Once a soul exists, it exists eternally.

We are saved by Christ Yeshua alone. Yet, we can examine our salvation through the lens of scripture and spiritual warfare. Once you commit your life to Jesus, evil spiritual forces will not cease targeting you until you pass to the other side and hear Him say, "Well done, my good and faithful servant." Although the victory is won, the adversary fights for self-preservation. Yes, Jesus is all-powerful, and He fights our battles—but we must remain vigilant and abide in Him. Even if none were saved, we would deserve it, for we are all sinners. Yet Christ became our righteousness so that, by God's grace through faith in Him, we could be saved.

Those who are saved must persevere until the end.

There are seven principal spirits that continually attack people. Remember, these are spiritual attacks—do not take them personally.

1. Spirits of lust and lack.

2. Spirits of anger, blasphemy, and murder.

3. Spirits of envy and comparison.

4. Spirits of fear, sloth, and self-preservation.

5. The spirit of pride, self-righteousness, a Judas spirit, anti-sonship, and anti-covenant.

6. The spirit of doubt, double-mindedness, lies, and delusion.

7. The spirit of greed, compromise, and perversion.

Each spirit can be countered:

· Lust with gratitude and honoring others.

· Anger with gentleness, kindness, and compassion.

· Fear with fearlessness, faith in Christ, and crucifying the ego.

· Pride with humility.

· Doubt with trust in God's Word over your own thoughts.

· Greed with gratitude and integrity.

· Judas spirit, with sonship, discipleship, faithfulness, honor,  endurance, perseverance and integrity 

Other spirits include familiar spirits, which collect facts about your thoughts, behaviors, and words to accuse you. Their accusations are exaggerated and mixed with lies, for their goal is to steer you from salvation. Do not chew on these bad thoughts or walk into their daily traps.

There are also principalities—sophisticated "alien" entities from the second heaven who seek to destroy saints and Spirit-led churches.

Anyone can be baptized by any church or believer. However, if that assembly is compromised and you do not abide in Jesus, the baptism is in vain. It is good to fellowship, but remember: not even your pastor can guarantee you a place in Heaven. Salvation is personal, an individual relationship with Christ.

Finally, there are demons that can oppress or possess people. Demons in hell torture souls. Hell is a place of outer darkness, characterized by:

· Weeping and gnashing of teeth

· Fire and sulfur

· The smell of burning flesh

· Regret and anguish

· Screams and intense fear

· The tormenting voices of demons

  It is a place of hopelessness,where souls are not fully conscious, yet some remain tragically aware. The Lake of Fire is even more extreme, where the soul is destroyed yet regenerates for eternal punishment.

Heaven, however, is a place of rest. People are rewarded according to their earthly deeds, dwell in mansions, and live in perfect joy and fellowship with God. It is infinitely beautiful, where time does not pass as it does on earth. There, you are never bored, never worried, and eternally at peace.