"They will be loathsome to all mankind"!

We see, then, that the issue of the future is not just Hell, or the outer darkness, or the Lake of Fire. There surely is a Hell, an outer darkness, and a Lake of Fire. But we also should be concerned about how we shall be viewed when we enter the spirit realm.

Will we be regarded as someone who is loathsome to all mankind?

Will we be seen as one who was utterly faithful to the Lord Jesus, who laid down his life for the Gospel's sake so many might be brought into the Kingdom of God?

Will we be seen as a weak believer who wanted to live a righteous life but because of circumstances beyond our control, in some instances, did not achieve much maturity in Christ?

Will we be seen as a person who never heard the Gospel but who was regarded by our relatives and friends as being upright and generous?

Will we appear as a schemer who cheated a more honorable person, preventing him from receiving the just rewards of his efforts?

Just how will we appear in the spirit world when we die, and what will we experience when we are revealed before the Judgment Seat of Christ?

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. (II Corinthians 5:10—NIV)

We Christians have had much false teaching concerning the consequences of our behavior on earth. Our doctrine states that after we take the four steps of salvation we have nothing to fear in the future. This is not the case.

What we are, we are, and this is how we will pass into the spirit world.

How do you wish to appear when you are brought out from your Mission Impossible fabricated environment and stand in the sunlight of a world where everyone can see you as you truly are?

If you are alive on the earth there still is time for you to turn from any wickedness in your life, make things right with God and man, and show that you actually are a person of honor and integrity.

The Christian religion, as has happened with other religions of the world, has become an alternative to honor and integrity.

Don't let this happen to you! The Christian salvation is a wonderful gift from the Lord God of Heaven. But God will never authorize its use as an alternative to righteous behavior, to holiness of personality, to stern obedience to God.

Live righteously before people and they will glorify God, in this world and in that which is to come.

Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. (I Peter 2:12—NIV) (from Proclaimed From the Housetops)