slides for sermon

1. WHERE ARE THE DEAD?
What is Revealed About Existence Beyond Death of the Body?

2. THERE IS MYSTERY
• Everything has not been revealed
• Deut. 29:29
• 29 "The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things
which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we
may do all the words of this law. NKJV
• Thus, we must be careful not to over speculate
• We must not venture beyond what is written

3. WORK BACKWARDS FROM FINAL
DESTINIES

4. WORK BACKWARDS FROM FINAL
DESTINIES

5. WORK BACKWARDS FROM FINAL
DESTINIES

6. • Hades or Sheol
• A prophecy about Christ speaks of Hades or Sheol (cf Psalms 16:10, Acts 2:27,31).
• “8I have set the LORD always before me. He is at my right hand, so I shall not be moved.
9Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices. My flesh also dwells secure. 10For you
will neither abandon my soul to Sheol, nor let your holy one see decay. 11You make known
to me the path of life. In your presence joy is full. At your right hand are pleasures
(Psalm 16:8-11).
• “ 25I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken.
26Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced. My flesh also will dwell in hope.
27For you will neither abandon my soul to Hades, nor let your Holy One see corruption.
28You have made known to me the paths of life. You will make me full of joy with your
presence” (Acts 2:25-28).
• “ 31 David foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not
abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption” (Acts 2:31).
• The Greek name ´αδες hades may come from the prefix a- (meaning not) combined with
oida (meaning "see" or "know"). This suggests that Hades or Sheol is a place unseen or
unknown —not a place for us to comprehend. ALL go to Hades!

7. WORK BACKWARDS FROM FINAL
DESTINIES

8. ALL GO TO HADES
• Jesus went there – Psalm 16:10; Acts 2:27
• Yet, the part of the “unseen” realm was “paradise”
• The saved thief on the cross went there that day – Luke 23
• Lazarus went to a comfortable zone in Hades – LUKE 16
• The Rich man went to an uncomfortable zone in Hades

10. WISE
Foolish