Last Rites [0082]
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01 Cover LAST RITES  J.T.C.    
02 Left (c) 1994 by Jack T. Chick. Printed in USA

[A couple conversing while driving car in heavy rain.]

A:  You missed the turn, you idiot!
B:  SHUT UP, Hazel!

    
02 Right A:  How DARE you tell me to shut up!  That's emotional abuse, Henry!    
03 Left B:  Don't start THAT again!
A:  Marrying you was the biggest mistake of my life, you male chauvinist pig!		    
03 Right B:  ZIP IT so I can think!
A:  Henry... LOOK OUT!		    
04  

SCREECH
YAAAAAA
THUD
[Car hitting a pedestrian]

    
05 Left

[Pedestrian lying on rolling hospital bed being pushed by doctors rushing to emergency care]

C:  What did he say?
Pedestrian:  Gurgle
D:  He said, "Get a priest!"

    
05 Right 40 minutes later

[Pedestrian in intensive care unit]

Friend of Pedestrian:  Did he make a good confession, Father?
Priest1:  YES, thank God.
Pedestrian:  Gurgle
E:  He'll be dead in an hour.

    
06 Left

[John, the pedestrian, is dead, and is looked upon by priest and friends.]

Friend:  Since he got his Last Rites, John's okay, right Father?

[John's soul leaves his dead body as an angel calls him forth]

Priest1:  Yes, I have forgiven all his sins.  John Sullivan was the most devout layman in our parish.  The dear man even had an audience with the pope.  What a terrible loss!

    
07 Left

[Angel carrying John skywards through the heavens (space)]

Angel:  You're going to face the Lord, John.
John:  I hope I've been good enough to make it.

    
07 Right Angel:  That was your BIG mistake.
John, looking shocked, thinking to himself:  OOOPS!  I think I'm in trouble.		    
08  

[John's funeral service in a church, while a priest give his eulogy with a sermon]

Priest2:  All his life John Sullivan faithfully served Holy Mother the church.  After a stay in purgatory, our beloved John will enjoy the bliss of Heaven... thanks to all the prayers and masses said for him.

    
09 Left But John's name wasn't in the Book of Life*, so he heard these terrible words:

Jesus Christ, to John:  "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels."**

[John on his knees in front the Jesus Christ sitting on the Great White Throne]

* Rev. 20:15
**Matt. 25:41

 Rev 20:15
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Matt 25:41
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

  
09 Right John:  NO... WAIT!  You can't do this.  It's unfair!  Please Lord... listen to all the wonderful things I did.    
10 Left Jesus:  Speak, John, I'm listening.
John:  I spent my whole life doing good works!  That alone should save me.		    
10 Right Jesus:  My Word says, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves... it is the gift of God: NOT OF WORKS, lest any man should boast."

Eph. 2:8-9

 Eph 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Eph 2:9
Not of works, lest any man should boast.		  
11 Left John:  But I prayed to the blessed virgin, just like the pope does.
Jesus:  That's idolatry, John, and no idolater shall enter Heaven.*

See also 1 Tim. 2:5
*1 Cor. 6:9-10

 1 Tim 2:5
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

1 Cor 6:9
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
1 Cor 6:10
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

  
11 Right "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image...

[Pope Jean Paul II bowing, eyes cast down, to the graven image, an icon/statue of a crowned Mary]

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God..."  Ex. 20:4-5

 Exod 20:4
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:
Exod 20:5
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;		  
12   John:  Oh Lord, I'm sick.  Maybe THIS will help.  I was an altar boy and attended mass twice a week!
Jesus:  John, where do you find the mass in Scripture?  It doesn't exist!
John:  GULP		    
13   John:  But Lord, the mass is the unbloody ongoing sacrifice at Calvary.
Jesus:  That's a lie!  The sacrifice was completed on the corss when I cried...  It is FINISHED!

"But this man (Jesus), after he had offered ONE SACRIFICE for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;"  Heb. 10:12

 Heb 10:12
But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;		  
14 Left John:  But Lord, I know my baptism cleansed me of original sin.  Right?    
14 Right Jesus:  Wrong, John.  Only the blood I shed on Calvary can cleanse sin.

"...the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."  1 John 1:7

 1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.		  
15   John:  But I thought being baptized as a baby made me a Christian.
Jesus:  I never said that.*  You should have believed My Word instead of your catechism.
John:  (Gasp!)  They lied about that, too!

*Acts 2:41

 Acts 2:41
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.		  
16 Left John:  But Lord, I confessed my sins to Father Damien... And he forgave me.    
16 Right Jesus:  He couldn't do that, John.  NO MAN has the power to forgive sins.    
17 Left Jesus:  I am the ONLY One who can forgive sins.

See 1 John 1:9

"Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but GOD ONLY."  Mark 2:7

 1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Mark 2:7
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

  
17 Right John:  Then MILLIONS of Catholics have been deceived.  This is HORRIBLE news, God!  Why didn't you warn me!    
18 Left Jesus:  I DID!  My servant, who loved Roman Catholics... gave you a tract that warned you about your false religion.  I wanted you to know that your sins could be forgiven and you could be assured of Heaven.    
18 Right

[A view of a moment in John's past, showing John tearing up gospel tract given him by a Christian]

John, to Christian:  This is hate literature!  How dare you attack my church?
Christian:  But those are God's Words.
John:  Baloney!  I believe my priest, not this junk!

    
19   Jesus:  Here's what that tract would have told you, John.

"These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God...  that ye may KNOW that ye have eternal life..."  1 John 5:13

Rome says this is the "sin of presumption" because she wants to keep you serving the church and trusting her for your salvation.

"Neither is there salvation in any other (except Jesus): for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."  Acts 4:12

 1 John 5:13
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

Acts 4:12
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

  
20 Left John:  I was upset, Lord.  That tract attacked the one true church.  Don't you love the Roman Catholic Church?    
20 Right Jesus:  How could I, John?  Her false teachings are why you are going into the lake of fire.    
21 Left Jesus:  That's why I warned precious Catholics in My Word to:

"Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins... and that ye receive not of her plagues."*

*Rev. 18:4

 Rev 18:4
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.		  
21 Right John:  I don't want to burn in hell!  Can I receive Jesus and reject the Catholic system now?
Jesus:  No!  It's too late for you, John...  Only those who are still living can do that.		    
22 Left

[Priest at John's funeral, finishing off the eulogy]

Priest2:  Yes, John is now reaping the rewards of serving the one true church.  And I'm sure he can't wait for us all to join him.

    
22 Right

Don't end up like John!
Trust Christ alone for your salvation:

[a former Catholic, on his knees praying to the Lord Jesus, and becoming a Christian, accepting the gift of eternal salvation]

F: Lord Jesus, please forgive me for trusting a religion instead of You.  I receive You as my personal Saviour, and I accept your gift of eternal life.

    
22 Footer To learn more about the true doctrines of Catholicism, see "Understanding Roman Catholicism", by Rick Jones, from Chick Publications.   Another version of tract [082]:
To hear former priests and nuns describe why they left the Roman Catholic Church, see the compassionate video, Catholicism, Crisis of Faith, from Chick Publications.
23  

THE BIBLE SAYS THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO HEAVEN!

Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."  John 14:6

NOBODY ELSE CAN SAVE YOU
1. Admit you are a sinner.
2. Be willing to turn from sin (repent).
3. Believe that Jesus Christ died for you, was buried and rose from the dead.
4. Through prayer, invite Jesus into your life to become your personal Saviour.

WHAT TO PRAY
Dear God, thank you for showing me what You think about Catholicism, I also reject it!  I accept Christ's sacrifice as perfect and complete.  Please forgive me in Jesus' name.  I invite Jesus Christ to come into my life and I place my trust in Him alone for my salvation.  Thank you for giving me eternal life right now.

Did you accept Jesus Christ as your own personal Saviour?

Yes [] No []
Date_______________

If your answer was yes, then this is just the beginning of a wonderful new life with Christ.  Now:

1. Read your Bible every day to get to know Christ better.
2. Talk to God in prayer every day (in your own words.)
3. Be baptized, worship, fellowship, and serve with Christians in a church where Christ is preached and the Bible is the final authority.
4. Tell others about Christ.

 John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.		  

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