The Four Last Things: Death, Judgment, Hell, Heaven

by Martin Von Cochem and O.S.F.C. Fr. Martin von Cochem

Book Overview

The Catholic Church has always reminded her spiritual children to reflect often, even daily, on "The Four Last Things": Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell. For there is nothing better conceived than this powerful meditation to bring forcefully before our minds the essential purpose of life, namely, to save our souls and avoid Hell. The saints have recommended it most highly, especially the great Doctor of the Church, St. Alphonsus Liguori (1689-1787)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1494364417
• ISBN13: 9781494364410
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Captivating, intriguing,scary reality!!

It opened my heart to the reality what is real and not; in our daily lives......believing, studying, and living THE TRUTH is worth all my time. This book is a valuable tool to gain HEAVEN and see GOD.

A clear exposition of essential truths

Pope Pius XII was quoted as saying, "The greatest sin of the twentieth century, is the loss of the sense of sin." In this short book Fr. von Cochem writes on each of the four last things, Death, Judgment, Heaven, Hell. His chapters are short as is his book. His language is extremely vivid, and I would suspect that most modern readers would have trouble accepting not only the beautiful and fantastic image he paints of heaven, but more lilkely how stark and terrible he paints Hell. This is not to say I don't think this book is useful. If it doesn't inspire the emotions it did with its original audience, at least perhaps it will be helpful in bringing people to realize that perhaps God is mightier than the semi-senile Grandfather figure we often want to believe He is.

Inspiring

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.

Compelling and chilling look into our future

The author makes extensive use of scripture in this wonderful book. The combination of excerpts from the Bible and his own reflections make this a powerful meditation for Catholics and non-Catholics who believe that Hell and Heaven truly exist. While the reading is "easy" and uncomplicated, the content is so awesome that the reader may find the need to slowly savor the richness of the concepts. For Catholics especially, the perfect environment for reading this treasure is during Holy Hour Adoration in front of the Real Presence.

A book that belongs on every Christian's shelf

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.

profound book on christianity

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.