The document discusses various biblical perspectives on death, including concepts of the soul's consciousness after death, the idea of the dead being in a state of sleep, and the resurrection. It references specific scriptures to address questions about the afterlife, such as the fate of the deceased and the nature of their existence post-mortem. Key themes include the peaceful rest of the dead until resurrection and the clarification of Jesus' teachings regarding mortality and eternal life.

1. What does the Bible really say about
Death?
Read it all from your BIBLE …

2. Heaven
Purgatory? through St
Peter?
Hell fire now?
FINAL DAY
RESSURECTION?

3. In death does the soul sleep (as Jesus said) or
continue in conscious thought?
“Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of
man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth
forth, he returneth to his earth;
in that very day his thoughts perish.”
Psalm 146:3-4

4. Do the dead sleep or go Do those who have died
to Heaven and praise the remember to give God
Lord? thanks?
• “The dead praise not
the LORD, neither any
• “For in death there is no
that go down into remembrance of thee: in
silence.” the grave who shall give
Psalm 115:17. thee thanks?”
Psalm 6:5.

5. When the body perishes at death, can the soul
still know love or hate?
• “For the living know that
they shall die: but the dead
know not any thing, neither
have they any more a reward; • Ecclesiastes 9:5-6.
for the memory of them is
forgotten. Also their love,
and their hatred, and their
envy, is now perished;
neither have they any more
a portion for ever in any
thing that is done under
the sun.”

6. In death, is the soul conscious of the
knowledge it gained in life?
• “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.”
Ecclesiastes 9:10.

7. Can the dead haunt (appear in) a house?
• “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.

8. Did Jesus
really say the
dead are asleep?
• “He saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus
sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of
sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep,
he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his
death: but they thought that he had spoken of
taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto
them plainly, Lazarus is dead.”
John 11:11-14.

9. Did even King David ascend to Heaven at his death,
or
does he wait for the resurrection?
• “For David is not ascended into the heavens….”
Acts 2:34.

10. Didn’t Jesus tell the dying thief
that they would be in paradise Surely Jesus
that same day? went straight to
How do you reconcile that? heaven when he
• SPOT THE COMMA (see if the meaning
died …
changes depending where it is
)
LUKE 23:43 - NLT
,
"I assure you today you will be with Do not cling to me,
me in paradise.“ for I have not yet
ascended to the
(There is NO COMMA in the ORIGINAL Father
HEBREW MANUSCRIPTS the VERSE is
translated from )
JOHN 20:17
,
"I assure you today you will be
with me in paradise."

11. Are the dead really asleep until
resurrection day?
• “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. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
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. 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: 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.”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17.

12. When do the dead have victory over their sleep?
• “Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be
changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the
trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall
be changed. 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.
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”
• 1 Corinthians 15:51-55.

13. Truth about Death and other
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GOD BLESS YOU ALL …