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These proofs are being written so that you can see logical proofs that show that good news is preached to those in Hell.
Proof number one: God and His Kingdom only speak truthfully (Isaiah 54:17, 1st John 3:4-10, John 1:12-13 and 3:3-6), they are not deceived, that is the definition of God and His Kingdom. If a person is only trusting in lies and not in truth, they are not a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven, which is God’s Kingdom. They are spiritually dead, but still existing as an evildoer. The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand preaching to those in spirit prison (1st Peter 3:19 and 4:6). Hell is a spirit prison. If a person rightly believes the truth, in that right belief they are not guilty of sin. In fact, if they believe truth rightly, that is a righteous deed, and they will be rewarded for it. Any love for the truth will do. Only guilty people are punished as sinners. The only way for a person to remain in Hell as a guilty person is to continue sinning. If a person who has been in Hell sinning in the past repents into being righteous, they are no longer in that spirit prison, they are freed. This kind of truth is seen in Isaiah 61: the good news is preached, liberty is proclaimed to captives and freedom to prisoners. So in summary, the message to sinners who are actually sinners is, “repent, the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” John the Baptist and Jesus are both recorded as having preached this message (Matthew 3:1-3, Matthew 3:17 and 4:23). If a person is loving the truth, they are in agreement with this message towards sinners because they love the truth and they love their enemies (Matthew 5:43-48 and Luke 6:27-28). Proof number two: Sinners are separated from God in a way (Isaiah 59:2). The separation is the difference between their beliefs. God (as He actually is) believes truth. Sinners (actual sinners) believe lies. The reason that sinners are punished in Hell is that they are guilty of believing lies at the time they are being punished. They desire evil (Proverbs 21:10). God and His Kingdom speak truth to them. If the truth is believed by those who have been unrighteous, then they believe truth, and that is righteous to do. That is rewarded by God. The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6:23). If you have a general love for the truth, you are actually agreeing that all truth is true. If you do this, one truth that is in that body of truth is that Jesus is Lord. If you love that truth along with all truth, then you are righteous according to Romans 10:9-10. A person has to not believe any truth and trust in deceit to be totally unrighteous. Good news is always adequately preached to all creation. To show this truth is in the Scriptures, I will quote from several passages below: Romans 1:18-20 “For the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.” Psalm 145:8-9 “The LORD is gracious and merciful; slow to anger and great in lovingkindness. The Lord is good to all, and His mercies are over all His works.” Colossians 1:13-17 “For He delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. And He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation. For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things have been created by Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” Quick comment: all creation is His work… therefore, His mercies are over all creation. Colossians 1:23b “…hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.” John 1:3 “All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.” Luke 6:27-28 “But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” In conclusion: So to keep this to a manageable length, I have shown two proofs that good news is preached to those who are in Hell and that good news is, in fact, preached to all creation. I will present further in the future on the concept of the duration of eternal life and eternal punishment. I will emphasize the meaning of the Greek used in the New Testament to highlight what these terms mean as far as duration. I will use Biblical concepts to show that if a person changes from being evil to being good, then they change from being punished to having eternal life. I will also show that if a person falls away from having good faith into trusting in lies, they enter into being punished by God and His Kingdom. This punishment lasts only for as long as they are still evildoers. The punishment is always commensurate with their actual ongoing sin. They too are invited back to the straight and narrow path which leads to life. In fact, as I proved above, everyone that exists is invited to the straight and narrow path that leads to life, no matter what they have done in the past or what they are doing in the present or what they are committed to doing into the future. Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it. For the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to life, and few are those who find it. I’m not sure what population statistic Jesus was referring to when he said “many” and “few”, but I do know that loving the truth is good and all people who exist are invited to and even commanded to “enter by the narrow gate”. Remember the love of God and His Kingdom. You are always loved. Everyone is always loved. In fact, God is love and all who are in His Kingdom are like Him, abiding in love (1st John 4:8 & 4:16).
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