THIS IS A TEST AND THIS IS YOUR LIFE

 

At some point in your life you may have heard the words, “this is a test.” If not, you missed a very important piece of information about life.

#4 - YOUR VERY NEXT EXPERIENCE IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEATH: WHAT REALLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER YOU DIE ?

What is a soul ? How did it come into existence ? Why not ask God the CREATOR ? Since the Bible is declared to be His word, let us look there for an answer. The word soul or souls is mentioned in the Bible 498 times. The Hebrew word for soul in the Old Testament is Nephesh. It means - a breathing creature. There are 2 exceptions - Job 30:15 and Isaiah 57:16. In Job 30:15, the Hebrew word from which the word soul is derived is Nediybah. It means nobility; as in reputation. In Isaiah 57:16, the word souls is derived from the Hebrew word Neshamah. It means - a puff. Not once does the word soul mean anything that separates from the body at death.

A HUMAN BEING IS A SOUL
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. (GENESIS 2:7) Here is the first occurrence of the word soul in the Bible and an explanation of what it is. The breath of life from God plus the dust of the ground equals a living soul. Man does not have a soul, man is a soul. Read it again. Man is a living soul. The breath of life from GOD breathed into man made him alive.

Still don't believe it ?

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul. (1 CORINTHIANS 15:45) In the New Testament the Greek word from which the word soul is derived is Psuche. It means breath. To be continued in the next post of this series.

© 2014 Tyrone Keels
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#3 - YOUR VERY NEXT EXPERIENCE IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEATH: WHAT REALLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER YOU DIE ?

There is a very basic but profound principle of truth that is understood by genuine Christians and it is this; whatever contradicts God’s word is a lie. Notice the conversation between the serpent and Eve about God’s word.

TRUSTING LIES OF THE DEVIL
And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: (GENESIS 3:2-4)

God had said that Adam and Eve would die if they ate fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil but the serpent had said they would not surely die. God's words indicated that they were mortal and the serpent's words suggested that they were immortal.

The Bible reveals the being who is represented by the serpent and the work that he does in this world. Here are the words of scripture - And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world. (REVELATION 12:9)

Deceiveth the whole world ??? CAN THE DEVIL BE TRUSTED TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT DEATH ? Evidently, many people mistakenly think so. Very many people believe that some part of every one still lives after death. Yes, maybe even you believe in the immortality of the soul.

Would you like to know more ? Stay tuned for the next post in this series.

If you haven't truly done so already, believer or unbeliever, please...surrender your heart to God while there is still time; surrender your thoughts and feelings to Jesus Christ the one who loves you and died in order for you and I to be able to obtain victory over all sin and selfishness in our lives...God loves you..God wants you to be cooperate with Him to make you ready to live eternally in a world of perfect love and peace.

© 2014 Tyrone Keels

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#2 - YOUR VERY NEXT EXPERIENCE IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEATH: WHAT REALLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER YOU DIE ?

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NOTHING HAPPENS AFTER DEATH 
If you know that God is the Author of life and the Bible is His word then you know that absolutely nothing happens after death. However, if you don't believe that GOD is CREATOR, then you do not know, for sure, what will happen after death. Most every form of religion, not based upon Bible teaching, asserts that a part of every human being continues to live on after death; that we never really die. It is explained that the soul lives on. This in essence is immortality. Are human beings immortal ? Is there something inside human beings that is immortal ?

BELIEVING THE DEVIL'S OPINION ABOUT LIFE AFTER DEATH

Whether you believe in God or not, it may interest you to know that the devil has something to say about death and it is recorded in the Bible. According to him, and he was the first one to say so, you never really die. In the Bible, the first conversation about death was between Eve and the serpent. The serpent was being used as a medium of communication by the devil.

And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: (GENESIS 3:2-4) God had said that Adam and Eve would die if they ate fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil but the serpent had said they would not surely die. God's words indicated that they were mortal and the serpent's words suggested that they were immortal. 

Would you like to know more ? Stay tuned for the next post in this series.

© 2014 Tyrone Keels

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#1 - YOUR VERY NEXT EXPERIENCE IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEATH: WHAT REALLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER YOU DIE ?

WHO SHOULD WE BELIEVE ?

It all depends on who you trust for information. If you believe that the first human beings were created by GOD as stated in the Bible, then you know that according to the Bible nothing happens immediately after death. That's right, absolutely nothing. You remain in the grave until either the first or the second resurrection. According to the Bible, when a person dies, the thoughts cease and the breath of life returns to God. (Psalms 146:4)

ARE PEOPLE ALIVE IN HEAVEN OR HELL OR ANYWHERE AFTER THEY DIE ?

Neither heaven nor hell is an immediate experience after death. Even many religious people have not studied the Bible enough on their own to understand this. Would you like to know more ? Stay tuned for the next post in this series to learn the Bible answers to these questions.

If you haven't truly done so already, believer or unbeliever, please...surrender your heart to God while there is still time; surrender your thoughts and feelings to Jesus Christ the one who loves you and died in order for you and I to be able to obtain victory over all sin and selfishness in our lives...God loves you..God wants you...Not just to be forgiven...Not to play church, but to truly become Christ-like before you die so that you can be prepared to enjoy eternity with Him. 

© 2014 Tyrone Keels

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HELL FIRE AND THE CHARACTER OF GOD

GUESS WHO'S BURNING IN HELL AT THIS VERY MOMENT RIGHT NOW ------- ABSOLUTELY NO ONE AT ALL !!! - CONCLUSION

What about the rich man in hell ? Do angels really carry beggars into Abraham’s bosom after they die ? Do people who are in heaven really dip the tip of their fingers in water and cool the tongues of people in hell ? Evidently, some people think so. Maybe they think that Jesus was teaching facts about hell when he spoke of Lazarus and the rich man in Luke 16:19-31. 

Maybe they are just not familiar with one of the teaching methods that Jesus used.

All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: (Matthew 13:34) What is a parable ? A fictitious narrative of common life conveying a moral. It is often an illustration of truth or principles by using events or circumstances that people are familiar with.

The parable of the rich man and Lazarus was the last of 3 parables that are found in Luke 15:11-16:31. All 3 parables were about “a certain” man and all 3 involve principles of stewardship. Unfortunately, many have tried to convert the parable of Lazarus and the rich man into a doctrinal teaching of the Bible.

The lesson of the parable is a lesson for today. “If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.” (Luke 16:31) If a person cannot be persuaded by the evidence of Scripture, nothing else is going to influence him or her to accept truth. No matter what the Bible teaches, there are those who will still choose to cling to the false theory that God will give eternal life to those who reject His love so that they can burn for trillions of centuries. Some misguided souls even insist on making this parable a true representation of how God rewards human beings for their brief span of life on this earth. 

No one is burning in hell today. It is not necessary for anyone to experience the lake of fire and the 2nd death. Heaven is another option. A Christlike character is the requirement. It is the only kind of character that could enjoy heaven and the only kind of character that could be trusted in heaven. We are given a lifetime, with the offer of God's grace to develop this character before we die. Many people have different opinions about hell and punishment but only the Bible teaches what you have just read.

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If you've been simply accepting what your pastor or minister or church teaches without searching the Bible for yourself, please stop doing it. Don't reject the truth or the love of God because it contradicts what you've been told or taught. Don't twist Scripture or keep perpetuating lies about God's character. Our heavenly Father wants us not to merely attend church, but to truly become Christ-like before we die so that we can be prepared to enjoy eternity with Him. A Christlike person is the only kind of person that could enjoy heaven and the only kind of person that could be trusted in heaven.

© 2014 Tyrone Keels

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GUESS WHO'S BURNING IN HELL AT THIS VERY MOMENT RIGHT NOW ------- ABSOLUTELY NO ONE AT ALL !!! - PART 5

God promises that both death and the grave will be destroyed. This is exactly what happens when death and hell are cast into the lake of fire. "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." (1 Corinthians 15:26) The Lord further promises those who love Him - "I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O GRAVE, I WILL BE THY DESTRUCTION." (Hosea 13:14)

Death and the grave have always been enemies to life and they are the appointed lot of human beings. "What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death ? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave ?" (Psalms 89:48) "All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again." (Ecclesiastes 3:20) "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." (Hebrews 9:27)

According to the Bible, after a person dies, at some later point in time, his or her name will come up in the judgment and the Christlike and un-Christlike works of his or her life are examined. He or she is later raised in the 1st resurrection to receive eternal life and the gift of immortality or raised in the 2nd resurrection to receive the punishment of the 2nd death and be destroyed in the lake of fire. 

When a person is in the grave, his or her character cannot be changed. An un-Christlike character will ultimately go on to die the second death in the lake of fire where physical and mental life will be permanently destroyed forever. Now we can understand what the Bible means when we read the following...

"Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power". (Revelation 20:6)

The second death is permanent. There will be no restoration or continuation of life anywhere at all for those who die the 2nd death. The punishment of the 2nd death will last forever. Death is the opposite of life. It is an everlasting punishment. It is not everlasting punishing. 

No one will ever be resurrected from the 2nd death. They will never live again; never again experience physical or mental life. They will cease to exist after being destroyed in the lake of fire. In fact, this is what Jesus meant when he said that both soul and body could be destroyed in hell. “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28)

 If something is destroyed, it does not continue to exist. The body and the soul can both be destroyed in the lake of fire. This is what is referred to as the 2nd death. This is the punishment for sin. It is the absence of life not a continuance of it. A man can take away your physical life and put you in the grave but God can take away the physical life and eternal life, soul and body. Jesus died so that no one would have to experience the 2nd death. 

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Stay tuned for the last post in this series about Hell. 

If you've been simply accepting what your pastor or minister or church teaches without searching the Bible for yourself, please stop doing it. Don't reject the truth or the love of God because it contradicts what you've been told or taught. Don't twist Scripture or keep perpetuating lies about God's character. Our heavenly Father wants us not to merely attend church, but to truly become Christ-like before we die so that we can be prepared to enjoy eternity with Him. A Christlike person is the only kind of person that could enjoy heaven and the only kind of person that could be trusted in heaven.

© 2014 Tyrone Keels

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GUESS WHO'S BURNING IN HELL AT THIS VERY MOMENT RIGHT NOW ------- ABSOLUTELY NO ONE AT ALL !!! - PART 4

Jesus Christ was the only person in the New Testament to use the words hell and fire together. "But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the JUDGMENT: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of HELL FIRE." (Matthew 5:22)

This verse teaches us that there will be a judgment and and there will be hell fire. We have already found that the word hell in the Old Testament means grave. How can a grave be on fire ? Where and when would a grave be on fire ? How is the judgment connected to hell fire ? The Bible gives us a glimpse of the scene.

"And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." (Revelation 20:12-15)

Notice what happens to those whose names are not written in the book of life. They are judged according to their un-Christlike works that have been recorded in the books of heaven. They are then resurrected to receive their punishment; the 2nd death in the lake of fire where death and hell will also be destroyed. Read again what happens to the grave or hell as it is called. It is cast into the lake of fire.

HELL CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE = HELL FIRE

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Stay tuned for the next post in this series about Hell. 

If you haven't truly done so or ready, believer or unbeliever, please...surrender your heart to God while there is still time; surrender your thoughts and feelings to Jesus Christ the one who loves you and died in order for you and I to be able to obtain victory over all sin and selfishness in our lives...God loves you..God wants you...Not just to be forgiven...Not to play church, but to truly become Christ-like before you die so that you can be prepared to enjoy eternity with Him. A Christlike person is the only kind of person that could enjoy heaven and the only kind of person that could be trusted in heaven.

© 2014 Tyrone Keels

www.issues-of-life.com

GUESS WHO'S BURNING IN HELL AT THIS VERY MOMENT RIGHT NOW ------- ABSOLUTELY NO ONE AT ALL !!! - PART 3

So what about the New Testament ? Doesn’t the New Testament teach that God will give eternal life to the unrighteous so they can live for billions of centuries in a fiery furnace where the devil is in charge ?

Why not ask Jesus Christ ? He seems to be an authority in the New Testament. He often stated that He was the Son of God. Wouldn’t someone who is related to God know about hell ? First let’s see what Jesus taught about death and the grave. His words are recorded in Scripture.

"Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." (John 5:28,29) 

Jesus taught that the dead were in the grave and not immediately rewarded or punished after death. He said that there would be 2 future resurrections - one for those who did good and a separate one for those who did evil. Notice that Jesus said evil people were in the grave and that they would be resurrected to face damnation at some later point in time. Read the verse again.

Just to be sure we don’t misunderstand what Jesus believed about the dead, let's consider another verse where He speaks about the resurrection of those who have done good. "And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection." (Luke 20:34-36)

Jesus taught that dead people were in the grave; not in heaven and not in hell. He said that there would be 2 resurrections and that dead people would be raised in either the 1st or 2nd resurrection. This would depend upon whether they were good or evil people while they were alive. What Jesus taught about death and the grave was in perfect harmony with the teaching in the Old Testament because the New Testament had not been written yet.

Would you like to know more ?  
Stay tuned for the next post in this series about Hell. 

If you haven't truly done so or ready, believer or unbeliever, please...surrender your heart to God while there is still time; surrender your thoughts and feelings to Jesus Christ the one who loves you and died in order for you and I to be able to obtain victory over all sin and selfishness in our lives...God loves you..God wants you...Not just to be forgiven...Not to play church, but to truly become Christ-like before you die so that you can be prepared to enjoy eternity with Him. A Christlike person is the only kind of person that could enjoy heaven and the only kind of person that could be trusted in heaven.

© 2014 Tyrone Keels

www.issues-of-life.com