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1 | Does the soul cease to exist at death? | Bible general Archive 3 | LeRoyce | 188585 | ||
Does the soul cease to exist at death?Eccl.9 Jeff this is what I meant to ask and not about soul sleep. |
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2 | Does the soul cease to exist at death? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 188586 | ||
Hello LeRoyce, A quick note on posting first. Once a question has been asked and a dialogue begins, chose "Note" for all other posts you make in that thread (even if your continuing to ask questions). If you choose to tag it as a "question" it will begin a new thread and be hard for others to follow. Regarding your question; "does the soul cease to exist at death" the answer is no. You reference Ecc 9 so let's look at it. "But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God..." Ecc 9:1 ESV The sovereignty of God is the focus here and the truth that all people die regardless of their deeds. While we can be sure that we will someday die physically, we cannot be sure what each day brings. Death is certain, but life is not. What will happen tomorrow only God knows. 8:14- "There is a vanity that takes place on earth..." Man cannot know God's ways. Things happen to the righteous that we would expect to happen to the wicked and to the wicked that we would expect to happen to the righteous. We can't know the reasons for these things because they are beyond our understanding. We can't see into the future and we don't know the details of God's plan. What we do know is that no matter how things play out here on earth, whether or not this one or that one is shown favor (as we perceive it in our thinking) each one will die (Heb 9:27). We cannot misinterpret this as meaning that the "soul" will die because Scripture will not allow for it. Heb 9:27 not only says that each person will die, but goes on to say "after that comes judgment". Verse 28 says Christ will appear to save those who "are eagerly waiting for him." So the wisdom of Solomon and the rest of Scripture is that our hope is not in this life; what we perceive as blessings; nor should we be discouraged when things aren't going our way. Our hope is knowing that if we belong to Christ, death holds no power over us (Heb 2:14) Hope this is helpful, Jeff |
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3 | Does the soul cease to exist at death? | Bible general Archive 3 | stjohn | 188588 | ||
Brother Jeff, Simple, and to the point, well said. God bless. John |
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4 | Does the soul cease to exist at death? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 188663 | ||
Brother John, thank you for your words of encouragement. Jeff |
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5 | Does the soul cease to exist at death? | Bible general Archive 3 | stjohn | 188665 | ||
You are very welcome Jeff; When I see your name I know the question is in loving hands. :-) God bless. John |
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