Mindonfire
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An Address From Hell
Character Descriptions
Christian2000: Rich very assured man who owned a very successful restaurant chain. Lived the good life. Was blessed with every material possession that one could ever imagine. Had a 6000 sq. ft. home on a gated estate. He had a fleet of fancy cars, and many vacation homes around the world. He wore the best designer clothes that money could buy . He also ate the best foods from his restaurant and other restaurant s from around the world. He was a born again Christian who is assured of his place in heaven.
Niger Depauper: Very poor individual who owned very little in regards to material possessions. Lived a wretched existence. Was not blessed with the fancy cars, vacation homes, and designer clothing as Christian2000. Considered himself fortunate if he was able to drum up two meals in one day. Used to spend most his time hanging around Christian2000s home begging for a morsel to eat.
Father Abraham: Wise Patriarch of the one true faith.
Scene 1
We begin our story in hell were we see Christian2000. He has recently died during the tribulation period and has unexpectedly found himself in the torments of hell. Standing afar off across a great chasm we see Niger Depauper who had died 3.5 years earlier. He is in Abrahams bosom alongside Father Abraham, enjoying some of the comforts that had eluded him during his lifetime.
Christian2000: (Grimacing and shouting) Hey there Father Abraham please have mercy and compassion on me and end my good friend Niger Depauper over here so that he may ladle me some water to cool my burning tongue. It is extremely hot over here and my body and mind is in extreme pain and anguish.
Father Abraham: (Shouting back): Son remember all of those good things that you received during your lifetime. Remember the air-conditioned homes, and your fancy cars. Remember your home entertainment center with the movie screen and surround sound . Remember eating three square meals a day plus snacks. Remember those fancy gourmet restaurants where they served you those meals. Remember drinking the finest wines and champagnes. Remember the designer clothes which adorned your body everyday. Remember the vacations in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. Remember on those trips and various others how you stayed at the finest and most expensive hotels. Remember receiving the best medical care that money could buy. Remember living so lavishly and extravagantly that even your dogs ate fine foods, wore fine clothing, received pedicures, and stayed at their own doggie hotels.
Christian2000: (Sheepishly) Yes.
Father Abraham: Now likewise do you remember all of those evil things that Niger Depauper received during his lifetime. Do you remember how he used to grovel at your gates begging for alms while you were on your way to take your dog in for those pedicures. Remember how he ate from your trash while your dog ate at your table. Remember how his body had become emaciated and his stomach distended because of lack of food and nutrition while your dog had to go on a diet because it was overweight. Remember the sores and flies that covered his body. Do you remember how his lips were dried and cracked from lack of water. Remember the thin and tattered clothing that hung aimlessly off of his body which did not give him any protection from the elements. In the winter he was bitten by the cold, and in the summer he was smitten by the heat. Remember how his feet were all swollen and blistered because he did not have any adequate footwear and no means of transportation.
Christian2000 (Sheepishly) Yes.
Father Abraham: Well now Niger Depauper is comforted and you are tormented. And besides even if I wanted to send him over there I couldnt because there is a great gulf that is securely placed between us so that those who would try to cross from over here to you cannot. Neither can anybody that is on your side cross from over there to here.
Christian2000 (Pleading and Sobbing) Oh Father Abraham I implore you then to please send Niger Depauper to my fathers house to warn them. I have five brethren which I would like for him to witness to. I dont want them to make the same mistakes that I had made and end up in this place of torment. Oh I wish he would tell them that they are being lied to and have been led astray. The path that they are currently on looks good but it will only lead to death. Oh please let him go and tell them that I didnt get raptured, hell is real, the Old Testament still stands(Matt 5:17), God did not change (Mal 3:6), sin is still sin, fornicators, adulterers, thieves, the effeminate, and extortioners still do not inherit the Kingdom of God (1Cor. 6:9-10), our gain does not translate to godliness (1Tim. 6:5),a simple confession does not guarantee heaven (James 2:20), and we are not as just and righteous as we had been led to believe (Eze.16:52). Oh please let him go so that he can tell them that they are in need of repentance.
Father Abraham: Well Christian2000 your brethren dont need Niger Depauper to teach them that. Your brothers have the Old Testament and the prophets as their teachers and guides. Let them hear and heed them.
Christian2000: Oh no, Father Abraham , but if someone rises from the dead and goes to my fathers house they will believe and repent. They will definitely turn from their wicked ways if they see Niger Depauper raised from the dead.
Father Abraham: If your brothers can not hear and heed the teachings that are in the Old Testament and the prophets, then even if Niger Depauper were to be resurrected from the dead, he will not be able to persuade them to repent.
Matthew 23:33-34 [Ye] serpents, [ye] generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? 34Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and [some] of them ye shall kill and crucify; and [some] of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute [them] from city to city:
Matthew 3:1-2In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Ezekiel 18:32For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn [yourselves], and live ye.
Daniel 12:9And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words [are] closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
Daniel 12:10Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
Character Descriptions
Christian2000: Rich very assured man who owned a very successful restaurant chain. Lived the good life. Was blessed with every material possession that one could ever imagine. Had a 6000 sq. ft. home on a gated estate. He had a fleet of fancy cars, and many vacation homes around the world. He wore the best designer clothes that money could buy . He also ate the best foods from his restaurant and other restaurant s from around the world. He was a born again Christian who is assured of his place in heaven.
Niger Depauper: Very poor individual who owned very little in regards to material possessions. Lived a wretched existence. Was not blessed with the fancy cars, vacation homes, and designer clothing as Christian2000. Considered himself fortunate if he was able to drum up two meals in one day. Used to spend most his time hanging around Christian2000s home begging for a morsel to eat.
Father Abraham: Wise Patriarch of the one true faith.
Scene 1
We begin our story in hell were we see Christian2000. He has recently died during the tribulation period and has unexpectedly found himself in the torments of hell. Standing afar off across a great chasm we see Niger Depauper who had died 3.5 years earlier. He is in Abrahams bosom alongside Father Abraham, enjoying some of the comforts that had eluded him during his lifetime.
Christian2000: (Grimacing and shouting) Hey there Father Abraham please have mercy and compassion on me and end my good friend Niger Depauper over here so that he may ladle me some water to cool my burning tongue. It is extremely hot over here and my body and mind is in extreme pain and anguish.
Father Abraham: (Shouting back): Son remember all of those good things that you received during your lifetime. Remember the air-conditioned homes, and your fancy cars. Remember your home entertainment center with the movie screen and surround sound . Remember eating three square meals a day plus snacks. Remember those fancy gourmet restaurants where they served you those meals. Remember drinking the finest wines and champagnes. Remember the designer clothes which adorned your body everyday. Remember the vacations in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. Remember on those trips and various others how you stayed at the finest and most expensive hotels. Remember receiving the best medical care that money could buy. Remember living so lavishly and extravagantly that even your dogs ate fine foods, wore fine clothing, received pedicures, and stayed at their own doggie hotels.
Christian2000: (Sheepishly) Yes.
Father Abraham: Now likewise do you remember all of those evil things that Niger Depauper received during his lifetime. Do you remember how he used to grovel at your gates begging for alms while you were on your way to take your dog in for those pedicures. Remember how he ate from your trash while your dog ate at your table. Remember how his body had become emaciated and his stomach distended because of lack of food and nutrition while your dog had to go on a diet because it was overweight. Remember the sores and flies that covered his body. Do you remember how his lips were dried and cracked from lack of water. Remember the thin and tattered clothing that hung aimlessly off of his body which did not give him any protection from the elements. In the winter he was bitten by the cold, and in the summer he was smitten by the heat. Remember how his feet were all swollen and blistered because he did not have any adequate footwear and no means of transportation.
Christian2000 (Sheepishly) Yes.
Father Abraham: Well now Niger Depauper is comforted and you are tormented. And besides even if I wanted to send him over there I couldnt because there is a great gulf that is securely placed between us so that those who would try to cross from over here to you cannot. Neither can anybody that is on your side cross from over there to here.
Christian2000 (Pleading and Sobbing) Oh Father Abraham I implore you then to please send Niger Depauper to my fathers house to warn them. I have five brethren which I would like for him to witness to. I dont want them to make the same mistakes that I had made and end up in this place of torment. Oh I wish he would tell them that they are being lied to and have been led astray. The path that they are currently on looks good but it will only lead to death. Oh please let him go and tell them that I didnt get raptured, hell is real, the Old Testament still stands(Matt 5:17), God did not change (Mal 3:6), sin is still sin, fornicators, adulterers, thieves, the effeminate, and extortioners still do not inherit the Kingdom of God (1Cor. 6:9-10), our gain does not translate to godliness (1Tim. 6:5),a simple confession does not guarantee heaven (James 2:20), and we are not as just and righteous as we had been led to believe (Eze.16:52). Oh please let him go so that he can tell them that they are in need of repentance.
Father Abraham: Well Christian2000 your brethren dont need Niger Depauper to teach them that. Your brothers have the Old Testament and the prophets as their teachers and guides. Let them hear and heed them.
Christian2000: Oh no, Father Abraham , but if someone rises from the dead and goes to my fathers house they will believe and repent. They will definitely turn from their wicked ways if they see Niger Depauper raised from the dead.
Father Abraham: If your brothers can not hear and heed the teachings that are in the Old Testament and the prophets, then even if Niger Depauper were to be resurrected from the dead, he will not be able to persuade them to repent.
Matthew 23:33-34 [Ye] serpents, [ye] generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? 34Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and [some] of them ye shall kill and crucify; and [some] of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute [them] from city to city:
Matthew 3:1-2In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Ezekiel 18:32For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn [yourselves], and live ye.
Daniel 12:9And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words [are] closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
Daniel 12:10Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.