Where the Worm Does Not Die (Mark  

This sermon was preached by R.C. Sproul at Saint Andrew's Chapel in Sanford, Fla. Hear more from his series in the gospel of Mark: ru-vid.com/group/PL30acyfm60fWpFiMnbLmGb8WD5YXXOAxX

The thought of the absence of God absolutely terrifies me!

Thanks for sharing this beautiful, biblical sermon by the late Dr. R.C. Sproul. ❤

Praise God for teachers like RC Sproul. He makes these lessons SO SIMPLE.

There are the kind of sermons that our generation needs.

R. C. Sproul hit the nail on the head. Preaching on hell has been practically banished from the pulpits today. We really need more fire and brimstone messages in the 21st Century to remind us of the absolute holiness of God and to be thankful He sent us His Son to save us from His wrath.

We will see you again soon RC, for now rest easy.

The conviction I feel right now - I pray it changes my life. Please Lord save me, a sinner.

Best modern day theology teacher . We miss you, but soon to see you R.C. JESUS IS LORD 🙏🙏🙏

That was a sobering yet beautiful sermon!

My heart rate began to race just listening to this. My LORD and My GOD!

Even in regular evangelical churches, too many people are living their best lives now because their pastors don’t want to chase them off with sermons about salvation and hell. It’s so tragic. In 1983, a Christian friend gave me a John MacArthur sermon on a cassette. The topic was hell. It got my attention. I wanted to know more. Years later, when I think of people I know and love, or acquaintances, or people I pass on the street, my complete belief in a literal hell and their potential doom, certainly drives me to constant prayer for them and a need to tell them the truth.

Brilliant teacher

The only thing that matters. Praise God for this ministry!

I sure do love RC”s preaching. He had a real gift. Hell is real. Definitely not a place anybody wants to end up. Praise Jesus and His sacrifice for us.

It's a shame that this county doesn't realize how much of a "National Treasure" R.C. Sproul was! 🙏😔🇺🇸

So deep. Thank you for sharing RC Sproul 's teachings

Hell is so watered down, I've known people who say they know they're going, but they're unwilling to grasp what Jesus is giving them. If they knew the hell I fear, they'd be on their knees.

What a warning and so well taught, may we as christian wake up to the realty of the living hell just as we have an everlasting life in Heaven.

I am so thankful I came across this learned theologian after I left the Catholic Church. I can't get enough of his teachings-so spot on!!

I have to share this teaching with each of my children and grandchildren. I could not live with my own concience if I did not try to save them, and some friends.

Blessed sermon 🙏🏻. Everyone who heard it, May the lord bless you all. Share it among your family and friends.

There is no fear of going to hell for those who believe wholeheartedly in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus....He has paid the full price for all sins forever......when you believe that in your heart you are justified in the sight of God and you are already a citizen of heaven, even if you are still on earth....Paul's gospel of grace and faith is salvation without works of any kind.

A stunning sermon. Thank you, brother R.C.

On a personal level, I need to re-read Edwards' sermon Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God. Friends, we hang by a single thread of a spider's silk over the fire of eternal torment. It is God's mercy that preserves us.

Thank you R.C. for this powerful, penetrating, shaking and encouraging timely message! To share this over life or death deciding warning ⚠️ from Jesus Himself, I realize the utter dependence on the Holy Spirit‘s unfailing guidance ! This „hell-subject“ requires much grace, holy boldness, courage and a humble heart if anyone should listen, really listen. But thanks be to God for then „taking the matter in His own hands“ !!!

If anyone doesn't love the Lord Jesus Christ, Let him be damn

BEAUTIFUL SERMON THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE REMINDER EVEN TO ME WHO WORRIES ABOUT IT JUST ABOUT EVERYDAY LOVE YOU BROTHER I BELIEVE IT IS WORSE THAN LAKE OF FIRE BUT WITHOUT GOD THERE IS NO LOVE IN JESUS NAME AMEN.

WOW! Very timely

Thank you for keeping this sermon alive for us

It is a good thing we have men of God like this preaching truth. We need to fear the wrath of the living God becs it rly helps keep us in line we are rebellious and we need to realise we are playing with fire it's a blessing thanku so much xo

My will has been cut into pieces with the sword of the Spirit preached here by Dr. R.C!!!

great; thank you, work out our salvation with trembling and fear

Amen Sproul. We need to teach about hell with more care, whatever it takes to ingrain this doctrin into the minds of men. May we cling to The Lord and His many mercies. God bless you all.

Powerful!

A great message that should make every Calvinist tremble in horrified fear.

Love you, RC!

It is a thought that has kept me up some nights...

Amen! What a beautifully explained sermon!

I study "Jesus and Him Crucified! " because I must reconcile with God my Father: Get that Pearl of Great Price to think about: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

AMEN!!!

Amen A beautiful serious teaching I will definitely study further

We love you and even you are not with us but you speak us habbel .

I'm glad and thankful for God's word he said I AM RHE LORD THY FID I CHANGETH NOT PRAISE HOS HILY NAME FOREVER. I L9VE IT IT IS A DANGEROUS THING RO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF THE LIVUNG GOD AND YOU ARE RIGHT. THEY NEVER STOP SUFFERING. FOREVER

I love Jesus ❤️❤️💙 1/4/2021 forevermore

Amen!🙏

Here is a good Bible story for our children from the words of Jesus! Uses pictures even children can grasp- a fire and a worm!!!

I know , biblically, Moses tried to change God’s mind in not destroying the people if he could find 10 righteousness people and God was willing to do so, in other words, to change His mind , so I do think that God will change His mind in the eternal suffering of the lost sparing the pain that the saved would feel knowing that some of their dear ones are burning. for an eternity. He. Is love till the end.❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️

Amen!

There has to be change. In the heart and life

The reality of Hell: David said, in his Psalms, we cannot escape God in the lowest hell. Hell is not His absence, therefore, but His wrath.

Amen dangerous thing you ate right God bless you

Amen

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Excellent sermon & yea Jesus is referring to young believers being offended but also little children because the teaching of Jesus includes the natural "first, then the "spiritual." The whole context is about letting little children come to Him so yes, He is referring to them first. Consider the terrible demented things don't to children by adults throughout the centuries & apply the judgement of eternal fire to them!!! What a frightful day that will be for the offenders of children & young believers!!!

My worst fear is going to hell, i know im not good enough, I pray the savior Yashua, to save me, and keep me!

May the sinner closest to hell be saved!

Praying for the 5 youtube users who have thumbed down this message.

Soli deo gloria

I love you , and I know you’re enveloped in love , can’t wait to be with y’all and all teaching 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

How can I make myself good enough,not to be thrown into hell?

People send them selves there we ate free moral agents and it's your choice we must leave our sins we come to Jesus in his terms not ours and you pay a price daily willingly to serve him because you love Jesus he never forced no one it's a choice and you can't keep winning everyday

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Wow I’ve misinterpreted this scripture for years even the other day referencing children! Lord Heavenly Father I repent of my IGNORANCE 😩

I do not want preachers to scare people to death to go to Jesus or hell but to show them the love of Jesus at the cross for them and the beauty of His presence in their lives. Preach heaven not hell.

Hell is destruction not eternal torment. The wicked will perish and disappear after judgement. John 3:16

So I got most of this. What I didn't understand is is heaven and hell a reality after death on this earth. Can anyone please help me? He used a lot of metaphor s. Is there a heaven and hell after death.

I thought Covid would wake people up to the reality of judgment and hell. It didn't. If anything, people have become worse! It all leaves me stunned.

Thank you so much for this true, Biblical message, Dr. Sproul! You are so right when you say many 21st century churches water down the doctrine of hell. Just a couple days ago, I saw the pastor of "The Bible Project" claim that hell is something mankind made and it's something only in our mind (like hardships or depression). Not only did it break my heart to see hear that, but it broke me when I saw several others subscribing to the same beliefs. They don't believe hell is a literal place. They think it was only speaking of Gehenna and that both believers and non-believers will be saved. So troubling!

what good does it do anyone to know there's a hell.....if they are not one of the Elect (according to reformed theology which RC believed); and chosen for mercy before the foundation of the world.....they can't do anything to avoid it anyway.....that's one question I've always had.

Does anyone know what translation he is reading from?

Where was Sproul? Pre trib or post tribulation rapture.

It is a good thing none of them are infants or children. "A cruel person sends all infants and young children to Heaven." Anyone who says this is most ignorant.

What is the use of great bible knowledge if there is a sea of difference between preaching and practicing word of Jesus Christ like not ready to sell the properties for the sake of poor, leave worldly things to take sufferings for the sake of Jesus Christ, not able to control the desires for lust and wealth?

Heaven and Hell - according to Sproul's Election Sermon - it's, pretty much, decided WHO will be WHERE, yes? So, then, saying "make sure you're there." doesn’t fit.

So is it eternal or nah?

R. C. You got to go just b4 it got wierd, and by wierd, I mean LIKE REALLY REALLY EVIL LIKE BIBLICAL AND STUFF... 🤔😎🛐🪔👣👑. HAHAHAHAHA FIGURES YOU GOT TO BUST OUR CHOPS AND EXIT STAGE LEFT TO NO DOUBT GET JESUS AND GOD AND ALL THE SAINTS LAUGHING UNTILL THEY CRY NO DOUBT. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND BLESSING THE NAME OF THE LORD! HOPEFULLY SEE YOU SOONER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT.... GOD BLESS 🙏😇❣️

How can one attribute the warnings of Mark 9 doctrinally to Christians since this is before the cross? Perhaps this is doctrine for those left on earth during the Tribulation.

You don't pour new wine into old wine skins...

Not once does Mr. Sproul refer to Isaiah 66?

Seems to me if we took this literally, no one would have a body left. We'd have a noseless, mouthless, eyeless, sex organless, torso! ...then the brain keeps sinning so you'd have to ice cream scoop out the bad parts of the brain. Not many have not sinned with every part of our bodies. The whole flesh is at war with God and can never be ruled by God. Please explain! I know the precious treasure of grace. I know Christ is not advocating cutting off every part of the body that sins.

We have no reason to believe that as men enter the eternal state they change in their attitude towards God. Those in Hell it would seem deserve the torments of Hell as much on the millionth day as they did they first, and those in Heaven enjoy the benefits of God’s Grace through the merit of their substitute that being Jesus Christ eternally also in the same manner. He who is righteous will be righteous still (through Christ) and he who is sinful will be sinful still. (I’m not sure Rev22:11 refers to this thus did not directly quote, but it seems like it may be connected and the application seems true).

If you believe that the wages for sin is eternal suffering in a place called hell, and you also believe that Christ took your punishment upon himself. Doesn’t this mean that Christ would be required to suffer in a place called hell for as long as you were required to do so? If the punishment for the unsaved was conscious eternal suffering in a place called hell, then why does the Bible tell us that Christ’s soul was not left in hell? Psalm 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. If therefore Christ was not left in hell, then his punishment had an end. This of course, presents a big problem if you believe that the penalty for our sins is suffering without end in a place called hell. But if you understand that the wages of sin is death and not eternal conscious suffering in a place called hell, then harmony with the scriptures begins to take place. Romans 6:23 For the wages (the payment) of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Death is the payment for sins that the law of God has always required. Therefore, death is the payment that Christ had to pay on behalf of the sins of his elect. And death is the payment all of the non-elect have to pay for their own sins. Upon death, an unsaved individual ceases to exist because his soul was dead already at the moment of conception, therefore, upon the death of the body, that individual is dead forever and has ceased to exist, or as the Bible puts it, that individual has perished. This is why John 3:16 gives us the contrast of either living forever or perishing, which means that they cease to exist. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Christ indeed took upon himself the punishment required by the law of God and died for the sins of his chosen people, but unlike the non-elect which have no power over death, Christ (who is Almighty God) could satisfy the demands of His own law by dying and then raising himself from the dead. Thus, God righteous demand for the sins of the elect was satisfied and so, Christ did indeed take our punishment upon himself, but it wasn’t conscious suffering for an eternity in a place called hell, else He would still have to be there, but rather, it was death. The doctrine of death being the payment for sins and not eternal suffering, teaches us that God’s punishment for sin does indeed have an end, it ends when the unsaved individual dies. It ended when Christ died for the sins of his elect, and His resurrection provided the means of eternal life for all those whose sins were laid upon Christ. And the doctrine of limited punishment, as opposed to eternal conscious punishment, is indeed taught in the scriptures. Deuteronomy 25:1-3 If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous and condemn the wicked. 2 And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number. 3 Forty stripes he may give him, and NOT EXCEED: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem VILE unto thee. One thing that the Bible assures us of, is that God, who has laid down the law for mankind, has bound himself to his own law. (Psalms 138:2 I will worship toward thy holy temple and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: FOR THOU HAST MAGNIFIED THY WORD ABOVE THY NAME.) This law therefore would be no exception in that God cannot command that the punishment for the wicked is not to exceed a certain number of stripes, and then turn around and Himself punish the wicked without end. This type of doctrine does not harmonize with the scriptures. But when we realize that the same laws that apply to mankind also apply to God himself, then we can see that there is harmony when we also realize that death is the penalty for sin rather than eternal conscious suffering in a place called hell. Death is the end of the punishment of the unsaved. Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 For the living know that they shall die but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. 6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun. Ezekiel 18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, It shall die.

24:20 I find this pious declaration exhausting when any kind of apologetic thought is applied to it. God is supposed to be just. He must measure the righteousness of everyone else to the same standard. If He confines R.C. Sproul to hell, He probably confines literally every human soul in the world to hell.

What he said about seminaries was disturbing. Why would a seminary hire unbelievers?! Don't get me wrong, I do believe our faith needs to be challenged. But from the perspective of teachers who want to equip their students to meet those challenges, not from godless people intending to destroy their faith!

Great sermon on hell. Then, is it possible for a Christian to lose their salvation and go to hell?

So there's going to be worms there?

Sermon Notes... Mark 9:42-50 - R.C. Sproul Logia - oral tradition among the apostles Some of the sayins in the Logia are used in the Gospel of Mark Whoever Causes one of the little ones... - Christ is not talking about children - He is talking about Christians of low IQ - if you use your education, or your arrogance, or your smartness - you are in big trouble - this is an awesome burden of leaders in the church - do not burden others with your education - Example: if you believe X then you are no longer saved - if you believe in Substitutionary atonement, you are not saved... - Millstones - large, heavy, used to grind grain, no human was strong enough to turn them (unless you are Sampson) - The Sea is in Jewish poetry - a place of terror and destruction - Christ is using strong language here If your hands cause you to sin... - making another comparison - self disfigurement is a serious sin - the body is a gift of God to be enjoyed in this life - according to ancient Judaism - it is not to be maimed - whatever is precious to you, it is not worth having, as much as it is worth having the Kingdom of God - the doctrine of hell has disappeared - we need to bring it back - are we afraid of hell? We should be! - the most wicked impotent sinner constantly assures himself that he will escape God's judgment -" if God hasn't punished me yet, he never will" mentality - Christ talked more about Hell than Heaven - most of what we know comes from Christ - we would scarcely believe it if it came from someone else - Do you believe that Hell is a literal Lake of Fire? I doubt if it is (people get relieved) before you feel relieved, think about why Jesus used such a horrible metaphor? - language is metaphorical - the reality is always worse than the language - Hell is worse than what Jesus was able to describe in mortal language - "My life has been hell" - a guy who has no idea what hell is like - to be totally removed from the grace of God is TERRIFYING - the person in hell, wishes to be separated from God, because God is there, in the fullness of His wrath - Annihilationism is Cringe, Read some *insert theologian here* - Hell is eternal, and it is awful - God is a good god, and He will not allow sin to remain in this world. - If God condemned me to hell, I would have no right to complain - devastating as it may be, it is justifiable, this is why we cling to the cross. - Jesus went to the cross for me, so that I would not have to It's better to go into life maimed... - the worm doesn't die - the fire is not quenched - 3x repeated - Valley Hinnon - steep revine - used as a place to sacrifice humans to Moloch - King Josiah turned the place of human sacrifice into a garbage dump - it was always burning with garbage - the fire never went out - the worms that ate the carcasses of the animals never ran out of food supply - hell is a place where the worm never dies, because the host never dies - the resurrection of the damned is a real thing, and it is awful - these images of worm and flame are ghastly images of an awful eternity. - "There is nothing more valuable than the Kingdom of God, and nothing worse than hell - it is worthing losing an arm and a leg to achieve that precious reward" - Jesus - 100 years from now, you will be awake, conscious, and experiencing either hell or heaven.

I'll eat 2,500 worms in Heaven 4,747 in Hell 654 in Limbo

The problem starts with Platonism..

This is bizarre. God gives everlasting life to worms and then consigns them to some torture chamber in the sky which supposedly has a fire burning without oxygen. According to these teachers, only sinners end up in this hell. Thus, these worms must be sinner worms. Acts 20:29 I know that after my going away oppressive wolves will enter in among you and will not treat the flock with tenderness, 30 and FROM AMONG YOU YOURSELVES men will rise and SPEAK TWISTED THINGS to draw away the disciples after themselves. 2 Timothy 3:13 But wicked men and impostors will advance from bad to worse, MISLEADING and being misled.

Outside the profession of Catholic Teaching there is absolutely no way to save your eternal soul! Nor, is there remission of sin!

Wonder where you are now ?

Mark speaking to the jjjews. Kingdom amo g them, they rejected. Paul apostle to the gentiles Btw

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Why would anyone fear death if it's just annihilation/unconsciousness? The Bible teaches nothing of that sort.

“Hell” appears in the Bible because hell-believing translators put it there, paving over the meanings of three different original Greek words (New Testament). Those words have nothing to do with a place of eternal, fiery torment. Here’s an example. One of those three Greek words was γέεννα -geena or gehenna in English. It appears twelve times in the early Greek texts, and was always translated “hell” by the KJV translators. So, what was γέεννα, really? It was the valley (just outside Jerusalem) which was used as a dump in Jesus’ time. Constant fire and maggots there were sure to destroy whatever was thrown in. But translators said nothing about that dump. Instead, they translated γέεννα as “hell.” Here is an example: ■ “And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire” (Mark 9:47) Using “hell” in that verse was grossly misleading. Jesus was not talking about eternal torment in some sort of fiery hell. Jesus was saying that in the future the unsaved would perish. They would surely be destroyed, just as trash thrown into that dump was sure to be destroyed . . . they would be figuratively 'thrown into the dump.' Translators (especially King James Version, 1611) made a real mess when they used the word “hell” in place of those three Greek words. They had inherited their hell concept, by tradition, from the Catholic church. By using “hell” they were twisting the meanings of the Greek words, making the Bible appear to support to their concept of a place of perpetual, fiery torment. Over time some some translators have recognized this error, noting the original Greek words in footnotes, or even using the original Greek words directly in the translated text . . . and not using “hell.” Young’s Literal Translation (YLT), for example, never uses “hell.” The damage caused by the translators continues to this day. Millions of reasonable people dismiss Christianity as nonsense when they are told the God of mercy will sadistically torment the unsaved forever and ever in some sort of fiery hell. ➔ Behind the scenes, the pagan doctrine of the immortal soul is partly to blame. The idea that we have an “immortal soul” - that always exists, somewhere - is a pagan Greek doctrine that has crept into mainstream institutional Christianity over the centuries. As a result, most professing Christians today believe exactly what the Greek philosopher Plato taught: that we have an immortal soul which - upon death - separates from the body and lives forever. Here’s Plato: _“Do we believe that there is such a thing as death? And is this anything but the separation of soul and body? And being dead is the attainment of this separation; when the soul exists in herself, and is parted from the body and the body is parted from the soul . . . beyond question the soul is immortal and imperishable, and our souls will truly exist in another world!”_ (Plato, in Phaedo, about 360 BC) The “immortal soul” idea is a re-packaged version of Satan’s lie: ■ “And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die” (Genesis 3:4) People who subscribe to the pagan “immortal soul” doctrine see salvation as a matter of "where we’ll spend eternity - in heaven or in hell.” *Wrong paradigm altogether!* Salvation is not about “where you’ll spend eternity.” You won’t even *_have_* an eternity unless you receive eternal life from God! Otherwise you'll perish, just as stated in John 3:16: ■ "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

I would never serve a God that would torture somebody forever forever forever for not meeting up to His expectations in a 70-year period of life let alone 30 or 40 years. Yes, Jesus taught hell, he was well aware of the scriptures that He inspired to be written, that gave men the decision or the choice of life or death not life in one place or life in another place.

Of course hell is fire. Heaven is fire. The Holy Spirit is fire

Nice try RC but you leave out many verses that do not support your opinion. Namely... Do not fear the one who can kill the body, fear the One who can destroy both body and soul in hell. Look up the definition of destroy my friends.