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What Happens at Death? (Full Episode)

Episode 1 => What happens at death?
       PERHAPS you know the empty feeling that comes with losing a loved one in death. How very sad and helpless you can feel! It is only natural to ask: what happens to a person when he dies? Is he still alive somewhere? Will the living ever again be able to enjoy on earth the company of those now dead?
       To answer such question, it will be a help for us to know what happens at death. When he sinned, God told him: “you will return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For dust you are and to dust you will return,” (Genesis 3:19) Think of what that means. Before God created him from the dust, there was no adam. He did not exist. So, after he died, Adam returned to that same state of non-existence.
      Simply stated, death is the opposite of life. The bible shows this at Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10. According to the authorized or King James Version, these verses says: “for the living know that they shall die; but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward for the memory of them is forgotten. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.”  This means that the dead cannot do anything and cannot feel anything, they no longer have any thoughts. According to the bible, the dead enter a state of complete unconsciousness. Note how bible makes this point: “as the one dies, so the other dies; and they all have but one spirit, so that there is no superiority of the man over the beast, for everything is vanity. All are going to one place. They have all come from dust as they will return to dust,” (Ecclesiastes 3:19, 20).
    Episode 2 => THE SOUL DIES
     Some person have said that what makes man different from animals is that man has as

a soul but the animals do not. However, Genesis 1:20 and 30 says that God created “living souls” to live in water, and that the animals have “life as a soul.”  In these verses some bible uses the word “creature” and “life” instead of “soul,” but their marginal readings agree that word “soul” is what appears in the original language. Among the bible references to animals as soul is Numner 31:28. There it speaks of “one soul out of five hundred, of humankind and of the herd and of the asses and of the flock.”
         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.

Pls, watch out for another series

What Happens at Death? (Final Episode )

Episode 2 => THE SOUL DIES
     Some person have said that what makes man different from animals is that man has as

a soul but the animals do not. However, Genesis 1:20 and 30 says that God created “living souls” to live in water, and that the animals have “life as a soul.”  In these verses some bible uses the word “creature” and “life” instead of “soul,” but their marginal readings agree that word “soul” is what appears in the original language. Among the bible references to animals as soul is Numner 31:28. There it speaks of “one soul out of five hundred, of humankind and of the herd and of the asses and of the flock.”
         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.

Pls, watch out for another series
What Happens at Death?

What Happens at Death?

Episode 1 => What happens at death?
       PERHAPS you know the empty feeling that comes with losing a loved one in death. How very sad and helpless you can feel! It is only natural to ask: what happens to a person when he dies? Is he still alive somewhere? Will the living ever again be able to enjoy on earth the company of those now dead?
       To answer such question, it will be a help for us to know what happens at death. When he sinned, God told him: “you will return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For dust you are and to dust you will return,” (Genesis 3:19) Think of what that means. Before God created him from the dust, there was no adam. He did not exist. So, after he died, Adam returned to that same state of non-existence.
      Simply stated, death is the opposite of life. The bible shows this at Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10. According to the authorized or King James Version, these verses says: “for the living know that they shall die; but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward for the memory of them is forgotten. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.”  This means that the dead cannot do anything and cannot feel anything, they no longer have any thoughts. According to the bible, the dead enter a state of complete unconsciousness. Note how bible makes this point: “as the one dies, so the other dies; and they all have but one spirit, so that there is no superiority of the man over the beast, for everything is vanity. All are going to one place. They have all come from dust as they will return to dust,” (Ecclesiastes 3:19, 20).
Pls, watch out for “final episode” titled “THE SOUL DIES”….. Lazarus—a man dead for four days will be used as an example….hope you stay updated by registering ur email.  

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