Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook)

EIGHT WORLDS (Simplified by Elaine Cook) The Regions Allotted To Human Souls

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Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) The Four Dark Worlds Is Hell Eternal? A Practical Lesson Four Heavenly Worlds Free Book (Hope Beyond Hell The Pro!le" (An e'(erpt from the book) To re#uest $urther copies

The Four Dark Worlds )n(e again * take up my pen at the prompting of my +ather, He has (hallenged me to -rite" in a simple form" the revelation of the regions allotted to human souls after death, .hat happens to a soul after death/ This revelation -as given to the prophetess later times, *n our day the !ord has raised up anointed -riters to make her -ritings available to His remnant (ompany, They have been very (areful to keep every -ord e'a(tly as it -as given to her, * am en(ouraged to do other-ise0 * am to break the -riting do-n into our (ommon language so that all -ho read may understand, * shall lean on the help of the )ne .ho gave it in the first pla(e0 * have talked to different ones -ho tried to read her book about the Ei%ht Worlds but (ouldn1t -ade through the ar(hai( language, *t seems the !ord wants us to understand this revelation" so * am going to do my part to make it simpler, .e have heard of only t-o pla(es2either heaven or hell" to -hi(h departed souls go after death, 3ut" the time has (ome -hen the !ord -ould have us to understand" more perfe(tly" man1s fate in the after4life, 5pon hearing these page 2 of 18 ane !eade in #$%& and to others at

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) things" she asked" "In what other worlds besides this visible and known world does the evil of sin yet remain?" She -as told that those -ho leave the -orld -ithout a death-to-self pass into su(h -orlds" or (enters" which are most agreeable to them. Sin does not die totally with the body unless there has been a dying to it while yet in the body! The Spirit revealed that there are eight regions, or worlds, that re(eive the souls of all degrees and ranks, Sadhu Sundar Singh -as (aught up (around #%6$) as 7aul -as" and his spiritual eyes -ere opened to see the different realms -ithin the heavens, To ane !eade the !ord reveal ed the n ames of th e fou r d ark -o rl ds (o r realms) and the four bright -orlds, The first of these is this "ortal& visi!le 'orld upon -hi(h -e live" even planet earth, The se(ond is the astral or aerial 'orld( The third is the 'aterish ele"entary 'orld( The fourth is the $iery dark 'orld( Ea(h -orld bears different degrees of punishments a((ording to the impurity that is left in the person. Sundar Singh -as sho-n an intermediate state bet-een heaven and hell, +rom here" all spiritual beings progress through stages bet-een the darkness of the bottomless pit and the throne of the !ord in light, The lo'est& darkest& hellish 'orld is a pla(e for Satan - h o r u l e s ov e r t h e f a l l e n a n g e l s i n t h e p r i d e o f h i s diaboli(al spirit, Su(h souls -ho have been deeply infe(ted in satani( prin(iples and have never kno-n any degree of the light and love prin(iple" must e'pe(t this hellish -orld to be their habitation -hen they die, They -ill endure all the punishments that the evil spirits shall infli(t upon page 3 of 18

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) them, The fire -ill purge them until the venom of sin -ill at last (ome to an end, The s(riptures are fairly silent -hen it (omes to the after4life, 8et" in more re(ent years" the !ord is opening up the understanding of these realms to those -ho are open to be taught of the Spirit, 9ost denominations tea(h only a heaven for the good guys" and a hell for the bad guys2a hell of everlasting burnings, 9any sin(ere believers have turned a-ay from this (on(ept of (ruelty and sadism on the part of the Creator -ho says that He is !ove0 Those -ho do not embra(e the beliefs of heaven (as a re-ard) and everlasting hell (as punishment) are branded as hereti(s, 8et" it is to these that the !ord has revealed His divine purposes in heaven and hell, *t is not" as -e have been told" that men shall burn forever in the fires of hell if they have not re(eived Christ in this life, The Spirit has sho-n that there are different -orlds" or real m s th a t m ay b e ( al l ed :h el l , : E ven o u r -o rl d i s (onsidered one of these dark realms0 *f a soul here is living for self and is -alking far from ;od" -e may hear him (onfess that his life is hell. *1m sure you1ve heard someone say that0 The ne't degree of souls go to the Waterish Ele"ental World( They are more believing in ;od and Christ, They feel their lost estate but (annot leave the -orldly prin(iples that bind them so they do not (ome into the ne' !irth( They believe that at death they -ill readily enter the heavenly kingdom, *n this" !illions of souls are deceived. These represent the ma<ority of mankind" many -ho -ere regular attendants of some traditional (hur(h, They kno- of a histori(al Christ but have never been born of "is Spirit. They have given their time and money" but have never been transformed page 4 of 18

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) by the po-er of ;od, .hat a sho(k it shall be" upon death" to find themselves in a different pla(e from -hat they had hoped for0 This group -ill feel little of pain or <oy be(ause they (annot rea(h the vision of ;od, Redemption -ill -ork through their distress of mind and regret for the lost time and opportunity -hi(h they missed to gain a higher state, Then there are those -ho go to the Astral (Airy World( ane !eade -as sho-n that the people -ho are fit for this realm are those -ho are ignorant of the fa(t that they are a Spiritual being, They see no further than the animal and rational life, These people may believe in ;od and Christ historically and have not purposely turned their ba(ks on Him, They simply have not kno-n Him0 5pon death" they remain in this 1-orld1 until they re(eive po-er and strength to mount higher, )ur o-n -orld is the least" or the $irst of the four dark -orlds" (alled the "ortal& visi!le 'orld( .hen a person feels he (an1t stand his life any more" he may de(ide to end it -ith the thought that he -ill leave all his troubles behind, He thinks things -ill surely be better in another pla(e than here0 )ur life is not ours to take2it doesn1t belong to us0 This -as sho-n very (learly in a book (alled )eturn $ro" To"orro'( A young servi(eman of this generation -as on his -ay home for Christmas -hen he took si(k and died, The !ord es(orted him to different pla(es on earth to shohim things that He -anted him to see, He -as taken into a bar -here he sa- disembodied spirits rea(hing out for the glasses of li=uor that the patrons -ere drinking, They -ere franti(ally trying to satisfy their (raving for drink0 .hen a man -ould pass out from drinking too mu(h" this spirit -ould enter his body, He -as also sho-n a man -ho had (ommitted sui(ide, He -at(hed as he page 5 of 18

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) sa- him visit his family -ho -ere grieving deeply for him, He tried to tell them that he -as sorry to have (aused them su(h hearta(he and begged their forgiveness, )f (ourse" they (ould neither see nor hear him, He soon found that" in trying to leave his troubles behind" he had (ome into a state of suffering for -hat he had done, He -as unable to rise into a better pla(e and remained for some time in this -orld before he -as prepared to progress into a better pla(e, Is Hell Eternal? To those -ho de(lare that the (alled4out remnant do not believe in hell" let me say: :.e de(lare a hell <ust as tormenting as the hell de(lared by those -ho believe it to be eternal, The only differen(e is that -e see it as not eternal, but for a set time and duration, A -ise and loving +ather has pres(ribed a remedy or treatment -ith purpose until the (leansing -ork has been done, .hen the -ork has been done" only an evil purpose -ould keep a person in torment forever, "ell is not essentially for punishment, but is for correction. *t seems to be true that" -hether in life or death" -e learn obedience by the things we suffer. .hen the (orre(tion has done its -ork" it -ill (ease and the person may go higher and learn more of the nature of his +ather and Creator, 8ou may ob<e(t and say" :3ut hell is forever0 The 3ible says so0: *t is regrettable that the -ord :aion: -hi(h means an indefinite period of time, has been -rongly translated as > f o r e v e r" a n d e t e r n a l , 1 * t m a k e s i t s e e m t h a t h e l l i s everlasting" -hen su(h is not the (ase -hen the original -ord is used, At this point" ane asked the !ord" "#here does this divine and pure spirit go upon its decease?" The ans-er given -as E((lesiastes #6:?" *Then page of 18

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) shall the dust return to the earth as it 'as& and the spirit shall return unto +od 'ho %ave it(* @ivine .isdom revealed that the spirit returns to ;od -ho introdu(ed it into the b o d y, T h u s " ; o d t a k e s t h a t - h i ( h i s H i s o - n " u n t o Himself, This spirit has been smothered and stifled by the ( o n t r a r y p r i n ( i p l e o f t h e - o r l d , * t n e v e r h a d a n y opportunity to (ome into any dominion to suppress and reign over the opposing nature of the (arnal man, *n relation to this" ;od said of the old -i(ked -orld that His Spirit should no longer strive -ith man, This means that the soul -hi(h -as never rene-ed and born again" may go into deprivation and suffering, She -as sho-n that this -ill be for a kno-n and limited time until that -hi(h is elementary shall be refined and transmuted. .hat does she mean by elementary? .e kno- that - h e n - e g o t o e l e m e n t a r y s ( h o o l - e l e a r n s i m p l e " introdu(tory prin(iples, .e learn the alphabet and ho- to read and -rite" -ithout -hi(h -e (ould make no advan(es in our edu(ation, The di(tionary says of 1elementary1: :having to do -ith first prin(iples,: So" in this pla(e (alled the Astral World& people -ill learn the basi( prin(iples of -alking in the Spirit of ;od, And -hat does it mean that these basi( prin(iples (elementary) -ill be transmuted? 8ou -ill like this0 :Tran s m u ted : m eans "to ch a n g e fro m o n e n atu r e, substance, or form, into another." *t sounds to me that in this parti(ular :-orld: or realm" the de(eased person -ill learn the spiritual prin(iples that he missed out on in this life, This -ill enable him to be able to have a (han(e of nature and :go up higher,: Sharing from !arry Hodges: :;od said of the old -i(ked -orld that His Spirit should no longer strive -ith man, ane !eade is referring to the fuller thought found in ;en, $:A" *,y -pirit shall not al'ays strive 'ith page ! of 18

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) "an& $or that he is also $lesh. yet his days shall he /01 years(*

;od1s intention never -as simply to dro-n everyone, *t -as a type of that deluge of His Spirit -hi(h He -ould surely send upon the earth after #6B ubilees, &B ( ubilee) ' #6B (end of flesh) C $"BBB, Thus" -hat ;od -as really saying -as that at the (lose of man1s si' -orking days (a day e=ualling #"BBB years)" "e would bring an end to the working of all flesh. This -ould enable man to enter into t h e t r u e ? " B B B t h y e a r ( d a y ) Re s t o f ; o d o n t h e b a s i s o f Christ1s resurre(tion,: 3efore * dis(uss the four heavenly worlds, * -ant to add some personal -itness to -hat has been shared, 9artin 7aulat is kno-n as 1the man -ho had his blood (hanged to gold,1 The !ord (hose to sho- him ho- -e -ould have our blood (hanged from red to a golden substan(e -hen our bodies -ould be (hanged, The !ord asked 9artin" (in the eighties" * believe)" :.ould you like to kno- -hat happens to a person after they pass out of this life/: 9artin respe(tfully ans-ered, :*f 8ou -ant to tell me" *1d be pleased to kno-,: 3riefly" the !ord sho-ed him that those on the other side -ho have not been born from above" may go to a pla(e of great darkness -here Satan rules" or to a pla(e of lesser darkness" or <ust a little darkness, At some point" they be(ome (leansed enough so that they are able to move into a little light" then more light" and more light" until they are in enough light to be -ith esus, Then" there are those believers -ho have only a little light" and some -ith more light" and yet more" until they are -ith esus, They do not remain in the same pla(e" but as they are taught and yield their self4life" they may pass into more light and move into a higher realm or -orld in the spirit, page 8 of 18

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) .h a t th e !o rd sh o -ed 9ar ti n -as a p o -erfu l (onfirmation to -hat He had sho-n ane !eade all those years ago0 He -as basi(ally sho-ing him the eight -orlds or realms -here people -ould go after departing this life, *t seems that th e time has (ome that He -ants us to understand those things that have been hidden from us, *n ea(h (ase" the !ord initiated the revelation, He -ants His remnant to kno- these things0 Those on the other side of the veil are being taught spiritual prin(iples by the saints there, They are given )pportunities to learn (ertain truths" but no pressure is put to bear upon them, !arry Hodges1 son -as given a vision of his @ad in heaven doing <ust -hat he did -hen on earthDtea(hing the .ord, * also have been sho-n several times that those believers -ho have passed on are being fruitful and are sharing the .ord -ith those -ho need to hear it, *t is sad that the (hur(hes have made su(h a dogmati( stand that death brings to halt any mer(y or opportunity for Spiritual gro-th, * don1t believe that the 3ible tea(hes that, *f that -ere so" -hy did esus des(end into hell to preach to the disobedient of $oah s time? The 9essage 3ible says: :Christ,,,,suffered be(ause of others1 sins" the Righteous one for the unrighteous ones, He -ent through it allD-as put to death and then made alive Dto bring us to ;od, He -ent and pro(laimed ;od1s salvation to earlier generations -ho ended up in the prison of %udgment because they wouldn t listen. 8ou kno-" even though ;od -aited patiently all the days that Eoah built his ship" only a fe- -ere savedDeight" to be e'a(tDsaved from the -ater by the -ater,: * 7eter A:#F46B, A Practical Lesson * remember ho- sho(ked the -orld -as -hen Saddam H u s s e i n - a s s u d d e n l y h a n g e d , T h e ! o r d u s e d t h i s happening to sho- us something page " of 18

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) of the plight of the dead, Eone of us -ere askingDHe <ust -anted us to kno-0 The !ord interrupted me as * -as typing and dropped a =uestion into my heart as to the fate that Saddam (ould meet on the other side, Suddenly" in the spirit" * -as a-are that * -as seeing on the other side" that the souls of every person -hom he had sent to his death" -as standing before him, *t seemed he -as fa(ing another trial and all these -ould testify against him, He (ould not possibly (laim inno(en(e before their fa(es as he had tried to do at his trial here, * kne- he -ould be fa(ing another <udgment, * heard" *We are accounta!le $or the deeds done in the !ody(* The !ord spoke further to me: :Though * bore the sin of every man -ho ever lived" it shall profit a man nothing unless he (omes to the altar of ;od and gives himself ba(k to 9e, He (annot retain his sin and his independen(e and e'pe(t to re(eive 9y mer(y and gra(e, *t is a free gift and is given to those -ho a(kno-ledge their need o$ ,e( :9any of 9y (hildren have misunderstood 9y -ays be(ause they have not kno-n 9y nature, Either they believe that * am a ;od of all4 vengean(e or that * am a ;od of all4mer(y, * am neither of these, * am a ;od -ho is <ust and holy, * make provision" in 9y mer(y" for all to (ome unto 9e, 3ut" to those -ho despise 9y mer(y" and (ount 9 y 3 l o o d a s a n u n ( l e a n t h i n g " t h e y s h a l l k n o - t h e <udgment of a <ust and holy ;od, 9y <udgments are true and righteous altogether, A man shall surely be <udged for the deeds done in the flesh that have not been repented of nor (overed by 9y 3lood, :Though it takes millennia" yet the evil man shall kno- no pea(e until he repents of his -ay and gives unto 9e the life that * gave unto him, Then shall 9y mer(y sho- forth and 9y <udgments (hange to those that -ill (ause him page 1# of 18

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) to yield up the nature of the adversary -hom he had served in this life, *n 9e is found both -rath and mer(y sent forth in appointed times to re(on(ile ea(h sinner unto 9yself and to make him the proper (hild of a king, 7onder 9y -ays and 9y nature and re<oi(e at that -hi(h * Am0: ohn A:6B"6#G 7salm 6F:H, A friend and brother" Ilaas Iruit" also :sa-: Hussein in the pit -ith those -ho died at his hand and -ho kne- not the !ord, Their fa(es looked dead and tormented as they had their o-n loss of a fruitless life (in not kno-ing the !ord)" but -ho also kne- the anguish of being murdered by a tyrant, *n the spirit4realm4time he -ould be brought before this (ro-d many times to see them and be reminded of -hat his hands had -rought, :Anguish and moans (ould be heard (onstantly, Ea(h one -as being dra-n ba(k to the !ord in a slo- pro(ess and their inner -restlings -ere heard, but the murderer (ould not distinguish this be(ause of his disdain for the true ;od, Time -ould go slo-ly for this man but he -ould noti(e that the (ro-d gre- fe-er and fe-er in siJe, This -ould pla(e in his soul the =uestion" :.here are they all going/: :Every no- and then he -ould see a broken and (ontrite person -ho had a great sadness" yet gladness in his or her o-n (ountenan(e, He -ould ask" :.hat is going on -ith you/: :The !ord is (alling me to (ome up higher -ith Him,: :8ou have seen Allah/: :Eo, * have heard the voi(e of esus, * have sear(hed long and have (ome to the end that there is no Allah, 3ut *1ve heard a small voi(e that has love to it" and * -ill no- follo- that voi(e,: And the (ro-d gresmaller, (End of =uote from Ilaas) The !ord spoke to me (Elaine) further: :To 9y friends of this ne- age page 11 of 18

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) that is da-ning" shall * not reveal 9y se(ret plans for mankind/ Shall they (ontinue to remain hidden from 9y )-n/ 3oth dark clouds and great light are coming, and you may re(eive the operation of ea(h -ith <oy -hen you see -hat th ey do, Ea(h one is ne(essary to a((omplish a spe(ifi( -ork, &nter not into the burden of the cloud, but stay in the place of light that * have prepared for youDa pla(e in -hi(h * may reveal 9y se(rets unto you,: Four Heavenly Worlds The Spirit -itnessed to ane !eade that He -as breaking a people off from the old traditional kno-ledge so that they mi g h t dra- fro m a fres h a n o in ti n g -h i( h g i ves l i g h t suitable for this ne- @ay, His se(rets" -hi(h have been hidden in Him" may no- be revealed to those -ho have put their trust in Him and died to their o-n -ays, The four heavenly -orlds" in order" are: /( Paradise 0( ,ount 2ion 3( 4e' 5erusale" 6( -till Eternity Thos e -h o = uali fy for the real m of Paradi se are believers -ho have attained a good degree of regeneration, They have been born of the Spirit and have e'perien(ed the baptism of the .ater" 3lood" and Spirit -hi(h have -orked in them many (hanges, The principles o$ the Paradisical World are opened to the" 'hile they yet live( This gives them s-ift passage" upon death" into 7aradise -here they gro- and learn and are enabled to enter into the ne't" higher heavenly realm, ane !eade -as sho-n that it is very rare that any souls (ome up to be page 12 of 18

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) -ith Christ immediately upon departing from the body, That is not to say that some may not rea(h to su(h a perfe(t degree of Christlikeness that -hen they die" this angeli(al .orld may stand open to re(eive them, *t -as sho-n to her that ho'ever a person 'alked in this li$e 'ould deter"ine 'here they 'ould $ind the"selves a$ter death( @eath -ould not (hange their (ondition and make them fit for heavenly realms, *f they -alked in a measure of spirit here" they -ould enter a pla(e -here they -ould (ontinue on in that measure and make further progress on the other side, *f they -alked only (arnally here" that is hothey -ould -alk in one of the -orlds (or realms) prepared to re(eive those -ho 1fit1 there and needed the refining offered in that pla(e, A -ord of (aution -as given that His )-n might take heed to the La's o$ Paradise -hi(h have been given to ( ane !eade) so that they might kno- the spiritual prin(iples that govern that blessed pla(e, )bserve them and your esus -ill talk -ith you here fre=uently, (* have made a C@ and a -riting on the The La's o$ Paradise& possibly making it easier to understand than reading the book, Ask for it) The second real" o$ %lory is called ,ount 2ion( The inhabitants here may as(end from glory to glory until they arrive at the ne't higher state, !arry Hodges -rote: :.e have held fairy4tale ideas of re(eiving the promises 1over there1 on the other side after death, Whatever 'e are to enter into a$ter death "ust already have !e%un to !e e7perienced 'hile still in this li$e( *t is these e'perien(es and states of being -hi(h =ualify one for entran(e into the various (orresponding -orlds after departing from this life, :An e'ample: the thief on the (ross -ho a(kno-ledged Christ (ould =ualify for no higher than 7aradise, 3ut 7aul -as (aught into 7aradise and to, but not into, the third heaven (4e' 5erusale" and ba(k again, (## Cor, #6:6 K H,): page 13 of 18

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) The po-ers of the -orld to (omeDlove" po-er" <oy and pea(e" -ill be present in those souls d-elling -ith Christ -hile they yet live on earth, *f men de(lare 1they have arrived1 they surely must sho- forth" not the po-er of 7ente(ost" but of Taberna(lesG a po-er -hi(h speaks of an endless life, A (onfirmation -as given to ane !eade that assures us that this day is very near and that it -ill be upon the -orld before they are a-are of it, +or as the man of the earth has had his ruling day" so shall the 'ord from heaven descend in such a manner into "is own prepared vessels here. His kingly and priestly po-er shall overturn and bear do-n all earthly po-ers, T h e 4 e ' 5 e r u sa l e " 8 i t y i s m o r e g l o ri o u s an d magnifi(ent than the glories of the t-o lo-er blessed -orlds, 3e(ause this blessed (ity has been given (ertain measurements" uninspired ministers have (on(luded that it must be a real" literal (ity that is going to land on earth fro m th e heavenl i es, * do no t s ee it as th at, an e has des(ribed ea(h heavenly -orld as a realm of spirit" either higher or lo-er, The measurements -ould speak truths to us" as numbers reveal mysteries, Luoting: :+or the Holy 3reath out of this City shall make them pro(laim and sound forth to all parts of the earth" the glory and the mighty name of ehovah Shammah (9ah is there ( That is the name of the (ity that is to be .ritten upon all those who are to be admitted into it. Therefore" arise" arise" ye Mirgin @aughters" and dra- near" having this name ins(ribed upon you -ith the finger of your ;od, Have also your t-elve foundations a((ording to the number of the pre(ious stones of the Holy )ra(le made (lear and sure in you" being all that is to make up the honor of your erusalem glory,: Are you still seeing the erusalem City as some mysti(al building floating do-n from above: )r is it ;od1s people" of -hom it (an be said: "God is page 14 of 18

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) there!" The $ourth and last heavenly real" is called The -till Eternity( .e had heard nothing of this holy pla(e before reading ane1s -ritings" but our spirit -itnesses to the truth of -hat she has been sho-n, She says of that pla(e: :As * -as (onsidering the high and -eighty -ork -hereunto -e are (alled" my spirit -as immediately (aught up into a high Region that -as all (alm and still, Here * sa- no figures or images" but there -as a wonderful 'ight which flowed into me like a river. :Then * understood that this -as the (reating 'ight from -hen(e all beings pro(eeded, *t -as revealed that -hat -as no- e'pe(ted" as a $ew (reation, must be brought forth from the Stillness of this !ight -ith -hi(h the Soul1s Essen(e must be mingled, And from this union a variety of -onders should be produ(ed in the -orld, :This is the pinna(le of all depths that (an be sear(hed into, * -as given to understand that this ;odhead ;ulf -as no- broken up for a streaming forth -ith that high mi'ed matter -hi(h -ould deify and tin(ture the soulish essen(e that had been under depravity, This -as the true and right baptism into the Eame of the +ather" Son and Holy ;host by -hi(h the soul 'ould return to its $irst ori%inal( Then the soul -ould kno- itself to have po-er in ;od as His Mirgin Heart and Spouse" to do and a(t agreeably in so high a unity0: F)EE B::;( ; e r r y 3 e a u ( h e m i n i s o f f e r i n g a n 1A b r i d g e d Edition1 (of only HF pages) of his book" H:PE BE9:4D HELL( *t is free to share -ith friends and family and (an be read in an evening, +o r thos e -ho h ave (ompu ters" the -ebs ite -here this abridged page 15 of 18

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) edition (an be obtained" is http:NNhopebeyondhell,netN, The booklets are free for shipping (ost only" -hi(h is O6 for one booklet" or O& for 64HB, The ne-ly revised books are $ree in digital format online and available in print on a donation basis, + o r m a i l o r d e r s : 9 a k e ( h e ( k s p a y a b l e t o ;,C,S,9, (stands for ;reat Commission Support 9inistry), 7lease in(lude a note stating homany booklets" or books" you -ould like" along -ith your mailing address, 8ou may (all: (%&$) FA#4%B## or (%?%) &HB4%%BB, His mailing address is: ;erry 3eau(hemin FFB# 3o(a Chi(a PH& 3ro-nsville" TQ ?F&6# 5, S, A, THE P):BLE, (An e'(erpt from the book) 7i(ture yourself as a missionary to the 9uslim nation of Senegal" ., Afri(a, The date -as 6BB6, About a year prior" you befriended your neighbor" Abdou Edieye" a 9uslim mer(hant, )nly a fe- -eeks ago" he gra(iously a((epted your invitation to Study the 3ible -ith you, 8ou are thrilled, Abdou is the first 9uslim -ith -hom you have begun sharing the ;ood Ee-s, Today you prepare to e'plore another portion of ;od1s .ord -ith him" but something terrible has happened, 8ou (annot believe -hat you are hearing and seeing on the ne-s, The oola" a Senegalese ferry" has (apsiJed killing almost 6"BBB people, 8ou remember Abdou1s -ife" Astou" and his #H year old daughter +atou" are on that ship, 8ou are in sho(k and (annot believe -hat you are seeingDa ship1s underside sti(king up out of page 1 of 18

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) the sea -ith heli(opters hovering overhead, 8ou hurry ne't door, As you k n o ( k o n t h e d o o r" y o u h e a r d e e p g r o a n s a n d -ailing, 8ou slo-ly enter, Abdou is prostrate on the floor, He pleads before Allah" :.hy/ .hy/ Ho- (ould you let this happen/: He goes into spasms of -eeping" beating his hands against the floor, +eeling utterly helpless" you pray" :;od" help me (omfort my friend,: Abdou lifts his eyes" hardly able to re(ogniJe you for the tears, :9y -ife and daughter have died a terrible death0 Tell me * -ill see them again, Tell me they are safe in ;od1s arms0 Has your esus taken them to His heaven/: 8ou are lost for -ords, The silen(e is deafening, :Ans-er me" ChristianG -ill * see them again/ Are they in a better pla(e/ Tell me0: 8o u rem ai n sp ee( h l es s, . h at (an yo u s ay / .here is the :;ood Ee-s: -hen you need it most/ (* understand that this e'perien(e prompted ;erry 3eau(hemin to sear(h out the truth of -hat happens after death, Elaine) He says" :+or most of my life the f e a r o f h e l l s t a l k e d m e " e v e r - a i t i n g f o r a n o pportune moment to raise its ugly head, ust the idea -as like a s-ord sli(ing through me, *t has been the greatest stumbling blo(k to my faith, *n fa(t" * almost gave up Christianity be(ause of it, *t dishonors ;od before the -orld, After years of -restling -ith this topi(" studying the 3ible" and reading the -orks of others" * have found that hell is a <udgment given from the dis(iplinal hand of a loving +ather, Though severe" it serves a good and remedial purpose, ) n e o f o u r g r e a t e s t p r e s i d e n t s a g r e e d , * n )braham 'incoln the (hristian, .illiam ohnson stated: :Abraham !in(oln did not nor (ould not believe in the endless punishment of anyone of the human ra(e, He page 1! of 18

Eight Worlds (Simplified by Elaine Cook) understood punishment for sin to be a 3ible do(trineG that the punishment -as parental in its ob<e(t" aim" and design" and intended for the good of the offender hen(e it must (ease -hen <usti(e is satisfied, All that -as lost by the transgression of Adam -as made good by the atonement,:

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