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You posed a great question. Why don't people believe what Jesus told us about heaven and hell? Jesus came back from the dead, to tell us about both places, and to help us avoid hell. No one has to miss heaven. Not one of us. If anyone knows what heaven and hell is like, it is God. He saw that man's sins seperated him from God. Sins do carry consequences in the spiritual world and have to be paid for, and Jesus volunteered to pay for our sins, on the cross. God provided a Plan of Salvation, so that people could avoid going to hell. If anyone misses Heaven, it will be because they refuse to allow Jesus to rescue them from the consequences that sin placed on mankind. ANY who accept God's Plan of Salvation, shall be saved. It is God's promise. But not all want Jesus or for Him to save them, and so they miss heaven. Man cannot drag his sins into a Holy Heaven, or it would not BE heaven, and that's why we need to follow God's Plan of Salvation and have our sins forgiven, so we can be ready for heaven.
Someone said hell is here on earth, but nothing could be further from the truth. If they think this is bad, then they will not want to go to hell and God provided a way that they could avoid it. God made everything beautiful and wonderful in the beginning, and there was no sin or death in the world, until man made the choice to sin, which caused his fall. Then Jesus stepped in to save mankind. But if any say they want nothing to do with God's Plan of Salvation, he will honor their request. He will not make that choice for them. We are responsible for our own choices. Jesus laid his very life down to save us from hell. He did everything he could, to save us. If they want to curse and mock God, then they are showing that they want nothing to do with the salvation God offered them. That is not God's fault.
Someone said hell is here on earth, but nothing could be further from the truth. If they think this is bad, then they will not want to go to hell and God provided a way that they could avoid it. God made everything beautiful and wonderful in the beginning, and there was no sin or death in the world, until man made the choice to sin, which caused his fall. Then Jesus stepped in to save mankind. But if any say they want nothing to do with God's Plan of Salvation, he will honor their request. He will not make that choice for them. We are responsible for our own choices. Jesus laid his very life down to save us from hell. He did everything he could, to save us. If they want to curse and mock God, then they are showing that they want nothing to do with the salvation God offered them. That is not God's fault.