How terrible that there will be a time when "brother will deliver up brother to death and father child and children shall rise up against parents and shall put them to death". When I think of my family and their love for one another, I cannot imagine such a change of heart to hatred and cruelty which might come in the place of love.

Jesus says, the one who endures to the end shall be saved and not to be afraid of those who can kill the body but not the soul, but rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in gehenna.

We are saved from judgement leading to death of the soul, the first death, by our putting our faith in Jesus but there is also a judgement which is made according to how we have lived our lives.

For followers of Christ, it is a judgement for rewards according to what we have said and done: rewards which are ...