The Eternal Destiny of Liars

According to the Bible, few politicians are going to make it into the Kingdom of Heaven. That's because those who traffic in lies and deceit will be spending eternity in a place called Hades. This is what Jesus Christ revealed to the apostle John concerning those who would be allowed into Heaven and those who would be denied: "Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates (of Heaven) into the city. Outside are the dogs, those who practice the magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood." (Revelation 22:14-15)

Sadly, many politicians lie and even more sadly, many people choose to ignore their lies and continue to embrace these fallen men. Certainly, politicians aren't the only people who lie, but they are among the most visible liars in the world since they have access to the mass media. Their lies have one specific purpose; to encourage people to vote for them and to support their agendas.

Tragically, lies never deliver on their lofty promises and they not only destroy the credibility of those who speak them but they contaminate those who don't. Have you ever heard someone complain that all politicians lie? Not all of them lie, but many of them do and those who don't lie often get lumped together with those that do. Thus, habitual liars turn people cynical causing them to become apathetic and indifferent to the political process. As a result, many people refuse to vote which usually benefits mendacious politicians whose supporters not only expect them to lie but aren't concerned when they do.

This isn't merely an indictment of President Barack Obama and his staff members such as Senior Political Adviser David Axelrod who is an arch-liar. The political world is full of liars, cheats, fornicators, adulterers, thieves, swindlers etc. and Obama and Axelrod are but two of them. Rather, this is an indictment of a world that has turned its back on God and no longer believes that it is accountable to His laws, statutes and commands. Corrupt and mendacious politicians are a reflection of the cultures they come from. If the President of the United States and his staff members are vicious liars, then that's because they grew up in a world that encouraged falsehood as a necessary means to gain success, fame, power and wealth.

That might benefit them in this world, but it will condemn them for eternity in the world to come. As he did with the apostle John in about 90 A.D., the Lord revealed this to the Hebrew prophet Isaiah (800 B.C.) concerning the eternal destiny of liars and sinners: "And they (the righteous) will go out and look upon the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; their worm will not die, nor will their fire be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind." (Isaiah 66:24)