1. A Reality

2. A Place
A. Recognized Existence
Psalm 139:7-8

3. Psalm 139:7-8
Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

4. A Place
A. Recognized Existence
Psalm 139:7-8
Isaiah 14:9

5. Isaiah 14:9
Hell from beneath is excited about you, To meet you at your coming; It stirs up the dead for you, All the chief ones of the earth; It has raised up from their thrones All the kings of the nations.

6. A Place
A. Recognized Existence
Psalm 139:7-8
Isaiah 14:9
Matthew 5:22

7. Matthew 5:22
But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of hell fire.

8. A Place A. Recognized Existence B. Unlimited Space Psalm 139:7-8
Isaiah 14:9
Matthew 5:22
Mark 9:42-48
B. Unlimited Space
Proverbs 27:20

9. Proverbs 27:20
Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.

10. A Place A. Recognized Existence B. Unlimited Space Psalm 139:7-8
Isaiah 14:9
Matthew 5:22
Mark 9:42-48
B. Unlimited Space
Proverbs 27:20
Matthew 7:13-14; 21-23

11. A Punishment A. Separate from God 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
1 John 1:5; Matthew 25:30

12. 1 John 1:5
God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.
Matthew 25:30
And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

13. A Punishment A. Separate from God B. Prepared Place
2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
1 John 1:5; Matthew 25:30
B. Prepared Place
Matthew 25:41

14. Matthew 25:41
Then He will also say to those on the left hand, “Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.”

15. A Punishment A. Separate from God B. Prepared Place
2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
1 John 1:5; Matthew 25:30
B. Prepared Place
Matthew 25:41
Romans 6:16

16. Romans 6:16
Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?

17. A Punishment A. Separate from God B. Prepared Place
2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
1 John 1:5; Matthew 25:30
B. Prepared Place
Matthew 25:41
Romans 6:16
2 Corinthians 5:10

18. 2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

19. A Punishment
C. Eternal!
Matthew 25:31-46
Matthew 18:8

20. Matthew 18:8
If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire.

21. A Punishment C. Eternal! Matthew 25:31-46 Matthew 18:8 Jude 5-7
Revelation 14:9-11

22. A Motivation
Matthew 10:28

23. Matthew 10:28
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

24. A Motivation
Matthew 10:28
Matthew 13:36-43
Matthew 3:12

25. Matthew 3:12
His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

26. A Motivation
Matthew 10:28
Matthew 13:36-43
Matthew 3:12
Luke 16:19-31
May we all escape eternal condemnation. This alone is sufficient reason to serve God!

27. Just make sure it's not waiting for you!
It's Real!
It's a reasonable punishment for disobedience.
It should be warned about!
It's waiting...
Just make sure it's not waiting for you!