Hell Is Real - Matthew Kelly - Difficult Teachings - Best Lent Ever
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Thank you for your beautiful messages. God bless you and your family. 🙏❤️
These videos make my day and your beautiful children make me smile everyday. What a blessing they are.
Appreciate your support and encouragement Kathleen.
This one...I cannot describe my feelings.
It's profound and calls us to be what Our Lord created us to be, he laid down all examples
Indeed.
A message every person should hear a take to heart. We all need a reminder from time to time and thank you for your thoughts on the matter.
You are very welcome. Hope you will share with many.
I believe that most fear is a fear of death and being separated from God. I definitely have a strong fear of God and of hell and this fear has drawn me closer to the Lord. I pray often for protection, mercy and guidance for myself, my family and all those who have fallen away or don't know the Lord. I'm reminded daily of God's great love, compassion and mercy through scripture readings, blessings, family and friends, my priest and church community, dynamic catholic, and ultimately the cross. Thank you Matthew for sharing your inspiration, wisdom and passion to help draw us closer to Jesus. God bless!
Powerful. Delighted the message is resonating with you, and hope you will share with many.
Trusting God is the key. Things on Earth are temporary, Heaven is eternal. Look up!
Love that.
Hell does exist … so I’m shooting for Heaven❤️
Thank you Matthew, putting myself of the 1-10 scale was an eye opener. Thank you for this daily teaching.
Welcome. Delighted this is resonating with you.
"Seek them out"...so important to realize this.Help , not just when it's convenient but , make it a priority . He expects this from us.
I absolutely love this year’s Lenten Series. I think maybe it’s the best yet
"The things I do today have eternal consequences!" (Fr, Andiy Egargo)
THANK YOU!! Too many in our Church avoid, or even worse, question, the existence of Hell. It really troubles me when I hear a "popular" bishop state that, as a Catholic, we can reasonably hope that nobody is in Hell.
I prefer to heed the warnings of Jesus!🙏🙏🙏
I was a catechesis teacher and was told not to say anything about hell, as it would scare the kids. Shortly after I did talk about hell and one child’s mother complained that her child was scared. Again I was reprimanded, so I did not stay much longer. I finished the year but didn’t return. I was taught about the devil and I believe in hell. Thank you for this everyone needs to be aware.
Thanks for sharing Judy.
Eternity is a long time! We only get one shot at it....don't blow it!
We need to talk more about the reality of hell. Our society has become one of total acceptance of "whatever you feel" rather than basing our choices on the unchanging Word of God.
Great stuff. Fear is definitely a driver in my life. You put it in a great perspective here however - much better. I'd rather fear God and forget all the rest of my fears - as they are nothing compared to Him.
Great clarity on hell ... and to take that one step further, people don't just 'fall into Heaven' after they die, as if the way they lived has no bearing on their eternal 'home' ... I understand that we can't 'earn' Heaven on our own, but we have to live a life worthy of Heaven, and if we're totally honest, that's not necessarily an easy task ... we've got to be loving others, sacrificing for others ... ignoring people ('well I'm not hurting anyone') isn't enough
Indeed. Thanks for sharing Steve.
Really enjoyed this teaching. I say that all the time that we need to be with God and give out fears to him and that when we trust in God that we don’t fear as much.
Powerful. Delighted this served you.
Eternity is a very...long...time. Having a healthy fear of hell is a good thing - points us in the right direction. Then we can grow in our relationship with God. As we grow in love for him and with him, we fear less. We become more confident. We become his love on earth. There is no greater joy.
Indeed.
Hell is real.... sounds like a good movie title. Who could be brave and truthful enough for that project ?
Thank you for these teachings. I do believe in heaven and hell. I don’t want to go to hell. It’s almost like though some people think he’ll is going to be a non stop party and don’t take it seriously or just don’t care. It’s insane to me.
Thank you for this, Matthew! It’s true that Hell really does indeed exist and there is a lot to fear in this life with both the natural and the negative supernatural forces that are at work (Satan) around and within us. But with a childlike trust and abandonment in the Lord who is all powerful and abounding in love and mercy, fear melts away. This life is a mere drop in the ocean compared to an eternity spent with the Lord in our homeland of heaven. We just have to cling to the Lord now and always and all shall be well!
Thanks for sharing with the community.
As a convert coming Home to the Catholic Church 9 years today, it’s so refreshing to hear someone speak of hell. As a Baptist growing up, they scared the Hell outta ya. 😂🤣. Then Bishop Baron is claiming that we hope no one’s there. Well duh, no one that’s a Christian should want anyone to go there. This needs to be in our hearts daily. God doesn’t send us to hell we send ourselves there. But…..there IS a hell and many people go there, per Our Lady. She showed the little children it at Fatima and said poor sinners are falling like snowflakes and we need to pray for sinners to repent and turn back to God. Keep up the great work preaching Truth. 🙏🏻❤️
WELCOME Home to the Church, Jesus, Himself established! So happy for you!! +JMJ+
Powerful, thank you for sharing Amanda. Delighted the message is resonating with you.
This teaching brings me peace, the more you gain knowledge and understanding about our faith, the more you grow in wisdom. the other gifts of the Holy Spirit build off of these and brings great peace to the soul. You will Automatically stop fearing, trusting the Lord when the gifts start to transform you.
Thanks for sharing with the community.
Well said!
I believe in hell and I have no desire to go there, ever! I pray everyday for my family, children and grandchildren to stay away from that edge of the universe. 🙏🏼❤🙏🏼💙🙏🏼 Thank you for these teachings and guides.
Welcome. Delighted the message is resonating with you.
Please join me in praying for everyone every day. Pray for Believers to stay faithful and unbelievers to find Christ and be saved. We must do for others what we want for ourselves.
Thank you
Very welcome Linda. Hope you will share with many.
I can honestly say, I believed there was a Hell, but never thought about going there when I die, because I try, through my sometimes brokenness to be the daughter God wants me to be. I pray he sees the good in me and when my time here is through, brings me to live eternity with him in Heaven.
Matthew thanks for bringing your understanding of the Bible with clarity and honesty, God Bless you and Dynamic Catholic. 🙏🏻 I pray what you are all doing is helping to revive the Church and bring Catholics back.
Delighted this resonated with you. Appreciate your support and encouragement.
I hope that through daily prayer and becoming closer to Jesus, I can continue to encounter less fear and anxiety.
I am especially touched by your challenge, from this difficult teaching, to seek out those in need. It's a great challenge that I intend to pursue. It's easier to just wait until you're asked to give or help. Seeking these opportunities will be my new goal. Thank you for constantly challenging us to be better versions of ourselves!
I’m delighted this has inspired you. Thank you for sharing with the community.
I need to hear this. I don’t like talking about death either. Yet I love God and know he loves me, appreciate deeply what Jesus has done for me, the wisdom of the Holy Spirit and how it is shared with me. Am I missing something? I still feel fearful of death, and hell.
I totally agree with your comments about the importance of knowing that hell is real. It's important to know that there are consequences for not living a value driven life. Today's society is one that teaches entitlement giving little regard to living morally and ethically and is reinforced by a belief of not being accountable for those actions.
Indeed. Thanks for sharing with the community.
I also want to add that I believe why so many don't believe in Hell is because of Satan's lie of their being no Hell. Satan does not want others to know about Hell because they to will then walk away from Satan and run towards God for their salvation. God Bless and praise God for men like Matthew Kelly that tell us the truth of the scriptures.
Indeed.
Good teaching Matthew! Those who go to hell, according to the church, choose to go there. Many souls cannot tolerate a loving and forgiving God. Perhaps you can do a teaching on Mary. Keep up the good work!
Today’s teaching about Jesus’s warning to be careful of situations and people that can hurt both the body and soul is great advice to apply to my life! Hell is real and while I do not want to think about it, I do think of it often. When the Holy Spirit speaks to me between right and wrong choices, I know the path I should take but it’s not always easy. This is a good reminder when caught up in decisions or issues take the path that will protect your soul! I love the videos. I wish DC would have a daily one when Lent is complete.
Thanks Alice. Delighted the message is resonating with you. DC has a weekly video on Thursdays, and I have daily videos every day of the year.
He is so right. I hadn't realized until he said it how counter cultural it is to discuss hell. Even thinking about having the discussion makes me think of all the people I know I would offend. So, I am taking it as a challenge, how can I discuss it and just give people a pause in their thinking... I love a good challenge!
Delighted this resonated with you. Hope you will share with many!
Thank you, as always, for speaking boldly the *Truth*
The more we trust God the less we fear. This is a good way to walk with the Lord.
indeed.
"Our fears reveal our values " Wow, what a powerful tool to use in examining my priorities and values and turning them over to God in prayer. Thanks Matthew!
Delighted it served you. Hope you will share with many.
Excellent explanation about Hell in our society these days! The temptations are always in front of us.
Delighted it served you.
You’ve reminded me that My dad used to always say “Keep your eye on the prize”. Simple truth, easy to state and I will start using this with my own children. Thank you Matthew.
Love that. Delighted the message is resonating with you.
Fear is not from God. I constantly remind myself of this if anxious thoughts arrive. The more you do this, the more you will have Christ's peace. Thank you for this timely message.
Delighted it served you.
Knowing that there is a Hell makes me more open to the reality that there is a life after this one.
"Again, Christianity asserts that every individual human being is going to live for ever, and this must
be either true or false. Now there are a good many things which would not be worth bothering about if
I were going to live only seventy years, but which I had better bother about very seriously if I am
going to live for ever." - from CS Lewis in Mere Christianity.
Powerful quote.
I remember Mother Angelica had a phone call on her TV show from a very indignant young man who insisted that he didn’t believe in Hell. Without hesitation, she said, “That’s ok, sweetheart, you’ll believe it when you get there!”. Amen.
As the songs say there's a "Highway to Hell" but only a "Stairway to Heaven" Choose the narrow way! Thank you Matthew Kelly!
Love that.
We must pray for everyone every day. So that as far as possible, nobody will go to Hell.
The existence of hell, should be taught, and acknowledged in every catechism class. There are so many of us, especially our youth, that wonder through our lives denying the truth. The devil and his minions, are everywhere, seeking to destroy souls. I pray every day for my family, my friends, and my parish, that we all may follow God's path for our lives, and avoid the pains of hell. Thank you, once again, Matthew, for your enlightened words.
Delighted this resonated with you today.
Thank you, Matthew, for yet another great and needed message.
Welcome Sharon. Delighted it served you.
I plan to meditate on the phrase, "Our fears often reveal our values in life." I plan to meditate on the values that are illuminated by my fears. Thank you!
Delighted this served you. Hope you will share with many.
I do believe wholeheartedly in the devil and in hell! I value my faith and I trust in God. Thank you, so many people need to see no near this.
Thank you, Matthew. If we value eternity, we have nothing to fear. As you said, we must not get our priorities wrong or else we fear the wrong things. I know it's easier said than done, but we must have faith that God will protect us from whatever we fear. God Bless. - Juls
Our fears reveal our values - Hell is real; death, judgement, heaven and hell. Do I value and fear the right things. Thank you for this Difficult Teaching, Matthew.
I've heard how Mother St Teresa, when asked if she believed in Hell, responded with "I do....I just don't know if anyone is there." That reminded me of a powerful question posed by a former pastor who took us on a retreat: "Who is anyone to presume the extent of God's mercy!"
Marvelous teachings, both encouraging me to live a life according to God's will, hence not stressing over my final destination, yet accepting the reality that Hell is real, awaiting all who put themselves there.
Our minds are fully capable of justifying anything we damn well please, however, we will never be free, until we reconcile with the natural consequences of our decision.
Hello Matthew and thank you for today's reflection on hell, Long time listener and ambassador of your team and also read all your books watch all your videos and just want to say thanks for changing my life and I choose heaven.🙌
Powerful. Delighted this resonated with you Nick. Appreciate your long-time support and encouragement.
My Endow group was talking about something similar to this with our discussion about St. Edith Stein's death. She knew what was coming and wasn't afraid, because she united her suffering with the cross, that her death might help end the darkness in the world at that time and knew that death is when we are able to go to the place that Jesus's sacrifice bought for us. If we all look at death that way, the evil one can never take our full being for his own.
As human beings we are prone to always making mistakes, therefore we are always aware that hell exists. However, God is omnipotent, and full of mercy. He takes into account the efforts we make to be better every day, to try to be better human beings. Every day we need to take stock of our character flaws, and apologize for our bad behavior. But always live with the confidence that our God is good and loves us. This is a reminder for my daily life. Thank you Mr. Matthew.
You are very welcome. Delighted this resonated with you.
There is a lot here to consider and as always I really appreciate Matthew getting me to think more deeply about my faith and the teachings of Jesus. I will try again today to be a better Christian and to focus on spending eternity with Jesus and not eternity in hell.
Little by little is the key. Delighted this resonated with you.
Thank you for this reflection on death and hell. Jesus, I trust in you!
Welcome. Hope you will share with many
I have used Dante’s Divine Comedy for years to contemplate the last things. His model of Purgatory is a wonderful tool to prepare for confession and to do an examination of conscience. Everyone should make their own version of the trip to Hell as Dante did so that they are ready to climb the Seven Story Mountain and then ultimately to fly to Heaven.
Your comment is the third time this week about Dante's inferno. I have been meaning read it. Never thought of it as a tool for confession/examination. The spirit must be guiding me. Thank you for your wisdom. I will read and explore it.
When I was very young, some relatives on the Luther side of the family told me all Catholics would go to hell because the "believe the wrong things". This led me to be pretty scared. I thought I would die any minute and go straight to hell. Luckily a kind priest told me about mortal sin, and more important, Confession.
Thanks for sharing with the community.
You are right...we gloss over or eliminate hell from our vocabulary. How do we start those conversations with children and grandchildren? I do speak of sin and hell to my grandchildren, but am I doing it right?
Thank you Matthew 🙏🙏🙏
Welcome.
I find it funny to hear of people say they don't believe in hell. This has been taught from the beginning, even before Christianity. Supposedly our society is evolving and becoming more intelligent with the prevalence of computers and even phones can now give us information in an instant and the proof for this is more easily accessible but yet here we are.......... Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Kelly.
Great reaching
Thanks Evelyn, hope you will share with many.
I have been listening to the Bible in a Year podcast and for the first time in my life, I truly believe in hell based on the readings. I just was asking my husband about hell and his thoughts on it. How coincidental that this was discussed by Matthew Kelly at this time. Or was it?
Delighted the message is resonating with you. Thanks for sharing.
I am shocked at the statistics of 37% Christians dont believe in hell. I don't fear hell, what i fear is purgatory. And i realized from this video i don't spend enough time contemplating that.
IF we get to Purgatory, we are promised Heaven. Nothing imperfect can enter Heaven, so we just need to be "cleaned up". We, as Catholics, are so blessed to be able to confess our sins to our priests, so that our soul is as clean as it can get. My 35 year old son died, unexpectedly, two years ago, after only eight days in the hospital, but he went to Confession 13 days prior, and I made SURE he had his Last Rites (although he was unconscience) and he had a tiny piece of Viaticum the day before he died. I made sure that I did one last thing for my beloved son. My last wish is that he is in Heaven, right this minute, and my goal is to get there as well so I can see him again. I have Masses said for him on dates that were special to him; his wedding anniversary, birthday, date of death, etc.
@@gwenbrown8595 i am so sorry to hear of your loss. I am so inspired how you ministered to your son's spiritual needs at the end of his life. God bless you all. I am sure your son is beaming down on you
@@mindylawrence4796 THANK YOU, Mindy! Please don't fear Purgatory. I believe it was Patrick Madrid, on Relevant Radio, who said that Purgatory is like a car wash, the finishing touch before being placed on the lot. God bless you and yours!! +JMJ+
Indeed, hell IS real! Look at the faces of the young Fatima seers who got a glimpse of the suffering and torment of hell. Years ago, I had a frightening experience after praying about a certain doubt I had regarding a popular trend. When I asked my parish priest for his theory, he simply refused to speak to me. He wouldn't return my phone calls and rushed off when I approached him after Mass. Later, he apologized... I was under the impression he was just as frightened as I was.
I have had priest tell me their is no Hell it is just a separation from God. I also have heard Bishop Barron state that no one will be in Hell. I only know what I read in the scriptures and I find there is a Hell and that is where the separation from God exist. Jesus warns us and it is up to each individual to make the determination of where they want to spend eternity after death on earth. God bless each and every one of you in your journey with God the Father, Jesus the Son and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Look up the song, Fear is a Liar, and think about Matthew's words. It is the evil one who promotes those fears past normal and drives you away from God directly to hell.
ESV Matthew 10:28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
I think Matthew 10:28 supports conditional immortality (aka annihilationism) and not eternal torment. What do others here think?
You know hell is real when you are almost two thumbs up away from being the 666th like on a video. It is revealing to us the final judgment in Revelation when we see that man cannot be complete without God, cannot rise from the dead without God, and cannot withstand temptation without God.
So are we suppose to be afraid everyday or not? Does this mean I'm suppose to trust God always and I'll never be afraid or be afraid of being punished so I'll always do the right thing. I don't like using fear as an influence to how I live, I want peace and love to be my influence and it's hard to be at peace when I keep thinking about what happens if I do something wrong, and i hate it when people do this. I should be thinking about love and peace with God not the fear of what he will let happen if I disobey him. These teachings need to be made more perfectly clear to me because I want to feel a sense of security when I think of God not a risk and fear of what happens if i let him down.
I cannot recommend enough praying the Holy Rosary every single day. The power of the Holy Rosary is very real, it's completely transformed my life through God's Grace and the intercession of Mother Mary. Turn to Mother Mary and St. Joseph for assistance! Like St. Padre Pio said: "Abandon yourself into the hands of Mother Mary, She will take care of you." God bless you!
Do not live in fear. Going to hell is a choice people make by deliberately separating themselves from God. You won't make that choice. God will always welcome you whether you've disobeyed the rules or not. (Read the Prodigal Son. It was the Gospel reading this past Sunday, actually) If you understand the pure joy you will feel in heaven, you won't need to be afraid. You've chosen God instead of hell.
🌹”Fear not, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the Kingdom.”🌹
(Luke 12) This is one of my favorite quotes from the Bible. God bless you💕
@@guitarslinger213 that's my favorite story and I remember them talking about it on Sunday, although I always felt like I would relate more to the jealous brother, I wonder if he strayed. But it does help, thank you
I think our response should be in proportion to the degree or severity of a thing. A phobia is an unhealthy or dysfunctional fear of something, but how many times have we heard tales of carelessness leading to the death of family or loved ones.
In highschool a class mate of mine at school stood up in an assembly to tell our class and school body the story of holding his dying friend in his hands. They were careless, in an suv, his friend was unbuckled, and the car flipped over... in a car accident.
I am not afraid to die. Nor am I afraid to die in car accidents, and thus phobic to drive. But spiritual death is caused by ignoring the voice of God in our lives. Israel had many chances to worship the true God. To give their hearts to the Lord, not Baal.
People can get it wrong, people can worship, sex, status, money, relationship, security, children, a job, work, or power to the degree that they turn from God.
Be not afraid is what the good shepard tells the sheep. And they hear his voice and Listen. I think the problem here is people think wrongly that there exists no scenario where a sheep refused to listen to the Shepard and was lost. Or a Disciple refused to turn back to God and was lost.
I feel Judas proves it can happen
No wonder so many people do not believe in Hell because they have been told everyone is going to Heaven. So sad that people are preaching this. We want the easy way well that seems to be the easy way. But Jesus also tells us that the road to Heaven is narrow and difficult and few people travel it. And the road to Hell is wide and easy. Jesus did not promise us an easy life He promised what was done to Him would be done to us. who follow Him.
The willful separation from God is a conscious choice to be forever alone. You will be in an eternal pod covered in filth. Time will distort as you are driven mad by feelings of dread. As time distorts, and you feel yourself getting closer to shock and oblivion, your conscious mind comes back just enough to forever feel the pure torture of loneliness only to contemplate "if I could only go back and tell God I'm sorry for denying him." The choice is NOW. Please, get yourself together and go with Christ. It truly is the ONLY thing that matters.
Our Lady of Fatima showed the three peasant children HELL. It is real! Evil people don't want to admit it, but that doesn't make their opinion true.
37% of Christians don’t believe in hell? That’s shocking to me. But surely the most hideous souls aren’t going to live for eternity in heaven when they have turned away from the teaching of Jesus and God. I’m speaking about those people who have committed the most horrific of crimes. It’s is the most difficult teaching when you think about those people that are decent people. They are good citizens, helpful neighbors, wonderful parents … but they have chosen to not believe in God at all. That’s the difficulty of this teaching. I don’t think it’s my place to judge if they are going to heaven or hell. It just makes me hurt for their souls because they flat out refuse to believe. And it makes me worry and want to pray for them. I pray for our free will to feel the peace of God calling to us so that we are magnetized to Him, wanting to follow where God leads us.
"Fear the one who can kill both the body and the soul in hell", who is that? Me! and that scares me. Evangelicals often ask the rhetorical question, "when you die, if God asks you why He should let you into heaven, what will you say?" This is not the question God is going to ask you, the question God is going to ask each and every one of us is, "Do you love me?" You cannot enter heaven if you do not love God, you would not want to be in heaven if you do not love God. Hell is real, but the person who is going to send you there is yourself. I fear that I will reject grace and choose something less than Love itself... Why, I know my tendency to selfishness and sin, and I am so gratefully for God's grace, love, and mercy.
I think the problem many people and our society have with the teaching of hell is that we do not want to accept responsibility for our actions. Injustice, selfishness, sin cannot be my fault - it is someone else's fault. Hell is a creation of God's love and mercy, when we die, if we are more in love with ourselves than God and neighbor, it would be more of a punishment for us to remain in their presence. God gives us hell, where we can be with the one we love, ourselves, apart from true Love for eternity and without love for eternity... This should scare us!
Powerful reflection. Thanks for sharing with the community.
Thank you
You are very welcome.