(Financial Freedom II)

A LETTER FROM HELL

When I was preparing to bring Financial Freedom on Facebook, I knew I was going to write a part II. As time to do the part II drew near, I found an almost seven-minute video titled “A letter from hell”. I am sure many of you have seen this video before. This video explained all I wanted to put in the part II. I wrote it out so people who have seen or not seen the video can get the words in its entirety. Take time to read it below:

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What if?

What if you had a friend who died without knowing Jesus as their personal saviour?

What if he or she went to hell?

What if one day you receive a letter in the mail from beyond?

A letter from hell...

A letter from your friend in the flames of eternal torment...

The following is dramatic presentation written by a fictitious high school student named Josh, to a friend, Zack. Although Zack had every opportunity to tell Josh about Jesus... he didn’t.

They were best friends.

They played together.

They partied together.

They shared their lives with each other.

But there was one thing Zack held back from Josh...

...His personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

The rest of the story is simple and sad...

A few too many beers...

A tragic drive home...

A crash...

A death...

A funeral...

A letter.

Here is the letter in its entirety. A letter from hell.

Dear Zack,

I died today. It’s a lot different than I expected. You see, I always thought that dying would bring me to a world that is foggy and hazy. But this place is crystal clear... It’s even more real than my life on earth. I can think. I can talk. I can even feel.

Right after the wreak, I could feel my spirit leaving my body. It was the weirdest thing, Zack. I thought I heard you screaming out to me man... I must have been imagining things.

At first, I was just standing in a line, getting registered I guess. They asked me for my name and began to look in this thing they called the Book of Life. I guess they couldn’t find it though, because this huge angel standing next to me grabbed me by the arm and started dragging me away.

I was terrified. I had no idea what was going on, so I asked the angel where he was taking me. But he didn’t answer. So I asked him again. Finally, he told me that only those whose name is written in the Book of Life could enter into heaven... and the rest would be condemned to hell forever. I was scared.

The angel threw me into some kind of holding cell, where I have been sitting and thinking for a long, long time. You know what I had been thinking about? I’ve been thinking about YOU! Zack you are a Christian. You told me so yourself. I mean we even talked about it three different times today. Charlie brought it up and you laughed it off. Richard bought it up and you changed the subject. I mean it came up right before the wreak.

But the question I can’t get out of my mind is this Zack, why haven’t you ever told me about how to become a Christian? You say you are my friend. But if you really were, you would have told me about this Jesus, told me about how to escape this terrible place I am headed for. I could hear my heart pounding in my chest.

The angels who had been chosen to cast me into hell are coming down the hall way. I can hear their foot steps. I heard of this hell... they call it the lake of fire. I can’t stand it Zack. I am terrified. The angels are at the door. Oh no! NO! They are coming in and they are pointing at me. They are grabbing me and carrying me out of the room.

I can smell the burning sulphur and brimstone. I could see the edge of the cliff where hell burns. This is it! I am without hope. We’re coming closer! Closer! CLOSER! My heart is bursting with fear.

They are holding me over to flames. I am damned forever! This is it! They have thrown me in! FIRE! PAIN! HELL!

...WHY ZACK? ...WHY DIDN’T YOU EVER TELL ME ABOUT... JESUS (echoed)???

Your friend,

Josh.

P.S: Wish you were here! Wish you were here! Wish you were here!

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Without wasting words, let me ask you, who have you saved or are you saving from the flames? Are all your friends believers? Don’t you have a colleague, neighbour... who is not yet saved? Do you carry a plight to see all men saved?

Matthew. 28:19-20 says to go and make disciples in all nations... and then teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. You don’t have to be a preacher to do this; your everyday life and talk should help you accomplish this

I learnt two important lessons from the book of Ezekiel that were special amidst other things in the book. One that a man’s righteousness cannot save another, therefore each should work out his/her salvation. The second is if you have the chance to save a soul and you don’t, God will hold you responsible if the person dies without salvation.

So what are you waiting for, learn the lessons from the story, and start redeeming your friends, family, neighbours, colleagues, even strangers that are headed for the flames. You have association with them so they can be saved. Tell them about JESUS! God is with you!