Rv20

John's gospel and epistles make much of God's love and goodness. His final writings recorded here make much of God's final and permanent judgement! There is a certain hell for all those who refuse to repent and believe. This too, is a letter written in love.

God is slow to anger and slow to bring about His final judgement, but God's love and justice demands this awful penalty against sin! It is hard to think about. It is sometimes hard to believe. But it is no less true! 

When I was a child I was often afraid of "going to hell". Sometimes that fear was prematurely placed on me by zealous christians using scare tactics. Sometimes the fear was well founded and being placed in my heart by a loving God. Fear of death should keep us from doing stupid things! Fear of hell should cause us to turn to Jesus.

Hell was not created for people. Only those who reject Jesus will be punished there.