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WHY SHOULD I FEAR DEATH
Welcome to our Christianity Oasis Daily Bread study program. This is our Why Should I Fear Death Bible study on Why Should I Fear Death and how it affects your be-YOU-tiful Christian walk.
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In Memory of T.O.D.
STEP 3
FEAR DISAPPEAR
Welcome!
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"There's
nothing to fear, but fear itself."
Franklin
Delano Roosevelt |
Happy to have you back to share more TRUTH about death!
WAITING
How many times have you feared something that you
knew was going to happen, and the waiting for
that something to happen was worse than the actual event
itself?
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Psalms 56:3
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. |
Let me give you an example. Let's say you're a person
who doesn't like to go to the doctor because you hate
injections so very much ... But you also hate the flu
... So you make an appointment to get a flu shot next
Tuesday, and that's five whole days away. The thought of
it crosses your mind about 289 times in those five days.
You go through the whole procedure in your head about
233 of those times. All the way from that sick to your
stomach feeling in the waiting room to the psh psh psh
sound of the blood pressure cuff tightening around your
arm to the little alcohol pad package being torn open,
to the snap of the needle cap on the syringe ...
Uuuuurgh, it's just maddening. But then, once it's over,
you realize that the five days of fearful anticipation
beforehand were worse than the shot was.
Anticipation can be enjoyable, or it can be miserable,
depending on what you're waiting for. Most people
anticipate that death will be the worst experience one
can imagine, but as you've learned, there are a lot of
things in the Bible that show us there is nothing to
fear about death if you're a Christian.
Why don't we do some more digging into it so that
the subject of death won't be so grave ... Get it
??? digging? grave? Oh never mind, I can see that the
humor is lost on you because you're still a little up
tight about the matter. That's okay, you'll loosen up
pretty soon when more TRUTH comes to light.
In
fact, let's look at this delightful study to help you
relax a little, shall we? This should put your fears to
rest about what happens to your pets when they die.
OH, THE PAIN OF IT ALL
Perhaps another thing that scares you about death is the
prospect of pain. There are those who suffer from things
that involve terrible pain when they are close to death,
and it may be in the back of your mind that death might
be the most excruciating pain of all.
My
friend, this is a very sensitive subject, if you'll
excuse the expression, but have you ever wondered if
pain is a healing of sorts? Let me give you a few
examples. Fasting doesn't necessarily cause pain, but it
does cause somewhat of a discomfort. Eating is
nourishment for the body, and fasting is nourishment for
the soul.
It
may sound strange at first, but Paul wanted people to
know ... If I need to brag, I'll brag about my
weaknesses.
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2 Corinthians 11:30
If I must needs glory, I will glory of the
things which concern mine infirmities. |
Paul suffered from some sort of ailment and he taught us
that it was God's tool to humble him. Paul had seen
visions from the Lord, and so that people wouldn't give
him glory instead of God, the Lord humbled him ...
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2 Corinthians 12:7-10
And lest I should be exalted above measure
through the abundance of the revelations,
there was given to me a thorn in the flesh,
the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I
should be exalted above measure. For this
thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it
might depart from me. And He said unto me,
My grace is sufficient for thee: for my
strength is made perfect in weakness. Most
gladly therefore will I rather glory in my
infirmities, that the power of Christ may
rest upon me.
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in
reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions,
in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I
am weak, then am I strong. |
... when I am weak, then am I strong.
Because it allows the power of the Lord to work instead
of trying to do things of your own power. You know
yourself, that when you're weak, you pray more and
depend on God more. You feel like you must keep in close
contact with Him because of your weakness. It is a
strengthening of your soul and of your faith.
What else does the Bible say about pain being a healing
factor?
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Proverbs 20:30
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil:
so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. |
It's always good to search for the TRUTH about things.
Many folks think that pain is a punishment from God, but
if you look at things from a different viewpoint, it
could be a loving admonition, or an invitation to depend
on Him more.
Obviously there's no way we can know every detail about
life after death, and some things will remain a mystery
until we actually die, but as far as your spirit and
soul departing from your body being a painful experience
... One can only assume what it will feel like. You are
going from one realm to another ... So perhaps it can be
compared to the way it feels to fall asleep, as sleep is
a different realm than consciousness. There is no pain
involved when you fall asleep, but again, this is just
an assumption using a close comparison.
What happens after that? My friend, if you're Christian,
you won't be feeling any kind of physical pain because
as we learned, you'll be in Abraham's Bosom (Paradise)
where there is comfort, but for those in hell ... That's
a different story. Of course their physical body stays
here on the Earth too and turns back into dust ... They
don't take it to hell with them ... But it appears that
souls in hell, though they are not tangible, do have
qualities of a human sort and they do experience pain.
Let's look at some scriptures and you can see for
yourself.
There is gnashing of teeth ... They have teeth in hell:
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Matthew 13:41-42
The Son of man shall send forth His Angels,
and they shall gather out of His Kingdom all
things that offend, and them which do
iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace
of fire: there shall be wailing and
gnashing of teeth. |
God can destroy both soul and body in hell:
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Matthew 10:28
And fear not them which kill the body, but
are not able to kill the soul: but rather
fear Him which is
able to destroy both soul and body in hell. |
Worms crawl on you in hell:
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Isaiah
14:11
Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and
the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread
under thee, and
the worms cover thee. |
They have heads and bones in hell:
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Ezekiel 32:27
And they shall not lie with the mighty that
are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are
gone down to hell with their weapons of war:
and they have laid
their swords under their heads, but their
iniquities shall be upon their bones,
though they were the terror of the mighty in the
land of the living. |
The whole body can be cast into hell:
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Matthew 5:29
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it
out, and cast it from thee: for it is
profitable for thee that one of thy members
should perish, and not that
thy whole body should be cast into hell. |
Souls in hell have eyes and tongues ... You probably remember
this story about Lazarus and the rich man:
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Luke 16:23-25
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being
in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off,
and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried
and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on
me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip
the tip of his finger in water, and
cool my tongue;
for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham
said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things,
and likewise Lazarus evil things:
but now he is comforted, and thou art
tormented. |
You may have seen references to these in the
HEAVEN AND HELL
Study, but they weren't all grouped together to show
that there are spiritual attributes in hell, that
without a doubt experience pain.
THE CASPER EFFECT?
The scripture above also implies that the souls in
Abraham's Bosom, though they aren't tangible either,
have human like qualities too ... The rich man wanted
Lazarus to dip his finger in water.
These are some very interesting verses from the book of
Job ...
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Job
19:25-27
For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and
that He shall stand at the latter day upon
the Earth: And though after my skin worms
destroy this body,
yet in my flesh shall I see God:
Whom I shall see for myself, and
mine eyes shall behold,
and not another; though my reins be consumed
within me. |
What do you make of that?! Apparently we have some
kind of spiritual flesh in the next life.
And another thing in the Bible that confirms this is the
Transfiguration.
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Luke
9:28-32
And it came to pass about an eight days
after these sayings, He took Peter and John
and James, and went up into a mountain to
pray. And as He prayed, the fashion of His
countenance was altered, and His raiment was
white and glistering. And, behold, there
talked with Him two men, which were Moses
and Elias:
Who appeared in glory,
and spake of His decease which He should
accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter and they
that were with Him were heavy with sleep:
and when they were awake, they saw His
glory,
and the two men that stood with Him. |
What does this mean ... Appeared in glory?
In
magnificence, splendor, beauty, wonder, grandeur,
brilliance.
Sooooo, Peter, John and James SAW Moses and Elijah in
some kind of spiritual bodily form many many years after
their deaths. Pretty cool, huh?
And more interesting things to consider ... What about
Jesus body after His resurrection? Clearly Jesus is
different than any other being, in that He can do
anything, and appear in any form, but we're
just doing a little researching to see what COULD be
possible forms that our souls may take on after we die.
Was Jesus' risen body fleshly or of a spiritual nature?
Well, first of all, He told Mary Magdalene not to touch
Him because He hadn't yet gone to Heaven:
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John
20:17
Jesus saith unto her,
Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to
my Father: but go to my brethren, and say
unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your
Father; and to my God, and your God. |
When the doors were locked, He appeared in the
room where the disciples were:
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John
20:19
Then the same day at evening, being the
first day of the week, when
the doors were shut
where the disciples were assembled for fear
of the Jews, came Jesus and
stood in the midst,
and saith unto them,
Peace be unto you. |
... You can't get through closed doors with a physical
fleshly body.
Now, even though Jesus told Mary Magdalene not to
touch Him (perhaps because she believed and there was no
need), look at what He said to the unbelieving:
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Luke
24:36-40
And as they thus spake, Jesus Himself stood
in the midst of them, and saith unto them,
Peace be unto you.
But they were terrified and affrighted, and
supposed that they had seen a spirit. And He
said unto them,
Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts
arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my
feet, that it is I myself: handle me,
and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones,
as you see me have.
And when He had thus spoken, He shewed them
His hands and His feet. |
When they still didn't believe, He ate in front of
them ...
Because obviously if He was a spirit, He
couldn't eat tangible food ...
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Luke
24:41-43
And while they yet believed not for joy, and
wondered, He said unto them,
Have ye here any meat?
And they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish,
and of an honeycomb. And He took it, and
did eat
before them. |
Again, doubting Thomas was encouraged by Jesus to
touch His hand and side to prove that He had risen.
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John
20:26-27
And after eight days again His disciples
were within, and Thomas with them: then came
Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in
the midst, and said,
Peace be unto you. Then saith he to Thomas,
Reach hither thy finger, and behold my
hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust
it into my side: and be not faithless, but
believing. |
Was Jesus' risen body fleshly or of a spiritual nature?
What form will our souls take in Abraham's Bosom
... Some things will remain a mystery until we get
there.
Well, that was fun ... We kinda got side tracked from
the topic of pain, but this much we know ... Those souls
who go to Abraham's Bosom, are in comfort there ...
Comfort is the opposite of pain ... And when you are
resurrected and go to Heaven ... No pain there either,
forever:
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Revelation 7:13-17
And one of the elders answered, saying unto
me, What are these which are arrayed in
white robes? and whence came they? And I
said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he
said to me, These are they which came out of
great tribulation, and have washed their
robes, and made them white in the blood of
the Lamb. Therefore are they before the
throne of God, and serve Him day and night
in His temple: and He that sitteth on the
throne shall dwell among them.
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst
any more; neither shall the sun light on
them, nor any heat.
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the
throne shall feed them, and shall lead them
unto living fountains of waters:
and God shall wipe away all tears from their
eyes. |
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Revelation 21:4
And God shall wipe away all tears from their
eyes; and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying,
neither shall there be any more pain:
for the former things are passed away. |
MYTH OR TRUTH
pur•ga•to•ry \pər-gə-ֽtōr-ē\ 1: an intermediate
state after death for expiatory purification;
specif : a place or state of punishment
wherein according to Roman Catholic doctrine the
souls of those who die in God's grace may expiate
venial sins or satisfy divine justice for the
temporal punishment still due to remitted mortal
sin 2 : a place or state of temporary punishment
If you do a search for the word purgatory in your
Bible ... You won't find it there. I have some
scripture to share with you:
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Ephesians 2:8
For
by GRACE
are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves:
it is the
GIFT
of God ... |
Our Salvation and the Grace we receive is a GIFT
from God. We cannot do anything of ourselves to earn
it, like enduring punishment or anything else ...
Just faith.
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Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe
in thine heart that God hath raised Him
from the dead, thou shalt be saved. |
Salvation is simple.
God doesn't ask us to jump through hoops or stand on
our head, or take punishment to be saved, He just
asks we believe that ...
JESUS PAID THE PRICE FOR OUR SINS ON THE CROSS
... And that God raised Him from the dead. He also
wants us to share that great news with others. It's
so simple, yet many people are more willing to
believe that there's more to it, rather than trust
in His simple plan.
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Romans 5:18
Therefore as by the offence of one
(Adam) judgment came upon all men to
condemnation; even so by the
righteousness of one (Jesus) the
free gift
came upon all men unto justification of
life. |
Seems pretty clear. Does it seem weird to you that the
last two scriptures came from letters written by Paul to
the Romans, and the Roman Catholic
doctrine is where the concept of purgatory comes from?
It goes against everything that Jesus is about ...
Decide for yourself what is myth and what is TRUTH.
Jesus DID talk to souls in hell, perhaps this is what
the Roman Catholic doctrine refers to as purgatory.
Check out these
Scriptures ...
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1 Peter 3:18-19
For Christ
also hath once suffered for sins, the just for
the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being
put to death in the flesh, but quickened (made
alive) by the Spirit:
by
which also He went and preached unto the SPIRITS
in prison. |
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1 Peter 4:6
For for
this cause was the Gospel preached also to them
that are DEAD,
that they might be judged according to men in
the flesh, but live according to God in the
spirit. |
COME TO THE LIGHT
If
you're a television or movie buff, or if you're a news
reader or watcher, or if you're a person who likes to
read, you know there are people, who have had near death
experiences, and many of them describe a white light
that they are compelled to walk toward.
Let's see what we can find out from the Bible about ...
Light:
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John
1:5-9
And the
LIGHT
shineth in darkness; and the darkness
comprehended it not. There was a man sent
from God, whose name was John (the Baptist).
The same came for a witness, to bear witness
of the
LIGHT
(Jesus), that all men through Him might
believe. He (John) was not that
LIGHT,
but was sent to bear witness of that
LIGHT.
That was the true
LIGHT,
which
LIGHTeth
every man that cometh into the world. |
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John
12:35-36
Then Jesus said unto them,
Yet a little while is the LIGHT with
you. Walk while ye have the LIGHT,
lest darkness come upon you: for he that
walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he
goeth. While ye have LIGHT, believe
in the LIGHT, that ye may be the
CHILDREN OF LIGHT.
These things spake Jesus, and departed, and
did hide Himself from them. |
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John
3:19-21
And this is the condemnation, that LIGHT is
come into the world, and men loved darkness
rather than LIGHT, because their deeds were
evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth
the LIGHT, neither cometh to the LIGHT, lest
his deeds should be reproved. But he that
doeth TRUTH cometh to the LIGHT, that his
deeds may be made manifest, that they are
wrought in God. |
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Ephesians 5:8-14
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now
are ye
LIGHT
in the Lord: walk as
CHILDREN OF LIGHT:
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness
and righteousness and TRUTH;) Proving what is
acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship
with the unfruitful works of darkness, but
rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to
speak of those things which are done of them in
secret. But all things that are reproved are
made manifest by the
LIGHT:
for whatsoever doth make manifest is
LIGHT.
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that
sleepest, and arise from the dead, and
Christ shall give thee
LIGHT. |
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1 Thessalonians 5:5
Ye are all the children of
CHILDREN OF LIGHT,
and the children of the day: we are not of the
night, nor of darkness. |
Clearly, Jesus is the LIGHT, and Christians are
children of light, sooooo, it sure sounds like
walking toward the LIGHT is the way to go!
Just to make sure you understand something
though ... Jesus will be in Heaven until His
second visit ...
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Hebrews 10:12-13
But this man (Jesus), after He had
offered one sacrifice for sins for
ever, sat down on the right hand of
God;
From henceforth expecting till
(from now until) His enemies be made
His footstool. |
... at that
time He appears in the clouds ...
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Acts 1:9-11
And when He had spoken these
things, while they beheld, He
was taken up; and
a cloud received Him
out of their sight. And while
they looked stedfastly toward
Heaven as He went up, behold,
two men stood by them in white
apparel; Which also said, Ye men
of Galilee, why stand ye gazing
up into Heaven?
this same Jesus, which is taken
up from you into Heaven, shall
so come in like manner as ye
have seen Him go into Heaven. |
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Revelation 1:7
Behold,
He cometh with clouds;
and every eye shall see Him, and they also which
pierced Him: and all kindreds of the Earth shall
wail because of Him. Even so,
Amen. |
... Which is at the 7th Trumpet, and at
which time will be the 1st resurrection
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I'm so glad you're getting to see
these next two scriptures several
times, because you'll remember them
well!
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1 Corinthians 15:51-52
Behold, I shew 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. |
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1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
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. |
Sooooooo, if you're in Abraham's Bosom,
your first encounter with Jesus face to
face will not be until the 7th Trump.
LET THE DEAD BURY THE DEAD
Funerals are a difficult time in most people's lives,
because of their misunderstanding of death. Jesus
doesn't want you to be sad over the death of a loved
one, because the TRUTH is that it's not a sad thing.
What good does it for anyone?
And how many people have been deceived by the ridiculous
notion that it's actually healthy and necessary to go
through a period of mourning?
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Luke
9:59-60
And He (Jesus) said unto another,
Follow me.
But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and
bury my father. Jesus said unto him,
Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou
and preach the Kingdom of God. |
There are a lot of people who go even further than the
funeral to stretch out the grief and ... I don't know
... Maybe prolong the attention people get when a loved
one dies. Mourning the death of someone isn't a new
thing. Here’s a little interesting thing to ponder on
... This is what the Bible tells us of when Israel
(Jacob) died:
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Genesis 50:1-3
And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and
wept upon him, and kissed him. And Joseph
commanded his servants the physicians to
embalm his father: and
the physicians embalmed Israel.
And
forty days were fulfilled for him; for so
are fulfilled the days of those which are
embalmed:
and
the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and
ten days. |
Let's look at the definition of embalm, shall we?
The trusty old Webster's says:
em·balm \im-'bäm, -'bälm\ 1 : to treat (a dead body) so
as to protect from decay 2 : to fill with sweet odors :
PERFUME 3
: to protect from decay or oblivion :
PRESERVE
By
the way ... Oblivion means: the quality or state of
being forgotten.
So
we might assume from this scripture that the treatment
of embalming lasted for 40 days before the body started
to decay or turn back to dust.
Some religions today have what they call a 40 day mass
for the deceased. Is this the reason? And if it isn't,
how many people even know the reason they participate in
traditions like this? More importantly, how many souls
in Abraham's Bosom are having their peaceful rest
disturbed because folks want to get together and sob one
more time about their loss. If they could, would the
dearly departed ask ... Aren't you supposed to be out
preaching the Kingdom of God instead of boo hoo-ing
about my balm wearing off?
WHAT IS ONE TO DO?
Tell the TRUTH!
You know there are going to be times when you feel
obligated to go to funerals, and you may be able to
bring life to the dead atmosphere and healing to the
mourning souls that don't understand death as you do
now. Write yourself some crib notes and ... This is one
situation where you probably don't have to feel bashful
about quoting scripture.
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Matthew 22:32
... God is not the God of the dead, but of
the living. |
Comfort one another with these words:
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1 Thessalonians 4:15-18
For if we believe that Jesus died and
rose again, even so them also which
sleep (die) 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.
Wherefore comfort one another with these
words. |
What about arranging a spirit lifting song like this one
to be played instead of dismal organ music?
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I Can Only Imagine
By Mercy Me
I can only imagine, what it will be like
When I walk by your side
I can only imagine, what my eyes will see
When your face is before me
I can only imagine
I can only imagine
Chorus:
Surrounded by your glory, what will my heart
feel
Will I dance for you Jesus, or in awe of you
be still
Will I stand in your presence, or to my
knees will I fall
Will I sing Hallelujah, will I be able to
speak at all
I can only imagine
I can only imagine
I can only imagine, when that day comes
When I find myself standing in the sun
I can only imagine when all I will do
Is forever, forever worship you
I can only imagine
I can only imagine
Chorus X2
I can only imagine when all I will do
Is forever, forever worship you
I can only imagine
I can only imagine |
Get people celebrating death rather than mourning
it!
This study will help you to understand and help
comfort others when they lose a loved one and are
confused about the future of that soul. This study
also addresses the subject of suicide.
MORE ANSWERS
One question that I'm sure you're eager to learn
is if you will see your loved ones again after
death. As far as marriage goes, spouses are a
GIFT given by God while we are here, but once
one or the other dies, the marriage is HISTORY
... There is no marriage in Heaven except for
the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
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Matthew 22:23-30
The same day came to Him the
Sadducees, which say that there is
no resurrection, and asked Him,
Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man
die, having no children, his brother
shall marry his wife, and raise up
seed unto his brother. Now there
were with us seven brethren: and the
first, when he had married a wife,
deceased, and, having no issue, left
his wife unto his brother: Likewise
the second also, and the third, unto
the seventh. And last of all the
woman died also. Therefore in the
resurrection whose wife shall she be
of the seven? for they all had her.
Jesus answered and said unto them,
Ye do err, not knowing the
scriptures, nor the power of God.
For in the resurrection they neither
marry, nor are given in marriage,
but are as the Angels of God in
Heaven. |
This reveals the TRUTH of the words ... "Till
death do we part."
Now don't get all emotional about it, because
even though you won't be married, you may
still see them. Many times in the Old Testament,
when a king died, the Bible refers to their
death
this way ...
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1 Kings 2:10
So David slept with his fathers, and
was buried in the city of David. |
How do we know that doesn't mean that they
buried them in the same place? Because the
Lord told Moses that he would sleep with his
fathers ...
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Deuteronomy 31:16
And the LORD said unto Moses,
Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy
fathers; and this people will rise
up, and go a whoring after the gods
of the strangers of the land,
whither they go to be among them,
and will forsake me, and break my
covenant which I have made with
them. |
... But the Lord buried Moses in a secret
place.
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Deuteronomy 34:5-6
So Moses the servant of the LORD
died there in the land of Moab,
according to the Word of the LORD.
And He buried him in a valley in the
land of Moab, over against Bethpeor:
but no man knoweth of his sepulchre
unto this day. |
This story about king David also suggests
that we will see our loved ones sometime
after death.
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2 Samuel 12:20-23
Then David arose from the Earth,
and washed, and anointed
himself, and changed his
apparel, and came into the house
of the LORD, and worshipped:
then he came to his own house;
and when he required, they set
bread before him, and he did
eat. Then said his servants unto
him, What thing is this that
thou hast done? thou didst fast
and weep for the child, while it
was alive; but when the child
was dead, thou didst rise and
eat bread. And he said, While
the child was yet alive, I
fasted and wept: for I said, Who
can tell whether GOD will be
gracious to me, that the child
may live? But now he is dead,
wherefore should I fast? can I
bring him back again?
I shall go to him, but he shall
not return to me. |
Also again confirming that grieving and
mourning really does nobody any good.
ANGELIC POWERS?
Many folks think that they become Angels
when they die. You may wonder if you'll
become an Angel and if the Lord will put you
in charge of protecting a particular person
still alive on Earth. To find out about many
frequently asked questions such as these,
this study is very informative:
ANOTHER POINT TO PONDER
There's a common misconception that many people believe
... That once you're saved, your Salvation cannot be
taken away. The Bible has a lot of evidence against this
theory and you'll be glad you found out the TRUTH after
you read this study ...
OH
GLORIOUS RESURRECTION
Most people love LIFE!
And the prospect of eternal life is quite
appealing for us Christians, right? I mean, the limited
amount of time that we as human creatures spend on this
Earth is minuscule compared to eternity. In fact, we
can't in our carnal minds, even fathom how long eternity
is. But that's what our goal is in this life really ...
To get to the next one! And death is the natural avenue
by which we achieve eternal life. Death IS the
goal, is it not?
Whenever you think about death, has it ever occurred to
you, as a Christian, what the Bible says our attitude
should be concerning our destiny? I'd like to share with
you, a little excerpt from Paul's letter to the
Philippians. Paul candidly says that anything which can
be attained of this world is "dung" compared to winning
(knowing) Christ (and here's the important part) and the
power of His resurrection ...
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Philippians 3:7-15
But what things were gain to me, those I
counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and
I count all things but loss for the
excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus
my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss
of all things, and do count them but dung,
that I may win Christ, And be found in Him,
not having mine own righteousness, which is
of the law, but that which is through the
faith of Christ, the righteousness which is
of God by faith: That I may know Him, and
the power of His resurrection, and the
fellowship of His sufferings, being made
conformable unto His death; If by any means
I might attain unto the resurrection of the
dead. Not as though I had already attained,
either were already perfect: but I follow
after, if that I may apprehend that for
which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Brethren, I count not myself to have
apprehended: but this one thing I do,
forgetting those things which are behind,
and reaching forth unto those things which
are before, I press toward the mark for the
prize of the high calling of God in Christ
Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as be
perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing
ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal
even this unto you. |
Never forget the power of Jesus' resurrection. It is
SUCH an important part of our Savior's purpose. Without
His Resurrection ... His life after death ... We could
not have eternal life either. He opened the door to God
for us. He removed the veil, swallowed up death ...
However you want to say it, the Resurrection of Jesus
Christ was a critical part of obtaining Salvation for
us. Because you become ONE with Him when you are reborn,
you are able to have life after death too.
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1 Thessalonians 4:14
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose
again, even so them also which sleep in
Jesus will God bring with Him. |
Sooooooo, as you can see there is nothing to fear
but fear itself, and
knowing the TRUTH has just set you FREE from the
fear.
Now, think about all the people you know, who
fear death, who think death is sad, and who are
ignorant (blinded from the TRUTH) about death.
As I said, this isn't an easy topic to delve
into with research and study ... and frankly
people don't seek the TRUTH about it simply
because they're scared of what they may find
out, so maybe the Lord has led you here to
enlighten you to the TRUTH, so that you can
shine it upon others.
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Psalms 116:15
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the
death of His saints. |
May God Bless you and guide you in your search and
hope of eternal life with Him, and may your fear be
replaced with anticipation.
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It is
through giving that we receive, and it
is through dying that we are born to
eternal life.
Saint Francis of Assisi |
Carry on and fear death no more ...
OH ... WAIT!
What if you're still alive when the End Times gets here?
Well, things get very interesting, and this Program will
tell you all about it!
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