Bill Sullivan
The truth about Hell and the Resurrection
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I will tell you something, you might not want to
hear; actually three things. 1. This was a parable with a REAL MEANING THAT FITS
OTHER SCRIPTURES. If it was saying what you think. Christ would have denied what
he taught elsewhere.. 2. Parables were not use by Jesus to make sure people
understood. He told his disciples that he used parables to HIDE HIS MEANING to
all, except by those who are suppose to understand.
Matthew 13:10-11
10 And the
disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
11 He answered and said unto
them, because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of
heaven, but to them it is not given.
Mark 4:
10 And when he was alone, they that were about him
with the twelve asked of him the parable.
11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the
kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these
things are done in parables:
12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and
not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? And how then will ye know
all parables?
3. Now listen and understand this parable. It is
something specific about the resurrection.
People do not as some think go to heaven because
they are poor or to hell because they are Rich as this parable seems to say.
Jesus is using RICH AND POOR to refer to TWO DIFFEREND GROUPS of people
RICH: Those who know the truth and just refused to
obey
POOR: Those striving for life and goodness but
don’t have it all yet KINGDOM.
(A)
Notice the rich man died and WAS BURIED
(When he opens his eyes he is in the midst of FIRE at some point)
(B)
The Poor man died and is carried by
Angels (at some point) into the Bosom of Abraham. Notice, Abraham doesn’t have a
Giant LITERAL Bosom to hold millions of Christians (Mark 13:27) “And
then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four
winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
Ok, now here is WISDOM.
I just posted how the Apostle said that ONLY GOD
has immortality. I also posted how the Apostle said in 1 Corinthians 15 that
resurrections will happen this way. 1. Christ, which has happened already. 2.
Then those that are Christ when he comes back. (The first general resurrection)
These are ONLY CHRISTIANS. Remember Paul said that NO ONE would become IMMORTAL
before this point. Only God is immortal now.
1 Corinthians 15:
22 For as in Adam all die,
even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
23 But every man in his own
order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
24 Then
cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom
to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority
and power.
25 For he must reign, till he
hath put all enemies under his feet.
26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is
death.
Paul goes on to describe man. What he is, A LIVING
SOUL and Paul claims that is natural. He says that just like Adam was natural so
is man. He claims that Just as Jesus is NOW a spirit, so SHALL man be, in the
FUTURE at the resurrection..
42 So also
is the resurrection of the dead. It is
sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
43 It is sown in dishonor; it
is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
44 It is sown a natural body;
it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual
body.
45 And so it is written, The
first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was
made a quickening spirit.
46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is
natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
THEN HE DESCRIBES MORE EXACTLY WHAT THE
RESURRECTION will do to a human being, using himself and his own body.
47 The first man
is of the earth, earthy: the second man
is the Lord from heaven.
48 As is
the earthy, such are they also that are
earthy: and as is the heavenly, such
are they also that are heavenly.
49 And as we have borne the
image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
50 Now this I say, brethren,
that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption
inherit incorruption.
51 ¶ Behold, I shew you a
mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the
twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the
dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must
put on incorruption, and this mortal must
put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible
shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality,
then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up
in victory.
UNTIL THAT TIME AND PAUL EXPLAINS NO MAN OTHER THAN
CHRIST WHO IS GOD, HAS IMMORTALITY…..That means as Paul clearly shows people
could still really die. Not the type of Dying Churches usually teaches. That is
not taught in the Bible. But the Type taught by SOLOMON.
Ecclesiastes
Chapter 9: verses,
4 ¶ For to him that is joined to all the living
there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing,
neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither
have they any more a portion for ever in any thing
that is done under the sun.
THAT IS WHY A RESURRECTION IS NEEDED. HE AGREES
WITH THE APOSTLE PAUL. If you are already an immortal, no need for a
resurrection. What? You need two immortal bodies?
Remember one of the first lies Satan told was that
you would not DIE for certain or that it would not be TRULY DEATH, since he knew
people would be able to see folk physically dead, so he invented immortality of
the souls God made. Paul will spoke about this soul earlier, calling it natural.
Immortal soul is the Lie that SATAN has SPREAD around the world to EVERY
CULTURE. He has deceived the whole world. It is the FOUNDATION LIE, on which he
builds all the false doctrines. This lie and it’s doctrines describes a
different God that the real one. Satan knows that Getting to know the true God
is eternal Life. A God that will bring you in the world without asking you and
torture you FOREVER if you choose not his way, is DIFFERENT from a God that says
what you earn from sinning is DEATH.
Keep this in mind, because it will help you
understand the Parable of the rich man and Lazarus PERFECTLY. Neither will it
contradict other scriptures as some false understandings do.
Then, after the 1000 year reign, there will be a resurrection of the just and
unjust. I bet many think it takes place when those are resurrected at his
coming, right? No, there will be people still in the flesh that Jesus and
Christians MUST REIGN OVER.
THERE MUST BE A TIME OR TIMES FOR THEM TO BE SAVED
AND CHANGED OR LOST. Many think when Christ comes it will be all over but the
shouting. It will be for Christians but not the rest of the world. After Christ
comes it is the time spoken of that THE WOLF WILL DWELL WITH THE LAMB, A child
will play on a Snakes hole.
Nation will not rise up against Nation and neither will
they learn war again. BUT THEY ARE STILL FLESH.
AND ABRAHAM AND DAVID will HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO
LIFE AGAIN, just like the prophets predicted.
Now Lets see what happen at this point also, at
Christ coming.
2 And he laid hold
on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a
thousand years,
3 And cast him into the
bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive
the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that
he must be loosed a little season.
4 And I saw thrones, and they
sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw
the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word
of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had
received his mark upon their foreheads,
or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead
lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection:
on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of
Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
7 And when the thousand years
are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8 And shall go out to deceive
the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to
gather them together to battle: the number of whom is
as the sand of the sea.
9 And they went up on the
breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the
beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and
brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are,
and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
11 ¶ And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose
face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small
and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was
opened, which is the book of life: and
the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books,
according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the
dead who were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead who were in them:
and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were
cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
Now, those who want to hold this doctrine as PROOF
that people are immortals already, they MUST AT ALL COST, tell you that this is
not a parable. I will now explain something that may be helpful. In the Greek
text from which this gospel was translated, THERE WERE NO CHAPTERS AND VERSES OR
COMMAS. So go and read and see that he was telling a series of parables and
though the chapter is added, he just continued to tell this parable. HIDING the
true meaning UNTIL A PERSON to whom is was given to understand WOULD UNDERSTAND.
All others won’t get it.
A couple things must be explained about judgment.
The Church IS being JUDGED TODAY. How are we counted worthy to be CHANGED to
IMMORTALITY at his coming if it was otherwise? Let’s see if Scripture says this
also.
1 Peter 4:
17
For the time is come that judgment must
begin at the house of God: and if it
first begin at us, what shall the end
be of them that obey not the gospel of
God?
Also: The Apostle Paul in Hebrews 10:
26 For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the
truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But a certain fearful
looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the
adversaries.
THAT IS WHAT CHRISTIANS CAN LOOK FORWARD TO WHO WILLINGLY TURNS
FROM GOD…..Not people who NEVER heard the Gospel.
Peter again in 1st
Peter 3: Explains to Christians what type of person they must be NOT TO BE
DESTROYED BY FIRE. (They must have obtained immortality)
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in
the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the
elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are
therein shall be burned up.
11 ¶ Seeing then
that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner
of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein
the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with
fervent heat?
13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new
earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye
may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also
according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
The Prophets taught the same thing.
Let’s look at this from Malachi.
1 ¶ For, behold, the
day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do
wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith
the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with
healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
There is NOTHING ABOUT IMMORTAL SOULS BURNING in any passages
of the Bible. That is and always has been a pagan teaching that God’s people
have always tempted him with and often made him angry. These are associated with
the TEACHINGS from ministers of the BAALS that prophets and the people MIXED
with God’s truth in the days of Elijah and others.
Now, understand the truth.
Jesus used the Rich man to represent
corrupt professing Christians Firstly because they are given the TRUE RICHES to
bring forth fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn
down, and cast into the fire. (Matthew 7:19)
Others
that don’t have God’s truth or those that have not heard enough truth to make
sense of it are the POOR man Lazarus. The poor man Lazarus does not represent
Christians but what we would call a good person, nevertheless.
How could this be. Well, as David put it. I was young and now
I am old, but I have never seen the righteous forsaken or his seed begging for
bread. Lazarus does not represent a Christian. The RICH MAN DOES, A bad
Christian or one that KNOWS the truth and turned to evil. (No longer really
Christian) and after that all others who disobey God.
When any one dies, it makes NO
DIFFERENCE if he has been dead for 10 seconds or 10,000 years. It is like a
moment. What ever you were doing will still be in your resurrected mind. Because
your SPIRIT which came from God and GOES BACK TO GOD when you die, no matter how
good or bad you are contains recorded everything that you programmed in to it..
But after you die it is not some conscious GHOST.
The Bible says that the Spirit of man is the candle
of the YHVH, searching all the inward parts of a person. Read everything in the
Bible about the Spirit of man and you will understand. Bottom line is UNTIL that
information about you is destroyed, YOU CAN BE PUT BACK TOGETHER with a new body
and never miss a beat. This is why Jesus says, not to fear him that is only able
to destroy the body because that is not the end of you. That destruction of your
Spirit information ONLY TAKES PLACE at the SECOND DEATH, The lake of fire, when
the destruction of all OLD THINGS, to make a new heaves and a new earth takes
place. This is what Paul, Peter and Malachi and Jesus is talking about.
Jesus was not talking about something new.
Incidentally, you cannot have a
Second anything, if you did not ever have a FIRST. The deaths are real. The
first is where you can be brought back to life and the Second is where you will
be annihilated.
Left neither a ROOT OR BRANCH as Malachi puts it.
Nothing but some form of ash will be left.
With this information you should understand the parable.
Both these men eventually died. Lazarus was resurrection in
the FLESH and lived right after the 1000 year Reign where Abraham, Isaac, Jacob,
all the prophets live. Also others of the nations from time immoral will have
been or at that same time be brought back to life. The nations will be at peace.
The Bible says they will be FORCED and we will have ruled them a 1000 years,
with a ROD OF IRON.
Later The Rich man who represents primarily a Christian gone
bad is also resurrected, because we Stand before the judgment seat of Christ NOW
and are being JUDGED NOW, so that when Christ comes we receive out PRIMARY
reward IMMEDIATELY. In a moment. In the twinkling of an eye; at the last
trumpet, we will obtain ETERNAL LIFE. IMMORTALITY. We still will receive for our
works also.
But what does scripture say WILL happen to those Christians
that the RICH man represents? Go back up and read it. NOTHING IS LEFT FOR THEM
BUT THE FIRE that takes place at the time of the new heavens and new earth.
THUS here are the resurrections AGAIN in order.
LUKE 13:
24 Strive to enter in at the strait
gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and
ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open
unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
26 Then shall ye begin to say, We
have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me,
all ye workers of iniquity.
28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall
see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God,
and you yourselves thrust out.
29 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and
from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there
are first which shall be last.
THE RICH MAN WILL BE IN THE
RESURRECTION OF THE UNJUST to receive for his WORKS. Remember he had the truth
and rejected it.
All; of them, Malachi, Jesus, Paul and peter is
talking about THIS day. I don’t know how long it will take for the elements
themselves to dissolve. Jesus seems to suggest that it may start and build up
but then it was a parable about the truth of scripture and not a CONTRADICTION
OF all that is written. Those to whom it is given will understand.
UNFORTUNATELY this is the Doctrine
that Satan started in the Garden. Every place people quote a scripture that can
be twisted to make it look like it says that man is immortal or that the wicked
will be in EVERLASTING PUNISHING in hell, their explanation VIOLATES and
CONTRADICTS some very plain scriptures that SAY MOST PLAINLY the opposite. Here
are a few examples of what God plainly speaks about this matter, you hear him
saying in Scripture: 1. what you earn for sin is DEATH 2. The living know that
they will die but the dead know not ANYTHING 3.The SOUL that sins SHALL die. He
shall not live.
4. None can keep alive his own soul 5. If the
punishment for sin is EVERLASTING burning in HELL, then NO ONE, not even CHRIST,
has paid the penalty for you. Furthermore it would mean that he never really
died for you. 6. Scripture teaches that every man, bad or good spirit goes back
to God who gave it and in that day his thoughts, love, hatred, envy etc, perish.
That is why a resurrection is needed. 7.
Scripture say God ONLY has immortality. 8. No need
for a resurrection if man is already immortal. Just leave the weak flesh dead
since it cannot inherit the kingdom anyway. 9. Scripture says, Man is not spirit
but flesh. 10. Paul says that a living SOUL IS NATURAL to be made a spirit later
at the resurrection. 11. Scripture says if a man dies shall he live again? You
can’t live again if you never died.
12. Scripture says that God will create a new
heavens and a new earth, where in dwells righteousness. Churches say, not only
so but “Wickedness too.” Because they teach the wicked will live forever.
Ezekiel 13:22 “Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad,
whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he
should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:” Because my
friends if fire cannot destroy the wicked, it is not burning him at all.
A spirit could stand in the sund and not be hurt.
SOMETHING NEW that many don’t understand will be done and will completely burn
up the Wicked, Scripture says. MALACHI CHAPTER 4
1 ¶ For, behold, the day cometh, that
shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall
be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts,
that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with
healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of
your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge
Satan has confused many by causing many well meaning people to propose an
elaborate theory in which ALL SCRIPTURE cannot fit. The have to disbelieve the
things I mentioned above. Like when God says, THE SOUL THAT SINS IT SHALL DIE…
No matter that scripture says this, their theory still says, WELL DEATH MEANS
being everlastingly PUNISHED. Notice: DEATH actually means what scripture says,
that the DEAD KNOWS NOTHING. By reinterpreting these things SATAN has made many
think they are not disagreeing with scripture. The problem is, EVERY time they
use one of these theories, it ALL WAYS DOES VIOLENCE to what the WORD says. Like
all pagan IDEAS, none of it make sense, WHEN we believe ALL GOD’S WORD. As it is
written, “Man shall not live by bread alone but EVERY WORD that proceeds out of
the mouth of God. So what happens when man TRIES to live by SOME of the words
but not others that come out of God’s mouth? It ends up working against his
life. Because if Jesus did not DIE according to what scripture says about DEATH,
then it actually means he never died and we would be still in our sins. Those
that teach this doctrine with which SATAN has DECIEVED the whole world is in
ignorance fighting against themselves.
Thanks be to God that he has mercy for the ignorant, but
those that CAN SEE CLEARLY must understand and bear his own burden and tell the
TRUTH, even if it means that his enemies will be those of his own household.