Accounts in Hell
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Mike Peralta compiled Hell Testimonies, a free-distribution book that gathers reports from several continents. The collection includes Choo Thomas, seven Colombian youths, Victoria Nehale, Bernarda Fernandez, Ricardo Cid, an unnamed Buddhist monk, Carmelo Brenes, Queen E. Dixon, Angelica Zambrano, Emmanuel Agyarko, and Michael Thomas Sambo. The book frames each testimony as a warning from Jesus through the Holy Spirit and repeatedly emphasizes Matthew 7:21-23: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven.”
Several themes recur. First, the danger of disobedient profession. Many testimonies warn that people who call Jesus Lord but continue in willful sin will be surprised on the day of judgment. Second, the specificity of judgment. Some accounts claim that people are in hell because of particular sins: lust, pornography, unforgiveness, Sabbath-breaking, idolatry. Third, the global scope of the warning. The testimonies come from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and North America, suggesting that the church worldwide is receiving similar warnings. Fourth, the urgency of repentance now. Each account ends with a call to turn from sin and surrender fully to Christ.
The emphasis on obedience as evidence of salvation is biblical. James 2:14-26 says that faith without works is dead. First John 2:3-6 says that we know we have come to know Him if we keep His commandments. Matthew 7:21-23 is the foundation of the entire collection. The warning that religious activity without obedience is worthless is exactly what Jesus taught.
The difficulty is that some accounts add requirements that are not central to the gospel. For example, one testimony warns about Sabbath-keeping as a condition of salvation. While Sabbath observance is important for many Christians, making it a condition of eternal salvation contradicts the New Testament’s teaching that believers are not under the law as a covenant of works Romans 6:14Galatians 3:23-25Colossians 2:16-17. This is why every testimony in the collection must be tested by the whole Bible, not accepted simply because it claims to be from heaven.
Peralta’s collection is useful for showing that the warning about hell is not limited to one culture or one denomination. It can also be used to teach discernment: even a testimony that contains real urgency may contain doctrinal error. Students should learn to receive the warning while rejecting additions to the gospel.
Common student mistake: Accepting every detail of a global testimony collection as authoritative because the overall message seems serious.
Practice assignment: Read Matthew 7:21-23, Romans 6:14, and Colossians 2:16-17. Write a paragraph explaining why obedience proves salvation but Sabbath-keeping cannot be made a condition of salvation.
Worksheet idea: "Global Warnings, Biblical Filter" — list three testimonies from the collection, their main warning, and the biblical passage that confirms or corrects it.
Completion requirement: Student can identify one biblical theme in Peralta’s collection and one doctrinal detail that must be tested against the whole Bible.
ANSWER: Matthew 7:21-23.
ANSWER: Any two of: disobedient profession, specificity of judgment for particular sins, global scope, urgency of repentance.
ANSWER: Because some testimonies add requirements, such as Sabbath-keeping as a condition of salvation, that contradict the New Testament gospel.