To Fill Heaven With Hells
The sermon warns that filling heaven with wicked men would be to fill heaven with hells, and that God will shut the gates of glory upon such workers of iniquity.
Thomas Brooks emphasizes the grave condition of wicked men who willingly indulge in sin, illustrating how their hearts are hardened and their consciences seared. He warns that such individuals, who choose to live in wickedness despite the consequences, are not only blind to their peril but are also fully ripe for destruction. Brooks asserts that to allow these sin-lovers into heaven would be to fill it with hellishness, as their lives are characterized by rebellion against God. He concludes with a stark reminder that without true conversion, one cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.
Text
"Man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks up evil
like water!" Job 15:16
A wicked man is a sin-lover; he is a sin-maker,
he lives in sin upon choice.
All profane people . . .
give up themselves to wickedness,
wallow in all ungodliness,
delight themselves in all manner of filthiness,
commit wickedness with greediness,
draw iniquity and sin with cords of vanity,
weary themselves to commit iniquity,
are so desperately set upon wickedness,
that neither the rod of God, the lashes and checks of
their own consciences, nor the flashes of hell upon their
souls--can stop them. They are resolved that they will
gratify their lusts--though they damn their souls; and
that will live wickedly--though they perish eternally!
By custom in sin, they have destroyed all conscience
of sin, and contracted such desperate hardness upon
their own hearts, as neither . . .
God's smiles nor frowns,
God's promises nor threatenings,
life nor death,
heaven nor hell,
can possibly hinder them.
The hearts and ways of wicked men are full of
hells; and therefore to fill heaven with such,
would be to fill heaven with hells.
Certainly God will shut the gates of glory upon
such workers of iniquity. These souls are . . .
sadly abandoned by God, and
woefully blinded by Satan, and
fully ripened for ruin.
"All will be damned who have not believed the truth but
have delighted in wickedness." 2 Thessalonians 2:12
"Unless you are converted . . . you will never enter
the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 18:3
Sermon Outline
- The Nature of Wicked Men
- The Desperate Condition of Wicked Men
- The Consequence of Filling Heaven with Wicked Men
- It would be to fill heaven with hells
- God will shut the gates of glory upon such workers of iniquity
Key Quotes
“The hearts and ways of wicked men are full of hells; and therefore to fill heaven with such, would be to fill heaven with hells.” — Thomas Brooks
“All will be damned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.” — Thomas Brooks
“Unless you are converted . . . you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” — Thomas Brooks
Application Points
- We must be aware of the dangers of sin and the consequences of living a wicked life.
- We must seek conversion and a change of heart to avoid eternal damnation.
- We must be mindful of our own hardness of heart and seek to soften it through repentance and faith.