by Pastor and Evangelist Carmelo Brenes
Our Church of God of the Full Gospel has the honor to present the testimony: "Rescued from
Hell," with pastor and evangelist Carmelo Brenes.
In 1982, I had an accident in which I died. In the moment that all my existence ended,
I felt everything become dark, and I began to walk through a dark tunnel. I saw a being that was taking me and began to hear screams
and moans. I understood that my life had been taken from me; I ceased to live on the earth. But the most terrible thing was that as
we were going through the tunnel, the fear inside of me was increasing more and more. I knew that, although my body was already dead,
I was alive in some place.
We walked for a while inside that tunnel. Suddenly, I heard groans and moans that I had never heard before.
As we continued walking inside that cold and dark tunnel, I began to see big, gigantic snakes that moved from one place to another
and to hear different moans and groans. There was something very peculiar about that place: almost all the people in that place had
something in common. They were all thinking about and crying out for water at that moment. We continued going until we arrived at
an open place like a plateau with many chambers and divisions that contained different people.
I began to cry out with terror and beg
God for mercy. I began to tell Him, "Lord, remember my life! Have mercy!" In those moments, a feeling of terror invaded my soul. I
felt like my whole life was passing before my eyes once more. I was walking with the being that took me. As we approached a door,
I shouted, "Have mercy on me my Lord; have mercy on me! I beg you to help me! Help me Lord!!"
Suddenly there was a silence, and I
heard a voice saying, "Stop!" Because of that voice, all of hell shook. The being that was taking me by the hand released me, but
I did not fall to the ground. Instead, I remained hovering in one place and heard that voice once more that said, "I am not the God
of adulterers, I am not the God of fornicators, I am not the God of liars. Why do you call me Lord if I am not a God of those who
boast and are proud?" I felt for a moment that my whole being was going to be destroyed, but as the moments passed the being’s voice
became softer and told me, "Come and I will show you the things going on in this place that are waiting for all who haven't been willing
to follow my way and have walked after the imaginations of their own hearts."
I began to walk in that place, while listening to all
those moans that crushed my very soul. Suddenly, we stopped at the head of a cell where a woman was sitting in a rocking chair. At
first, it seemed like nothing was happening to her, but suddenly her body transformed because she was a witch. She screamed with such
groans and moans, and asked for help because her whole being was burning in flames. She began to scream horrifying screams, begging
for someone to please help her. The Lord spoke to me and said, "The wages of sin is death, and those who arrive in this place will
never get out again." He also showed me places down in the earth, like openings in the earth, that had some kind of boiling oil where
there were also beings that were burning in flames-- human beings, that were in that place of suffering. When they tried to go out,
a demon came at once to put them inside that place again.
The Lord showed me that because of the disobedience of men, many people
that had once been a part of Christian and Evangelic churches, found themselves in that place crying out and begging for mercy over
their lives, which could not be found anymore because mercy can only be found when we are still alive on this earth. Once a man is
dead, mercy can not be reached anymore, as the Lord says in His word, "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this
the judgment“ (Hebrews 9:27). We continued walking and arrived at a very special place where there were people that had once listened
to the word of God, but never wanted to repent. I noticed a woman with two children who were pleading with their mother and asked
her: "Why? Why didn't you take us to Sunday school? Why didn't you allow us to go to church?" And they cursed her because they once
wanted to go to church to hear the word of God, but their mother never allowed them to go to church to hear the gospel. He also took
me by a place where there were pastors, evangelists, and missionaries and many believers who were there for different causes.
I saw
a pastor that especially caught my attention. This man had never believed in the power of the Holy Spirit, speaking in other tongues,
or the baptism of the Holy Ghost. He also never believed in the healings of the Lord. Now however, he was begging for mercy, and for
one more chance to go out and tell the world that speaking in tongues is real, that that the Holy Ghost is real, and that there is
real freedom in the gospel of the Lord. But it was too late for him; he could not leave that place because his time to repent of his
evil was while he was on earth. Even when he was a member of the Christian evangelical church and a pastor, however, he had not reached
mercy. There was also a missionary there because he asked for money to open a mission in Africa, but he only used half of the money.
The rest of the money he took it for himself, and now he begs for mercy in that place and for another chance to deliver back the money
that was not his. He remembers how he lied to take that money that was not his and begs for mercy and forgiveness. But when he sees
that mercy can not be granted to him, he curses Jesus Christ.
I want to tell you, it is not the same at all, when you live life here
as when you are in that place of torment. In hell, you hear the shouts and groans of terror and pain in the throat of those that were
once inside the church praising the name of Jesus. Now in that place they cry out and beg for mercy for their sins, but once on this
earth they had that chance. Now, they are just waiting for the eternal and Last Judgment. There were also pastors there because they
robbed tithes and offerings from their churches. Now, they want just one more chance that can not be granted any more--one more chance
that can only be found on this earth. They spend day and night crying out without ceasing to undo all their bad works. The opportunity
to repent is while you are alive on earth because after this life there are no more chances. Those who die without Jesus Christ go
to hell, and those who die with Jesus Christ receive eternal life in heaven with Him. Many people believe that dying is just stopping
this existence and that their bodies will go into the earth. At death, real life begins and the real personality of the believer or
the sinner shows up and begins to live; either in the glory of God or in condemnation and eternal shame. That choice you make it today
and now; right at this moment is when you can think over and meditate on where you want to spend your eternity. Do you want to spend
eternity in hell or in the glory of God? At this very hour you can still decide.
We continued walking and arrived at a horrifying place
where there were demons of all types, shapes and forms. There were some that had just one arm, one eye and one leg, and the end of
the leg was like a hoof of a foal. Their faces were like half of a human face, but the rest of the other half was empty. I asked the
Lord, "Lord and this? What it is this?” And He said, "These are demons of destruction, in the homes of all those who are lost. This
is the demon that will destroy and destroy without rest, day after day." The torment in that place is terrible--so terrible that the
souls can not stop and remember all the things that they did while on earth. Is like it is written in Luke 16 from verses 19 on (19"There
was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus,
covered with sores 21and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22The
time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23In hell where
he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity
on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' 25"But
Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he
is comforted here and you are in agony. 26And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who
want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.' 27"He answered, 'Then I beg you, father, send
Lazarus to my father's house, 28for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.'
29"Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.' 30" 'No, father Abraham,' he said, 'but if
someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.' 31"He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets,
they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.' " The rich men died, and in Hades he lifted his eyes while in torment
and saw Abraham and Lazarus at his side. There he could remember that he had a father and five brothers. He could think about them
in that moment because there, your soul is alive, your soul can feel the pain. You can remember all the things you did in your life
good or bad; you can remember the way you lived within or out of the church; you can remember all your relatives, your mother, your
brothers, all your friends, and that is part of the torment. That man in the Bible could remember that he had five brothers, and also
beg for mercy saying, "Father Abraham send someone to tell them and testify to them, so they do not come to this place of torment."
But Abraham told him, "They have had Moses and the prophets let them hear them." In the same way, today you have prophets of God that
preach the gospel of the Lord on this earth. You have heard the Word of God, and now is the time to repent. Nobody from the dead will
come to save you because He who can save your soul, Jesus of Nazareth, has already resurrected from the dead, and is now sitting at
the right hand of the Father ready to save you. Nobody else can save you. It is written in the book of Acts 4:12 "Salvation is found
in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Just in Jesus alone. When I remember
all that pain, I still feel all the pain and terror in my soul in remembering that there are young children in that place between
the ages of 12 and 14 years old. They also regret many things they did here on earth. There are many that believe that their children
will not be lost or go to hell because they are so young. But let me tell you, if your children are not in the ways of the Lord, and
can already distinguish between good and evil they will also arrive to that place of torment because it is written in Revelation 20:12
"And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book
of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.” All persons that can comprehend and can make
the distinction between good and evil will have to stand before the Lord; nothing is hidden from the eyes of the Lord.
We continued
walking until we came to a place where it was some sort of football stadium. The demons’ laughing stock were human beings. Their mockery
was the very image of the living God; the joy of the demons was to torment the living image of God. They pulled out pieces of their
bodies and hid them from them and made them look for them. That made them feel great pleasure because that caused great pain and torment,
which is what satan and his demons like the most. It is like what is written in John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill
and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." It is not like when you are here sitting in a chair and
you can ask for water and drink it. In that place, people ask for water and mercy; in that place people regret even the day they were
born. In that place, people are sorry that they did not meet Jesus. Also, many that met Jesus regret that they walked away from Him.
But it is already late. I want to tell you that if you have walked away from the ways of the Lord, if you have walked apart from Him,
today is the time to come back! Do not be ashamed of what your friends may say; do not think of what your father, your girlfriend
or your brothers may say. Think of what the Lord says in His word: those who are ashamed of Him on this earth, He will also be ashamed
of in the heavens (Luke 9:26 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory
and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.) It is time for you to run to the presence of God; it is time for you to look
for the salvation. Do not look for a church, look towards Jesus Christ. Do not look for a church that makes you feel good; look for
a church where the Spirit of the Lord moves and repent of your sins! It is time for repentance; now is the time to cry out to the
Lord and tell Him: "Lord I recognize that I am not saved; Lord I recognize that I still can not attain salvation on my own." If this
is your situation when you are reading this testimony, just run to Jesus Christ! Your life is in danger, the Word of God says that
He will come as a thief in the night. (1 Thessalonians 5:2 For you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief
in the night.) Are you ready to be saved or are you still thinking about it?
We continued observing what these demons were doing to
those in torment. They took out an eye and hid it. We saw human beings dragging themselves in pain to look for it. For the demons,
it was a great joy to see that person. Other demons took away part of a leg to watch him jump and hobble, looking for the part of
the body that was missing; to another they took out an arm just to laugh about the pain the person felt. I want to tell you that those
who have met the Lord Jesus and once walked in His ways, but die in their sin receive double punishment! As the Word of God says,
(Mark 12:40 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most severely. James 4:17 Anyone,
then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins.) Those who know how to do good, but do evil shall receive double
condemnation. Those who never knew the Lord also have torment and pain, but it is more tolerable than for those who knew Jesus and
slid back. I just want to tell you, that when we were in that place, I felt such a terror in my soul, although I know that here men
do not think in that way. I was in as deep of a panic as I feel right now. I felt terror for my life; I felt such a terror for all
the torments that I was looking at; I felt such a pain and compassion for all the souls that were crying and begging for mercy; I
felt all my being become weaker, but the Lord was there giving me strength and told me: "I will show you how many things are still
waiting for all men." We passed that place, and arrived at a different cell that was burning in the edges. There were souls crying
and suffering and I began to see what was going on with them. Those who were in the torment with flames that looked like gases were
the ones that had once stood up in the altar of God. They had led church meetings and preached the word of God. They were the ones
that had once cast out demons and spoke in tongues, but now were in torment because one day they made the decision to walk away from
the holy way of God. We stood there watching all those in pain burning in the flames. Even when all we could see were almost just
bones of a dark gray color, they could still feel the pain. They also could talk, they could beg for mercy when they felt that the
Lord was walking by them in that moment. They shouted with loud screams: "Jesus please have mercy on us!" But the time for mercy is
today.
We continued walking until we arrived at a place and the Lord told me: "Look at this wide street." I stood looking at the street
and saw a multitude of believers with their Bibles in their hands. Their hands were raised up; some of them were praying some of them
were shouting. The road of the Lord continued to the right, but they continued walking straight to hell, and I asked the Lord why
they were going that way. He told me: "They have a double life; they are living two lives: one in My house of prayer, and another
in their own houses." And I said to the Lord: "But Lord, these people come from praising your Name!" And He said: "Yes, and even when
they cry, shout , and say nice things about Me or to Me, their hearts are full of adultery, full of evil, full of lies, full of deception,
full of hate, full of roots of bitterness, full of bad thoughts." Then, I could understand what is written in the Scripture in Matthew
7:21 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is
in heaven.
There are times that we think we are doing things okay--that we are walking right before the eyes of the Lord. The truth
is, however, that maybe there is a brother or sister that we may not like, and perhaps we do not go to church because of that brother.
When the pastor asks in the church, “How many of you love the Lord?” They say "Amen!," but the Bible says that those who do not love
their brothers and hate their brothers are like murders, and no murders, can come in the kingdom of Heaven. (Matthew 5:22 But I tell
you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca,' is answerable
to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell.) This is one of the biggest reasons inside
the church of the Lord why many do not like each other but rather hate each other and are still waiting for the coming of the Lord.
But the Bible says that the wages of sin is death. (Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord) Many persons in that day will have regrets.
Continued in Part 2