“HEAVEN, HELL & ROB BELL”
PASTOR MARK JOHNSON
DECEMBER 4, 2011



INTRO: Rob Bell, author of “Love Wins” which implies:
1. In the end, everyone will end up in heaven.
2. There is no literal hell that will be populated.

I. WHY HELL IS NOT A POPULAR TOPIC TODAY.

A. We struggle with loved ones possibly going there.

B. We can’t reconcile God’s love and hell’s reality.

C. We don’t want eternal consequences for our sin.

D. Hell is not a politically correct subject.

E. Many lack a solid biblical foundation.

II. THE RESULTS OF BELL’S TEACHING.

A. A lack of a healthy fear of God.

B. Loose living – less likely to get saved & live holy.

C. Not taking The Great Commission seriously.

III. WHAT IS HELL?

A. “Hades” - the temporary place of departed souls.
1. For the lost - torment while awaiting judgment.
2. For O.T. saints - comfort awaiting ascension.
3. These are two separate compartments.

B. “Gehenna” - The final place of everlasting torment.

IV. DOES EVERYONE GO TO HEAVEN?

A. There is no 2nd chance after death (Heb. 9:27).

B. Miss-interpreted Scriptures (Phil. 2:9-11; 1Cor. 15:22; 2Pet. 3:9; 1Tim. 2:4).

V. IS HELL FAIR?

A. The more important question is, “Is hell real?”

B. Hell may not seem fair to our finite minds and fickle emotions (Isa. 55:8-9).

C. Hell is fair from God’s perspective.

D. Perspectives on hell:

CONCLUSION: (Ps. 115:3; Gen. 18:25; 2Pet. 3:11; 2Cor. 5:11a, 20) Hell is a real, eternal place for those who reject God. Not everyone will end up in heaven. How are you living in light of that truth? Where are you headed for eternity? YOU HAVE THIS CHANCE, BUT YOU MAY NOT GET ANOTHER!