Worm Not Dying and Fire Unquenched Repeated - Mark 9:46

Mark wrote how Jesus said, “if your hand offend you, cut it off: it is better for you to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched. Where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched. And if your foot offend you, cut it off: it is better for you to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched”, and in chapter nine and verse forty-six of his book, Mark shared how Jesus said, “where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched” where we read:

Where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.

The verse reads, “Where their worm dies not, ...” Mark began with Jesus' words, “where their worm” which means “wither and in what place those who are in hell's grubs, maggots or earthworms who prey upon dead bodies” “dies not” or “do not expire, finish or stop being deceased”. Mark shared how Jesus said again that people who go to “hell” will never experience the ceasing of the body preying “worms”.

The verse goes on to say, “... and the fire is not quenched.” Mark continued with the words, “and the fire” which means “and the burning fiery fire” “is not quenched” or “is not extinguished, suppressed or stifled”. Mark shared how Jesus again said the “fiery fires” of “hell” never stop.

When we consider Mark's words in this verse, we should pay particular attention to this second warning from Jesus about this place called “hell”. Though Jesus spoke more about “hell” than anyone else in the Bible, His desire is to “save” people from going there. Only those who adamantly “keep” their “offensive” things reject and refuse to allow Jesus to forgive and cleanse them from their “sinful ways”, and they have chosen not to be with God and will be “cast into hell where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched”. Let all who read these words ponder them carefully, repent of their “offensive ways” and choose to receive Jesus Christ as their personal “Savior and Lord” before it is too late.

Next time Mark shares how Jesus says, “if your eye offend you, pluck it out”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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