…At least that is what some people are thinking now that the pop superstar has passed away:

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World’s Leading Internet Evangelist Claims Michael Jackson is in Hell
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, June 29 /Christian Newswire/ — Pastor Bill Keller, founder of LivePrayer.com, submits the following and is available for comment:

In all of the intense media coverage after the death of pop superstar Michael Jackson, the one thing that has driven me crazy has been hearing over and over, often by high profile Christians, that Michael is now at peace in Heaven. Really? I hear this same thing whenever a famous person dies, regardless what they believed during their life, as well as from people when a family member or close friend dies, again, regardless what they believed during their life.

If this is true, than what is the use of the Gospel? If this is true, why should anyone waste their time and effort telling people about Jesus? If this is true, than the death of Jesus on the cross was a meaningless exercise, his resurrection didn’t need to occur, and people can believe whatever they want during this life and make it to Heaven. THAT MY FRIEND IS THE UNIVERSALISTIC LIE FROM HELL!!!

The fact is God made only ONE plan of salvation. There is only ONE way to everlasting life and that is faith in Jesus Christ, the Jesus Christ of the Bible. There are NOT many roads that lead to God, only one, the Jesus road!!! You can’t believe whatever you want and die and end up in Heaven. That is a lie from satan that is leading millions of souls to the flames of hell for all eternity. WHAT YOU BELIEVE DOES MATTER!!!

It is arguable that Michael Jackson was the most recognized person on the planet. Despite his vast fame and material possessions, Michael was bankrupt in the things that really matter in life, joy, peace, contentment, HOPE! Those things only comes through having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and living according to God’s Word.

After his child molestation trial concluded, on June 17, 2005 I wrote these words, “Even though he has been acquitted of the charges brought against him, the moment he dies he will stand before The Judge, God Himself. At that moment, if he dies without Christ he will be standing all alone. There will be no high priced defense attorney, no family, no fans, only God who will judge him for his sins and cast him into everlasting darkness. At that moment, if he has accepted Christ as his Savior by faith, he won’t be standing alone. Next to him will be the ultimate defense attorney, JESUS CHRIST, who will tell The Judge that his sins have been paid for and Michael Jackson will be ushered into God’s presence for all eternity.”

According to Christianity, it is not who you are or what you do that matters in the end. Rather, the most important thing in God’s invisible eyes is whether or not you held a certain right belief – the belief that a person named Jesus was magically resurrected in ancient Palestine in front of no witnesses nearly 2,000 years ago. All else deserve terrible punishment for all of eternity. God is so merciful that He will forgive your sins so long as you believe that His son’s death is sufficient punishment for whatever it is that you did and Jesus didn’t.

This is, quite simply, an immoral doctrine that is derived from the long standing Jewish tradition of the scapegoat (literally the sacrificial lamb) and the idea that the shedding of innocent blood somehow washes away the wrongdoings of the community that takes a part in the ceremony. In other words, it is just a silly and disgusting way to imaginatively sidestep taking any real personal responsibility. I don’t know what kind of person Michael Jackson really was behind the scenes. According to Christianity he could have been the best person to ever live and that wouldn’t matter if he wasn’t willing to suspend his intellect for a book of Iron age literature.