We are used to find the words hell and God in the Bible. (But let me say here straight away, that we don’t hear much about what the Bible teaches about hell from the pulpits).

That’s why I was surprised today to find the word “hell” at least twice on the front page of The New Zealand Herald and the word “God” at least once.

The headline: “HELL ON  EARTH.”

“Hell in all its fury has visited the good people of Victoria in the last 24 hours.” – Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

“All those  who have made it into the town will be fine. The others will be sheltering and working on their fire plans, God help them.” – Peter Mitchell, a resident of the town of Kinglake

The New Zealand Herald – Monday, February 9, 2009

Find out for yourselve what the Bible teaches on the subject of hell. Here is one verse: Mark 9:43

Nur was in der Ueberschrift geschrieben ist, habe ich behalten. Aber wie gross war meine Freude, als ich den ganzen Vers in einem Andachtsbuch von Wilhelm Busch fand. Hier ist er:

“Wenn jeder haett’ an seiner Stirn/ von Glas ein Fensterlein/ dahinter die Gedanken schwirr’n/ dass man koennt seh’n hinein:/ was gaeb’ das fuer ein wildes Laufen/ um matte Scheiben einzukaufen.”

Psalm 94:11

DER HERR WEISS DIE GEDANKEN DER MENSCHEN.