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1 | when we die where do we go | Eccl 12:7 | kathy_41 | 24658 | ||
When we die where do we go until the new heaven on earth | ||||||
2 | when we die where do we go | Eccl 12:7 | Makarios | 24659 | ||
Greetings kathy_41! Human beings are made up of both a material aspect (the physical body) and an immaterial aspect (the soul or spirit). When a human being physically dies, his or her spirit departs from the body (2 Corinthians 5:8). The New Testament word for "death" carries the idea of 'separation.' At the moment of physical death, man's spirit separates or departs from his body. This is why, when Stephen was being put to death by stoning, he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit" (Acts 7:59). At the moment of death "the spirit returns to God who gave it" (Ecclesiastes 12:7). Verses such as these indicate that death for the believer involves his or her spirit departing from the physical body and immediately going into the presence of the Lord in heaven. Death for the believer is an event that leads to a supremely blissful existence (see Philippians 1:21). For the unbeliever, however, death holds grim prospects. At death the unbeliever's spirit departs from the body and goes not to heaven but to a place of great suffering (Luke 16:19-31). Both believers and unbelievers remain as spirits (in a disembodied state) until the future day of resurrection. And what a glorious day that will be! God will reunite believers' spirits with their resurrected physical bodies. These bodies will be specially suited to dwelling in heaven in the direct presence of God- the perishable will be made imperishable and the mortal will be made immortal (1 Cor. 15:53). Unbelievers, too, will be resurrected, but they will spend eternity apart from God. Blessings to you, Nolan |
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3 | when we die where do we go | Eccl 12:7 | jlpangilinan | 24771 | ||
Nolan, Are those spirit exists, meaning are they know where they are? I would like you to explain the parable of Jesus Christ: Lu 16:27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: Lu 16:28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Lu 16:29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. 29. The rich man, talking about his brethen that left in the world. it is the same with the answer that they have prohets, moses let hear them. It is not yet the final judgement, the richman existed in hell while his brethen, existed in earth. Hope you could explain it to me. Lu 16:30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. Lu 16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. God bless, Johnny |
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4 | when we die where do we go | Eccl 12:7 | Makarios | 24801 | ||
Hello Johnny! Yes, I believe that humans do not lose their consciousness after death. In 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17, Paul deals with the "dead in Christ" and assures the Thessalonian Christians that there will be a reunion of loved ones and that they will recognize their loved ones in the eternal state. This sounds very much like consciousness to me! Also, David knew (in 2 Samuel 12:23) that he would be reunited with his deceased son in heaven. He had no doubt about recognizing him. As well, Moses and Elijah appeared to Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration (Matt. 17:1-8), and they were recognized by all who were present. And, in the example that you have already cited in Luke 16:19-31, the rich man, Lazarus, and Abraham were all recognizant of each other in the intermediate state. The consciousness of a believer immediately following death is a blissful experience (Philippians 1:21) since we will be with the Lord Jesus! And the consciousness of an unbeliever is not so pleasant (Luke 16:19-31). Blessings to you, Nolan |
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5 | when we die where do we go | Eccl 12:7 | jlpangilinan | 25018 | ||
Nolan, Thanks for the answer. Your statement:"In 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17, Paul deals with the "dead in Christ" and assures the Thessalonian Christians that there will be a reunion of loved ones and that they will recognize their loved ones in the eternal state." I would like to put some passages here that somehow I feel will contradict some of your satement: Mt 22:28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. Mt 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. Mt 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. This is not a debate, I would like you to explain such things like this, sometimes it bothers me. I cited in Luke 16:19-31, the rich man, Lazarus. Here if we noticed they recognize there brethen in earth, but we look at some scriptures it will somehow having some problems: Ec 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Ec 9:6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. In that passages I think has different meaning from a parable that I quoted. Hope you can explain those. God bless, Johnny |
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6 | when we die where do we go | Eccl 12:7 | Makarios | 25031 | ||
Greetings Johnny! Yes, I agree: According to Matthew 22:28-30, the dead in Christ neither marry nor are given in marriage after they die. However, there is absolutely nothing in Matthew 22:28-30 that contradicts my statement that we will recognize our loved ones in Christ who have gone on before us when we join them and our Lord in heaven. I also do not see any "problems" in Luke 16:19-31 with my statement that we will recognize our loved ones in Christ who have gone on before us when the join them and our Lord in heaven. And you have also mentioned Ecclesiastes 9:5-6.. If you notice in Ecclesiastes 9:3, it states, "truly the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead." Also, Solomon, who wrote Ecclesiastes, died long before the time of Jesus. Therefore, the passages that you have cited (Ecclesiastes 9:5,6) cannot possibly be speaking of the death of a Christian, since Christ had not yet come to die for the sins of the world. However, Ecclesiastes 9:5 and 6 would be excellent passages to describe the "afterlife" state of a non-believer. I hope that this helps, my friend! Nolan |
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