is why a greater number of people go to Hell than to Heaven.
It is not that Satan is powerful. Rather, the problem is human beings’ hearts, minds, thoughts, and actions. Whoever it may be, if you are determined to be absolutely united with Jesus, and go to Heaven no matter how hard it is and no matter what happens, and if you live righteously each day, then you will be able to walk the path of salvation without being affected by Satan, by any evil person, or by any slanderer.
There is a reason why many people of the world do not believe in the almighty God and Jesus. They want to live as they like, as they please, and as they feel comfortable. When they come to church, they are forbidden to drink and smoke, they have to follow God’s law in regards to relationship and love also, and they have to keep God’s laws when doing all things. They do not believe for these reasons. Even if they may think believing is good, since they have to cut off the pleasures of the world in order to believe, they end up not coming before God. Or even if they come, they leave because they want to live an easy life according to their own methods.
In the world also, a person who wants to live well and become rich has to suffer that much more and do things that are difficult. Therefore, the number of people who have extreme wealth and those who are considered rich is incomparably smaller than the number of people who have a mediocre amount of wealth and those who are poor. This is because being rich is hard. Likewise, it is hard to disown the world and live suffering and doing righteous deeds, while not committing injustices. Therefore, the number of people who go to Heaven is much smaller than those going to Hell. The Trinity works as much as you cleanse yourself, as much as you live righteously without sinning, and as much as you repent.
People send themselves to Hell in the process of living their lives in the way they like. The great history of this year is to become united with Jesus. A person who is perfectly united with Jesus is one that has achieved what He wants the most. Repent thoroughly and live a clean life.
Human beings cannot walk two paths. You cannot walk two paths, being fond of worldly things as well as Godly things. This kind of life is like dirty water and clean water being mixed together. Either way, you will live, so then live your life on the side of Heaven and thus receive blessings and make both your body and spirit prosper.
The path to Heaven is really hard. I know. However, that walk is a process and a period of time when you can make yourself perfect. If you quickly complete yourself and receive blessings, you will live with joy that cannot be compared with the joy of the people who are walking toward the world. Do not live for the heart or for the flesh, which is mere matter, lives for a short time, and then comes to an end. Instead, live for eternal things, even if it is hard.
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