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  COULD EVERY DAMNED SINNER WEEP A WHOLE OCEAN!
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: The sermon warns of the eternal and unending nature of God's
judgment and punishment, emphasizing the reality and seriousness of
hell.

Topics: "The Reality of Hell", "Eternal Judgment"
Scripture References: Mark 9:43, Revelation 20:10

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Thomas Brooks delivers a powerful sermon on the eternal torment of hell,
emphasizing that the fires of hell are unquenchable and everlasting,
unlike earthly fires that can be extinguished. He warns that no amount
of tears or time can alleviate the suffering of the damned, who are
bound in eternal darkness and punishment. Brooks highlights the
seriousness of hell, urging listeners to recognize it as a real and
terrifying reality, not to be taken lightly. He poignantly illustrates
the despair of those in hell, who would wish for death but find it
forever out of reach. The sermon serves as a sobering reminder of the
consequences of sin and the need for repentance.

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"They will be tormented day and night forever and ever!"

Revelation 20:10

Our earthly fires may be quenched and extinguished.

The hottest flames, the greatest conflagrations have

been quenched and extinguished by water. Fires on

our hearths and in our chimneys often die and go out

by themselves. Our fire is maintained with wood--and

put out with water. But the fire of hell never goes out;

it can never be quenched. It is . . .

an everlasting fire,

an eternal fire,

an unquenchable fire!

In Mark 9 from verse 43 to verse 49, this fire is five

times said to be unquenchable--as if the Lord could

never speak enough of it. Beloved, the Holy Spirit is

never guilty of idle repetitions; but by these frequent

repetitions, the Holy Spirit would awaken men, and

teach them to look upon hell as a real thing, and as

a serious thing, and not sport with unquenchable

flames--nor go to hell in a dream!

Certainly the fire into which the damned shall be cast

shall be without all intermission of time or punishment.

No tears, nor blood, nor time--can extinguish the fire

of hell. Could every damned sinner weep a whole

ocean--yet all those oceans of tears together, would

never extinguish one spark of infernal fire!

The damned are in "everlasting chains of darkness;"

they are under the "vengeance of eternal fire;"

they are "in blackness of darkness forever."

Said a poor despairing creature on his deathbed,

"Oh, that word 'forever'--breaks my heart!"

The damned in hell would gladly die--but they cannot.

They shall be always a-dying--yet never dead.

They shall be always a-consuming--yet never consumed.

"The smoke of their torment rises forever and ever!"

Revelation 14:11

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/could-every-damned-sinner-weep-a-whole-ocean/
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