Heaven & Hell

“All roads do not lead to Heaven. Only one does: Jesus Christ. He said ‘Noone comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6). All other roads lead to Hell…. God and Satan are not equal opposites. Likewise, Hell is not Heaven’s equal opposite. Just as God has no equal as a person, Heaven has no equal as a place. Hell will be agonizingly dull, small and insignificant, without company, purpose, or accomplishment. It will not have its own stories; it will merely be a footnote on history, a crack in the pavement. As the new universe moves gloriously onward, Hell and its occupants will exist in utter inactivity and insignificance, an eternal non-life of regret and – perhaps – diminishing personhood…. The best life on Earth is a glimpse of Heaven; the worst of life is a glimpse of Hell. For non-Christians, this present life is the closest they will come to Heaven. The reality of that choice that lies before us in this life is both wonderful and awful. Given the reality of our two possible destinations, shouldn’t we be willing to pay any price to avoid Hell and go to Heaven? And yet, the price has already been paid. You were bought at a price (I Cor. 6:20). The price paid was exorbitant – the shed blood of God’s Son, Jesus Christ.”
— Heaven, Randy Alcorn