Ep25 Tour of Hell - a podcast by Irish & Father Len

Father Len takes us on a tour of hell exploring its origin and history providing glimpses of heaven along the way.

Highlights, Ideas, and WisdomHell can be hot and cold.
Hell is complete separation from God.Heaven is complete union with God.
God is the source of life, love, community, justice, and compassion.Hell is being separated from life, love, and community.
God offers life and love to all people as a free gift, but that doesn’t mean all people accept the gift.Hell is often associated with fire, but in the Bible it is also depicted as a cold and lonely place.
The image of fire is also connected to heaven in the Bible.Could it be that the fire of heaven and hell is the same, the fire of God’s love?
Life is a matter of preparing to live in the fire of God’s love or forever rejecting it.If you live your life with hatred and selfishness, maybe pure love is something that you can’t stand.
People can create their own hell right here on earth. It’s not just an imaginary place where we might end up.You separate yourself from God when you fail to live a life of love.
God wants everybody united in heaven, but that doesn’t mean everybody will be in heaven.“The gates of hell are locked from the inside” – CS Lewis
Hell is something we create by our own choices, not something created by God.God permits those who reject community, justice, compassion, and love, which is God, to live in the hell they create.
The images of heaven and hell help point our lives in the right direction.Hell is a choice of selfishness and cruelty over love.
The gates of heaven are always open for those who love.

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