Are The Dead Really Dead?
Paul Nethercott
2005
1. State Of The Dead
Genesis | 2:7 | Man is a soul |
Joshua | 10:28,30,32 | Souls can be killed |
| 10:35,37,39 | Souls can be killed |
Job | 4:17 | Man is mortal |
| 7:9, 10 | Dead Vanish away, consumed |
| 14:12, 21 | Dead have no knowledge |
| 17:3 | Grave is the house of the dead |
| 27:3 | Spirit is breath of life |
Psalm | 6:5 | Dead have no thoughts |
| 30:9 | Dead have no thoughts |
| 31:12 | Dead have no mind |
| 31:17, 18 | Cannot speak after death |
| 38:18 | Dead have no thoughts |
| 71:30 | Dead are in their graves |
| 78:39 | Dead disintegrate and disappear |
| 88:4-6 | Lying in the grave |
| 88:10-12 | Dead have no thoughts |
| 89:48 | Goes to the grave |
| 90:5, 6 | Sleeping in the grave |
| 90:10-12 | Thoughts end at death |
| 115:17 | Dead are not worshipping God |
| 146:4 | Dead have no thoughts at all |
Ecclesiastes | 9:5-10 | No knowledge or thoughts when dead |
| 12:7 | Spirit goes to God |
Isaiah | 38:18, 19 | No knowledge in the grave |
Ezekiel | 18:4,20 | Souls do die |
Acts | 2:29,34 | David not in heaven yet |
1 Timothy | 6:16 | Only Christ is immortal |
Revelation | 16:3 | Souls die at the end of time |
2. Non Immortality Of The Soul
Genesis 2:7 Soul = Real person
3:19 Go to dust at death
3:22 Adam not immortal
2 Kings 2:11 Real bodies in heaven
Isaiah 66:21,22 Flesh bodies in the New Earth
Matthew 3:10-12 Wicked are Burnt up
7:19-27 Wicked are Destroyed
13:24-43 Furnace of annihilation
13:48-50 Destroyed at the end of time
16:25,26 Loose your soul and end all life
16:27 People are rewarded at the Second Coming
19:16,29 Only the Righteous rewarded with life
25:31-46 Final separation at the Second Coming
John 3:16 Life only in Christ
5:28,29 Dead are in the graves
6:39,40,44,54 Raised from grave at the last day
14:1-3,19 Life only in Christ
Acts 17:31 Judgment yet future
24:25 Judgment yet future
Romans 2:6-12 Wicked perish
14:10 All are judged at once (Matthew 13:39)
1 Corinthians 9:25 We will become immortal
15:53-55 We are not immortal yet
Philippians 3:19 Whose end is destruction
1 Thessalonians 4:16,18 Resurrection and translation - The only way to heaven
2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 Wicked are destroyed
1 Timothy | 6:16 | God only is immortal |
2 Timothy | 1:10 | Rewarded on the last day - not before |
1 Peter | 1:4,21,23 | Life only in Christ |
1 Peter | 5:4 | Eternal life received at the second coming |
Revelation | 2:11 | Wicked receive the Second DEATH |
| 20:9 | Devoured by fire |
| 20:12-15 | Wicked receive the Second DEATH |
| 21:4 | No more sorrow, pain, crying [No eternal torment]. |
| 22:3 | No more curse |
| 22:8 | Second Death |
3. What Is The Soul?
Genesis | 2:7 | Physical man | |||
| 12:13 | Can be killed | |||
| 46:15,18,22 | Physical people | |||
| 46:25,26,27 | Physical people | |||
Leviticus | 4:2 | Person - Can sin | |||
| 5:1,2 | Can Sin (Romans 6:23) | |||
| 5:4 | Can talk with real voice | |||
| 7:21 | Real human body | |||
| 7:18,20,27 | Eats physical food | |||
| 9:14 | Can be destroyed | |||
| 17:12,15 | Eats physical food | |||
| 18:29 | Real people - not ghosts | |||
| 20:1 - 6 | Can be killed | |||
| 22:3 | Can be killed | |||
| 23:30 | Can be killed | |||
Numbers | 15:30-36 | Stoned to death | |||
| 19:13,20,22 | Can touch it and kill it | |||
| 21:4,5 | Eats food | |||
| 31:28 | Person | |||
Deuteronomy | 12:15,20 | Human body | |||
| 14:26 | Eats and drinks | |||
Joshua | 10:28,30,32 | Can be utterly destroyed | |||
| 10:35,37,39 | Can be utterly destroyed | |||
| 11:11 | Killed by the sword (Revelation 19:15) | |||
1 Samuel | 2:16 | Human body | |||
| 24:11 | Human body | |||
| 25:29 | Human body - can be killed | |||
Job | 6:7 | Can touch it | |||
| 27:8 | God destroys it | |||
| 33:22,28,30 | Goes to the grave | |||
Psalm | 7:1-5 | Human life | |||
| 16:10 | Goes to grave | |||
| 22:20 | Can be killed | |||
| 22:29 | Not immortal | |||
| 33:19 | Needs deliverance from death | |||
| 35:4,7 | People seek to kill it | |||
| 35:17 | Can die | |||
| 40:14 | Can die | |||
| 56:13 | Can die | |||
| 86:2, 14 | Needs preserving power | |||
| 89:48 | Soul in the grave | |||
| 97:10 | Needs preserving power | |||
| 116:7, 8 | Can die | |||
Proverbs | 6:30, 32 | Can be destroyed | |||
| 10:3 | Human body | |||
| 13:25 | Eats food | |||
| 19:15 | Physical body | |||
| 23:14 | Goes to grave | |||
Isaiah | 29:8 | Human body | |||
Ezekiel | 13:19 | Can be slain | |||
| 18:4,20 | Can die | |||
| 22:27 | Can be destroyed | |||
Matthew | 10:28 | Destroyed in hell | |||
Acts | 2:27,31,41,43 | Person | |||
Acts | 3:23 | Person | |||
| 7:14 | Real people | |||
| 27:37 | People | |||
James | 5:20 | Can experience death | |||
1 Peter | 3:20 | Need saving from death | |||
Revelation | 16:4 | Can die | |||
4. Death Is A Sleep
1 Corinthians 11:30 | Sinners | 2 Kings 13:9 | Jehoahaz |
1 Corinthians 15:18,20 | Saints | 2 Kings 14:16 | Jehoash |
1 Corinthians 15:6 | Brethren | 2 Kings 14:22 | Azariah |
1 Kings 1:21 | David | 2 Kings 14:29 | Jeroboam |
1 Kings 11:21 | David | 2 Kings 15:22 | Menahem |
1 Kings 11:43 | Solomon | 2 Kings 15:38 | Jotham |
1 Kings 14:20 | Jeroboam | 2 Kings 16:20 | Ahaz |
1 Kings 14:31 | Rehoboam | 2 Kings 20:21 | Hezekiah |
1 Kings 15:24 | Asa | 2 Kings 21:18 | Menasseh |
1 Kings 15:8 | Abijam | 2 Kings 24:6 | Jehoiakim |
1 Kings 16:28 | Omri | 2 Kings 8:24 | Joram |
1 Kings 16:6 | Baasha | 2 Kings15:7 | Azariah |
1 Kings 2:10 | David | 2 Samuel 7:12 | David |
1 Kings 22:40 | Ahab | Acts 13:36 | David |
1 Kings 22:50 | Jehosophat | Acts 7:60 | Stephen |
1 Peter 3:4 | Humans | Daniel 12:2 | Saved and Lost |
1 Thessalonians 4:13-15 | Saints | Deuteronomy 31:16 | Moses |
2 Chronicles 12:16 | Rehoboam | Jeremiah 51:39 | Lost People |
2 Chronicles 14:1 | Abijah | Jeremiah 51:57 | Lost People |
2 Chronicles 16:13 | Asa | Job 14:12 | Dead People |
2 Chronicles 21:1 | Jehosophat | Job 3:13 | Job |
2 Chronicles 26:2 | Uzziah | Job 7:21 | Job |
2 Chronicles 26:23 | Uzziah | John 11:11 | Lazarus |
2 Chronicles 27:9 | Jotham | Luke 8:52 | Damsel |
2 Chronicles 28:27 | Ahaz | Mark 5:39 | Damsel |
2 Chronicles 32:33 | Hezekiah | Matthew 27:52 | Saints |
2 Chronicles 33:20 | Manasseh | Matthew 9:24 | Daughter |
2 Chronicles 9:31 | Solomon | Psalm 13:3 | David |
2 Kings 10:35 | Jehu | Psalm 76:5,6 | Wicked |
2 Kings 13:13 | Joash | Psalm 90:5 | Wicked |
5. The Non-Invisible Rapture
Isaiah | 26:19-21 | Righteous and wicked rewarded at the End of The World | |||
Matthew | 13:36-42 | Harvest - The End of the world. | |||
| 16:27 | Everyone rewarded at once (Not in two separate phases). | |||
| 24:27-31 | All eyes see him in CLOUDS at the harvest of the righteous. | |||
| 25:31-46 | Everyone rewarded at once. Wicked die immediately. | |||
| 26:64 | Coming in the CLOUDS. | |||
Mark | 13:26,27 | All eyes will see Him at the harvest. | |||
| 14:62 | Coming in the CLOUDS. | |||
Luke | 24:37-43 | Jesus rose with a real body - not spirit | |||
John | 2:19-22 | Jesus rose and will return in a visible body. | |||
| 6:39,40,44,54 | Raised from the grave at the Last Day not 7 years before. | |||
| 11:24 | Resurrection at the Last Day not 7 years before. | |||
| 12:48 | Last Day - day of judgment not 7 years before. | |||
Acts | 1:9-11 | Come in the CLOUDS. | |||
1 Thessalonians 4:16,17 Meet in CLOUDS.
2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 Righteous and wicked rewarded at once.
Hebrews | 9:28 | Shall openly appear at the harvest of the righteous. |
Revelation | 1:7 | Comes in the CLOUDS - All EYES WILL SEE HIM Harvest |
| 14:14-16 | In The CLOUDS - HARVEST OF THE RIGHTEOUS. |
| 20:5,6 | Resurrection begins the 1,000 years. |
| 22:12 | Everyone is rewarded at once. |
6. Hellfire - Is It For Real?
2 Peter 2:9 Nobody in hell today
Matthew 13:42 Wicked are cast into hell at the end of the world
John 12:48 Judged on the last day
John 5:28,29 Now in the grave
Job 21:30,32
Romans 6:23 Receive death not life
Revelation 21:8 Annihilation
Romans 6:23
Job 21:30
Psalm 145:20
37:9
37:20
37:38
62:3
Matthew 13:40-42 Punished on this earth
Revelation 20:9
Proverbs 11:31
2 Peter 3:10
Revelation 22:12 Suffer for different lengths of time
Matthew 16:27
Luke 12:47,48
Isaiah 47:14 The fire will go out
Revelation 21:1,4
Malachi 4:1-3
7. Promises Of The Second Coming
CHRIST | John 14:3 | I will come again. |
CHRIST | Revelation 22:20 | I will come again. |
Enoch | Jude 14 | Behold the LORD comes. |
Job | Job 19:25-27 | I shall see God. |
David | 1 Chronicles 16:33 | He comes to judge the Earth. |
Isaiah | Isaiah 40:10 | His reward is with Him. |
Daniel | Daniel 2:44, 7:15 | An everlasting kingdom. |
Zechariah | Zechariah 14:5 | The Lord my God shall come. |
Malachi | Mal 3:1-3, 4:1-3 | Shall burn as an oven. |
Matthew | Matthew 16:27 | For the Son of man shall come. |
Mark | Mark 13:26 | They shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds. |
Luke | Luke 9:26 | Come in His Father's glory. |
John | Revelation 1:7 | He comes in the clouds and all eyes shall see Him. |
Paul | Hebrew 10:37 | He shall come and will not tarry |
Paul | 1 Thessalonians 4:16 | The Lord shall descend with a shout. |
Peter | 2 Peter 3:10 | The Earth shall melt with fervent heat. |
Jude | Jude 14 | With 10,000's of His saints. |
ANGELS | Acts 1:11 | This same Jesus. |
8. Signs Of His Coming
Matthew 24:5,11,23,24 False Christs
Matthew 24:6,7 Wars and rumors of wars
Matthew 24:37-39 As in the days of Noah
Genesis 4:19 Polygamy
Genesis 4:23-24 Murders and violence
Genesis 6:1 Population explosion
Genesis 6:5 Great wickedness
Every thought evil continually
Genesis 6:11 Earth was filled with violence
Mark 13:24-30 False Christs, False prophets
Wars, Earthquakes, famines, troubles
Counterfeit miracles
Luke 17:26,27 As in the days of Noah
Luke 17:28-32 As Sodom and Gomorrah
Genesis 13:13 Exceedingly evil
Genesis 19:5 Sodomy and homosexuality
Genesis 19:11 Violence
Ezekiel 16:48-49 Pride Gluttony Idleness
Luke 21:11 Earthquakes, famines, disease
Luke 21:25,26 Wars, revolutions, perplexity
2 Thessalonians 2:3 Rise of the Roman Catholic Church
1 Timothy 4:1-3 False doctrines, Spiritualism and doctrines of demons
2 Timothy 3:1-13 Perilous times Men lovers of self
Covetous
Boasters Proud Blasphemers
Disobedient to parents
Unthankful
Unholy
Without natural affection
Truce breakers
False accusers Incontinent Fierce
Traitors
Despises of those that are good
Heady
Lovers of pleasure more than God
High minded
Pretending to be Godly but are not
Not knowing truth
Reject truth of God
Corrupt minds
Reprobates from the faith
Evil seducers
Getting worse every day
James 5:1-8 Labour troubles - strikes
2 Peter 3:3-12 Scoffers rejecting creationism & flood account
Jude 1:14-18 Evil speech
Revelation 6:12-17 Signs in the heavens
Revelation 13:1-18 Rise in power of the Catholic Church
9. Powerful And Glorious
Matthew 13:40-43 Furnace of fire
16:27 Glory of His Father and the angels
24:27-30 Lightning, every one will see it
25:31 Glory of God and the angels
26:64 See Him in the clouds of heaven
Mark 8:38 Comes with the glory of God the Father
13:26 Coming with power and great glory
14:62 Coming in the clouds of heaven
Luke 9:26 Glory of the Father and the angels
17:24 As lightning in heaven
17:26-30 Like the flood that destroyed them all
21:25-28 See Jesus in the clouds of heaven
Colossians 3:4 He shall appear
1 Thessalonians 4:16 Shout, trumpet, resurrection
2 Thessalonians 1:7,8 Revealed in heaven, flaming fire
2 Timothy | 4:7,8 | Love his appearing |
Titus | 2:13 | Glorious appearing |
Hebrews | 9:28 | He shall appear |
1 Peter | 1:7 | Appearing of Jesus Christ |
2 Peter | 1:16 | Power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ |
1 John | 3:2 | We shall see Him |
Jude | 1:14,15 | Comes to judge the earth |
Revelation | 1:7 | All eyes shall see Him |
| 6:15-17 | Face of Him who sits on the Throne |
| 14:14 | Coming in the clouds of heaven |
| 19:11-16 | Comes to destroy the wicked |
10. He Comes Visibly
Job 19:25,26 I shall see God
Psalm 50:3 Devouring fire
Isaiah 40:5 All flesh shall see His glory
Nahum 1:5 The earth will burn at His presence
Matthew 24:30 They shall see Him coming the clouds of heaven
Mark 13:26 Coming with power and glory
14:62 See Him coming in the clouds of heaven
Luke 17:26-30 Fire and brimstone coming down out of heaven
21:27 See Him coming in a cloud
Acts 1:9-11 See Him in the clouds of heaven
1 Corinthians 15:52 Resurrection from the dead
Philippians 3:20 Looking for Christ to come in the heavens
1 Thessalonians 4:17 Meet the Lord in the clouds
Titus | 2:13 | Glorious appearing of Christ |
2 Peter | 3:10 | The heavens shall pass away and earth shall melt |
1 John | 3:2 | We shall see Him as He is |
Revelation | 1:7 | All eyes shall see Him |
| 14:14 | Coming in the clouds of heaven |
| 19:11-16 | Destroy the armies of the earth |
11. Audibly
Psalm 50:3 God shall not keep silent
Isaiah 27:3 The great trumpet shall blow
Zephaniah 1:14-16 Trumpet and voice of God
Luke 17:26-30 Noah's flood, Sodom and Gomorrah
1 Corinthians 15:52 The trumpet shall sound
1 Thessalonians 4:16 Voice of the archangel, trumpet of God
2 Peter 3:10 Heavens will pass away with a great noise
12. Angels Come With Christ
Zechariah | 14:5 | Come with all his saints |
Matthew | 16:27 | Come with His angels |
| 25:31 | All the holy angels with Him |
Mark | 13:27 | He shall send His angels |
Luke | 9:26 | The glory of the holy angels |
13. Reward The Righteous
Psalm 50:3,5 Gather My saints together
58:11 A reward for the righteous
Isaiah 40:10 His reward is with Him
62:11 His reward is with Him
Matthew 13:37-50 The harvest at the end of the world
16:27 He shall reward every man according to His works
24:30,31 Gather together His elect
25:31-34 Inherit the kingdom of God
Mark 13:27 Gather together His elect
John 5:25-29 Resurrection of life
6:39,40,44,54 Raised from the grave
13:36 Shall follow Jesus to heaven
14:1-3,28 Many mansions in heaven
1 Corinthians 15:51-53 Put on immortality
1 Thessalonians 4:16,17 Raised to eternal immortality
1 Peter 1:4,5,7 Crown of eternal life
4:13 Share in His eternal glory
5:4 Receive a crown of glory
2 Peter 3:10-13 A New Heavens and a New Earth
1 John 3:2 We shall be like Him
Revelation 14:14 Harvest the earth
22:12 Reward every man according to his work
| 14. Destroy The Wicked | ||||
Psalm | 37:38 | Transgressors shall be destroyed together | |||
| 68:2 | The wicked perish | |||
| 91:8 | Reward of the wicked | |||
Isaiah | 13:9-11 | Punish the wicked | |||
| 26:21 | Punish the inhabitants of the earth | |||
| 66:15-17 | Shall be slain | |||
Matthew | 3:7 | The wrath to come | |||
Luke | 3:7 | The wrath to come | |||
| 17:26-30 | As in the days of Noah and Sodom & Gomorrah | |||
| 20:16 | Destroy the evil doers | |||
1 Thessalonians 5:3 Sudden destruction
2 Thessalonians 2:8 Destroy with the brightness of His coming
15. Is The Second Coming Invisible?
Chariots
Psalm 104:3 Clouds of heaven
Psalm 68:17 Angels - Sinai
2 Kings 2:11 Flaming Chariots
Isaiah 66:15-17 Flaming Sword (Revelation 19:11-16)
Exodus
16:10 Visible to human eye
Clouds
19:9-16 Thunder, lightning, fire, smoke, earthquake
20:18 Exceedingly loud
24:15,16 Devouring fire
Psalm 144:6 Destroys the wicked
Zech 9:14 Destroys the wicked
Matthew 24:27 From the east to the west Matthew 28:3 Blinding light
Luke 17:24 Lights up the whole sky
Exod 19:16-25 Exceedingly loud and bright
Lightning
Psalm 77:18 Light up the whole planet and shake it
Psalm 97:4 Burns His enemies to death
Revelation 16:18 Devastates the Earth
Exodus 9:23,29 Plague of death
Revelation 16:18 Seventh plague
Job 40:9 The voice of God Exodus 20:18 Exceedingly loud
Psalm 78:48 Kills and destroys wicked
Thunder
Zech 9:14 Powerful like lightning
Exod 19:13-19 Exceedingly loud
Isaiah 27:1,13 Heard in all the countries
Zeph 1:14-16 Heard in all the cities
Trumpets
16. The Wicked Are Annihilated
Genesis | 3:19 | Turned to dust | ||||||
| 6:7,17 | Completely destroyed | ||||||
| 19:23-29 | Fire and brimstone | ||||||
Exodus | 22:20 | Utterly Destroyed | ||||||
1 Chronicles | 28:9 | Cast off forever | ||||||
Job | 18:18 | Blotted off the planet | ||||||
| 20:9 | No longer exist | ||||||
| 21:17 | Blotted out | ||||||
| 22:20 | Fire Consumed them | ||||||
| 34:24 | Brake in pieces | ||||||
Psalm | 1:6 | Ungodly shall perish | ||||||
| 2:9 | Brake in pieces | ||||||
| 21:9,10 | Destroyed utterly by fire | ||||||
| 34:21 | Slay the wicked | ||||||
| 37:1,2 | Cut down and wither away | ||||||
| 37:9 | Evil doers will be cut off | ||||||
| 37:10 | Shall not be | ||||||
| 37:20 | Turn to smoke - perish | ||||||
| 37:22,28,34 | Cut off | ||||||
| 37:36,38 | Destroyed altogether | ||||||
| 50:3 | Devoured | ||||||
| 52:5 | Destroyed forever | ||||||
| 55:23 | Destruction in pit | ||||||
| 58:7 | Melt away as water and cut in pieces | ||||||
| 59:13 | Consumed in wrath | ||||||
| 62:3 | God will slay the wicked | ||||||
| 68:2 | Burned as wax and perished | ||||||
| 69:28 | No longer living | ||||||
| 73:18 | Cast into destruction | ||||||
| 75:3 | Dissolved | ||||||
| 92:7 | Destroyed forever | ||||||
| 104:35 | No longer exist | ||||||
| 139:19 | God will slay the wicked | ||||||
| 145:20 | Destroyed the wicked | ||||||
Proverbs | 10:25 | No longer exist | ||||||
| 12:7 | No longer exist | ||||||
| 13:13 | Destroyed | ||||||
Isaiah | 11:4 | Slay | ||||||
| 33:12 | Burn as weeds | ||||||
| 41:11,12 | Turned into nothing | ||||||
Ezekiel | 18:4,20 | Dead forever | ||||||
Obadiah | 1:16 | No longer exist | ||||||
Nahum | 1:10 | Burned as stubble | ||||||
Malachi | 4:1 | Burnt up | ||||||
| 4:3 | Turned to ashes | ||||||
Matthew | 3:10,12 | Chopped up and burnt | ||||||
| 7:13,19,27 | Destruction, Chopped up and burnt, Fall and ruined | ||||||
| 10:28 | Destroy body and soul | ||||||
13:30,40,42,48,50 Burned up | ||||||||
| 21:41,44 | Broken and destroyed | ||||||
| 22:7 | Burned and destroyed totally | ||||||
Mark | 12:9 | Destroyed and ruined | ||||||
Luke | 6:49 | Ruined and destroyed | ||||||
| 13:7,9 | Cut down and annihilated | ||||||
| 19:27 | Slain and annihilated | ||||||
| 20:18 | Grind to powder | ||||||
John | 3:16 | Perish - death | ||||||
| 5:24 | Death | ||||||
John | 6:50 | Die | ||||||
| 8:24 | Die | ||||||
| 10:10 | Opposite of life | ||||||
| 15:2 | Wither and die | ||||||
Romans | 8:13 | Die | ||||||
| 9:22 | Eternal Destruction | ||||||
| 11:20-24 | Cut off and destroyed | ||||||
1 Corinthians | 3:17 | God will destroy | ||||||
Galatians | 6:8 | Everlasting Death | ||||||
Philippians | 3:19 | End is destruction | ||||||
17. Resurrection And Translation - Only Way To Heaven
Genesis 5:24 Enoch
Hebrews 11:5 Enoch
2 Kings 2:1-11 Elijah
1 Thessalonians 4:16 Righteous of all ages
Job 12:9,10
Psalm 36:9; 66:8,9
Jeremiah 2:13
John 5:27
Acts 17:24,25,28
18. The Source Of Life
A. God is the Source of Life
Genesis 2:7
Job 33:7
Isaiah 45:12
Jeremiah 27:5
B. Life Given at the Beginning
Genesis 2:17; 3:19
Romans 5:12,15
C. Forfeited By Sin
D. God Through Jesus Returns Life to Us
John 1:4; 3:16; 5:21,25; 6:33,47-51
John 10:10,27,28; 14:6; 17:2
Romans 6:23
John 3:15, 16, 36; 4:14; 6:40; 20:31
1 Timothy 1:16
2 Timothy 1:1
1 John 5:11-13
E. Conditional Immortality
19. The Thief On The Cross - Luke 23:43
A. Paradise is Heaven
2 Corinthians 12:2 God's dwelling place
Revelation 2:7 Tree of life is there
Genesis 2:8 Was In Paradise
Revelation 22:1-3 The Tree Of Life is Now In the New Jerusalem
Revelation 21:2,10; 3:12 New Jerusalem Is Now in Heaven
Hebrews 11:16; 12:22 New Jerusalem Is Now in Heaven
B. Thief Had Not Gone To Heaven That Day
John 6:39,40,44,54
14:1-3
Matthew 13:36-43
C. Jesus in The Heart of the Earth After He Died
John 20:17 Had not yet gone to heaven
Psalm 16:10 Still in hell (The Grave) for three days and nights
Acts 2:25-27 Three days and nights in grave
Matthew 12:40 Three days and nights in heart of earth
Matthew 27:60 Mark 15:46
Luke 23:53 John 19:40,42
D. Both In The Grave
20. Lazarus and the Rich Man - Luke 16:20-31
Hebrews 11:8-19, 35-40 Abraham not in heaven.
2 Thessalonians 1:7,8 No pre Advent fire
21. Immortality - God's Alone and Given At Second Coming
Romans 1:23, 2:7
1 Corinthians 9:25, 15:52-55
1 Timothy 1:17, 6:15,16
2 Timothy 1:10
1 Peter 1:4,23, 3:4
Matthew 19:16
25:46
22. Only Righteous Have Eternal Life
Mark 10:17,30
Luke 10:25
18:18,30
John 3:15,16
4:14,36
6:27,40
12:25,50
17:2,3
Romans 2:7
5:21
6:22,23
Galatians 6:8
1 Timothy 1:16
1 Timothy 6:12,19
Titus 1:2
3:7
1 John 1:2
2:25
5:20
Jude 1:21
Revelation 2:7,10
3:5
11:11
13:18
17:8
20:12,15
21:6,27
22:1,2,14,17,19
John 3:36
5:24
6:47,54
10:28
1 John 3:15
5:11-13
23. Life Only In Christ
24. The New Earth And The New Jerusalem
A. What is God Preparing for His people?
Hebrews 11:16 God is preparing a city
Hebrews 12:22 God is preparing a city
B. Where is This City now Located?
Revelation 21:2 In heaven in outer space
1 Kings 8:28-30
C. What is the city like?
Revelation 21:16 590 Kilometers Long
Revelation 21:2 NAME
Revelation 21:17,18 WALLS
Revelation 21:12,13,21 GATES
Revelation 21:21 STREETS
D. What is the City Like?
Revelation 21:2,11,16 APPEARANCE
Revelation 22:1,2 TREE OF LIFE
Revelation 22:1,2 RIVER OF LIFE (Genesis 2:10-14)
E. Where Will it be Transferred to?
Matthew 5:5 On this earth
Isaiah 66:22,24 New earth
F. What Reassuring Facts are There About the New Earth?
Revelation 21:3 God will live with us
Psalm 16:11 No boredom
Isaiah 33:24 No sickness or iniquity
Revelation 22:3 No more curse
Isaiah 65:22,23 Build homes and live in them
Revelation 7:16,17 No hunger, thirst or pain
Isaiah 40:31 No more tiredness
Isaiah 35:5,6 No more blind, deaf, lame, sick
Philippians 3:21 All healed of diseases
Revelation 21:8,22:25 Wicked excluded
G. Will the Saints Have Real Bodies in Heaven?
Luke 24:36-43,50,51 Jesus rose with a real body
Acts 1:9-11 Went to heaven with real body
Philippians 3:21 Give us real bodies at His coming
Isaiah 66:22-24 All FLESH
H. What Thrilling Things Will There be to do in the New Earth?
Isaiah 65:21,22 Build houses and vineyards
John 14:1-3 Have a home in the Holy City
Isaiah 35:10 Everlasting joy and peace
51:11 Sing songs of praise
Psalm 87:7 Play musical instruments
Revelation 14:2,3 Choir and music
Isaiah 66:22-24 Keep God's Sabbath Day
Matthew 8:11 Meet the patriarchs and prophets
Revelation 7:9-17 Live with Jesus forever
Revelation 14:4 See God's face and live
Zephaniah 3:17 Hear God sing to us
Psalm 37:3,4 Have all our desires fulfilled
I. How Good Will the New Earth and the New Jerusalem be?
1 Corinthians 64:4 Beyond our imagination
Isaiah 64:4 Beyond human comprehension
J. Does God Offer Everyone a Place?
Revelation 22:17 Who so ever will
1 Peter 1:4 Reserved in heaven
John 14:1-3 Prepared by Jesus Himself for us
K. How can we be Assured a Place in the Holy City?
Revelation 3:20 Open our hearts to Jesus
22:14 Keep God's 10 Commandments
John 1:12 Power to obey His will
Matthew 7:21 Must do God's will to be saved
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