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Two career choices High-level deal maker »20 years training »Abundant money »Well respected »Pleasant working conditions »Plenty of time off

Two career choices Slave in Islamic society »No training, start immediately »Little food, no luxuries »Beaten regularly »Horrid working conditions »No personal free time

The choice is equally obvious between heaven & hell Only two options, Mt. 25:46 Heaven: all good Hell: all bad Which will you choose?

Deity dwells in heaven The Father, Rev. 21:22 »Architect of the universe, Gen. 1:1 »Benefactor of mankind, Acts 17:28 »Father of Christians, Gal. 3:26-4:6

Deity dwells in heaven The Son, Rev. 21:22 »Builder of creation, Col. 1:16 »Sacrifice for the sinful, Jn. 1:29 »Advocate for our souls, 1 Jn. 2:1

Deity dwells in heaven The Holy Spirit, 1 Pt. 1:12 »Finisher of creation, Gen. 1:2 »Revealer of truth, Jn. 16:13 »Guarantee of promises, Eph. 1:13, 14; Heb. 2:3, 4

Angels dwell in heaven, Mt. 24:36 Amazing beings, Lk. 2:9 Ministers of the saved, Heb. 1:14 God’s messengers, Acts 7:30

The pure will be in heaven, Mt. 5:8 The innocent The forgiven

Heaven is a place of abundant blessings Life, Mt. 25:46 Light, Rev. 21:23 Joy, Mt. 25:23; Rev. 21:4

Satan & his angels will be in hell, Rev. 20:10; Mt. 25:41 Adversary, 1 Pt. 5:8 Liar, Jn. 8:44 Tempter, 1 Thes. 3:5 Accuser, Rev. 12:9, 10 Demons, Mt. 8:28, 29

Wicked men will be in hell, Rev. 21:8; 22:15 Religious hypocrites Child molesters Cold-blooded murderers Terrorists

Hell is filled with pain & suffering Darkness, Mt. 25:30 Weeping, Mt. 25:30 Torment, Mk. 9:43, 44

The righteous will go to heaven, Mt. 25:46 Righteousness of God, Rom. 10:1-3; 1:16, 17 »Not inherent to man, Jer. 10:23 »Revelation needed, 1 Cor. 2:10-12

The righteous will go to heaven, Mt. 25:46 Live righteously, Mt. 7:24, 25 »Know, Eph. 5:17 »Practice, 1 Jn. 3:7

The righteous will go to heaven, Mt. 25:46 Few, Mt. 7:13, 14; 22:14

The unrighteous will go to hell, Mt. 25:46 Immorality, 1 Cor. 6:9, 10

The unrighteous will go to hell, Mt. 25:46 False religion, Mt. 15:7-9 »In rebellion, Acts 13:8-10 »In deception, Eph. 5:5-7

The unrighteous will go to hell, Mt. 25:46 Failure to practice righteousness, Mt. 7:26, 27 »Neglect, Mt. 25:3-13 »Error, Mt. 7:21-23

The unrighteous will go to hell, Mt. 25:46 Many, Mt. 7:13, 14; cf. 1 Jn. 5:19