It's Hell, but Heaven's Coming!
C l a s s i c S e r i e s
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1 Hell: The Drive-By
It's Hell, But Heaven's Coming — Message 1: The Drive-By — Jesus talked about hell more than anyone in Scripture, and He didn't use metaphors — He pointed to real places: Gehenna, the burning garbage valley outside Jerusalem, and the "gates of Hades" at the pagan cave of Caesarea Philippi. Standing at that very gate, He declared His church would prevail (Matthew 16:18). We're not camping in hell — just driving by so we understand what Jesus conquered for us.
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Hell - It's NO party
It's Hell, But Heaven's Coming — Message 2: Hell Is No Party — Pop culture jokes about hell, but Jesus never did — He spoke about it more often than heaven, because He loved us too much to let us go there. Walking through the Bible's five words for hell (Sheol, Hades, Gehenna, Tartarus, the lake of fire) and Jesus' account of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16, we see hell is conscious, separated, and final. Now is the day of salvation — and the rich man's plea for his five brothers is our marching orders.
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Fireproof
It's Hell, But Heaven's Coming — Message 3: Fireproof — We've driven by hell and learned it's no party; now the series closes with the way out. God doesn't just warn us about the fire — He provides protection through His Son. From the Kuwaiti oil fires to Nebuchadnezzar's furnace, fire is real, but the blood of Jesus is a fireproof covering that no trial and no judgment can burn through (Daniel 3:16-18; Isaiah 43:2; Romans 5:9). The only question left: are you fireproof?
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Created for Heaven
It's Hell, But Heaven's Coming — Message 4: Created for Heaven — That sense of awe under a canopy of stars isn't random; it's a holy reminder you were made for heaven. From the first seven Hebrew words of Genesis 1:1 to the cosmic Christ of Colossians 1:16, God created heaven and earth as overlapping sacred spaces, made us in His image to live in both, and sent His Son as the bridge when sin broke the alignment. Hell wasn't created for you — heaven was.
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Doorway to Heaven
It's Hell, But Heaven's Coming — Message 5: The Doorway to Heaven — Jacob wasn't looking for heaven; he was running from his brother, his guilt, and himself, with a rock for a pillow — and God opened heaven right where he lay (Genesis 28:12-17). Jesus told Nathanael the angels would ascend and descend not on a ladder but on Him (John 1:51). Jacob saw a vision; John saw a Person. Heaven's doorway is closer than you think,