On my way home from work tonight I was thinking about the concept of Hell. Why was I doing this? Just for the ... well you get the point. Actually I was thinking about an article that I wrote on Bat the Idea on Atheism in America. It is amazing that with how wonderful God's creation is that people can look at the complex design of the world and the way that it works together, and deny a creator. I know that evolution has a strong case for people like this, and that they tend to trust what the scientist have discovered. Unfortunately, science can be just as wrong as any other study that is done.

Well back to the concept of Hell. Atheists believe that there is no God - as if you didn't know that. Why Hell? Because the concept of Hell has more to do with the separation from God then from the eternal punishment that is generally talked about concerning it. Essentially God is granting them their request - they don't have to put up with HIM for all eternity. Hell is the complete separation of man from God. To some that would be a delight, at least for now. I think that when they get the chance to see what they are going to miss out on, that is when the real suffering will begin. He gave them the choice in life to choose Him and He gave them the evidence that they need to find Him. Most people will not believe in God or not follow Him for the simple fact that they want to do what they want to do. Sin is fun, at least at first - we just don't like the consequences. Hell is a consequence of rebelling against a Holy God, and when we don't accept His Lordship in our lives - complete separation will be the consequence.

I am looking at it like this:

Example: Someone calls you up and says that "I have a Billion dollars set aside and all you have to do is pick it up at a specific time." You decide that it really is just hoax and decide not to pick it up. Next thing you know a camera crew is at your door asking if you got the message and did you pick it up. This is when you find out that it was really true and you just gave up a Billion dollars. How much would you be kicking yourself when you found out that you lost it just because you didn't pick it up.

I think that refusing God will be a billion times worse than this when we finally see Him. That is what Hell is really about. The gnashing of teeth, may be as simple as "UNNNNNNNNNNNN! I cannot believe I gave that up!" Enough that it wears our teeth thin. I don't wish this on anyone, but I cannot convince everyone about God's truth. I just need to tell them and let them decide for themself. Hopefully they will choose life and not eternal separation.