We must all travel the road of all mankind, back to the God Who created us. At the moment of death…and in some cases, way before that final moment, all of us will know our final destination. We will be sure of one thing – it is either one of two places: Heaven and fellowship forever in the Amazing Presence of God or Hell – eternal separation and torment in the lake of fire.
There is no mulligan; no do-over; no holding cell; no “Get out of Jail Free” card and no such thing as Purgatory! The Word of God says that it is appointed ONCE for man to die – and then the Judgment. In the twinkling of an eye, in a flash of light, in the draw of one breath we are immediately transported into eternity.
They say that the eyes are the window to the soul. I can vouch for that truth. Without going into detail, the Lord has shown me things which would scare the average person about someone else’s destiny. My prayer is those persons will seek forgiveness and salvation through repentance before it is too late for them. As an evangelist and minister…whether it is street ministry or monthly ministry at three different retirement homes or witnessing to scores and scores of adults and children at the state fair….the lost sad eyes of so many would break your heart. It should also make us more intentional to reach as many with the Gospel of Christ before it is too late. If you speak to chaplains and nurses who work in hospices, the reality of the finality is devastating. Not many are dying with the Peace of God, through Christ,before they depart this life. All kinds of screaming from those still alive including yells about “feet being on fire” and on and on. This is something we can do our best to change.
In 2002, Christian movie producer Rich Christiano released his first full-length movie TIMECHANGER which starred a number of well known Hollywood actors – Gavin McLeod (Loveboat); Hal Linden (Barney Miller); Richard Riehle (West Wing); Jennifer O’Neill (Summer of ’42); Comedian Paul Rodriguez and more. With a budget of less than $1M, TimeChanger told a story of Professor Russell Carlisle (D. David Morin) and one missing phrase from his book manuscript. In the plot, Professor Carlisle works at Grace Bible Seminary in the year 1890. He is seeking the unanimous approval of the Seminary trustees to publish his book….that is, until Dr. Norris Anderson (MacLeod) objects over the omission of the Name of Jesus Christ. Civilized arguments ensues as Dr. Carlisle defends what he sees as the harmless teaching of “good moral values” for life, but which Dr. Anderson sees as worthless without mention who gave these moral laws for living – Jesus Christ.
To prove his point to an obstinate Dr. Carlisle, Dr Anderson invites him to the latter’s home to see something which will prove the latter’s reluctance to approve a book which he knows will add to the decline of Christianity in the future, is correct. Apparently, Dr. Anderson’s father had developed a time travel machine, which was now perfected. He then persuades Dr. Carlisle to allow himself to be sent 100 years into the 21st Century for the experience of a lifetime! What Dr. Carlisle observes is the current corrupt state of the American church; Christianity and society in general.
