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5 types of people who WILL NOT BE SAVED · truthunedited

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  Speaker 1: Not everyone who says to me, Lord Lord will enter
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  Speaker 1: the Kingdom of heaven. There will be weeping and gnashing
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  Speaker 1: of teeth. Not everyone will be saved. The Bible is
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  Speaker 1: clear and direct about this. There are those who, because
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  Speaker 1: of their choices, their way of life, and their hardened hearts,
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  Speaker 1: will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Many deceive themselves,
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  Speaker 1: believing they are on the right path, but they are condemned.
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  Speaker 1: Who are these people? Since the dawn of time, humanity
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  Speaker 1: has sought answers about the fate of the soul. Who
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  Speaker 1: will be saved, who will be condemned? The Bible leaves
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  Speaker 1: no room for doubt those who will never inherit the
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  Speaker 1: Kingdom of Heaven. Among them are the wicked and unbelievers,
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  Speaker 1: those who reject God, mock faith, and live as if
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  Speaker 1: the truth of the scriptures holds no value. They walk
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  Speaker 1: in darkness, blinded by pride, materialism, and the denial of
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  Speaker 1: what is eternal. But who are the unbelievers? Many imagine
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  Speaker 1: that they are only those who openly deny the existence
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  Speaker 1: of God. However, the Bible shows that unbelief takes many forms.
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  Speaker 1: Some reject faith completely, scorning the existence of a creator.
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  Speaker 1: Others even acknowledge that God exists, but live as if
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  Speaker 1: he doesn't matter. Their actions, their choices, and their hearts
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  Speaker 1: reveal the truth. They do not trust the word of God,
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  Speaker 1: do not submit to his will, and do not fear
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  Speaker 1: his judgment. The Book of Hebrews firmly declares without faith,
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  Speaker 1: it is impossible to please God, for whoever approaches him
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  Speaker 1: must believe that He exists and that He rewards those
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  Speaker 1: who seek him Hebrews, Chapter eleven, verse six. Faith is
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  Speaker 1: the foundation of salvation, and those who choose unbelief put themselves,
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  Speaker 1: by their own decision, on the path of perdition. The
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  Speaker 1: biblical examples are numerous. During the Exodus, the people of
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  Speaker 1: Israel saw with their own eyes the wonders of God,
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  Speaker 1: plagues falling upon Egypt, the sea parting, the pillar of
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  Speaker 1: fire guiding their knights. Yet many did not believe. They
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  Speaker 1: murmured against God, doubted his promises, and preferred to return
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  Speaker 1: to Egypt to slavery rather than trust in the Lord.
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  Speaker 1: For this unbelief, they perished in the desert, never seeing
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  Speaker 1: the promised land. Another classic example is the city of Sodom.
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  Speaker 1: Their inhabitants not only rejected God, but lived in a
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  Speaker 1: way completely contrary to his will. They did not listen
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  Speaker 1: to the warnings, mocked the message of truth, and remained
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  Speaker 1: stubborn in sin. As a result, they were consumed by
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  Speaker 1: fire and sulfur that descended from the heavens, serving as
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  Speaker 1: an eternal testimony to the fate of the wicked. In
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  Speaker 1: the New Testament, Jesus warned about those who, even seeing
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  Speaker 1: the signs, would not believe. He performed miracles in front
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  Speaker 1: of crowds, healed the sick, raised the dead, and still
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  Speaker 1: many hardened their hearts. The Pharisees, religious people who knew
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  Speaker 1: the scriptures, refused to accept the truth, preferring to maintain
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  Speaker 1: their traditions and status. Unbelief was not only manifested among
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  Speaker 1: those who never heard the word, but also among those
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  Speaker 1: who knew it and rejected it. The issue is not
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  Speaker 1: only verbally denying the existence of God. Many live as
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  Speaker 1: if he doesn't exist. They ignore his word, reject his call,
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  Speaker 1: and resist the action of the Holy Spirit. Christ himself declared,
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  Speaker 1: whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does
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  Speaker 1: not believe is already condemned, because he has not believed
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  Speaker 1: in the name of the only begotten Son of God
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  Speaker 1: John three eight. There is no middle ground. There is
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  Speaker 1: no room for partial faith or for hollow belief. Salvation
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  Speaker 1: requires total surrender, absolute trust, and a transformed heart. And
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  Speaker 1: what about the end times? The Bible warns that in
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  Speaker 1: the last days, unbelief will grow. People will love themselves
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  Speaker 1: more than God, will despise the truth, and live guided
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  Speaker 1: by their own desires. The apostle Paul writes, in the
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  Speaker 1: last days, difficult times will come. Men will be selfish, greedy, boastful, arrogant, blasphemous,
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  Speaker 1: disobedient to parents, ungrateful, impious tewod Timothy three one two.
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  Speaker 1: This spirit of unbelief will lead many to perdition, for
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  Speaker 1: there will be no repentance where there is no faith.
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  Speaker 1: The message is clear, unbelievers will not enter the Kingdom
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  Speaker 1: of heaven. The denial of the truth, whether out of
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  Speaker 1: rebellion or indifference, distances man from God and leads him
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  Speaker 1: to eternal perdition. But the mercy of God still extends
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  Speaker 1: to those who turn to him. True faith is not
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  Speaker 1: just believing in the existence of God, but trusting, obeying,
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  Speaker 1: and completely surrendering to His will. Among those who will
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  Speaker 1: not be saved. There is a group even more dangerous
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  Speaker 1: than the unbelievers, the religious hypocrites. Unlike those who openly
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  Speaker 1: reject God, these pretend to be on the right path.
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  Speaker 1: They use the Lord's name, quote the scriptures, and dress
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  Speaker 1: in piety, but their hearts are far from the truth.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus denounced them with harsh words. Woe to you, teachers
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  Speaker 1: of the law and pharisees, hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs,
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  Speaker 1: beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full
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  Speaker 1: of bones and all impurity. Matthew, chapter twenty three, verse
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  Speaker 1: twenty seven. Religious hypocrisy has always been present throughout history.
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  Speaker 1: In the Old Testament, the priests of Israel often became corrupt,
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  Speaker 1: offering sacrifices without true devotion. God rejected such practices, declaring
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  Speaker 1: that he preferred obedience over empty rituals. This people draws
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  Speaker 1: near to me with their mouth and honors me with
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  Speaker 1: their lips, but their heart is far from me Isaiah
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  Speaker 1: chapter twenty nine, verse thirteen. The problem was not the
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  Speaker 1: appearance of religiosity, but the lack of sincerity. In the
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  Speaker 1: time of Jesus, the Pharisees were the greatest example of hypocrisy.
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  Speaker 1: They mastered the law, practiced fasting, and public prayers, but
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  Speaker 1: were only concerned with their reputation. For them, the important
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  Speaker 1: thing was not the will of God, but the approval
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  Speaker 1: of men. Jesus confronted them countless times, revealing their true nature.
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  Speaker 1: You give a tithe of mint, dill, and cumin, but
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  Speaker 1: have neglected the more important precepts of the law, justice, mercy,
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  Speaker 1: and faith. Matthew, Chapter twenty three, verse twenty three. Hypocrisy
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  Speaker 1: is not only found in religious leaders. It infiltrates anyone
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  Speaker 1: who pretends to have a devotion that does not exist.
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  Speaker 1: These are the ones who attend services, make long prayers,
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  Speaker 1: but live in hidden sin. They preach about righteousness but
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  Speaker 1: exploit others. They judge others sins, but ignore their own.
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  Speaker 1: They are like the false prophets Jesus talked about wolves
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  Speaker 1: in sheep's clothing. Not everyone who says to me, Lord
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  Speaker 1: Lord will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only he
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  Speaker 1: who does the will of my Father, who is in heaven. Matthew,
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  Speaker 1: chapter seven, verse twenty one. Hypocrisy is dangerous because it
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  Speaker 1: deceives not only others, but the hypocrite himself. He convinces
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  Speaker 1: himself that he is safe because he knows the Word,
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  Speaker 1: follows traditions, and maintains a pious appearance. But God is
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  Speaker 1: not deceived. Do not be deceived. God cannot be mocked.
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  Speaker 1: For whatever a man sows that he will also reap. Galatians,
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  Speaker 1: chapter six, verse seven. Divine justice reaches even those who
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  Speaker 1: hide behind a false religiosity. The Bible gives us examples
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  Speaker 1: of people who fell because of hypocrisy. Judas is Gariot
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  Speaker 1: walked with Jesus, heard his teachings, witnessed miracles, but his
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  Speaker 1: heart was never transformed. He carried the appearance of a disciple,
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  Speaker 1: but greed dominated him. In the end, his false devotion
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  Speaker 1: led him to destruction. Another example is Anonius and Sophira.
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  Speaker 1: They wanted to appear generous before the early Church, but
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  Speaker 1: they lied about their offerings. Peter confronted them and both
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  Speaker 1: were immediately killed by divine judgment. You did not lie
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  Speaker 1: to men, but to God Acts Chapter five, verse four.
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  Speaker 1: Hypocrisy is a sin that blinds The hypocrite considers himself
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  Speaker 1: righteous and better than others. He publicly criticizes sins he
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  Speaker 1: himself commits in secret. He lives by appearances, but does
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  Speaker 1: not deceive God. There is a way that seems right
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  Speaker 1: to a man, but in the end it leads to
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  Speaker 1: death Proverbs, chapter fourteen, verse twelve. Moreover, hypocrisy has a
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  Speaker 1: devastating effect on other people. Many turn away from faith
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  Speaker 1: upon witnessing carerupt leaders, self interested preachers, and false Christians.
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  Speaker 1: The name of God is blasphemed because of those who
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  Speaker 1: claim to be His followers but live as servants of
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  Speaker 1: the world. Therefore, the judgment will be severe. Jesus said
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  Speaker 1: it would be better for them to have a millstone
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  Speaker 1: tied around their neck and be thrown into the sea,
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  Speaker 1: than to cause one of these little ones to stumble
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  Speaker 1: Luke Chapter seventeen, verse two. But hypocrisy is not just
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  Speaker 1: an external problem. Everyone is at risk of falling into
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  Speaker 1: this sin. It's easy to judge others and feel righteous
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  Speaker 1: by performing certain rituals, but true faith is manifested in
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  Speaker 1: the heart, in obedience and in genuine love for God.
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  Speaker 1: The Pharisees washed their hands before eating, but did not
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  Speaker 1: purify their souls. The true follower of Christ seeks inner transformation,
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  Speaker 1: not just a good image before men. Therefore, the Bible
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  Speaker 1: warns us religious hypocrites will not inherit the kingdom of heaven.
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  Speaker 1: They may deceive many, they may even deceive themselves, but
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  Speaker 1: they cannot deceive God. Their deeds will be exposed, their
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  Speaker 1: false faith will be unmasked, and their sentence will be decreed.
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  Speaker 1: Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor hidden
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  Speaker 1: that will not be known Luke, Chapter twelve, verse two.
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  Speaker 1: Among those who will not be saved, there is a
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  Speaker 1: group that the Bible repeatedly mentions with severe warnings, the
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  Speaker 1: practitioners of iniquity. These are not just people who sin,
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  Speaker 1: as every human being is flawed and prone to error.
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  Speaker 1: The difference lies in the attitude towards sin. While the
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  Speaker 1: righteous sin but repent, the practitioners of iniquity fully give
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  Speaker 1: themselves to error, refusing any change. The scriptures are direct
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  Speaker 1: about the fate of those who live in this condition.
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  Speaker 1: The apostle Paul writes, do you not know that the
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  Speaker 1: unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not
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  Speaker 1: be deceived, neither the impure, nor idolators, nor adulterers, nor effeminate,
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  Speaker 1: nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers,
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  Speaker 1: nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. First Corinthians,
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  Speaker 1: chapter six, verse nine, and ten. Iniquity is not just
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  Speaker 1: a collection of isolated sins, but a way of life.
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  Speaker 1: It is those who know the truth but choose to
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  Speaker 1: ignore it. They live by their own rules without any
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  Speaker 1: fear of God. The Bible describes these people hardened, insensitive,
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  Speaker 1: and rebellious. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will
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  Speaker 1: reject you. Hosea, chapter four, verse six. The history of
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  Speaker 1: humanity is marked by examples of peoples and individuals who
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  Speaker 1: lived in the practice of iniquity and suffered divine judgment.
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  Speaker 1: In the days of Noah, the wickedness of man had
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  Speaker 1: multiplied on the earth. The Lord saw that the wickedness
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  Speaker 1: of man had multiplied on the earth, and that every
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  Speaker 1: imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil
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  Speaker 1: continually Genesis chapter six, verse five. As a result, the
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  Speaker 1: flood came, and only Noah and his family were saved.
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  Speaker 1: The same happened with Sodom and Gomorrah. Sin had corrupted
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  Speaker 1: those people irreversibly. When God sent angels to warn Lot,
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  Speaker 1: the inhabitants of the cities tried to violate them. Their
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  Speaker 1: wickedness was so great that not even a direct warning
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  Speaker 1: from Heaven was enough to make them change their ways.
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  Speaker 1: Judgment came swiftly. Then the Lord reigned. Brimstone and fire
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  Speaker 1: from the Lord upon Sodom and Gomorrah Genesis chapter nineteen,
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  Speaker 1: verse twenty four. In the New Testament, Jesus warns about
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  Speaker 1: those who live in the practice of iniquity. Depart from me,
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  Speaker 1: you who practice iniquity. Matthew chapter seven, verse twenty three.
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  Speaker 1: This is one of the most terrifying phrases someone can
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  Speaker 1: hear from the mouth of Christ himself. It's not just
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  Speaker 1: about lacking faith, but about deliberately choosing a path of sin,
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  Speaker 1: ignoring God's warnings. But who are the wicked today? They
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  Speaker 1: are those who consciously live in injustice, who make sin
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  Speaker 1: a lifestyle. They are those who exploit, deceive, destroy without
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  Speaker 1: any remorse, people who give themselves to corruption, wickedness, impiety,
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  Speaker 1: and show no desire to change. The parable of the
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  Speaker 1: Wheat and the Tears illustrates this reality well. The wheat
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  Speaker 1: represents the children of the Kingdom, while the tears represent
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  Speaker 1: the children of the evil One. Both grow together, but
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  Speaker 1: at the end of times God will make the separation.
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  Speaker 1: Just as the tears are gathered and burned in the fire,
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  Speaker 1: so it will be at the end of times Matthew
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  Speaker 1: chapter thirteen, verse forty. The practitioners of iniquity may even
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  Speaker 1: prosper in this world. Often they seem to win, accumulate wealth,
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  Speaker 1: and achieve positions of power, but their end is sealed.
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  Speaker 1: Psalm thirty seven states the wicked will be destroyed, but
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  Speaker 1: those who hope in the Lord will inherit the lane
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  Speaker 1: land Psalm chapter thirty seven, verse nine. However, God takes
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  Speaker 1: no pleasure in the death of the wicked. His justice
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  Speaker 1: is relentless, but he wishes for all to repent. If
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  Speaker 1: the wicked abandon their ways and convert, then they shall
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  Speaker 1: live Ezekiel Chapter eighteen, verse twenty seven. But there are
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  Speaker 1: those who, even when faced with many opportunities, continue to
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  Speaker 1: harden their hearts. These will inevitably experience the weight of
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  Speaker 1: divine judgment. Among those who will not be saved, there
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  Speaker 1: is a group that carries a fate even more tragic
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  Speaker 1: than the unbelievers and the wicked, those who apostatize from
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  Speaker 1: the faith. These are not simply people who never believed,
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  Speaker 1: nor just sinners living in error. They are those who
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  Speaker 1: once knew the truth, experienced the presence of God, but
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  Speaker 1: by their own decision, strayed from the path of salvation.
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  Speaker 1: The Bible is clear in stating that apostasy is a
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  Speaker 1: sin with grave consequences, for it is impossible for those
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  Speaker 1: who were once enlightened, have tasted the heavenly gift, have
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  Speaker 1: become partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have fallen away
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  Speaker 1: to be renewed again to repentance. Hebrews, chapter six, verses
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  Speaker 1: four to six. This text does not refer to a
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  Speaker 1: stumble or a temporary deviation, but to a definitive rejection
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  Speaker 1: of faith. Apostasy is not just straying due to weakness,
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  Speaker 1: but consciously abandoning faith and opposing the truth that was
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  Speaker 1: once accepted. Peter compares this behavior to that of an
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  Speaker 1: irrational animal. The dog returned to its own vomit, and
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  Speaker 1: the washed sow returned to wallowing in the mud. Second Peter,
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  Speaker 1: Chapter two, verse twenty two. This strong image de constrains
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  Speaker 1: the seriousness of the act. Someone who has already been
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  Speaker 1: cleansed but returns to sin is voluntarily choosing their own condemnation.
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  Speaker 1: In Biblical history, we find several examples of apostasy. One
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  Speaker 1: of the most emblematic is Judas Iscariot. He was not
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  Speaker 1: a stranger to Christ. On the contrary, he walked with Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: heard his teachings, and even performed miracles in his name. However,
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  Speaker 1: due to greed and selfishness, he chose to betray the Master.
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  Speaker 1: His end was tragic. After realizing the weight of his betrayal,
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  Speaker 1: he hanged himself, thus sealing his fate of perdition. Another
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  Speaker 1: example is that of Demas, a disciple of Paul, who
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  Speaker 1: started well in faith but later abandoned everything for the
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  Speaker 1: love of the world. Paul laments his fall by writing, Demas,
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  Speaker 1: having loved this present age, has abandoned me. Two Timothy,
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  Speaker 1: Chapter four, verse ten. This is the essence of apostasy,
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  Speaker 1: a greater love for worldly things than for faithfulness to God.
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  Speaker 1: The apostle John speaks about those who left the midst
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  Speaker 1: of the faithful because they were never truly transformed. This
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  Speaker 1: shows that many can be inside the church, live among Christians,
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  Speaker 1: but have never been truly regenerated. Apostasy is a gradual process.
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  Speaker 1: Few abandon the faith suddenly. Usually it starts with small compromises,
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  Speaker 1: a spiritual cooling, a distancing from devotional practices. The heart
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  Speaker 1: becomes hardened, until finally the person turns against the truth.
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  Speaker 1: In the last days, some will abandon the faith, giving
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  Speaker 1: heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons. First Timothy,
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  Speaker 1: chapter four, verse one. But what leads someone to apostatize,
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  Speaker 1: Often it is the trials and persecutions. Jesus warned about
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  Speaker 1: this in the parable of the sower. What was sown
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  Speaker 1: on rocky ground. Is the one who hears the word
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  Speaker 1: and immediately receives it with joy, but having no root
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  Speaker 1: in himself, lasts a short time. When distress or persecution
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  Speaker 1: comes because of the word, he quickly abandons it Matthew thirteen,
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  Speaker 1: Verses twenty and twenty one. Love for the world is
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  Speaker 1: also a decisive factor. Many start well in faith, but
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  Speaker 1: are seduced by sin, money, power, or the pleasures of
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  Speaker 1: this life. Their devotion becomes superficial, until finally they are
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  Speaker 1: and everything. The Bible speaks of a time when apostasy
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  Speaker 1: will be widespread before the end times, many will stray
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  Speaker 1: from the faith. Let no one deceive you in any way,
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  Speaker 1: because that day will not come unless the apostasy comes
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  Speaker 1: first second Thessalonians two, verse three. This warning serves as
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  Speaker 1: a reminder that the abandonment of faith will be one
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  Speaker 1: of the signs of the proximity of the final judgment.
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  Speaker 1: But there is something even worse than simply apostatizing, those who,
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  Speaker 1: in addition to turning away from the faith, begin to
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  Speaker 1: persecute those who remain faithful. They are people who once
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  Speaker 1: defended the Gospel but later become enemies of the Cross
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  Speaker 1: Hebrews ten twenty nine. It makes a terrible warning about
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  Speaker 1: this type of person. How much more severe punishment do
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  Speaker 1: you think will they deserve those who have trampled underfoot
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  Speaker 1: the Son of God profaned the blood of the Covenant
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  Speaker 1: and insulted the spirit of grace. Among those who will
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  Speaker 1: not be saved, there is a group that definitively rejects salvation,
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  Speaker 1: those who hear the message of the Gospel but refuse
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  Speaker 1: the call to repentance. Unlike unbelievers who have never come
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  Speaker 1: into contact with faith or apostates who have turned away
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  Speaker 1: from it, these are the ones who hear the truth,
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  Speaker 1: understand its implications, but out of pride, rebellion, or indifference,
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  Speaker 1: choose to ignore it. The Bible is clear about the
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  Speaker 1: fate of these people. Jesus stated, he who believes in
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  Speaker 1: him is not condemned, but he who does not believe
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  Speaker 1: is already condemned because he is not believed in the
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  Speaker 1: name of the only begotten Son of God. John three,
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  Speaker 1: verse eighteen. The rejection of the Gospel does not need
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  Speaker 1: to be aggressive or blasphemous. Often it manifests through neglect, postponement,
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  Speaker 1: the subtle refusal to acknowledge the need for salvation. The
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  Speaker 1: parable of the Great Banquet illustrates this reality well. A
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  Speaker 1: king prepared a great dinner and sent out invitations, but
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  Speaker 1: the guests, one by one made excuses not to attend.
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  Speaker 1: One said, I have just bought a field and I
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  Speaker 1: need to see it. Another said I have just bought
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  Speaker 1: five yoke of oxen and I am going to try
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  Speaker 1: them out. Still another said I have just married, so
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  Speaker 1: I cannot go. Luke Chapter fourteen, verses eighteen to twenty.
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  Speaker 1: None of them directly rejected the invitation, but all were
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  Speaker 1: too busy with their own lives to pay attention to
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  Speaker 1: the king's call. And what was the consequence. The king, indignant, said,
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  Speaker 1: none of those who were invited will taste my banquet,
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  Speaker 1: Luke chapter fourteen, verse twenty four. This is the reality
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  Speaker 1: of those who hear the word but do not take
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  Speaker 1: it seriously. They choose their own priorities and end up
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  Speaker 1: excluded from the kingdom. In the Old Testament we see
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  Speaker 1: this same attitude repeatedly. The people of Israel received countless
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  Speaker 1: warnings through the prophets, but their response was almost always
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  Speaker 1: the same rejection and contempt. Jeremiah pleaded for the people
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  Speaker 1: to repent, but they said, we will not walk in it.
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  Speaker 1: Jeremiah chapter six, verse sixteen. God sent his word, but
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  Speaker 1: they ignored it. In the New Testament we see the
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  Speaker 1: classic example of Pontius Pilot. He had Jesus before him,
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  Speaker 1: heard the truth directly from his mouth, realized that Christ
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  Speaker 1: was innocent, but decided to wash his hands and let
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  Speaker 1: the people choose His indecision was in practice a rejection.
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  Speaker 1: He had the opportunity to act, but preferred to remain neutral. However,
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  Speaker 1: in the face of truth, there is no neutrality. Whoever
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  Speaker 1: does not accept Christ automatically rejects him. Another example is
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  Speaker 1: the rich young man. He was seeking salvation and even
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  Speaker 1: asked Jesus what he should do to inherit eternal life.
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  Speaker 1: But when Christ told him to sell his possessions and
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  Speaker 1: follow him, he went away sad because he had many riches.
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  Speaker 1: Matthew chapter nineteen, verse twenty two. He wanted eternal life,
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  Speaker 1: but did not want to give up his earthly security.
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  Speaker 1: He chose his possessions instead of Christ, and his rejection
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  Speaker 1: was sealed. The rejection of the Gospel can take many forms.
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  Speaker 1: Some openly mock, others hide behind science, philosophy, or skepticism.
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  Speaker 1: But there are those who simply procrastinate. They say to themselves,
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  Speaker 1: one day, I will think about it. I still have time.
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  Speaker 1: Later I will seek God. The problem is that no
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  Speaker 1: one knows about to morrow. The Bible warns to day,
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  Speaker 1: if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.
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  Speaker 1: Hebrews chapter three, verse fifteen. The danger of rejection is
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  Speaker 1: not only in the act of denying God, but in
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  Speaker 1: constant postponement, subtle indifference, in the idea that there will
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  Speaker 1: always be time. But there comes a time when opportunities end.
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  Speaker 1: In the Book of Proverbs, God speaks harshly against those
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  Speaker 1: who disregard his call. Because I called and you refused.
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  Speaker 1: I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention.
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  Speaker 1: I will also laugh at your calamity. I will mock
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  Speaker 1: when your terror comes. Proverbs Chapter one, verses twenty four
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  Speaker 1: to twenty six. Whoever consciously rejects salvation is actually rejecting
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  Speaker 1: the only escape route that exists. The fate of those
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  Speaker 1: who refuse the call to repentance is clear. They will
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  Speaker 1: have to face judgment without an intercessor without redemption without defense.
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  Speaker 1: On the day of judgment, many will try to argue,
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  Speaker 1: but they will hear the harshest sentence of all depart
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  Speaker 1: from me. Matthew Chapter seven, verse twenty three. The Bible
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  Speaker 1: leaves no doubt neither the unbelievers, nor the hypocrites, nor
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  Speaker 1: those who live in iniquity, nor the apostates, nor those
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  Speaker 1: who reject the Gospel will see the Kingdom of heaven.
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  Speaker 1: But God, in his mercy, still extends the invitation to
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  Speaker 1: those who repent, to forgiveness, to those who acknowledge their
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  Speaker 1: mistake and turn to Christ salvation. But time is short,
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  Speaker 1: and the decision cannot be postponed.