Bible Study Death

[for_his_glory]

Ready or not Jesus comes quickly so now is the time to accept Him as Lord and Savior before you physically die.

Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: 28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

Matthew 24:43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

2 Corinthians 5:2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

Revelation 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

Being naked in Revelation 16:15 and the thief means that if we are not prepared for the return of Christ as not being clothed in Gods righteousness and think we have plenty of time before Christ returns we are only fooling ourselves. No one knows the hour or day of Christ return and further more we are not even promised the next second of breath.

John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

Jesus has never returned for anyone after His ascending up to heaven to sit at the right hand of God being our mediator before Him. The resurrection of the dead has not happened yet as it is only that breath of God that returns back to Him when this physical body returns to the dust of the ground from where it came from. No one is resurrected until the one and only return of Christ who calls His Bride to meet Him in the air and then forever we will be with Him in all of Gods glory.

John 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 29 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.

Genesis 2:7 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.

Here dust + breath from God = a living soul. When the breath is withdrawn we simply have a dead soul/body, not an entity that is conscious anywhere.

Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

We return to the dust of the ground when this physical body dies and our breath/spirit returns to God who gave it as we wait for Gods final judgement.

Our spirit/breath can never die as that returns back to God for final judgment.
Ecclesiastes 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. (Ruach, the Hebrew word for spirit here, means "breath" or "wind" as well as "spirit")

Matthew 10:28 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.

Death and the grave is not the final destination but the difference in judgement between eternal life with the Father or the lake of fire in how one believed before they physically died.

Which book will God find your name written in, the Lamb's Book of Life or the other books when they are opened, Rev 20:11-15.

1Thessalonians 4:
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

No one has ever entered the third Heaven where God sits on His throne. Third Heaven is where God and the holy angels and spirits of just men dwell. It is called The heaven of heavens, Deuteronomy 10:14; 1 Kings 8:27; Psalms 115:16; 148:4; 1Kings 8:27; Psalms 2:4.

Jesus only returns once on the last day, John 5:28, 29; 6:40, and at that time will destroy the beast and false prophet casting them into the lake of fire, Rev 19:11-21. Jesus will then send His angels out to the four corners of the earth to gather together those who are His own as the door of salvation is then closed forever and final judgment made, Matthew 24:29-31.

Revelation 22:
11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

 

[reddogs]

Yes, but have to be clear on the "spirit/breath". It is the energizing force of life, as any emergency room medic can tell you, but without it, you have nothing. No thoughts, no emotions, no aspect of a human being continues to exist, he turns to dust. If you look at the text of Genesis 2:7 it clearly states that God breathed into the formed man the "breath of life" and man became a living soul. He did not receive a living soul that floats around after he dies; he became one. Of the many references to soul or spirit in the Bible, never once is either the soul or the Spirit declared to be immortal, imperishable or eternal.

We see Ecclesiastes 9:5-6, "For the living know they shall die: but the dead know not any thing," and Ecclesiastes 12:7, "then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it." Also Psalm 146:4, "His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; in that very day his thoughts perish". Or Psalm 115:17, "The dead do not praise the Lord, nor any who go down into silence" or Psalm 6:5 "For in death there is no remembrance of Thee; in the grave who shall give Thee thanks?

So the spirit is nothing but the breath which gives life. We find in Job where it correlates the usage of breath and the spirit:

Job 27:3
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

Moses reported that the breath of life was in Adam’s nostrils, whereas Job refers to both terms and says that the spirit of the Lord is “in my nostrils.” Hence, the Hebrew terms of "neshamah" and "rûach" are used here in a similar context, namely life itself. According to the Scriptures, all living creatures received life in the same way from God, and are subject to the same fate.

And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field . . . wherein is the breath of life. Genesis 2:19; 7:15

Both man and beast ...have all one breath, so that a man hath no preeminence above the beast. Ecclesiastes 3:19

Since man and beast have one breath, they also die the same way.

For that which befalleth the sons of men, befalleth beasts; ... as the one dieth, so dieth the other. Ecclesiastes 3:19.

Both man and animals were created from dust. So, when they die they then return again to dust; just the reverse of creation.

...for dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return. Genesis 3:19

When we die, God keeps a remembrance of us which He restores at the resurrection when the saints that have died are brought up from the grave to meet Christ in the clouds.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Along with the those saints who have not died, "which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord", so the saints in the graves are resurrected and join the living saints and are raised and go to meet Christ, to be taken to heaven.

 

[for_his_glory]

Yes, but have to be clear on the "spirit/breath". It is the energizing force of life, as any emergency room medic can tell you, but without it, you have nothing. No thoughts, no emotions, no aspect of a human being continues to exist, he turns to dust. If you look at the text of Genesis 2:7 it clearly states that God breathed into the formed man the "breath of life" and man became a living soul. He did not receive a living soul that floats around after he dies; he became one. Of the many references to soul or spirit in the Bible, never once is either the soul or the Spirit declared to be immortal, imperishable or eternal.

We see Ecclesiastes 9:5-6, "For the living know they shall die: but the dead know not any thing," and Ecclesiastes 12:7, "then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it." Also Psalm 146:4, "His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; in that very day his thoughts perish". Or Psalm 115:17, "The dead do not praise the Lord, nor any who go down into silence" or Psalm 6:5 "For in death there is no remembrance of Thee; in the grave who shall give Thee thanks?

So the spirit is nothing but the breath which gives life. We find in Job where it correlates the usage of breath and the spirit:

Job 27:3
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

Moses reported that the breath of life was in Adam’s nostrils, whereas Job refers to both terms and says that the spirit of the Lord is “in my nostrils.” Hence, the Hebrew terms of "neshamah" and "rûach" are used here in a similar context, namely life itself. According to the Scriptures, all living creatures received life in the same way from God, and are subject to the same fate.

And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field . . . wherein is the breath of life. Genesis 2:19; 7:15

Both man and beast ...have all one breath, so that a man hath no preeminence above the beast. Ecclesiastes 3:19

Since man and beast have one breath, they also die the same way.

For that which befalleth the sons of men, befalleth beasts; ... as the one dieth, so dieth the other. Ecclesiastes 3:19.

Both man and animals were created from dust. So, when they die they then return again to dust; just the reverse of creation.

...for dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return. Genesis 3:19

When we die, God keeps a remembrance of us which He restores at the resurrection when the saints that have died are brought up from the grave to meet Christ in the clouds.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Along with the those saints who have not died, "which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord", so the saints in the graves are resurrected and join the living saints and are raised and go to meet Christ, to be taken to heaven.

I agree and covered that in the OP. Thank you for your input.