19/12/2025
*Attendee:* Pastor, can I make a prayer request?
*Pastor:* Of course, what is it?
*Attendee:* My relative passed away.
*Pastor:* What do you want us to pray for?
*Attendee:* He died last week. I want to pray that God will guide him in the afterlife.
*Pastor:* Ohโฆ Let me explain. Imagine there's an examโwhen should you pray, before or after the exam?
*Attendee:* Before the exam, of course.
*Pastor:* Correct. Here's how it works: if you pray after the exam, you're essentially asking God to change the grades, which isnโt possible because God is righteous and fair. He cannot cheat the results. The same applies to lifeโwhen someone dies, their "exam" is over. We can no longer change the outcome of their decisions while they were alive. Their destiny is already sealed. Hebrews 9:27 says, "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." It means there are no second chances after death. I'm sorry, but this is the truth.
*Attendee:* Oh? So we need to sort it out while weโre still alive?
*Pastor:* Exactly. Iโm sorry about your relative, but we canโt pray for them anymore. Thatโs why itโs crucial for people to understand the Gospel while theyโre still aliveโto accept Jesus as Lord and Savior before itโs too late.
*Attendee:* Okay, Pastor.
Churches that teach there is still salvation after death are teaching something contrary to Scripture and are deceiving their members. People who believe they can be saved after death will face the greatest shock of their lives when they discover the truth that there is NO salvation after death.
John 8:32: "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
Time is running out! โฐ
Repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ!
Mark 1:15 AMP
[15] and saying, โThe [appointed period of] time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent [change your inner selfโyour old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek Godโs purpose for your life] and believe [with a deep, abiding trust] in the good news [regarding salvation].โ
Romans 10:13: "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Acts 16:30-31: "Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."
Ephesians 2:8-9: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."
