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  THE SAINTS' HELL--AND THE SINNERS' HEAVEN
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: The speaker warns sinners of the coming day of punishment,
where they will face eternal torment, while the righteous will inherit
eternal life.

Topics: "Eternal Consequences", "Repentance"
Scripture References: Matthew 25:46, Luke 16:23

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the stark contrast between the current state of
the saints and sinners, declaring that this life serves as the saints'
hell while sinners enjoy their temporary heaven. He warns that the roles
will reverse in the afterlife, where the righteous will enter eternal
joy and the wicked will face unending torment. Brooks vividly describes
the fate awaiting sinners, filled with relentless punishment and sorrow,
urging them to recognize the fleeting nature of their earthly pleasures.
He calls for a deep reflection on the eternal consequences of one's
choices, highlighting the urgency of repentance before it's too late.

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"And they will go away into eternal punishment,

but the righteous will go into eternal life."

Matthew 25:46

This present life is the saints' hell--and

the sinners' heaven.

The next life will be the saints' heaven

--and the sinners' hell.

Here on earth wicked men have their heaven,

hereafter they shall have their hell. The time

of this life is the day of their joy and triumph;

and when this short day is ended--then eternal

lamentations, mournings, and woes follow!

Ah sinners! sinners! that day is hastening

upon you, wherein you shall have . . .

punishment without pity,

misery without mercy,

sorrow without support,

pain without pleasure, and

torments without end!

Ah, sinners! sinners! Ah! your portion is below,

and you are already adjudged to those torments

which are endless, easeless, and remediless; where

the worm never dies, and the fire never goes out!

The day is coming upon you, sinners, when . . .

all your sweet shall be turned into bitter;

all your glory into shame;

all your plenty into scarcity;

all your joys into sorrows;

all your recreations into vexations; and

all your momentary comforts into everlasting torments!

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