What is this: man gather up vanity and call them treasures? Man hope in vain and yet rejoice. The hope of righteousness is not laid out in the dust where it cannot be found, nor is it so far away that it cannot be reached. Behold, the strength of the LORD is in Zion. And righteousness reaches the heavens. Who then shall seek it? Let them call upon the name of the LORD, that he may heed to their voice and come forth with good pleasures. It is a joy to eat from the right hand of God. It is a great delight that all men should desire. Behold, the great and mighty God is merciful. Seek him and reap the pleasures of his soul. “For what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and yet lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? (Matthew 16:26). Is there rejoicing in that? And who shall find pleasure when the wrath of God is kindle against them? Behold, the strength of the LORD is not a vain thing. And his anger is to be feared. Let no man say, I will face the wrath of God, lest he be a fool. While the goodness of God is pleasurable and heaven behold the everlasting mercy of God, hell is not a place of rejoicing. And where can a man find mercy in hell? The mercy of God shall endure in the hearts of the living, and not in the hearts of the dead: hear the word of the LORD. I have seen terror and corruption and hate: and while these are ornaments of hell no one can imagine the vengeance of hell. What is the heart of a man who will not fear this place? It is a place of everlasting sorrows.

There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the Kingdom of God, and you yourself thrust out (Luke 13:28).

There is no mercy or hope in hell. And where can a man cry out for help? Who can he call when he is burden with agonies and hopelessness and the vengeance of the LORD take hold of him? Hope is gone and it shall not return. Like a dry land robbed of its water so too is hope in a place of everlasting despair. But agonies shall abide forever: there is no peace in hell. The heart of God cry out with tears; for he desires that none shall perish. The mercy of God endures with hope. When mercy is gone there is no hope. I tell you the truth: mercy is a good thing to behold. For who sheweth mercy but the LORD? Or who shall save, lest he be God? Only Christ can deliver hope to the hopeless and save sinners from the wrath of God. I say to all of you: come to the LORD; come to Righteousness, my Christ and my God, that you may have hope in the day of his coming. O LORD my glory, behold, thou art God. And by thy hand cometh life and death. If a man shall eat the pleasures of thy right hand he shall live. But woe be unto him if he shall eat from thy vengeance and thy terror that is to come. O LORD, thy mercy endureth forever. Let all men seek the mercy of God while he still can be found. I tell you the truth: when God hides his face from you the days of sorrows shall follow you. There will be no joy without the presence of God. Behold, our days are laid out in the balance. Lest a man repent of his sins and seek the LORD he shall perish. I am a messenger of God and I tell you the truth: fear God and give glory to him. Only by his hand shall man be delivered from unrighteousness. By his beloved Son Jesus Christ, we have hope. Call on him while there is still time.