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

THE DEAD WON'T STAY IN THE GRAVE FOREVER

Does a dead person stay in the grave forever ? The grave is not the final destination for human beings according to Jesus. Here is what He says in the Bible - Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in thees grave 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)

TWO RESURRECTIONS ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE

Notice that JESUS speaks about 2 resurrections. Those who have done good to others and to their own bodies and minds will be raised in the first resurrection. Those who have done evil to others and to their own bodies and minds will be raised in the 2nd resurrection. The 2nd resurrection will result in the death of those who have rejected the love of God and His offer to transform their characters in preparation for eternal life in heaven. - Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power (Revelation 20:6) The first resurrection is the hope of every one who loves GOD and the foundation for faith in Jesus Christ.

PAUL EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RESURRECTION

Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead ? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. (1 Corinthians 15:12-19)

Here is something to think about. If the soul really did leave the body at death, then why would there be the need of even one let alone two resurrections ?

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

AN APPEAL:

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 and I to cooperate with Him so that we can be made ready to live eternally in a world of perfect love and peace.

© 2014 Tyrone Keels

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

 

CAN SOMEONE COME BACK FROM THE GRAVE ?

Still someone may ask, But where do you go at death ? Don't people come back as spirits and haunt houses after they die ? Does God allow some people to come back from the grave with messages to their loved ones ? Again, we return to the Bible for an answer. - As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more. (Job 7:9,10)
  

ARE ALL MIRACLES FROM GOD ?

What about the apparitions and ghosts or spirits that many people believe they have seen ? First of all, one needs to remember this and never forget it. God can work miracles but not all miracles are from God. It could appear that a person had returned from the grave but would God be the power behind the apparent miracle ? 

DEVILS CAN WORK MIRACLES

The word of God informs us that there is another source of miracles; miracles of deception. - For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. (Revelation 16:14) The spirits of devils can work miracles and it is not likely that it would be for the purpose of promoting the truth about death; when people die, they are dead.

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

AN APPEAL:

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 and I to cooperate with Him so that we can be made ready to live eternally in a world of perfect love and peace.

© 2014 Tyrone Keels

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

SOULS CAN DIE

Holy angels are created beings who have everlasting life as they dwell in the very presence of God, who is the Author of life. Human beings are created too and often are referred to as souls but the Bible makes it plain that souls can die. Death and life are not the same thing."The soul that sinneth, it shall die." (EZEKIEL 18:20,4) According to the Bible there is no "spirit" or "immaterial essence" called a soul that leaves our body at death. Nothing separates from the body after death to go to heaven or to hell. The person, the individual, that poor soul, is simply dead; it is not immortal.

HUMAN BEINGS ARE NOT IMMORTAL

If there is any part of any human being that cannot die, then that part of them is immortal. Yet, God has never suggested that we are immortal. Our heavenly FATHER and JESUS "Who only hath immortality... (1 TIMOTHY 6:16) will bestow immortality, as a gift upon those whose characters are like that of JESUS CHRIST when HE returns the second time. Immortality is not promised to those who reject Christ. They will not live forever in heaven and they will not live forever in hell.

DEATH IS CORRUPTION

Because the human body is subject to a decaying process in death, it is referred to as being corruptible but God promises that this will not always be so. "For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. (1 CORINTHIANS 15:53,54)

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

AN APPEAL:

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 and I to cooperate with Him so that we can be made ready to live eternally in a world of perfect love and peace.

© 2014 Tyrone Keels

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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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