by Phil Henry
What exactly does a "Judgment in Gehenna" mean? Would it entail being tortured forever in a place that some would call "Hell"? Or would those whom Jesus spoke directly around AD 30, would they die an earthy dea...
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- by Phil Henry
Gehenna was the town garbage dump of Jerusalem, a place where refuse was always burning. In this message we consider Matthew 23, the chapter where seven times Jesus proclaimed "WOE!" to religious folks! And the...
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- by Phil Henry
Did Jesus ever say, “Go to hell”? Was "hell" even in his vocabulary? This Power Message introduces the word GEHENNA. Jesus did speak this word 11 times in the Gospels. Was He referencing an other-worldly place ...
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- by Phil Henry
Many Christians lean on this parable, believing it to be an accurate description of the afterlife: some are comforted in Heaven and the rest are burning in Hell. But did you know that God is opposed to burning ...
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- by Phil Henry
If the story told by Jesus about the Rich Man and Lazarus is not a parable, if it not a brief, fictional narrative pointed at the arrogant, religious Pharisees but in fact is a true story about people being tor...
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- by Phil Henry
Bible-believing Christians can debate about whether a scriptural passage is literal, versus a parable, a brief, fictional narrative that conveys a principle. For many, the story about The Rich Man and Lazarus i...
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- by Phil Henry
Jesus loved parables and told 38 of them in the four Gospels. A parable is defined as a brief, fictional narrative that is meant to illustrate a moral attitude or a religious principle. Yet for some reason, man...
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- by Phil Henry
A closed gate serves as a divider. Jesus once said to Peter, "The Gates of Hades would not prevail against the Church." (Matthew 16:18). Did He mean that Hades' gates would not prevail against a small segment o...
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- by Phil Henry
If Jesus is, indeed, the Savior of the World, wouldn’t He save even those who reject Him? If so, will there be a distinction on judgment day between humble believers who lived for Him, verses those who rejected...
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- by Phil Henry
When you hear the word “Hades” what do you think of? Most Christians have been taught it's the equivalent of Hell, a place where unbelievers in Jesus will suffer forever. Yet, what if Hades, a Greek word, actua...
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