A farmer once cornered evangelist Vance Havner after a sermon on hell and told him to preach on the meek and lowly Jesus instead. Havner shot back, "That's where I got my information about hell." Stephen Davey opens with that exchange before diving into Jesus' account of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16, a story so specific it names a real person, describing a beggar carried to Abraham's side while a wealthy man burns in torment across an uncrossable chasm. Davey pulls six sobering truths from the passage: death doesn't end existence, people stay recognizable and conscious, memories remain, and destinies lock in permanently the moment we die. When the rich man begs for someone to warn his brothers, Abraham's answer lands hard — if they won't believe the Word of God now, not even a resurrection will change their minds. It's Davey's reminder that eternity is decided here, not later.
Shocking Truths About Life After Death
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