Man in Hell Warns of the Consequences of Continuing to Gratify Sinful Desires

In 1848, Marietta Davis, a twenty-five year old woman living in New York, fell into a coma, from which neither family nor doctors could arouse her. She awoke nine days later and related to her family and her minister a detailed vision of heaven and hell.

In her visit to hell, Davis was warned by a tormented man about the consequences of continuing to gratify sinful desires. The excerpts of what this man told her are detailed below:

Another spirit cried out, “Go away and leave us to our lot. Your very presence gives us pain. It reminds us of our lost opportunities and…” Here the second spirit paused for a moment, then he continued. “No, wait. I don't know why but I feel compelled to talk to you. I will tell you what we have learned here about the power and influence of evil and why men and women are so attracted to it. Listen to me!”

He paused for a moment to gather his thoughts. “When a person is in the body his spirit is very difficult to perceive. It is inside him, invisible. But when he dies and enters this place, the spirit becomes the basis of his existence. It becomes his very being. It pervades everything, controls everything and inspires everything.

“People on earth are opposed to the truth that men and women will suffer for their sins when the spirit leaves the body. They think that the love and goodness of God would never allow this to happen. But evil and suffering certainly do exist in this place. The cause of it is obvious, yet people seek to reject it and even accuse God of evil."

He looked at me. “Violation of God's law always has harmful consequences. It inevitably brings death .instead of life and perfection. It is sin, the breaking of the law, that prevents men and women from becoming what they were meant to be. It is sin that removes them from a life with God.

“This great and unchangeable truth is obvious in every aspect of our lives whenever laws are broken. This place is full of the awful results of it.”

The spirit lifted his contorted face and cried out in despair.

“Why don't people come to their senses and realise what happens when they sin? Why don't they stop their sin and turn to God to avoid these terrible consequences? Marietta, you are obviously not one of us. You will leave here and go back to places of peace. Aah!” he groaned. “We feel madness and delirium whenever there is even the mention of peace and love. I am telling you these things because you are returning to earth. Tell those people what you have seen and warn them about the dangers waiting for those who continue to gratify their wrong desires.”

I recoiled in horror at his outburst. The hideous look on his face imprinted itself in my mind forever, but at that moment I was removed from his presence.

I knew that what I had just witnessed was utterly and undeniably real. Those spirits were people I had known on earth! But how they had changed! They had become the embodiment of sorrow and remorse. How passionately I wished they could, escape to become pure and be able to take their place with those happy spirits I had visited in the Paradise of Peace!

Marietta Davis’ vision was recorded in a book entitled Scenes Beyond the Grave. The excerpts above are from a plain English rewrite of book produced by Dennis and Nolene Prince.

A PDF of the original old English version is available here:

http://www.dailybread.com.au/e-books/Marietta_Davis/Scenes%20Beyond%20the%20Grave.pdf