day no. 17,007: do not fear Hell... defy it

“We do not fear Hell; we defy it.” — Douglas Wilson, Inescapable Fear

Hell hath no fury. There is no fire the shield of faith cannot quench.

Matthew 10:28

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

We must fear the disapproval of God more than we fear the disapproval of men. The world and its ways are growing dim. Don't sweat their heat or shiver at their shade.

Matthew 16:18

I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

The gates of Hell cannot stand against the advance of the kingdom. Its hinges will buckle and burst before the bride of Christ as she walks down the aisle of eternity.

1 John 3:8

For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Do not fear the death cult, defy it. Do not dwell on Hell, destroy it.

Mark 3:27

But no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. Then indeed he may plunder his house.

Jesus has bound the strong man. The one who had broken in and entered has been apprehended and pinned to the ground beneath Jesus' feet. Satan's sinful claws have been cuffed.

Hebrews 2:14-15

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death He might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.

So, go out and spread the news. The black parade has been shut down. Let those in darkness know that it is safe in Christ to come into the light.

"The culture of life we represent stands against this anti-culture, this culture of death, at every point... There is no compromise here." — New Saints Andrews College, Thirty Theses on Culture Building

You can dim the lights or turn them off, but you cannot turn the dark on. Wherever light is, dark isn't. The sun is rising as the Son has risen. 

"Do not, I beseech you, be troubled about the increase of forces already in dissolution. You have mistaken the hour of the night; it is already morning." — Hilaire Belloc

So, don't worry about the dissipating darkness coming back. 

“The sun has risen. Christ has come. He is the king. The light covers the world. A return to heathen midnight is an impossibility. Those who walk in darkness now are doing so in a world suffused with light. This is hard to do — you have to remain blind, or hide in root cellars. There are ways to stay out of the sunlight, but they are difficult to accomplish. Not only so, but as the day passes, they will get increasingly difficult.” — Douglas Wilson, God Rest Ye Merry

Midnight is over and the morning is forever.