I think the way people live their life now it's simple because they have little or no knowledge about hell. Most preacher, pastors etc, spend most of there sermons, basically telling you to change your life, live right, surrender your life to God and the list goes on. And if you don't do such things, you will end up in hell. They don't seem to spend time describing to you, what heaven or even hell would be like. The only image of heaven and hell majority of individuals have, is basically what hollywood potray it as. Heaven is a boring, mindless zombie looking place. We walk around like we're in a trance, everyone look like they're hippies high on weed. While hell on the other hand, look like fun, a place where everyone can let loose and enjoy their eternity. With that type of exposure, where would you in your right mind want to spend eternity? I would think the place where all the fun is at, let's be honest, we all love to have fun.
I will mainly focus on hell, heaven may follow if the need be, but the focus right now is hell. First off the description of hell according to the bible.
Matthew 13:50: and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Mark 9:48: where their worm never dies and the fire is never quenched.
Revelation 14:10: that person will also drink of the wine of God’s anger that has been mixed undiluted in the cup of his wrath, and he will be tortured with fire and sulfur in front of the holy angels and in front of the Lamb.
The list goes on and on. Now let me draw you a picture of hell, just a small little example.
Hell: Imagine being kidnapped, your captor bound you to a chair and make it clear to you that you're about to be tortured. The captor even decided to make sure you have a clear preview of every tools that is going to be used for your torture session. After an agonizing visual display of your inevitable future, the torture is about to commence. Your captor came prepare, knowing that a great amount of pain is about to enter the world, you were first injected with a drug to make sure you do not go unconscious during the whole ordeal. Firstly, your finger nails were removed in a very slow and painful manner, with each pain feeling as fresh as the first. Next came your toe nails, with the same enthusiasm as your finger nails. Imagine the world of pain you're in right now, all you're praying for now is the pain to stop. But no, your captor approched you with a pliers, and head directly for you teeth. And pull everyone of them out of your mouth. Imagine in the dentist office, after being given anesthetics you can still feel the pain of the dentist working on your teeth. Imagine the pain you feel without any anesthetics, just imagine how painful that whole experience felt. Your teeth, finger nails and toe nails being removed without a break in between. Just pain upon pain upon pain.
By now you may be thinking wow, is that what hell is really like. that was very painful, I will have to go through that experience everyday for the rest of eternity. I'll have to tell you no, that's not what hell would be like. That experience you just imagined, was a vacation compare to hell, that experince was just a luxury. Hell would laugh at that experience and say "you ain't see nothing yet".
Also I know some may be thinking, after a couple hundred years or so I'll get use to hell. Believe me, you wouldn't you will be literally praying for death, but death wouldn't come to your rescue. You will never get acustom of hell, you will never feel at home.
There are only two choices and that's either heaven or hell, if you think you're living life for you own doing what you want thinking you're not serving any masters you're wrong. If you're not serving one you're serving the other. However this is for other discussions. Do as you wish, but keep in mind that nothing is created unnecessaryly. If you think after death that's it, death is the end then continue with your wait and see attitude. In closing a philosopher once said "it's better to live life like there is a God and later on found out there's none, than live your life like there's no God and later on found out there is one". Keep this in mind. Movie quote: death is just the beginning.
