The condition of the dead is made clear at Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10, where we read: "The dead know nothing ... There is no pursuit, no plan, no knowledge or intelligence, within the grave." (Moffatt) Death, therefore, is a state of nonexistence. The psalmist wrote that when a person dies, "he goes back to his ground; in that day his thoughts do perish." (Psalm 146:4) The dead are unconscious, inactive.
jesus likend it to sleep,
[align=left]To answer such questions, it will be a help for us to know what happened to Adam at his death. When he sinned, God told him: "You [will] return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For dust you are and to dust you will return." (Genesis 3:19) Think of what that means. Before God created him from the dust, there was no Adam. He did not exist. So, after he died, Adam returned to that same state of nonexistence.[/align][align=left]Simply stated, death is the opposite of life. The Bible shows this at Ecclesiastes 9:5,10. According to the Authorized or KingJamesVersion, these verses say: "For the living know that they shall die; butthedeadknownotanything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest."[/align][align=left]This means that the dead cannot do anything and cannot feel anything. They no longer have any thoughts, as the Bible states: "Do not put your trust in nobles, nor in the son of earthling man, to whom no salvation belongs. His spirit goes out, he goes back to his ground; inthatdayhisthoughtsdoperish." (Psalm 146:3,4) At death man"™s spirit, his life-force, which is sustained by breathing, "goes out." It no longer exists. So man"™s senses of hearing, sight, touch, smell and taste, which depend upon his being able to think, all stop working. According to the Bible, the dead enter a state of complete unconsciousness.[/align]
When they are dead, both humans and animals are in this same state of complete unconsciousness. Note how the Bible makes this point: "As the one dies, so the other dies; and they all have but one spirit, so that there is no superiority of the man over the beast, for everything is vanity. All are going to one place. They have all come to be from the dust, and they are all returning to the dust." (Ecclesiastes 3:19,20) The "spirit" that makes animals live is the same as that which makes humans live. When this "spirit," or invisible life-force, goes out, both man and beast return to the dust from which they are made.
I want to add something to what Cat said, I agree with much of what he said, except for the fact that our soul does live on. The Bible is very clear that we continue to exist. The physical body is returned to the dust of the earth, but our soul was not made of dust and does not stop existing. James 2:26 "For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also." So at death the spirit is separated from the body. The spirit lives on. I don't know what the spirit knows after death, there is some evidence that it does not know of any of the actionsof menwho are still living. But we also have the story of the rich man and Lazerus in Luke 16:19-31. Here we see that the rich man remembered his family and desired to save them from the same fate he was suffering. Also Cat quoted a number ofScriptures from Ecclesiates, this one says that the spirit returns to God, "Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, And the spirit will return to God who gave it" Ecclesiates 12:7. So while we don't have alotof information about the moments after death, we know that thephysical body returns to dust, and the spiritual body returns to God. So we continue toexist.
In 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 we are told a very positive truth about life after death. Any who have died "in Christ" (that means as a saved person), will rise from the dead, and will be with Jesus when He comes in the clouds. This passage tells the faithful not to becompletly lost and in miseryat the death of a loved one cause we will see them again if they were faithful to the Lord. "But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. 15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words."It wouldn't be very comforting if our loved ones ceased to exist. They do exist, they are reserved for thejudgment.
So at death the soul is separated from the physical body, the physical body decomposes and the spiritual body returns to God.
So at death the soul is separated from the physical body, the physical body decomposes and the spiritual body returns to God.
Trae
Amen brother Trae!
The Hebrew expression translated "living soul" in Genesis 2:7 is nephesh; it is used in several other places in Genesis 1 and 2 as well as throughout the Old Testament and in many of these passages it refers to animals. The Englishmen who translated the King James Version of the Bible rendered nephesh as "living creature" in Genesis 1:21 where it refers to sea animals; they rendered it "living creature" in verse 24 where it refers to land animals. In verse 30, this same Hebrew expression is used to describe all living things on the earth. In Genesis 2:19, Adam was asked to name every "living creature""” again, the Hebrew expression is nephesh. So, when we are told that Adam became a "living soul" we are not informed that he was given any inherent immortality or a soul (in the modern sense of the word).
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[align=left]Mortal Man[/align]Every indication in the Old Testament is that, of and by himself, man is mortal creature, subject to decay and death; indeed, God told Adam after he had sinned,
[blockquote]"for dust you are and to dust you will return" (Gen. 3:19). [/blockquote]
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When a Pastor says that a person wo's recently died is now in a better place ...... or that Grandma that just recenlty died is looking down and smiling ......... or that someone recently died has gone to heaven ....... those are all partial trues, aren't they ?
The body of course is of no use anymore. We are spiritual beings, so when we die, our spirit does what ?
When a Pastor says that a person wo's recently died is now in a better place ...... or that Grandma that just recenlty died is looking down and smiling ......... or that someone recently died has gone to heaven ....... those are all partial trues, aren't they ?
The body of course is of no use anymore. We are spiritual beings, so when we die, our spirit does what ?
I believe, that at the moment of death, the soul is guided by angels, or such, to Heaven. But, if you go to Hell, it might not be that way.
I believe, that at the moment of death, the soul is guided by angels, or such, to Heaven. But, if you go to Hell, it might not be that way.
Thats what is taught ....... but I don't believe its that way.
There is a first death - your physical body dies. There is a second death that happens to, isn't there ?
I don't know - what I read in the Bible is not what has been preached.
Lost souls do not burn in hell forever and ever, they have a second death, and are obliterated and cease to exist at all, right ?
Again, I do not know, but the simplicity of you die and go to Heaven ......... from what I'm reading its simply not that way. And I could be very wrong, my mind isn't firm on this, I do not know for certain
I believe, that at the moment of death, the soul is guided by angels, or such, to Heaven. But, if you go to Hell, it might not be that way.
Thats what is taught ....... but I don't believe its that way.
There is a first death - your physical body dies. There is a second death that happens to, isn't there ?
I don't know - what I read in the Bible is not what has been preached.
Lost souls do not burn in hell forever and ever, they have a second death, and are obliterated and cease to exist at all, right ?
Again, I do not know, but the simplicity of you die and go to Heaven ......... from what I'm reading its simply not that way. And I could be very wrong, my mind isn't firm on this, I do not know for certain
This is why I used to be very fearful of death, because, you just are not certain what occurs after it, I will definently look into this, but, as far as I know, up to this point, the soul is automatically guided by spirits or angels to Heaven, where you will then meet relatives, friends etc. Unless you are going to the other place.
the moment after you die - what happens ?
