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Dear friends,
I am writing this article to update you on a film I made recently called Discover the Truth about HELL/HADES. In this film I explain and put forward many reasons why I believe Hades/Sheol is a real, spiritual, prison that Jesus warned of and talked about in many of his teachings including Luke 16:19.and confirmed by THE ENOCH FRAGMENTS
In this film I also included information on the sounds of hell recordings. At the time of writing I believed them to be genuine however with new information I have revised my opinion.
So please read on to what I have now discovered.
I have always believed that we should keep an open mind, by looking out for new discoveries, to test if we are either right or wrong.
I believe we should never stop searching out for the truth, just as this scripture urges us to 'Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.'
1 Thessalonians 5:21King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
When we are searching for truth, it is always exciting when evidence is uncovered that has been hidden for thousands of years. Often the find is unexpected.
I have always believed it is by the love and grace of our great God that we are continually finding evidence to support Gods word. This is more evidence that God truly desires us to know him and know his great saving love for us, by the way, I believe he uses the Bible evidence to strengthen us while Satan never gives up trying to steal, kill and destroy us. John 10:10.
The outstanding amount of Bible discoveries were and still are Gods hidden treasures, which seem to be Gods knock out punches to Satan!
We can also be confident that the Holy Bible was Scripture breathed out by God because of the evidence of the fulfilment of Old Testament prophecies that Jesus was the long-expected Messiah.
Here is one of my favourite Old Testament Prophecies:
About 700 years before Jesus Christ was born, the Prophet Isaiah gave a Prophecy in Isaiah 7:14 saying there would be a baby born from a virgin, who we now know was Mary, and the baby would be from the line and descendants of King David. Isaiah also stated he was God to come in the flesh because he would be called "Immanuel," which means, "God with us." Well we know this was fulfilled and still is the most celebrated event in history as people all over the world celebrate Christmas.
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 (KJV)
I am a person who likes to do whatever it takes to help a lost soul know Jesus. I believe that in my work the Holy Spirit is leading me and guiding me in truth and it is that truth that I want to share with believers and non-believers alike.
Some of the information that I share with people seems to fall on stony ground and hard hearts but then I am encouraged when people thank me for the work that I am doing and I see that the seeds that I sow are also falling on fertile ground, taking root and producing fruit and that is the power of God.
I try not to become offended if people appear to be critical of me, either my work or personally as I know that God sees my heart. I thank him for the work that he has done in me and what he is doing through me to reach the world of Christ and to convince people of the reality of the living Christ.
God can use us all with our individual personalities and gifts, yes he can use you as well to fulfil his desire that all may know him. We can all shine our light to the world and we must do that and not hide it away.
I believe that this is what Jesus meant when he said, be the light of the world, by showing love and patience and proving Gods word is true and he proves it in a dying world which is ruled by Satan, living in sin, trapped in bondage and groaning in pain, groaning for Jesus to come back.
Surely we should be continuing to strive to open the eyes of the many lost souls who are walking in darkness in a world who do not believe and know that Jesus is the light and has the saving words of life.
Jesus is the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price available to anyone who will believe and follow him. Finding Jesus is the ultimate gift from God any person can ever receive.
We must continue to hope and pray that the many Bible Discoveries which is evidence of God's word will help a lost soul to seek God and take the next step of faith towards knowing Jesus and be saved.
Got Questions Ministries states:
Simon Greenleaf, a well-known and accepted authority on what constitutes reliable evidence in a court of law, examined the four Gospels from a legal perspective. He noted that the type of eyewitness accounts given in the four Gospels-accounts which agree, but with each writer choosing to omit or add details different from the others-is typical of reliable, independent sources that would be accepted in a court of law as strong evidence, that indicates the record that we have of Christ's life and ministry as presented in the Gospels is factual and reliable.
Read "Why did God give us four Gospels?"
Whilst faith is given to us from God, naturally speaking we are strengthened when we read of evidence that proves Christianity to be true as we all like to have the full assurance of feeling secure in what we believe.
Let us be grateful that we have a great and merciful and truly understanding God who forgives us and has made us perfect by his perfect Son, Jesus Christ.
We are all on our own journey of discovery and sometimes we will believe things that may not be true just because our perception is based on a lack of information, prejudices or experiences. We must therefore ask God for wisdom just as Solomon did so that we become wise and the eyes of our understanding are opened to God's truth. Listening carefully to the Holy Spirit is a key to this as Jesus promised that he would be the one that would come after him to comfort and guide us.
What do we do when we get things wrong?
We all make mistakes and need to humbly accept the truth if we are proved wrong. TRUTH is more important than pride. I confess I am no prophet or teacher or scientist or preacher and I get things wrong. I hope that I will continue to be teachable which brings me nicely on to my next point.
Sounds of Hell debunked!!
I stated in my film and article that I would continue to seek out the truth and that I would remain open minded as to whether the sounds of Hell recordings that have been around for many years could be genuine. I have now recently discovered a Christian has put together a good piece of evidence on video proving that the sounds of Hell recordings could be a hoax. However I must stress there are many questions that have never been answered so we will put that one on the back burner until further evidence again is presented.
At the end of the day the word of God is well able to convict and convince people of the truth and we must not give too much credence to so called evidence that is not Bible based but the evidence of maybe myths or fairy tales.
Please note:
I will be updating our film Discover the truth about HELL/HADES with this new information. If you have ordered this film recently, then please email me and I will send you our new revised film absolutely FREE. Do not worry about the shipping costs as I will cover those personally.
Josephus/ Hippolytus on Hades.
From my research I have also discovered that although William Whiston who translated the Josephus's Discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades maintained that the piece was by Josephus, "preached or written when he was bishop of Jerusalem" it is now attributed to the church father Hippolytus.
Josephus's Discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades is a short work published in the translation of Josephus by William Whiston, erroneously attributed to the Jewish historian since at least the 9th century, it is now believed to be (at least in its original form) the work of Hippolytus of Rome.
(From Wikipedia the free encyclopaedia. Josephus's Discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades.)
Again there are things here which I still do not fully understand. I have written to Josephus scholars regarding how this can be true, asking them:
'There are many differences between the Hippolytus version and the one that has passed under Josephus' name, notably in the final "Josephus" paragraph. This includes the "In whatsoever ways I shall find you" quote, which is not in Hippolytus' fragment. And when one puts both the versions side by side they are the same story but worded in a different order, completely. So how can both be written by one or the same person if they are both different'???
However I have not received a logical answer at this point in time to my questions and comments on Josephus or Hippolytus on Hades. Again I will have to put this on the back burner until further evidence again is presented.
Although the sounds of Hell recording may not be genuine the sounds of weeping and crying in this tape do wake us up to the many times Jesus talked about a place where lost peoples souls would be weeping and crying in total outer darkness.
We still need to be reminded of what 2 Peter 2:9 states which confirms with the stories as told in THE ENOCH FRAGMENTS which state clearly that the same story told by Jesus in Luke 16.19 is the same story told by Enoch. Eg. Where the SOULS OF THE UNSAVED dead awaited Judgement Day, also confirmed by Job 10:21-22 and Matthew 5:22.
We clearly read that the unrighteous are detained, kept or reserved as if kept in a spiritual prison.
I had many sleepless nights as I struggled with my own faith, my understanding of God, and what it means to be faced with the reality of suffering in Hades/Hell. I thought much about the suffering in the darkness of HADES and the spiritual prison, a place of punishment. 2 Peter 2:4 A place of torment, Luke 16.19.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
To reserve the unjust, as he does the rebel angels, 2 Peter 2:4. The case of the angels shows that God can keep wicked men, as if under bonds, reserved for their final trial at his bar. Though they seem to go at large, yet they are under his control, and are kept by him with reference to their ultimate arraignment.
We must not let our guards down but I believe this may be Gods way of helping us to live and remain righteous just as Jesus stated: Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:48 NIV Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Philippians 3:12 NIV. Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
2 Corinthians 7:1
The great news is: Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand! Matthew 11:15 New Living Translation(�2007)
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9, (NIV)
Be sure if you said this prayer and you are now following Jesus you are on your way to heaven. Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?" John 11:25 New American Standard Bible
Friends if you do not know Jesus. He loves you and came to save you from Hell. Time is running out fast.
And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14New Living Translation(�2007)
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 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgement but has passed from death to life. John 5:24
I am Simon Brown, may God bless those who seek him, in Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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