Judgement House

Thursday night I went to Westside Baptist Church with Daniel for Judgement House.  Daniel's wife, Lauren, was acting in it.

We were put into a small group.  We went from room to room viewing a scene that people acted out.  The first scene was the final moments of a convicted murder.  A preacher was trying to convince him that it wasn't too late to turn to Christ.  But he refused.  Then we went back in time to see what caused this man to murder.  We were shown how he viewed pornography and stalked young girls on facebook and he got pleasure out of that.  We were also shown how this one girl was tricked by this man and they ultimately met at a pizza place when she snuck out of the house.  There she met a youth group who tried talking to her about Christ, but she wouldn't listen.  She went and met this man from facebook and it turned out he was not what he said he was.

The girl's father burst in demanding the man get away from his daughter.  The man then pulled out a gun and shot the girl, and one of the guys in the youth group as he tried to save the girl.  Then the police arrived and subdued the man before he escaped.

We then went to "The Throne of Judgement" before Christ.  We saw the guy from the youth group give an account of his life and he entered a gate into heaven.  Then the girl came before Christ and she insisted she was a christian because she had played all the "moves".  However she wasn't found in the book of Life.  She was ushered into the gates of hell. 

Our group was then told it was not our time to go yet, but we could view the two alternatives.  First we went to hell.  And I must say, I was scared and wanted to get out of there.  They had made it eerie, the actors were screaming in agony, it was dark, they had the heat turned up, there was mist, horrible sounds, and you could feel separation and the sense of being alone.  There we watched a scene of when the murder and the girl arrived in hell.  They both begged for mercy, but they had lost their chance.  They were bound for eternity in hell.  I hated that scene so much.  It was as real as you could make it. 

After watching the 10 minute scene and enduring what it felt to be in there, we were shown a small glimpse of what heaven would be like.  It was much more peaceful.  And then we ended with people have the opportunity to accept Christ as their Savior.

I think the hell scene affected me the most.  I've read and heard what hell will be like.  And yes, the Bible's description is not a pretty thing.  But to actually feel a small taste of what hell will be like, it really gives you a wake up call and I thank God so much I am not going to hell and I want more than ever to help people avoid it.