TORMENTS

 TORMENTS  -  LUKE  16:23--25 - And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abrhaman afar off, and lazarus in his bosom.                                                                                                      _________________________________________________________:24 - and he cried and said, father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame.                      _________________________________________________________:25 - But Abraham said, son, remember that thou in thy lifetime received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou are tormented.                                            _________________________________________________________The word use here for torments origirnally referred to a stone used for testing gold and other metals, and then came to mean the torture--rack used to extort prisoners confessions. In this context, the word can refer only to the most extreme forms of human suffering. Specific torments in the passage are the flames, the sight of the righteous, thirst in the passage are the flame, the sight of righteous, thirst, the victims memories of their previous lives, and the realization that they are in a hopeless situation. Because of the severity of these torments, no one should assume he is going to heaven unless he has personally thrusted Christ as Savior                                                                                        _________________________________________________________MATTHEW  8:29 - And, behold, they cried out, saying, what have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?                                                                _________________________________________________________ROMANS  1:18 - For the wrath of God is revealled from heaven against all ungodiness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness.                                                                    _________________________________________________________

AND THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS!

THE FOOL HATH SAID, IN HIS HEART, THERE IS NO GOD!