Bible Question: a friend of mine's father comitted suaside.My friend has an aunt who is quite elderly (also she is the dead mans sister) when they came to tell her of her brother being dead she told them she already knew because he came to her and said goodbye. I dont know what to think of this as when i was attending church regularly and my mother passed away I was shown by my pastor where it says in the bible ...when we die we are at rest in the grave and waiting until Jesus returns. He told me that no one knows how long they have been sleeping. i believed him and i want to believe the words the bible says as the one and only truth....How could this woman living far away from the man have known about her brothers death before anyone told her? Job 14: 12-14 |
Bible Answer: Greetings, The teaching of soul sleep, that the soul is asleep in the grave until the coming of the Christ cannot be fully supported by the Bible. It's only true support is Jesus's comments while resurrecting Lazarus. The counters to this is the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus, who are both to be dead at the time and both in their respective places of the afterlife. Also you have Jesus's comments to the thief on the cross. "Today, you will be with me in paradise." He didn't say that he'll be with Jesus in a few hundred centuries after sleeping in the grave. As for life after death appearences to loved ones, There is some biblical support, but not much. One that comes to mind is Samuel's spirit being summoned. Also the appearences of Jesus. However, it's a controversal point. My personal take is that I don't reject it, but I don't support it either. When I read and hear about such events, I don't try to argue over it. jesusman |
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