THESE DIED WITHOUT CHRIST. WHAT A HORRIBLE END!
TEXT:
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. ... The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. (Psalms 14 & 53 verses 1 to 2, King James Version).
We all came from God. It's simply wise therefore that we have a relationship with Him through His Son Jesus Christ while we live. This secures our salvation. To die without Christ is catastrophic and ominous, to say the least.
I have decided to share the death experiences of well known fools (atheists) who had said that there's no God and had lived without Him. Some of them were tyrants who were religious, but by their deeds had denied God's existence (Titus 1 verse 16).
- César Borgia, Duke of Valentinois:
“In my life, I was preparing for everything except death. Now I'm dying and I'm not ready to die.»
- Thomas Hobbes (English Philosopher):
"I'm about to jump into the dark. If I had owned the world right now, I would have gladly paid it for just a single day in my life.»
- Thomas Paine (18th century thinker and writer):
"Please don't leave me alone. God, what did I sow to deserve this?!! If I had all of these and another like it, I would have used them to spare myself this torment. Don't leave me alone, at least leave a child with me. I am on the verge of hell, because I was Satan's client. »
- Sir Thomas Scott:
He was an English councilor who died in 1594. During his agony, he said, “Until the last moments, I never believed in the presence of God or that of Hell. But now I truly feel their presence, as I stand on the brink of punishment. It is divine justice. »
- Voltaire:
He was a French atheist philosopher, who died in 1777. Addressing his doctor, he said: “God has abandoned me, as well as people. I give you half of my property if you extend my life by six months. I die and I will go to Hell.»
- Voltaire's nurse:
"If they give me all the money in Europe, I wouldn't want to see an atheist man suffer like him. He was screaming all night asking for forgiveness. »
- David Hume:
A Scottish atheist historian who died in 1776. He was seen in his agony crying, "Fire burns me with its flames." He was desperate to the point of pathos.
- Napoleon Bonaparte:
The French Emperor, who killed millions to satisfy his paranoia and his passion to subjugate the world, said: Here I am dying before my time and returning to the bottom of the earth while I am the greatest Emperor. What a difference between the abyss where I fall and the eternal paradise!
- Sir Francis Newport:
He was the Director of the British Atheists Club. During his agony, he said to those around his bed, "Tell me not that there is no God, for I am presently in His Presence and do not tell me that there's no hell, because I feel like I'm sliding towards it. Shit!!! Spare me your words, I'm lost. It is hell, in which I had never have believed, even if I had lived a thousand years, and if millions of years pass, I could never get rid of its torments. Oh ! Oh ! It's hell. »
- King Charles IX:
He was a French, Catholic king who killed tens of thousands of Protestant Christians in France in 1572, because of religious differences. During his agony, he told his doctors, “I see those I had killed. They pass in front of me, I see I was wrong and I am forever lost.»
- David Strauss:
He was a German atheist theologian who died in 1874. During his death, he said: “My philosophy has disappointed me. I feel that I am between the jaws of a machine, equipped with teeth, which could crush me at any moment.»
- Joseph Stalin's daughter:
In an interview with the American magazine News week, Svetlana Stalin, daughter of the communist dictator "Joseph Stalin" recounts the moment of her father's death, saying: his death was horrible. At the moment of his death, he suddenly opened his eyes, he threw a mad and grumpy look on all present. He pointed with his left hand at something hovering above us. It was a kind of threat. Then he died.
- Anton LaVey:
He was the founder of the Church of Satan and the author of the Satanic Bible, who died in 1997. Before he died, he was screaming, saying, “What have I done? I made a big mistake!!” and he asked for God's Grace and Forgiveness.
Life is an opportunity that will not be repeated. Ponder on this and make an amendment today by accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.
PRAYER:
Father, I'm sorry for the way I'd lived my life without You. I don't want to die the death of fools. I believe that Jesus Christ died for me and was buried. I believe also that on the third day, You rose Him from the dead for my sake. I now confess Jesus as my Lord and Saviour. From now on, I declare that I'm born again and by Your grace, I live the rest of my life for You.
Thank You Lord for saving me.