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Death & Eternity
For anyone grieving or simply wondering: Scripture speaks of death as a sleep and places our hope in the resurrection at Christ's return.
What Happens When You Die?
The Bible repeatedly describes death as sleep, says the dead know nothing, and places the hope of believers in the resurrection at Christ’s return (Ecclesiastes 9:5–10; John 11:11–14;…
Study this questionDo You Go Straight to Heaven When You Die?
The Bible's consistent picture is that the dead sleep in the grave until the resurrection, and that believers receive their reward when Jesus returns — not at the moment of death.…
Study this questionIs the Soul Immortal?
Scripture says only God possesses immortality in Himself (1 Timothy 6:15–16). The human soul is a living being — the whole person — formed when God breathed life into the body (Genesis…
Study this questionDoes Hell Burn Forever?
The Bible describes the final punishment of the wicked as destruction — "the second death" — whose results are eternal, not as unending conscious torment. Malachi says the wicked…
Study this questionLuke 23:43 — The Thief on the Cross
The Greek manuscripts of Luke 23:43 had no punctuation; translators placed the comma. Reading it as "Verily I say unto thee today, shalt thou be with me in paradise" fits the rest of…
Study this questionLuke 16 — The Rich Man and Lazarus
Luke 16:19–31 is a parable — the last in a series of parables beginning in Luke 15 — told in the language of a popular Jewish picture of the afterlife to press home two lessons: our…
Study this question2 Corinthians 5 — Absent From the Body
In 2 Corinthians 5:1–8 Paul contrasts the earthly "tent" with the resurrection body — "a building of God... eternal in the heavens." His longing is not to be "unclothed" (a disembodied…
Study this questionPhilippians 1 — Depart and Be With Christ
Paul, writing from prison, weighed three options: living on, dying, or being with Christ — "which is far better" (Philippians 1:21–23). He does not say when the departure and the…
Study this question1 Samuel 28 — The Witch of Endor
1 Samuel 28 records Saul consulting a medium — a practice God had forbidden on pain of death (Deuteronomy 18:10–12). The narrative reports what the woman saw and said; it never…
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