I have written many times about the past and how it affected me over the years, how it sort of “wrapped up my world.” Many times I have stated that people back then, many years ago were hardworking, honest to a fault, respectful of others. There is one word, I choose to use very little, mostly because it is maligned so much, so much so that it is almost unrecognizable in this generational period. The point is, if one were to go out and interview the masses, asking them their opinion, it would produce every conceivable type of answer there could possibly be for this one word: morality.

Try it sometime and see for yourself. People will change the word and use it differently, they will give the definition of the base word as according to Webster’s Dictionary, yet FEW (here we go again with that little word) will truly understand what the word “morality” truly means. My experience is one that has had many different first response phrases: “Oh…Wow! Umm…! That’s a tough one! Gee whiz! Owee!” And the list goes on and on. Suffice it to say that the majority, have very little idea of what the word, morality, truly means! Sad, to say the least…

It must be noted that “morality” as a word, much less used in one’s life, has gone by the wayside, like cursive writing, respect of others and a long list of other things, that would stand against what the majority really want. And then people have this look on their faces, like I just slapped them, if I even mention the “Rapture.”

Romans 13.9-14: “For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.”

I believe the Bible is very concise concerning our “morality.” Again the Bible is very simple to understand when one approaches the Word of God with the Lord’s wisdom and discernment. It is also very evident the world has no idea of what the “Word of God” says on these issues─not are they concerned in the least…with the consequence of disobediance to God. How else to better exemplify this than to watch the individuals in this world and compare their actions to the Bible.

Matthew 7.16-20 : “Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.”

Use the King James Version of the Bible and look these few verses up for yourselves. Look at the words of the beginning and the words of the end! As you read, be sure to read the verses before the ones above and the verses after. You might be surprised at what you find, a litany of words that express the final destinations for disobediance of God’s Holy Word. Being disobediant to God’s Holy Word is the same as thumbing your nose at God!

Does this not portray the heart of these individuals, or maybe you haven’t looked at those like Lady Gaga or Miley Cyrus. Is there a need for this “Shock and Awe?” Of what use is this type of performance, the showing off of that which should be left ONLY for you and the Lord to know? I do NOT want to know these things about these peole and I dispise anyone trying to rub our collective noses in it! Now you know another word that has fallen by the wayside: decency.

Do you want to KNOW what the Word of God says about these days we are living in? Read the book of Joel and see for yourself, the “Day of the Lord is at hand.” As we look aound ourselves and see the debachery of every kind, we can say with all knowledge, the Lord is at the door. The Rapture of the church of Jesus Christ is next, maybe today or maybe tomorrow, either way, it is so close, you could reach out and touch the hem of the Lord’s robe.

Morality…has been forgotten, therefore respect for anyone is gone as well. Decency of our people has so eroded, that we stand naked before a righteous and just God, with nothing to cover ourselves with. Problem is, God sees the heart of each and every individual, thus the fruit of each of us is so very apparent to HIM. It then, matters little, whether we are found naked or not, it will be the actions of our lives that will stand out for all to know, and all it will take is for HIM to simply look at us! So then, the question is, will I be ashamed of myself, or will I be praising and thanking HIM for forgiving me of my SIN? I am going to say it over and over again, IT IS YOUR CHOICE!

In this article, I want to express to Jack Kinsella, that he did an awesome job on his article, “Death and Dying.”  He does my heart good to read his articles. At the same time, I want to add to what he wrote, something that I see inside my head every time I come across someone that is loosing or has already lost someone they love.

At my age and that of my wife, we have been through way too many deaths of our loved ones. As a matter of fact, my wife and I no longer have any family members left that are older than us. We are the remaining living, at a time when the world is going (literally) to hell in a hand basket. At times it seems like there is so little left of those older folk we loved so very much and it’s a little sad to look around; they are not here.

My Mom and Dad have been gone for better than twenty years. Thankfully they were both saved to the Lord. My wife’s parents were saved individually a few years before they passed. Yet, a few years or a hundred makes no difference, as a long as they got saved. My wife had a brother a few years older than she and he died of melanoma and was saved to the Lord about six months before passing. We are so grateful to the Lord, that HE called them when HE did. They are simply on vacation at the moment. One day very, very, soon, my wife and I will be in the Rapture and meet up with them once again and together we will praise the Lord for HIS awesome goodness and love toward us.

As I have said before, I am a very black and white sort of person. It is either up or it’s down, inside or outside and there is never any in-between or gray area. Having read the Bible, I agree with Jack Kinsella that there is NO “soul sleep.” You are either with the Lord in heaven or you are in hell─awaiting the Great White Throne judgment. So many people have some very strange ideas about hell, which can be translated equally about heaven, thus, the reason for my article on the subject.

I used to see things differently than I do today. In my mind I would see a single, narrow bridge (if you will), very short and about wide enough for a single file of people to move on. There was no “Saint Peter” standing there to greet you or to decide in which direction you are headed. The narrow road or the wide and broad road, are the paths you choose for yourself while you are alive. Yet in my minds-eye, I saw the wide and broad road ending in a cliff (again, if you will) and everyone falling over the edge. Of course we know this is the road to hell. Again this was in my minds-eye, though the truth of the matter is that this image was incorrect of me to have, according to Scripture.

If I look at the Scriptures and then see how everything really is, conversely to my image, I see much more and it is easier for me to grasp today, than at any other time. I am as much a human as you, therefore I must keep my wits about me, when writing and engaging others with the Word of God. In that regard, I now see how things really are.

As I have stated in other articles, I worked diligently in the medical field for almost fifty years, mostly on hearts and I have witnessed many people pass away. There was never any hollering or screaming, they simply stopped living and there was never anything we could do to change that, it was not in our hands. I look at the Lord calling everyone home, but I must state, your eternal home is one of your own choosing, heaven or hell.

Somewhere along the way, probably by virtue of Hollywood, this subject has been deemed verboden! No one, wishes to discuss this in any form whatsoever, even though it is as much of a fact of living as being born. The fear in people is palpable and I must admit it is most difficult to deal with in terms of those of us left behind. From my experience, it is usually very quiet and defined, one moment you are alive and the next you are not. As a matter of fact, I used to find it awe-inspiring, a moment to be humbled, the Lord being there to take the Spirit. Yet this concept is wrong as well and I have learned a great deal since being born-again and delving into the Scriptures.

One very special second, the person’s spirit is there and the next, they are either in heaven or in hell. And yet the body of the person shows no detail of which direction he or she has gone. That special second and their destiny in eternity, is only for that person and the Lord to know, it is enough for you and me to be aware of our own eternal destiny. This process is faster than a second. As a matter of fact, I do not believe we would be able to measure that time frame of change, suffice it to say, the spirit steps out of the body and steps into eternity. I realize this is a difficult thing to envision, especially for those of us that have just lost a family member or very close friend.

It is because of Hollywood and it being such a Harbinger of doom and gloom, that I am making these points, as written in Scripture. I must also state, that Scripture is for those of us that wish to believe in them, as the exact Word of God Almighty. For the unsaved individual it is nothing more than foolishness. How sad it must be to live, having been told of the wonderful gift of Jesus Christ, yet never once taking it or anything of it to heart; to be conscious of everything going on around you and then to step into eternity…in hell.

As with the story that Jesus Christ told of the “Rich man and Lazarus,” we see that no one passes into eternity and is unconscious. In the vernacular, they are wide-awake and very aware of where they are at that very moment. There is not so much as a skipped step and you witness your presence with the Lord or the torment of hell! I find it so difficult, to think that someone would choose an eternal existence in hell, awaiting the Great White Throne judgment by Jesus Christ and then thrown into the lake of fire.

There is NO excuse, there is NO “doing-it-all-over-again” hoping to get it right. There is NO purgatory or waiting period, NOT even a Milli-Second of pause! There is NO WIGGLE ROOM! You had your chance to accept Jesus Christ, you either accepted HIM or you did NOT. After your death it’s all over as far as making the decision. It is YOUR decision…YOU make just for YOU…where YOU want to spend eternity! That is the one thing that YOU will KNOW for all of eternity!

This is why John 3:16 has to be one of the most profound verses in the Bible: “For God so loved the world [you and me] that HE [God] gave HIS only begotten Son [Jesus Christ on the Cross] that who-so-ever believeth on HIM [Jesus Christ]…should NOT perish…but will have eternal life.”

Everything having to do with salvation is bound up in one sentence. It is the epitome of the entire Gospel of Jesus Christ!

Another verse spells it out for all to read and KNOW, John 14.6: “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: NO MAN cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

Again we see one sentence, that there is ONLY one way to heaven and Jesus Christ! Being that the Bible is better than 3000 years old, It has never had one mistake, the evidence is right there in black and white!

As Jack Kinsella has stated, I also say, the Bible is exacting, to the point, it is black and white─irrefutable, undeniable, the greatest truth there has ever been. Read your Bible and then read it again. Believe what is written, because these are the Words of Almighty God to you and me, and there is NO other!