J Marcellus Kik

Voices from Heaven and Hell J Marcellus Kik

Publisher Marketing: It was with trepidation some years ago that I gave a message in monologue form to my congregation in Montreal, Canada. It was well received and I was encouraged to give more. The series have been used both in Canada and United States in evangelistic services. One encouraging feature was that the narratives attracted the attention of those who were difficult to reach with the conventional type sermon. It had its appeal also to young people and children. It should be carefully noted in the narratives that the experience of death does not change an individual. It is a popular misconception that those in hell would accept the Gospel if it were offered to them. There is no repentance in hell. Death does not change character, as is so evident in the parable which our Lord gave concerning Dives and Lazarus. Death does not change the human heart nor does the torment of hell. Therefore the characters who speak from hell are kept "In character." When the characters utter historical statements they have been taken from either sacred or secular history. They are not the product of the imagination but the result of research. We have sought especially to weave the revelation of Scripture into the voices from Heaven and hell. Thus they may be looked upon as character studies. J. M. K. Little Falls, N. J.