Verily, verily, I say unto you. He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life – John 5:24.

Death is something no one can escape. Just as there was an appointed time for birth, there is also an appointed time for each of us to die and meet our Maker; whether one believes in God or not, it will not stop death, nor will it make God not exist because of their non-belief.

From the time we are born, we go toward our appointed time for death. Whether we’re saved or not saved, whether we’re believers are non-believers, death will knock on the door. When sin entered the world, so did death. Sin is the human estrangement from God, and thereby the violation or dissolution of the covenant relationship is presented as the ultimate cause of death.

Indeed, because of sin, death entered the world to become the common fate of all mankind. Death is something we can’t buy ourselves from facing, nor can we purchase a ticket to heaven. There is life after death, and whether we live in heaven or hell, it will be for eternity.

No one wants to talk about death, as though if it’s not mentioned, it will not happen. As Christians, we must prepare ourselves for death, not through our works, but through our faith in Jesus and living according to the Word of God. After the Great Tribulation, there will be two resurrections, one for the righteous to everlasting life, and another of the unrighteous to everlasting abhorrence (And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt – Daniel 12:2).

It’s not God’s desire for anyone to die and live forever in torment, so He sent His only begotten Son into the world to reconcile mankind to God. There is no other way we can escape everlasting torment but by excepting Jesus as the Son of God and accepting salvation through faith in Jesus, what He did on the cross at Calvary. Jesus had no sin, but He died for the world’s sins. Secondly, as Christians, we can’t live according to the world’s view and enter heaven. God has given us a guideline to live by, and it is through His written instructions for the believer.

Carnality is just as bad as being a non-believer, and many professing Christians live carnal lives. A carnal mind is enmity against God, and it brings forth spiritual death (Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they are in the flesh cannot please God – Romans 8:7-8). The Scripture uses the word flesh in five ways. It may refer to the body or physical being, the old nature or sinful nature, the epidermis, and man’s immaterial nature of man’s whole being. To be carnal-minded means to have one’s life dominated by a sinful nature, and the wages of sin are death, both spiritually and physically.

There is no reason for anyone to die and go to hell when God has given each person a way of escape through His Son, Jesus! Although the flesh dies, the spirit continues to live, and it will be aware of its surrounding. We don’t die, and it’s a done deal; how we live now will determine where we will spend eternity. There will be a divine punishment for all those who disobey God’s commandments (Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting – Galatians 6:7-8).

God loves everyone, but He does not love sin, nor will He accept us living a life of sin when He has given us the power through His Spirit to reject sin in our lives. As Christians, we should separate ourselves from sin to be accepted in the beloved (Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you – 2nd Corinthians 6:17). We shouldn’t avoid those who practice sin, but love them and not compromise with their sinful values and practices.

Reading and complying with God’s written instructions is to submit to His will and His Word, which will give us life; living with Him and not having to live forever in a fire that will not be quenched (Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels – Matthew 25:41). This Scripture is speaking about those who profess to be Christians but have no relationship with the Father, they live according to their fleshly desires. They live just as though they have not received salvation; they and the non-believer will be cast from the presence of God.

There will be a resurrection to everlasting life with God, or everlasting life of punishment (And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal – Matthew 25:46). How we live now will determine where we will live for eternity. God has given us a choice of where we want to spend eternity. We have the choice to choose, and what we choose now will determine where we will live for eternity.

Judgment is coming, and it’s going to start at the church (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 – 1st Peter 4:17)? When the judgment starts at the church, we can’t even imagine what it will be like for those who reject the teaching of the Bible and salvation.

Judgment will start at the church; the reason for this is the church, which is the body of Christ; many have lost their faith. Many profess Christianity but live a life of hypocrisy and carnal-mindedness. The teaching and preaching of holiness and righteous living aren’t preached in many churches, and congregants live according to what they think is right.

People are dying daily, and most are entering hell because they have rejected salvation; some believe but want to live according to their will rather than the Word of God. It’s His way or no way! Hell is never full (Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied – Proverbs 27:20). The spirit of disobedient tries to influence everyone it can; this is why it is so important to have a made-of-mind you will serve God, you will do whatever the Words instruct you do. When your heart and mind have chosen to serve God, nothing or no one can influence you to disobey what God has instructed.

There will be no escape from judgment whether one knew or they didn’t know; it’s the responsibility of Christians to read and study the Word of God. Once it has been read, one must purpose in their hearts to adhere to its instructions.

Life after death is for the believer and the non-believer (For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord – Romans 6:23).