What is death? It is not the cessation of existence. It is not merely the end of life. How does the Bible define death, and further, what doe the Bible tell us about why we die, where we go when we die, and what God Himself has done about death?
The Four Last Things: Death, Part 1
December 10, 2023 • Pastor Paul Edwards • Genesis 3:1–19, Hebrews 2:14
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Advent 2023: The Four Last Things
The Four Last Things: Hell: Eternal Separation from God
December 31, 2023 • Pastor Paul Edwards • Mark 9:43–48, Revelation 21:7–8
The end and object of Heaven is the glory of God. So, too, the end and object of Hell is the glory of God. God is glorified in the just condemnation of sinners. Why is there a Hell? What is Hell? How can a good God send anyone to a place of eternal torment?
The Four Last Things: Heaven: God with Us
December 24, 2023 • Pastor Paul Edwards • Matthew 1:18–25, Revelation 21:3
The birth of the Son of God in Bethlehem's manger brought heaven down to us so that God in Christ might bring us up to heaven. From Matthew 1:23 and Revelation 21:3 we learn that just as Jesus is Emmanuel - God with us - so Heaven is God with us. Where Jesus is, there is heaven. In this Christmas meditation we consider seven things that will be true of us when we get to heaven.
The Four Last Things: Judgment
December 17, 2023 • Pastor Paul Edwards • Acts 17:22–31
There is within the heart of every human being at least some understanding that there is coming a day of reckoning. Sadly for many, they don't understand that that day will not be a reckoning between their good deeds and their bad deeds, but a reckoning between their obedience and the perfect law of God. What gives God the right to judge the world? What is the manner in which he will judge the world? By what standard will he judge the world? What is my only hope for acquittal on that day when I stand before the judgment bar of God?