AFTER DEATH WHAT THEN JAMES 4: TEXT

AFTER DEATH WHAT THEN JAMES 2:26 - DEATH DEFINED JAMES 2:26 - DEATH DEFINED ECCL. 12:7 – SPIRIT DOES NOT DIE WITH PHYSICAL BODY ECCL. 12:7 – SPIRIT DOES NOT DIE WITH PHYSICAL BODY PHIL. 1:21-24 – STATEMENT OF PAUL PHIL. 1:21-24 – STATEMENT OF PAUL

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH? 4 WORDS TRANSLATED HELL IN KJV 4 WORDS TRANSLATED HELL IN KJV –Sheol – Hebrew word for Hades – often meant the grave but also has reference to a spiritual realm –Hades – Greek word that represents the same concept as the Hebrew word sheol. The place of disembodied spirits –Tartarus – Greek word for compartment of Hades known as torment –Gehenna – hell, lake of fire place of eternal punishment

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH? OLD TESTAMENT TEACHING – REFERS TO GRAVE BUT NOT ALWAYS OLD TESTAMENT TEACHING – REFERS TO GRAVE BUT NOT ALWAYS –2 SAM.12:19-23 – EXAMPLE OF DAVID STATING HE WANTED TO GO TO HIS CHILD –WHERE DID HE WANT TO GO?

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH? NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING – IN THE ACCOUNTS OF THE D-B-R OF CHRIST NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING – IN THE ACCOUNTS OF THE D-B-R OF CHRIST –MATT. 27:5 – HIS SPIRIT DID NOT DIE –LUKE 23:46 – WHERE DID IT GO? –LUKE 23:43 – PARADISE – WHERE IS PARADISE? –ACTS 2:31 – HADES –REV. 1:18 – CHRIST HAS THE KEYS OF HADES AND DEATH

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH? NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING – IN THE STORY OF LAZARUS NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING – IN THE STORY OF LAZARUS –LUKE 16:19-31 – PICTURE OF TWO MEN IN HADES –LUKE 16:22 – BOTH DIED –LUKE 16:23 – RICH MAN WAS TORMENTED IN HADES WHILE LAZARUS WAS COMFORTED

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH? NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING – IN THE STORY OF LAZARUS - CONCLUSIONS –L–L–L–LUKE 16:26 - HADES HAS TWO COMPARTMENTS WHICH ARE SEPARATED. THE PLACE OF COMFORT IS SEPARATED FROM THE PLACE OF TORMENT. THERE IS A GREAT GULF FIXED THAT SEPERATES THE TWO – SO ONE CANNOT CROSS FROM ONE TO THE OTHER –2–2–2–2 PET. 2:4 – TARTARUS IS THE BIBLE NAME FOR THE PLACE OF TORMENT

AFTER DEATH WHAT THEN JUDGMENT JUDGMENT –HEB. 9:27 – DEATH THEN JUDGMENT - BUT AT WHAT POINT? –MATT. 13:38-42 – END OF THE WORLD –JN. 5:28-29 – RESURRECTION OF ALL THE DEAD –JN. 12:48 – BY WHAT STANDARD? –MATT. 16:27 – HOW WILL WE BE JUDGED? –MATT. 25: CONSIGNED TO HEAVEN OR HELL AS FINAL REWARD

CONCLUSION WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHOOSE OUR ETERNAL DESTINY WHILE WE ARE LIVING WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHOOSE OUR ETERNAL DESTINY WHILE WE ARE LIVING AFTER DEATH MY ETERNAL DESTINY IS SEALED AND CANNOT BE CHANGED AFTER DEATH MY ETERNAL DESTINY IS SEALED AND CANNOT BE CHANGED CHOOSE TO SUBMIT TO GOD TODAY!!! CHOOSE TO SUBMIT TO GOD TODAY!!!