Witches, demons, horror and fright. That’s what Halloween is made of. Cobwebs and spiders, snakes and scary sights. That’s largely and basically what Halloween is made of. And it’s all funny and a joke. Until. You’ve been there. There is where? Hell is where. It’s a real place. What an unusual way for me to start this Halloween episode of the Weekly encouragement! Does it seem a little out of place, a little out of character? I suppose so. Evil is out of character for God. He can’t be there. But did you know that there are 46 scriptures about hell in the Bible. Jesus talked about hell (I believe the research indicates that Jesus talked about hell more than He talked about heaven) a lot. For Halloween, I’m sharing someone who had a real vision of hell and talks about the seriousness of it. I find this fascinating. Thank you seems a little funny, but thank you for this opportunity to join you for today’s episode of the Weekly encouragement! It is a privilege to be with you, and, really, the thank you is real and genuine. If I were to not talk about hell with you, I couldn’t genuinely say I love you as I do with each Weekly encouragement! episode. Part of love is speaking truth, not hiding it. Hell is true. It’s a real place. But the Bible speaks with love for you and me. This is how I know it’s love to speak of hell, and I’m grateful for those who speak honestly and quite candidly, as today’s Weekly encouragement! presenter does. In fact, it’s next to impossible for him to not say something about hell after having experienced it 28 years ago. He’s going to tell you all about it, backing his story and experience with a lot of scripture. Letting you and me know it isn’t somewhere we want to be. That it isn’t cute or funny. I appreciate his analogy of a good person knocking on the door of a complete stranger’s mansion and saying, “You have to let me in because I’m a good person!” How foolish we can be when it comes to demons and goblins and witchcraft in thinking these are fun and especially thinking these are for children. But in a way, at least Halloween brings these things to the forefront and causes us to think about death and the afterlife and demons and goblins. Otherwise, we don’t much think about them. Maybe this is an opportunity to talk about them. In light. I hope this message sheds light on these ways of darkness. I hope this brings truth to our lives about God’s love and our need for His love and sacrifice. And light. I’m giving you so much to think about in today’s Weekly encouragement! message. Please remember I’m praying for you because I love you. I wouldn’t share this if I didn’t. I don’t want you to pay for your own sins.