The Reality of Hell

Is Hell Real and Necessary?

By Pastor Don Jackson, August 31, 2025
Sunday, August 31, 2025

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The Reality of Hell (Is Hell Real & Necessary?)

Luke 16:19-31

Hell Is A REAL Place

Jesus speaks with about Hell.

  • Mark 9:42-50; Matthew 5:22;29; Matthew 7:13; Matthew 8:12; Matthew 10:28; Matthew 13:42

Hell Is A Place Of Real Punishment

Some of the of Hell.

  • Unquenchable Fire (Mark 9:43; Luke 16:24)
  • Memory and Remorse (Luke 16:25;27-28)
  • Unsatisfied Thirst (Luke 16:24-25)
  • Misery and Pain (Revelation 14:10-11)
  • Frustration and Anger (Luke 13:28)
  • Separation (2 Thessalonians 1:8-9)
  • God’s Wrath (Matthew 10:28)

Hell Is A Place Of Real Permanence

Jesus speaks of an Hell.

  • Matthew 25:46
  • Revelation 20:11-15

Hell Will Be Filled With Real People

  • Rich Man – Luke 16
  • Hell was not made for men – Matthew 25:41
  • But those who reject Jesus as Savior will be sent there – Matthew 7:21-23

Hell Can Be Avoided Through A Real Promise

  • The promise of God’s for sinners (John 3:16)
  • The promise of Christ’s to save us (Is. 53:4-6)
  • The promise of Christ’s that guarantees eternal life (John 11:25-26)
  1. The Reality of Hell Honors the of God’s Image Bearers

    Luke 16:19-31– Rich Man & Lazarus

  • Choices in this life are after death
  • Hell is the culmination of telling God to “
  • God takes no in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 18:23)
  • God desires all to come to (2 Peter 3:9)
  1. The Reality of Hell the Glory of God

    Exodus 9:16 – Pharaoh and the plagues

  • God will receive glory by the willing submission of those who of their sin and in His Son
  • God will receive glory through the manifestation of His righteous against those who spurn Him
  1. The Reality of Hell Gives to Evangelism

    Romans 10:13-17 – We Are Sent To Present

  • You can’t really the Cross until you understand the reality of Hell
  • Hell is what leads you to and stand in awe of the grace of the cross
  • The reality of Hell should make us to others with the Good News of the Gospel