Outer darkness

Last night I was woken at about 5am by a roar like the sound of a whirlwind. It was so powerful that the house seemed to shake, as if it might be lifted off the ground. I began to pray, and this is what I received:

Many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast into outer darkness (Matthew 8:12; AFV).

What does it mean to be “cast into outer darkness”?

Being cast into outer darkness means being separated from our Maker forever. Instead, let’s pray that we will remain united with Him from before our birth, and throughout our lives. Then, beyond death, our souls will go straight back to Him, and we will be carried in His arms, close to His breast, for all eternity.

God never meant us to experience the Retribution, but to win salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that, alive or dead, we should still live united to him (1 Thessalonians 5:9-10; TJB).

References

The LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul (Genesis 2:7; KJV).

Remember him – before the silver cord is severed, and the golden bowl is broken; before the pitcher is shattered at the spring, and the wheel broken at the well, and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).

See, the Sovereign LORD comes with power, and he rules with a mighty arm. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him. He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young (Isaiah 40:10-11; NIV).

What is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul? (Job 27:8; BBE).

God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself (Psalm 49:15; NIV).

I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one – as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me (John 17:21; NLT).

He died for us so that, whether we are awake in this life or asleep in death, we will live together with him (1 Thessalonians 5:10; GWT).

His soul went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side (Luke 16:23; NLT).

There is a great chasm separating us. No one can cross over to you from here, and no one can cross over to us from there (Luke 16:26; NLT).