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1 | No, the dead are still DEAD...not alive! | Bible general Archive 1 | goodnewsminister | 85433 | ||
Do Good People Really Go to Heaven When They Die? Most churchgoers believe that when they die they will go to heaven. But will they? If heaven truly is a place of such everlasting happiness, why do so many do all they can to postpone going there? The Bible reveals some astounding and little-understood truths about heaven, the mystery of life beyond the grave and God’s great plan and purpose for us. To comprehend what the Bible teaches about heaven, we first need to understand that there is more than one heaven. Often the Bible refers to heavens, plural. In fact, three distinct “heavens” are mentioned in the Bible. The first of these is simply the sky above us—earth’s atmosphere, containing the air we breathe. It is in this heaven that birds fly and clouds give rain and snow (2 Samuel 21:10; Job 35:11; Isaiah 55:10). The second biblical heaven is the realm beyond earth’s atmosphere, what we commonly call outer space. Here we find the Obviously the deceased, Christian or not, are not floating around unnoticed in the first two heavens. No one seriously believes they can be found drifting about the sky or in outer space. Therefore they must be in the third of these heavens, right? Many people assume so, but the whole argument about heaven being the reward of deceased Christians runs into a brick wall with these words from the apostle Peter’s first sermon: “Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day . . . For David did not ascend to heaven . . .” (Acts 2:29, 34, David off to heaven. The only one who had ascended to heaven, said Peter, was Jesus Christ (Acts 2:29-35). Was Peter mistaken? Did he simply misspeak? We might assume so, but notice what the Gospel of John says: “No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man [Jesus Christ]” (John 3:13, NIV). Jesus never promised Christians heaven after they died. The New Testament plainly says that of the faithful men and women who had gone before—such spiritual giants as Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and Moses, to name some of those listed in Hebrews 11—not one has ascended to heaven. In fact, says verse 39 of Hebrews 11, “These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised” (NIV). If they aren’t in heaven, where are they? And what was it they were promised, if it wasn’t heaven? |
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2 | No, the dead are still DEAD...not alive! | Bible general Archive 1 | Mathew | 85436 | ||
Goodnewsminister, I agree with you on this point, I beleive that Wheat and Tares all await there promiss at the resurrection. I also beleive that the body without the breath of life is dead. There is no immortal soul. And only God is Spirit. People who beleive in Christians going to heaven at death must also beleive that animals go to heaven or hell at death also. Since both have the breath of life, and both have souls. Matt |
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3 | What do you believe? | Bible general Archive 1 | Mommapbs | 85439 | ||
Greetings Matt: you wrote, "There is no immortal soul." Can you please explain what you mean here? What is the "breath of life?" Are you differentiating between soul and spirit? Yes, only God is Spirit, but each person possesses a spirit, capable of relating to the Lord God our Creator. See Rev 20:12-15. According to God's Word, man is an immortal being. Where he spends eternity is up to him. The Apostle Paul expressed what all Christians hope(this is not wishful thinking, but CONFIDENT EXPECTATION) "to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." (Please read 2 Cor 5:1-8) Jesus also assured that where He is, there we (Christ followers) will be also. (John 14:1-6) What do you believe will happen to you when your body dies? Sincerely, mommapbs |
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4 | What do you believe? | Bible general Archive 1 | Mathew | 85444 | ||
mommapbs, I beleive that all Christians have a Spirit. But I beleive that it is the Spirit of God that dwells in us. I do beleive that God will never leave us or forsake us, and that he is the God of the living and not the dead. But I dont call Christians that are SLEEPING dead either. I simply say they have entered into the Lords rest. I don't beleive in a consciouse state of being when a person is sleeping. But that doesn't mean that they are dead. Matt |
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5 | What do you believe? | Bible general Archive 1 | Mommapbs | 85448 | ||
SO, what do you believe will happen to you when your body dies? As for me, Christians who are sleeping are those who have become complacent in their relationship with the Lord - not conscious of His abiding presence. And, I don't believe that the Lord's rest is a place to sleep either! I believe that we will be fully aware of His presence at the instant of physical death - we will not be alseep in Him but fully awake! Note that in the story of the Rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16) - one was well aware of his torment and the other was comforted. Our physical bodies may "sleep" in the grave until they are changed. (1 Cor 15: 53) mommapbs |
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