The Four Last Things: Death, Judgment, Hell, Heaven (Paperback)

~ O.S.F.C. Fr. Martin von Cochem (Author)

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It has ever been the practice of the Catholic Church to recommend to her spiritual children the meditation on man's Four Last Things - death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell. Keeping these sobering aspects of human destiny ever before our eyes, we will be that much less likely to fall into mortal sin and be lost eternally. Gives many facts we should meditate on as we contemplate death. This book has converted numerous Protestants in our day because of its cogent reasons for rectifying our lives. Impr.

Product Details

• Paperback: 223 pages
• Publisher: TAN Books & Publishers (May 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089555321X
• ISBN-13: 978-0895553218
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #90,498 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book that belongs on every Christian's shelf, July 11, 1998

By A Customer

This book, more than any other ever written, presents perhaps the most frightening,yet accurate, views of what Hell will be like. This book , plus F.X. Schouppe's book "How To Avoid Hell" are the most sobering books ever written on a very sobering topic(Hell!) Buy this book and prepare to re-assess your lifestyle.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars profound book on christianity, February 12, 1998

By A Customer

Anyone who is involved in christianity should read this book. The author does not cut corners in his presentation of death, judgement, heaven and hell. He shows what the bible, theologians and saints have said about these four subjects. The book is scary to say the least, because the author is not afraid to delve deeply into what many people do not want to hear. He writes about how the number of the saved are few, the eternity of heaven and hell, the hatred and persecutions of the devil and the visions of saints, who portray a merciful but very just God. Read the book.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, October 25, 2005

By	A. Colonna (Staten Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was very inspired and enlightened after reading this book. The opening chapters on the separation of the soul from the body were exceptional. Beware of the chapters on Hell (a large portion of the book). They will make most depair but for some (as in my case) they will stengthen their resolve to seek God at all times. Those chapters made me see Christ's exhortations about Hell in a new light. In other words, I take them more seriously now. I read and re-read the chapters on Heaven and the reunification of the soul with the body. They are so uplifting that I had to pause often to reflect on what I had just read. I remember one evening before retiring I implored God to give me a glimpse of Heaven for just a moment as the decription I had just read seemed too amazing to believe.

I encourage all to read this short spiritual book.