PREDESTINATION: HOW TO TELL IF YOU ARE MEANT FOR HELL!!!

Below is the criteria to help you know whether you are prestined for heaven or hell.

Predestination is one of the most misunderstood teachings in Christianity. Many think it means that God arbitrarily chooses some people to be saved and others to be lost, without considering their choices. But the Bible presents a different and much more hopeful picture. Predestination is God’s loving plan to save all who respond to His grace in Jesus Christ.

What Predestination Truly Means

“All who are willing to be saved by Christ are the elect of God. It is the obedient who are predestinated from the foundation of the world.” (Selected Messages, Book 1, p. 379)

This means that God’s choice is not limited to a few—it includes everyone who accepts Christ as their personal Savior. Those who respond to God’s invitation become part of His eternal plan and are assured of salvation.

Predestination is Always in Christ

“It is only in Christ that we become conformed to his image. … Therefore it is that men are foreordained or predestinated only in Christ.” (Signs of the Times, Jan 2, 1893)

God’s purpose for humanity is realized in Jesus. Through His life, death, and resurrection, He opened the way for every person to share in eternal life. The moment we place our faith in Christ, we step into the path God planned from the beginning—a path of transformation and victory.

What We Are Predestined To

“Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.” (Signs of the Times, Jan 2, 1893)

God’s ultimate goal is to restore His image in us. Predestination is a calling to reflect the love, humility, and purity of Jesus. It’s not a random selection for heaven but a divine invitation to become like Christ in character and life.

How Predestination Works

“Since every person has been known to God … and those whom he foreknew he predestinated to be conformed to the image of his Son … it follows that God has purposed salvation for every soul … But … we are free to choose for ourselves whether we will accept Him or not.… He will not carry out His own purpose contrary to man’s will.” (Signs of the Times, Jan 2, 1893)

God knows the end from the beginning, but His foreknowledge never forces our decisions. Predestination is God’s plan for everyone, but it becomes personal only when we choose Christ.

What Predestination Does Not Mean

“That the Bible teaches predestination, is true; that it teaches what modern theology defines the term to mean, we think is not true. … In the Scriptures, it is the assurance of salvation so long as we maintain a certain relation to God.”

(Signs of the Times, Jan 2, 1893)

The idea that some are doomed from birth undermines personal responsibility and makes people believe there’s no point in seeking God. True predestination, however, fills us with hope: when we abide in Christ, our salvation is secure.

Predestination as a Gift of Grace

“Every one who believes on Jesus Christ is elected, and all the power of God is behind that election, that he shall bear the image of God. … Christ provides the character, and offers it to any one who will believe in Him.” (Selected Messages, Book 1, p. 380)

This means God has provided all the strength, grace, and spiritual power needed for every believer to finish the race and receive eternal life.

No One Is Excluded

“Through faith in Christ as their substitute … all may become the elect of God, predestinated unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ … Those who perish will perish because they refuse to be adopted as children of God through Christ Jesus.” (The Signs of the Times, Jan 2, 1893)

Predestination, then, is not about exclusion. It is an open call to every human being to accept God’s gift of life.

Conclusion

Predestination is God’s loving plan to save and transform all who believe in Jesus Christ. It is not a rigid decree or a random selection; it is the assurance that when we choose Christ, we are chosen in Him. It does not override free will, nor does it doom anyone to be lost. Instead, it magnifies God’s grace, declaring to all:

“Choose life, that you may live” (Deut. 30:19).

Thank you.