Oh! Who can grasp the thought!

(Thomas Reade, "Christian Experience") LISTEN to audio!  Download Audio

Matthew 25:46, "Then they will go away to eternal punishment—but the righteous to eternal life!"

One moment in Heaven will convince the believer that his afflictions upon earth were light. When earth with all its glories shall have passed away—the lowly followers of Jesus will abide forever, and shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father!
"You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand." Psalm 16:11

One moment in Hell will convince the pleasure-loving sinner that it would have been good for him had he never been born!
"He, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of His wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb." Revelation 14:10

Oh! Who can grasp the thought of never-ending joy—or everlasting woe!

The mind labors to conceive, and yet can never reach beyond the first impression of eternity.

Numbers, years, ages—all, all are lost in the immeasurable, unfathomable abyss!

"Then they will go away to eternal punishment—but the righteous to eternal life!"

Charles Spurgeon: "Time is short. Eternity is long. It is only reasonable that this short life should be lived in the light of eternity!"