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The geography of hell
The parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) has a long history of teasing Christians into dangerous territory. I suspect that many if not most Christians have more than a little curiosity about life after death. We want to know what happens. We want to know “how things work.” And this parable – at least on its surface – seems to give more indication of “how things work” than almost any other passage in Scripture.
The River of God
There’s a river flowing through the Scriptures. Ezekiel saw it welling up under the temple of God. Zechariah saw the river flowing on earth at Christ’s coming. John saw the same river at the end of time flowing from the throne of God…
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