The Fire of Hell
When Words Fail
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WHEN WORDS FAIL
Every soul shall taste death. Those who see will
become sightless and those who speak will be
silenced. When death overtakes us, we will leave
this world behind and enter the next world. We will
leave this world never to return and enter a world
in which we will have to abide for ever. We will be
removed from the worldly arena of our actions to
an arena where we must suffer the eternal
consequences of our deeds.
We are closer to death than life. People think they
are alive, but it would be truer to say that they are
dead, for no one knows when death will come.
Death is already upon us. It is not a future event.
Everyone is moving towards death. Some set their
eyes on the world, others on eternity; some live for
that which meets the eye, others for that which lies
beneath the surface. In this world both types of
people appear the same but, in relation to their final
destination, they are very different. Those who live
God-oriented lives are safe, while those who live
self-oriented lives are destroying themselves.
