Millions have been deceived on the topic of death.
What you believe about death will directly affect you in these last days, as this is
a central issue in end-time Bible prophecy. Stay tuned!
This video will address key questions about death – Is the soul separate from the body?
Can we speak to our dead loved ones?
Do people go directly to heaven or hell when they die?
Can humans have immortality, and if so, when will this be?
Make sure to carefully watch each of the 5 facts in this video, so that you can avoid
being deceived.
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Fact 1. The Soul is Not Separate from the Body.
Many believe that when someone dies, their
soul separates from the body and continues to live on after death.
Is this really true?
Let’s see what the Bible says.
Genesis 2:7 reveals the 2 ingredients that God uses to create a soul:
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
From this verse, we learn that a soul is simply a living being, and it is made up of 2 things
– dust of the ground, and the breath of life.
The Bible also explains what happens when someone dies:
“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto
God who gave it.”
When someone dies, the dust goes back into the ground, and the breath of God, also known
as the spirit, goes back to God who gave it to us.
This spirit is not a conscious being, but simply the life-giving breath of God.
Job describes it this way: “All the while my breath is in me, and the
spirit of God is in my nostrils.”
So, what happens to the soul when we die?
It dies – it ceases to exist.
Remember, the soul, a living being, is made of 2 ingredients – the dust of the ground,
and the spirit, or breath, of God.
If the breath of God is taken away, the soul ceases to exist – it is dead.
Consider the illustration of a light bulb – in order for light to exist, 2 things
must be present – electricity and a light bulb.
If you turn off the electricity, what happens to the light?
It is simply gone – it no longer exists.
In the same way, a soul without the life-giving spirit of God ceases to exist.
Contrary to popular belief, the soul does live on after death.
It dies.
The Bible confirms this: “The soul that sinneth, it shall die…”
Fact 2. The Dead Know Nothing
Our modern culture seems to be obsessed with
the supernatural and the occult.
Popular movies, video games, and even Halloween are based on the teaching of spiritualism.
Spiritualism teaches that the spirit of the dead continues to live on after death, and
can even communicate with us.
We have already learned from the Bible that there is no conscious spirit or soul that
leaves the body after death.
But God new that this would be a major deception, so He makes it crystal clear that the dead
cannot communicate with the living.
For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more
reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.
Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no
more share in all that is done under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 KJV Notice that the dead know nothing!
They have no more part of any activities on this earth.
This following verse shows that the dead are not even aware of the things taking place
on this earth!
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth
it not of them.
So what about seances?
These are special gatherings where attempts are made to actually speak with the dead.
Friends, we can be sure that these beings that are conjured up are NOT our dead loved
ones – the Bible makes this clear.
Then who can they be?
These beings are demons.
You see, demons, or fallen angels, have the ability to appear as someone they are not.
The Bible says And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed
into an angel of light.
In fact, the Bible refers to these evil angels that impersonate the dead as familiar spirits.
These evil spirits become familiar with human beings while they are alive, and are able
to impersonate them perfectly after they die.
God forbids attempting to speak with these familiar spirits:
A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to
death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
This death penalty does not apply to us today, but this verse shows how much God hates the
false teaching that we can communicate with the dead.
A Biblical example of this can be seen in 1 Samuel 28.
In this story, Saul, who has departed from God, continues his rebellion by visiting a
witch, who conjures up a demonic spirit impersonating the prophet Samuel.
Later in the Bible, we see God’s displeasure in Saul visiting the witch with this demonic
spirit impersonating Samuel.
So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord, even against the
word of the Lord, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar
spirit, to enquire of it.”
So, where did this belief that human beings are immortal come from?
Friends, this lie began with Satan himself in the garden of Eden:
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die.
Satan’s lie that human beings live on after death has traveled through the centuries.
The ancient Eyptians carefully buried there dead in order to protect them in the afterlife.
The lie continued through Babylon, Greece, and Rome, and eventually found it’s way
into Christianity.
It was accepted into the apostate medieval church, along with other false, pagan teachings
such as Sunday sacredness and prayers to the saints.
Brace yourself friends for this next fact friends – this false teaching of the immortality
of the soul has even crept into modern churches.
Fact 3. The Dead are Not in Heaven or Hell
I realize this fact may be different from
what you have been taught, but let us remember “If it’s in the Bible, we want it.
If it’s not in the Bible, it’s not for us.”
We have already seen that human beings do not have a conscious soul or spirit that leaves
their body at death.
We have learned that the dead are dead, and know nothing.
It should not come as surprise then, that the dead are not currently in Heaven or Hell.
Surely, if people went to heaven after they died, they would be praising the Lord.
But the Bible says that the Dead praise not the Lord
Again, this is because the dead are not in Heaven yet.
Speaking of King David, the Bible says Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto
you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with
us unto this day...
For David is not ascended into the heavens…
It should give us peace friends, to know that are dead loved ones cannot see all of the
sin, pain, and perversion on this earth.
Some people have questions about the thief on the cross.
We will briefly consider this story now.
But friends, let us not forget all the clear Bible verses we have read that show that the
dead are not conscious.
When we study the Bible, we should let the clear verses help us to understand the unclear
verses.
If you’re building a fence, and notice that one fence post is out of line, would you tear
down all the straight fence posts to match that one?
Of course not!
You would align that crooked fence post with those that are straight.
In the same way, we should allow the clear Bible verses to help us understand those that
are unclear.
So what about the thief on the cross?
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in paradise.
But there’s a problem friends.
Jesus himself did not go to paradise that day.
Mary approached Jesus days later – after He was resurrected, and
“Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father…”
There’s a second problem – the thief did not even die on the same day as Jesus!
We know this because he was still alive when the Roman guards came to take the bodies off
the cross on Friday night, just before sunset.
Jesus had already died by this time.
In fact, the guards broke the legs of the thieves to speed up their death and prevent
them from escaping.
So, was Jesus lying when He told the thief that He would see him in paradise that day?
Of course not.
The original manuscripts of the Bible had no commas – the translators had to guess
where the commas should go, and they did an excellent job.
But in this verse, the comma was placed in the wrong spot.
Let us read it again, this time with the comma moved just one word over:
And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee Today, shalt thou be with me in paradise.
It’s as if Jesus was telling the thief “Today, on the very day that I’m being crucified,
beaten, and mocked, when it looks like evil has triumphed over good, today I tell you,
I will see you in paradise.
We can be confident about this misplacement of the comma, because 1) God would not contradict
the rest of scripture. and 2) Jesus would not lie to the thief.
So, why is it so important for us to realize that the dead no nothing, and that they are
not alive in Heaven or Hell?
Don’t miss this friend.
This knowledge of God’s word helps us to avoid deception.
Evil angels, appearing as those who have died, will appear in the last days to deceive the
world.
They will claim to have messages from Heaven, and many, touched with emotion, will accept
the messages of these demonic beings.
Friends, we must let the Bible be the ultimate authority in our lives.
Fact 4. The Dead are Resting in the Grave.
So, if the dead are not in heaven or hell
when they die, then where are they?
According to the Bible, they are resting in the grave.
In fact, the Bible refers to death as a sleep over 50 times!
Here is an example: …Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go,
that I may awake him out of sleep…
Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.”
Now, does this mean that the dead are literally sleeping, like we sleep at night?
No, as Jesus, said, they are dead.
They are waiting to be woken from their sleep of death, by the very voice of Jesus!
The Bible says Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming,
in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice.
When will the righteous awaken from the grave?
This brings us to our 5th and final fact:
Fact 5. The Righteous Receive Immortality at the Second Coming of Jesus.
Yes, it will be when Jesus returns in the sky – not before, and not after, that the
righteous will be given immortality.
Speaking of the second coming of Jesus, the Bible gives these inspiring words
…we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them
which are asleep.
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel,
and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are
alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord
in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
This will be the greatest wake up call in human history.
I can just imagine the graves bursting open and families reuniting with their loved ones,
looking up to see their beloved King Jesus coming forward to carry them home.
Friend, I hope to see you standing next to me on that great day!
Paul looked forward to this future event.
In 2 Corinthians 5, he refers to our mortal body as a tabernacle, and he looks forward
to the future day when we exchange this earthly body, or tabernacle, for our heavenly body.
He goes on to say We are confident, I say, and willing rather
to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
Many believe that Paul is saying here that we go directly to Heaven when we die.
However, he is simply looking forward to the day when we replace this mortal, dying body
with our future immortal Heavenly body.
Paul himself tells us exactly when the righteous will see Jesus and receive an immortal body.
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound,
and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
Jesus will open up the sky like a scroll, bursting through the air with flaming fire.
It will be at that moment that God’s people will receive perfect, incorruptible, immortal
bodies.
Friends this is our blessed hope!
Don’t let anything stop you from being ready to meet Jesus on that day.
In this video, we have seen from the Bible that there the dead no nothing – there is
no conscious soul or spirit that departs from the body.
The dead are in the grave, awaiting the resurrection.
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section below Lord, help me to be ready for your soon return.
Give yourself fully to Jesus friend.
Make a decision to live for Him.
There will be no second chances after death.
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