I had five older brothers, one older sister, and a younger brother. I now only have the youngest of the five older brothers and the youngest of all left. Today, August 10, would have been my brother Ruben’s 78th birthday. Ruben was my favorite brother from the older group. He was funny, super thin, good-spirited, and when I was four years old, he used to iron my shorts. When he was around 19 yrs. old, he would come home from work and give us pocket change, maybe 18-35 cents each. We didn’t know how much; all we knew was that we had lots of coins and we’d zoom to the candy store down the block and grab what we could for what we had. It wasn’t about how much we received, but that unexpectedly, we had “jingle” in our hands.
Unfortunately, for my brother, he and his wife got caught up in a very false cult, where they were taught that Jesus wasn’t God nor His Son. Speaking of Jesus, Acts 4:12 reads, “There is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
They teach there’s no hell and Jesus’ parables or stories, were all allegories. “And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night forever and ever. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death” (Revelation 20:14,15).
According to them, one can drink life away and it not be held against you. Where, since one could give gifts at any time of the year, and not on Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, definitely not on Christmas Day, or on birthdays-which should not be celebrated at all…but NEVER give gifts at all. Doctrinally, Jesus was just another good man. He is not needed, according to them, for salvation. And since there’s no hell, and no one is going to heaven either because only 144,000 already went up, one should just live until you die and become dust.
God’s Word, not the one they have manufactured, says differently. “After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language standing before the throne and before the Lamb” (Revelation 7:9a).
So, unfortunately, members die not knowing where they’re going other than that they will live on the earth forever. The old, sinful earth, that is; not the New Earth that Jesus said He’ll make. “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heavens and first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea” (Revelation 21:1).
And based on scripture, they die a Christless death.
Make sure you’re not caught up in a false cult; one telling you your family isn’t your real family but only their organization is. Please note that there are many other false cults and sects-all borrowing truths from the Bible and adding their own twists to make scriptures say what they want them to. Make sure scripture and Jesus are the main focus at what house of worship you attend. Most importantly, get saved! We’ll meet up there and can swap stories!
These verses paint a different picture to that of cultists believing there’s no eternal punishment at the end of a life lived away from God. Everyone who has died without Christ and/or cast into Hades (Hell), will also be cast into the lake of fire. It’s the second death because “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment…,” (Hebrews 9:27,28) all who haven’t received Christ will face a second death; that is, a spiritual death as well as the physical one.
Be not deceived by false security where you think all is dandy. Make 200% sure your life lines up with God’s word. Example: “And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand” (John 10:28).
That’s real security!
I’m sorry my brother is gone and probably isn’t with Christ. Ultimately, God knows.
God Bless,
Sam