Episode 2 => THE SOUL DIES
Some person
have said that what makes man different from animals is that man has as
Since animals are souls, when they die
their soul die. As the bible says: “every living soul died, yes, the thing in
the sea.” (Revelation 16:3). What about human souls? As we learned in the
previous chapter, God did not create man with soul. Man is a soul. So, as we
would expect, when a man dies, his soul dies. Over and over again the Bible
says that this is true. Never does the bible says the soul is deathless or that
it cannot die. “All those going down to dust will bend down, and no one will
ever preserve his own soul alive,” Psalm 22:29 says. “the soul that is
sinning—it itself will die,” explains Ezekiel 18:4 and 20.
LAZARUS—A MAN DEAD FOR FOUR DAYS
What happened to Lazarus, who was dead
for four days, helps us to understand the condition of the dead. Jesus had told
his disciples: “Lazarus our friend has gone to rest, but I am journeying there
to awaken him from sleep,” However, the disciples replied: “Lord, if he has
gone to rest, he will get well.” At that, Jesus told them plainly: “Lazarus has
died.” Why did Jesus Says Lazarus was sleeping really he had died? Let us see.
When Jesus got to the village where
Lazarus had lived, he was met by Martha, the sister of Lazarus. Soon they all
went to the tomb where Lazarus had been put. It was a cave and a stone was
lying against it. Jesus said: “take the stone away.” Since Lazarus had been
dead for four days, Martha protested: “Lord, by now he must smell,” But the
stone was removed, and Jesus called out: “Lazarus, come on out!” And he did! He
came out alive, still wrapped in Grave clothes. “Loose him and let him go,”
Jesus—John 11:11-44
Now think about this: what was Lazarus’
condition during those four days he was dead? Had he been I heaven? He was a
good man. Yet Lazarus did not say anything about being In heaven, which surely
he would say if he had been there. No, Lazarus was really dead, even as Jesus
said he was. Then why did Jesus at first tells his tells his disciple he was
sleeping? Well, Jesus knew Lazarus was unconscious, as the bible says: “the
dead….. are unconscious of nothing at all.”(Ecclesiastes 9:5). When a person is
in a deep sleep he remembers nothing. It is similar to dead. They have no
feeling at all. They no longer exist. But, in God’s due time, the dead who are
ransomed by God will be raised to life. (Johnb5:28) surely this knowledge
should move us to want to win God’s Favor. If we do, even if we should die, we
will be remembered by God and be brought back to life—1 Thessalonians 4:13, 14.
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