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This doIn My Memory

One minute after

DEATH!

Ec 3:1-2… To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: 2 A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted;

1Ki 2:1-2…Now the days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying: 2 "I go the way of all the earth; be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man.

Thanatology = study of death & dying

Many questions

There will be a Separation

Death - means separationGod created man with a soul – Gen.2:7Body + Soul = LifeSin ~ expelled from Garden of Eden

What is death?

“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.” Jas. 2:26

“That separation of the soul from the body by which the life on earth is ended.” [Thayers]

Gen. 35:18 “as her soul was departing.”Luke 23:46 “gave up the spirit”

“For dust you are, And to dust you shall return.” Gen. 3:19 NKJV “Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.” Eccl. 12:7In that first minute after death the soul and body become separated from each other !

What happens to the soul / spirit ?

There will be an escort for the Spirit

Some have the idea that the soul wanders around -- “ghosts”

“And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;” Luke 16:22

There Will be an Assignment

Our soul will be in HadesLu 23:43 And Jesus said to him,

"Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

Jesus died – buried – resurrected

Where was his soul?

COMFORT

TORMENT

SEPARATION

Hades

“For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.” Acts 2:27 NKJV

Hades = the realm of the dead, place where our spirits go to await the

resurrection

Two Places in Hadean world

Hades

Luke 16: 19-31

There will be an Awareness

We will know what is happeningConsciousness after death – Luke 16Able to:Recognize peopleRemember our former lifeRegretRejoice

Hades

Luke 16: 19-31

Death is a sobering fact

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:” Heb. 9:27

“…there is but a step between me and death”. 1 Sam. 20:3b

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” Ps.116:15

Death does not change character

II Cor. 5:10

If you were to die right now, where would you be in one minute?

Paradise Tartarus

“In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, "Thus says the LORD: 'Set your house in order, for you shall die, and not live.'” 2 Kings 20:1

Is your life in order ?

Are you prepared for the Resurrection?

Heaven

Hell

One minute after DEATH!