Quite a few may show a complicated reaction to the word 'hell'.The question, 'What is awaiting us after death?' has led to various
speculations: they range far and wide ,from those who believe that
nothing remains after death and that we will pass away without pain or joy, to those who believe that everyone will go to heaven or that there will be a place in the next world where sinful souls would
have another chance to prepare for the kingdom of God.
The Bible however, does not support any of these views.

As it is written,

They will be punished with everlasting destruction and
shut out from the presence of the Lord and
from the majesty of his power,

the destination of sinners is an everlasting tormented place, hell.
Jesus depicted the reality of hell by using proper nouns such as
Lazarus or Abraham, giving people warnings.
But is there any way out for us, sinners, from God's fiery
judgment?
The answer is a big YES!!! Those of you who have been
following this writings carefully might have wondered what the 'book of life' may mean (referred to in chs.6&8). The Bible says that those
whose names are written in the book of life are exempt from God's
judgment.

Man has sometimes been described as a religious animal.
To satisfy his sense of religious mind, man has from ancient
times worshipped gods. In spite of God's commandments and
warnings, everything, the sun, moon, star, fire, water, wood, stone,
bird, animal and so on, has become objects of worship. People may have started worshipping God with genuine hearts but may have

2Th.1:9
Is.33:14, Mt.13:42
Lk.16:19-31
Ex.20:4,　 Dt.4:16-19, Is.44:9-17

slipped into the falsity of thinking that worshipping God means
offering sacrifices, practising religious rituals and to observe
sacraments and services without noticing.
Does doing something for God in order to satisfy our own
religious minds lead to our names being placed in the book of life?

The biblical answer is seen clearly in the words,

He (God) is not served by human hands as if he needed anything
and also in

Can a man be of benefit to the Lord?,
What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous?
What would be the gain if your ways were blameless?

God, who knows that what is pure cannot be brought forth from a
man, an impure vessel, speaks of how fruitless salvation by religious
efforts and deeds is.
All that God wants of us is absolute obedience.
Therefore, any religion initiated by human hands cannot satisfy
our perfect God at all. Religion cannot get rid of sins, let alone
change man's sinful nature. Then, left at a loss as to what to do
before an awesome Creator, man cannot help but realise his
helplessness.

God has sent a light of salvation to a man in despair!
He sent Jesus Christ to the world as our Saviour so that the
names of those who seek and follow Him will be entered in the
Lamb's book of life to be led to eternal salvation. The Bible teaches us that Jesus Christ is the only way for man to be saved ;
Salvation is found in no one else,
for there is no other name under heaven given to men
by which we must be saved.

Col.2:21-23
Ac.17:25
Job 22:2-3
Job 14:4
Jer.2:13, Ro.1:19-25
Is.40:9-31,45:5-25
Jn.14:6