Oh, who can grasp the thought?
By Thomas Reed Matthew chapter 25, verse 46 Then they will go
away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.
One moment in heaven will convince the believer that his afflictions
upon earth were light. When earth with all its glory
shall have passed away, the lowly followers of Jesus will abide
forever and shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
You will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures
at your right hand. Psalm chapter 16, verse 11. One moment in hell will convince
the pleasure-loving sinner that it would have been good for him
had he never been born. He, too, will drink of the wine
of God's fury which has been poured full strength into the
cup of His wrath. He will be tormented with burning
sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. Revelation chapter 14 verse 10. Oh, who can grasp the thought
of never-ending joy or everlasting woe! The mind labors to conceive,
and yet can never reach beyond the first impression of eternity.
Numbers, years, ages, all, all are lost in the immeasurable,
unfathomable abyss. Then they will go away to eternal
punishment, but the righteous to eternal life. Charles Spurgeon. Time is short. Eternity is long. It is only reasonable that this
short life should be lived in the light of eternity.