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421 | is creamation right | 1 Cor 15:51 | ebrain | 164283 | ||
I see no Biblical problem, what makes you think that it might not be right? Whether your body is burnt, or not, it returns to the basic elements from which God made it in the first place, and He can do so again. The body is material, the soul/spirit is not. |
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422 | Do Paulin 1Thessaloninas 4:14- and John | 1 Cor 15:51 | ebrain | 179481 | ||
I do not believe that the verses you quote refer to the same event, although it is possible that others who use this forum would disagree. That which follows might be of help. NASB John 14:3 "If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. AMPLIFIED John 14:3 And when (if) I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to Myself, that where I am you may be also. Question (short): Is the Raptur a real event? Question (full): Is the Rapture a real event? WHy is there so much controvery over it. Answer: Yes it is, please read John 14:2-3. also 1 st Thess 4:13-18, and 1 st Cor 15:51-58. The problem, is that some people think that the second advent is in two parts seperated in time, whilst others think that everything takes place at one moment in time. The question that I would like to ask is this. How is it possible for every eye to see the thief in the night, if there is only one event? Question (short): rapture unseen, 2nd advent seen by all Question (full): I understand the thief in the night is the rapture and the second advent in when christ returns and every eye will see him coming in the clouds on his white horse. right? Answer: Yes Subject: Is the Raptur a real event? Note: Hi Edwin, Does it actually say that every eye will see the thief? I believe this is an allegory for an unexpected event. As to Him who cometh with clouds, Hebrews 12 makes mention of the great cloud of witnesses as it refers to the Old Testament saints. The church I attend teaches that the rapture will happen before the Great Tribulation. It is separate and distinct from the rapture of the church. The rapture is the time when Jesus will be coming for His church. At His second coming, He will be coming with His church. I myself will wait in anticipation of what our Lord has in mind for His saints, and I prefer not to convince myself of a particular event on which the Scriptures are unclear. God's Blessings to you and yours, Tim Note: No there is no such verse, it is my way of drawing attention to the fact that there are two groups of verses, one group shows that the second comming will be very public, ie, "every eye will see Him". Whereas the other group of verses indicate that His Return will be the very opposite, ie, "like a theif in the night". These two sets of verses cannot possibly refer to the same event, therefore, there must be two seperate visits to earth by our Lord in respect of His second comming, one where He does not come down to the surface, but remains in the air above the ground, as He "raptures" His bride, the church, the other when He does come all the way back to the surface to carry out judgment. |
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423 | Do Paulin 1Thessaloninas 4:14- and John | 1 Cor 15:51 | ebrain | 179483 | ||
Further to my last post, it is allways important to read Scripture verses in their context. Have a look at Rev 19:19, and you will see that the event described here cannot possibly have anything to do with 1 Thes 4:14-17. |
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424 | how will i be known to others in heaven? | 1 Cor 15:53 | ebrain | 167543 | ||
Peter who had never seen Moses, or Elijah knew who they were when he met them, see Matt 17:4. How He knew, Scripture does not tell us, but I feel sure that when you get there, you will have no problem, but here is a question for you. Will men and women both have the same type of bodies, that is to say having no primary, or secondary sex organs, as there is no need for reproduction after we are resurrected? |
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425 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180336 | ||
Firstly lets deal with the unconverted, they do not have a spirit, only a body, and a soul. The body decomposes, is buried, or is creamated, whilst the soul goes to the place of departed spirits to await judgement. For the Christian it is the same for the body, but the spirit/soul goes to be with Jesus, see 1st Thes Ch 4 vs 13-18. 1st Cor Ch 15 vs 50-58. But read this in the context of the whole of Ch 15. I hope that this is of some help to you, if it raises more questions, then just ask. May the Lord bless you. Edwin Brain. |
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426 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180338 | ||
Further to my previous post, this additional information may be of interest to you. When christians die, they go to the place of departed spirits some times refered to as "Abraham's bossom", or "Paradise", neither of which is Heaven. They enter a state of being "Asleep in Jesus", alive, but unaware of anything, including the passage of time, see 1 Thes 4:14, only when they get their resurrection bodies do they wake up, and return with Jesus who takes them for the first time into Heaven. As they are not aware of the passage of time, all of them (including the thief) think that they have only just died, which is why Jesus was able to say to the thief, "This day", because, as far as he is concerned, it is still this day. I hope that this is of help to you. God Bless. Edwin. |
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427 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180371 | ||
I must confess that I did hesitate somewhat before sending my second post of yesterday, as I anticipated that it might provoke adverse comments, which of course it has, and in view of this I am quite happy for that post to be removed from this website, if the Moderators feel that it would be best to do so. I recently received the e-mail below, on a topic related to this one, and I would greatly value your advice on how to respond to same. Thank you. ebrain. Hello Edwin, I trust you are well. My daughter asked me a question the other night and I am unsure of the answer,thought you may be able to help us out. Samuel the Prophet when the witch called him up for Saul,told Saul that he and his sons would be with him the next day.Why did Saul and Samuel go to the same place?When Saul turned from the Lord. Surely Samuel would have gone to heaven as the thief on the cross was told by our Lord,"Today you will be with me in paradise" Ilook forward to your reply God Bless Tina 1Sa 28:19 "Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines. And tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The LORD will also deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines |
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428 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180506 | ||
would like to say somthing more on the subject of "Soul Sleep", and the necessity for a "Body". At the start God said at Gen 1:26 "Let Us make man in Our image, acording to Our likness". Man was made a Triunity, See 1Th 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now I am well aware that some will say that the soul and the spirit are one and the same, I have no problem with this as it in no way affects what I intend to say. Man as an entity has a psychical part, his body, and a non psychical part which I will refer to as his soul. Now why one might ask has God chosen to give man a body? answer, in order that the soul of a man might be able to, see, hear, touch, taste, talk, and so on,,, be able to make contact with others, and especially to be able to interact with his Maker. At this point. I would like you to read the following extracts before I say anything further. Question: In Revelation 9 concerning the 5th trumpet judgment, what is your view on men committing suicide and not being able to die? Someone asked if a person threw himself into a furnace and became a pile of ash, how would he be tormented? Also is there a clear Scripture that states the devil enters the Antichrist? Answer: Revelation 9:6 states that all attempts of suicide will simply fail. It does not give us the specifics but the fact that God is in control of human affairs shows that he can accomplish these things accordingly. For example, if a man tries to shoot himself in the head, God can easily cause the gun to fail to fire. So no matter what man tries to do to die in order to avoid suffering, he will simply fail. All attempts of suicide simply will not succeed. The correlation to Satan and the Antichrist is found in passages such as II Thessalonians 2:9; Daniel 8:23- 25; 11:36-39. What these passages show is that the Antichrist would be Satan controlled and a Satan energized being trying to set up a world conquest. These passages clearly show that Satan is controlling this person. There is no passage that says Satan actually enters him, but these other passages will indicate the possibility. Even if he does not enter him, it still shows that he is under total satanic control. Furthermore, the Bible does state that Satan entered Judas and also calls him the “son of perdition”. The same title is given to the Antichrist which can also imply that he will be Satan indwelled. To be continued. |
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429 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180507 | ||
Continuation Part 2, Question: I don’t understand the White Throne Judgment, the Judgment Seat of Christ and the Final Judgment. In what order will they occur and briefly explain each one? Answer: Here is the chronological order. The Judgment Seat of Christ: This is the judgment of Church saints that will happen after the Rapture to Heaven and before the actual wedding ceremony in Heaven. The purpose of this judgment is not to put our sins on display since our sins are covered forever by the blood of Messiah, but rather an evaluation judgment as to how we lived once we were saved. If we were serving the Lord, we would be building with gold, silver and precious stone, but those times when we were not serving the Lord we would be building with wood, hay, and stubble. At this judgment the wood, hay, and stubble would simply be burned away and the gold, silver and precious stone will be purified. What is left will determine our reward and our position in the Messianic Kingdom. Thus by the time of the wedding ceremony, all that is showing on the bride will be the “righteous acts of the saints”. The Scriptures for this include, Romans 14:10-12; II Corinthians 5:10; I Corinthians 3:10-15; Revelation 19:6-8. The Final Judgment:This is a special judgment of all Gentiles who survive the Tribulation and will be held at the Valley of Jehoshaphat, the valley that separates Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. The basis of the judgment is anti-Semitism or pro- Semitism (how these people treated the Jews during this period). The believers of the Tribulation evidenced by their pro-Semitism will be the ones to enter the Messianic Kingdom and populate the Gentile nations of the kingdom. The goat Gentiles are the unbelievers of the Tribulation who showed their lack of faith by their anti-Semitic works and therefore they will be killed and not enter the Messianic Kingdom. It is over the sheep Gentiles that the Church saints will co-rule. The Scriptures include Joel 3:1-3; Matthew 25:31-46. The Great White Throne Judgment: This is what is meant when people talk about “The Final Judgment” but it is a judgment of all unbelievers of all time, not to determine whether they were saved or not, but to determine the degree of their punishment in the Lake of Fire. Their names have been blotted out of the Book of Life, showing that they never believed and therefore were worthy to stand the judgment. The “other books” and their biographies that will in turn determine their degree of punishment. The Scriptures here include Revelation 20:11-15. For more details see our book entitled The Footsteps of the Messiah: The Study of the Sequence of Prophetic Events. As you can see from Rev 9:6 above, man must retain his body, in order to experience the pain of punishment for those who are not saved, and conversely the indescrible joys of Heaven in the presance of Our Lord Jesus, for those who are saved. |
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430 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180508 | ||
Continuation Part 3. Jhn 4:24 "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." In order for God who is Spirit, to pay the penalty for your sin, and mine, He must have a body. Hbr 10:5 Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me. As the events described at 1 Thes 4:13-18, have not as yet taken place, then thoes believers who have gong to be with Jesus, cannot possibly have bodies, and therfore will not be able to see, hear, touch, taste, talk, and so on,,, be able to make contact with others, and especially to be able to interact with his Maker. They will as Scripture says "be asleep in Christ". As the Judgement seat of Christ is also still future, then if those "who sleep in Jesus" are not really asleep at all, then some of them will have waited almost 2000 years to be Judged. ebrain. |
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431 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180551 | ||
Hi BradK. Thank you for your post, which I found both helpfull, and informative. I have a question in respect of Luke 16:19-31, on which I would value your advice. How is the rich man's soul able to "see" Lazarus, when it is no longer in his body? Thank you. Edwin. (ebrain) |
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432 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180552 | ||
Hi Tim. Thank you for your post. which I found helpfull, although I doubt if Saul ended up in paradise, at the risk of being judgmental, I think it more than likely that his destination would have been hades. May the Lord bless you.. Edwin. (ebrain) |
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433 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180554 | ||
You have said. "I am confident that you are aware of the biblical evidence that weakens, if not totally defeats, your teaching here." For you to claim that I have posted material to this Forum, which I know to be false, is both insulting, and offensive. For this reason, I see no point in further replying to your post. |
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434 | What happens immediatly after you die? | 2 Corinthians | ebrain | 180624 | ||
Hi Jeff. Thank you for your post, and kind words of encouragement. Your apology is accepted, and as you can see fellowship is restored. I do not feel ,however, that there is any point in continuing our exchanges on the subject of "Soul Sleep", for the very reason that you have given, as bellow. "The conclusions that I have read by most teachers (who I respect and trust) is that the bible simply does not clearly defend either position". You have your view, I have my view, let's leave it at that. Every blessing. Edwin. |
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435 | verse explains nonChrist knowing savior | 2 Cor 5:15 | ebrain | 178259 | ||
It could be that the verses that you are looking for can be found at Romans 2:6-16. ebrain. |
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436 | what it is to be born again? | 2 Cor 5:17 | ebrain | 161612 | ||
What our Lord Jesus was refering to in John Ch 3 vs 1-8, was two different types of life, physical life, and spiritual life. Now how did you become a member of the human race?, you were born into it, how much contribution did you make to your own physical birth?. none whatsoever, you owe your existance entirely to the activity of another person, namely your human father. Likewise your arrival into the spiritual world will (if you have not allready arrived there) also have nothing whatsoever to do with anything you can do. See Matthew Ch 19 vs 25-26, it will be entirely due to the work of another person, who will then be your Heavenly Father. See Matthew Ch 16 v 17, 1 cor Ch 2 v 14, John Ch 6 vs 44, and 65. To sum up therefore, "Born again" is not that which you become when you receive Jesus as your own personal saviour, but is an act of God beforehand which enables you to acept Jesus as your Saviour. Have a Look at Isaiah Ch 53 v 10b, "When you shall make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days". This means that when you offer to God the Sacrifical death of Jesus for your sins. Then He Jesus sees the fruition of the seed that He had beforehand planted in you, He is then able to prolong His days by taking up residence within you in the person of His other self, the Holy Spirit, See Ephesians Ch 1 vs 13-14. I do hope that this is of help to you. May the Lord bless you,and keep you safe. Christian love. ebrain. |
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437 | Do I need to leave the church? | 2 Cor 6:17 | ebrain | 163499 | ||
Yes I would say leave this particular meeting, and find one where the Lord is honored,and the conduct you describe is not found, but you must of course do this prayerfully. | ||||||
438 | There is neither Jew nor Greek | Gal 3:29 | ebrain | 182571 | ||
The following verses of Scripture are addressed to all believers, both Jew, and Gentile. Col 3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Tts 1:1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 1Pe 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. |
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439 | There is neither Jew nor Greek | Gal 3:29 | ebrain | 182572 | ||
I think I would be correct in saying that Paul's words here are not addressed to the Jews only. Rom 8:33 Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. |
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440 | Who are "the elect"? | Gal 3:29 | ebrain | 182632 | ||
In my considered opinion the expression "the elect", refers to both Jews, and Gentiles, I don't see how anyone reading the whole of the Bible could possibly come to any other conclusion. Try a word search, and see if it helps, | ||||||
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