Death, the State of the Dead, and Resurrection according to the Bible.

Michi

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"Let us pray in this hour that nothing can divide us, and that God will help us against the Devil! Almighty Lord, bless our fight!" -- Adolph Hitler to the SA in 1930.
If you’re so brave and tough why aren‘t you defecating asinine poo quotes in Islamic threads? You‘re afraid they’ll behead you because the media taught you to fear them. How basic.
 

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If you’re so brave and tough why aren‘t you defecating asinine poo quotes in Islamic threads? You‘re afraid they’ll behead you because the media taught you to fear them. How basic.
I think you missed my point. Anyone can quote scripture; even Satan himself, as they say. Heck, collecting quotes is my hobby.

“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.” -- Marcus Aurelius
 

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I might add, I admit I fear more from the terrorist types than, say, Christians. The worst we get is offers to give us baths to wash away all our dirty little sins. I am occasionally haunted by a few, hopefully minor, misdeeds. A good bath, and Mr. Bubble doesn't sound so bad! :)
 

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The first death is our physical death, which 99.9% will see (except those believers who are alive at the return of Christ). The biblical second death is the lake of fire, which is eternal.
 

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The deceptive teaching of the immortality of the soul, which teaches that a person continues to live on "in spirit" after death has led to huge numbers of people being deceived into thinking that deceased loved ones are communicating with them, when in fact it is the spirits of demons (fallen angels) masquerading as dead relatives.

Satan was the one who began this "immortal soul" lie right back in the garden of Eden. God told Adam and Eve concerning the tree of knowledge, "...thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die" (Genesis 2:17). But Satan said to Eve "...ye shall not surely die" (Genesis 3:4). And most of the world follows after Satan's lie rather than the truth that God said. Sure, Adam and Eve didn't literally die physically the day they ate the fruit. But they did die spiritually, losing that righteous robe of God, which is why they saw they were naked. They also began to physically die that day, and what did God say would be the result at death?

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."

If you look at the creation account, you will see that God made Adam from the dust of the earth and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and Adam BECAME a living soul (Genesis 2:7). So Adam became a living soul with the combination of dust and the breath of God. Now reverse this by taking away the breath of God and what does man become? Dust! God said nothing about us living on after death, but confirmed clearly that we would return to the dust of the earth until the resurrection (Philippians 3:10-11; John 5:28-29).

Ecclesiastes 9:5,10, "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing. 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."

If the dead 'know nothing' and there is no knowledge after death, then how can the dead communicate with the living? It's not possible. So if it is not deceased loved ones who are communicating with the living, then who is it? It must be the spirits of demons (fallen angels), and Satan is going to use this 'immortal soul' lie in the last days to deceive the world. The apostle Paul tells us in 2 Thessalonians 2 that before the coming of Christ, Satan is going to use all power and signs and lying wonders to deceive the world:

2 Thessalonians 2:8-9, "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders."

Great deception is coming friends, and this immortality of the soul lie and receiving communication from the dead is part of Satan's deception to deceive the world. Please seek the truth so that you will not be deceived by the enemy. Most churches are fallen Babylon and teach deceptive, dangerous error. We cannot trust anyone in this world now. The only thing we can trust is God's Word. Please seek the truth for yourself and let the Spirit of Jesus Christ lead you into His truth.

"The doctrine of natural immortality has prepared the way for modern Spiritualism. If the dead are admitted to the presence of God and holy angels, and privileged with knowledge far exceeding what they before possessed, why should they not return to the earth to enlighten and instruct the living? How can those who believe in man's consciousness in death reject what comes to them as divine light communicated by glorified spirits? Here is a channel regarded as sacred, through which Satan works for the accomplishment of his purposes. The fallen angels who do his bidding appear as messengers from the spirit world. While professing to bring the living into communication with the dead, Satan exercises his bewitching influence upon their minds." (GC p.323)
 

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A Solemn Warning.
In the near future, Satan will again use sorcery—as he did in the prophet Daniel’s day—to deceive the world (Revelation 18:23). Sorcery is a supernatural agency that claims to receive its power and wisdom from the spirits of the dead.

Posing as Jesus' Disciples.
Posing as godly loved ones who have died, saintly clergymen who are now dead, Bible prophets, or even the apostles of Christ (2 Corinthians 11:13), Satan and his angels will deceive billions. Those who believe the dead are alive, in any form, will likely be deceived.

All miracle working is not from God, because devils also work miracles.

Do devils really work miracles?
“For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles”
(Revelation 16:14).
“False christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect” (Matthew 24:24).
Answer: Yes indeed! Devils work incredibly convincing miracles (Revelation 13:13-14). Satan will appear as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14) and, even more shocking, as Christ Himself (Matthew 24:23-24). The universal feeling will be that Christ and His angels are leading out in a fantastic worldwide revival. The entire emphasis will seem so spiritual and be so supernatural that only God’s elect will not be deceived.
Why will God's people not be deceived?
“They received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so”
(Acts 17:11).
“If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them” (Isaiah 8:20).
Answer: God’s people will know from their study of His book that the dead are dead, not alive. They will know that a “spirit” claiming to be a deceased loved one is really a devil! God’s people will reject all teachers and miracle workers who claim to receive special “light” or work miracles by contacting the spirits of the dead. And God’s people will likewise reject as dangerous and false all teachings that claim the dead are alive in any form, anywhere.

Back in Moses’ day, what did God command should be done to people who taught that the dead were alive?
“A man or a woman who is a medium, or who has familiar spirits, shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones”
(Leviticus 20:27).
Answer: God insisted that mediums and others with “familiar spirits” (who claimed to be able to contact the dead) should be stoned to death. This shows how God regards the false teaching that the dead are alive.

Will the righteous people who are raised in the resurrection ever die again?
“Those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead … nor can they die anymore”
(Luke 20:35-36).
“God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away” (Revelation 21:4).
Answer: No! Death, sorrow, crying, and tragedy will never enter into God’s new kingdom. “When this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: ‘Death is swallowed up in victory’ ” (1 Corinthians 15:54).

Belief in reincarnation is expanding rapidly today. Is this teaching biblical?
“The living know that they will die; but the dead know nothing. … Nevermore will they have a share in anything done under the sun”
(Ecclesiastes 9:5-6).
Answer: No, not biblical. Almost half the people on earth believe in reincarnation, a teaching that the soul never dies but is instead continually reborn in a different kind of body with each succeeding generation. This teaching, however, is contrary to Scripture.

The Bible Says, after death a person: returns to dust (Psalms 104:29), knows nothing (Ecclesiastes 9:5), possesses no mental powers (Psalms 146:4), has nothing to do with anything on earth (Ecclesiastes 9:6), does not live (2 Kings 20:1), waits in the grave (Job 17:13), and continues not (Job 14:1-2).

Satan's Invention.
Satan invented the teaching that the dead are alive. Reincarnation, channelling, communication with spirits, spirit worship, and the "undying soul" are all inventions of Satan, with one aim to convince people that when you die you are not really dead. When people believe that the dead are alive, "spirits of devils, working miracles" (Revelation 16:14) and posing as spirits of the dead will be able to deceive and lead them astray virtually 100 percent of the time (Matthew 24:24).

Are you thankful for the Bible, which tells us the truth on this sensitive subject of death?
 
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