Eternity - Cape Fear Church of Christ · 2019-01-23 · Eternity is Man’s Long Home •We are on...
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EternityIsaiah 57:15
Man Will Continue to Exist
•Man’s “long home” – Eccl 12:1-5•Moses and Elijah – Ma: 17:1-3• Jesus promises the faithful that Heaven awaits – John
14:1-3; 2 Tim 4:6-8
The Journey is Certain
•Mans’ dual nature – Ecc 12:7•Man will cease to be a physical being – Heb 9:27•Carried by angels – Luke 16:22
The Journey Begins at Death
• Two a&tudes toward death:• Sorrow without hope – 1 Thess 4:13•Rejoice in hope – 2 Tim 4:6-8
• Leaving one house and move into a new one – 1 Cor 15:53•Our works conFnue on as well – Rev 14:13
Eternity is Man’s Long Home
•We are on our way home – Eccl 12:5•When we leave here, we will NEVER return• T.B. Larimore’s expression of eternity
The Judgment Day is the Announcement
•God WILL judge all men of all 1me – Acts 17:30,31• Jesus gives a picture of that day – MaE 25:31,32• Eternal des1nies will be announced on this occasion –
2 Cor 5:10
Two Dwellings in Eternity
•Heaven - οὐρανός• New• A prepared place• No evil or unwanted things
•Hell – γέεννα• Lake that burns with fire and brimstone (sulfur)• Total darkness•Weeping and gnashing of teeth
You Choose Which Dwelling
•Only way to Heaven is through Christ Jesus – John 14:6•Only by the authority of Jesus can we be saved from
eternal destruc?on – Acts 4:12•Obedience to His word is essen?al – Heb 5:8,9