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Straight Questionsfrom the Culture

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WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I DIE?

GIFT OF LIFE AT CONCEPTION

SEPARATION AT DEATH

DISEMBODIED STATE

2ND COMING—RAISED—JUDGMENT

ETERNITY—HEAVEN OR HELL

THE HUMAN JOURNEY

GIFT OF LIFE AT CONCEPTION

THE HUMAN JOURNEY

Acts 17:25

[25] …He Himself (God) gives all men life and breath and everything else.

James 4:14

[14] You do not even know what will happen tomorrow.

What is your life?

You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

GIFT OF HUMAN LIFE

SEPARATION AT DEATH

THE HUMAN JOURNEY

Hebrews 9:27

[27] Man is destined to die once…

Greek Word For

“DEATH”

“thanatos”

“separation”

The separation of “THE SPIRIT”

from“THE BODY”

James 2:26As the body

without the spirit

is dead

…so faith without works is dead.

Jesus:

Father,into Your handsI commend My

spirit.

When He said this,He breathed

His last.(Luke 23:46)

While they were stoning him,

Stephen prayed,

“Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

(Acts 7:59)

STEPHEN

HUMAN LIFE

HUMAN

SPIRIT

HUMAN DEATH

HUMAN

SPIRIT

HUMAN DEATHHUMAN

SPIRIT

HUMAN DEATH

HUMAN DEATH

EMPTYHOUSE

RETURNS TO

DUST

THE SPIRITHAS

DEPARTED

Genesis 3:19

[19] By the sweat of your brow

you will eat your food

until you return to the ground,

since from it you were taken;

for dust you are

and to dust you will return."

GIFT OF HUMAN LIFE

SEPARATION AT DEATH

DISEMBODIED STATE

THE HUMAN JOURNEY

Job 14:14[14] If a man dies,

will he live again?


LIFE ETERNITY

HUMANSPIRIT


LIFE

HUMANSPIRIT

ETERNITY


LIFE ETERNITY

HUMANSPIRIT


LIFE ETERNITY


DEATH ETERNITY


DEATH ETERNITYHADES=UNSEEN



HUMANSPIRIT


DEATH HADES=UNSEENHUMANSPIRIT


DEATH ETERNITYHADES=UNSEENHUMANSPIRIT



HUMANSPIRIT

Where disembodiedspirits go

after death.

Acts 2:29-32

[29] "Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.

[30] But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.

Acts 2:29-32

[31] Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to the grave (hades), nor did his body see decay.

[32] God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact.

WHAT HAPPENED TO JESUS?

LIFE ETERNITY

HUMANSPIRIT


LIFE ETERNITY


DEATH ETERNITY



HUMANSPIRIT


DEATH ETERNITYHADES=UNSEENHUMANSPIRIT



HUMANSPIRIT

Where Jesus’disembodied spiritwent after death.



HUMANSPIRIT

Where Jesus’disembodied spiritwent after death.

BUT

Acts 2:29-32

[31] Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to the grave (hades), nor did his body see decay.

[32] God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact.



HUMANSPIRIT


LIFE ETERNITYHADES=UNSEEN

HUMANSPIRIT

Revelation 1:18

[18] I am the Living One;

I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever!

And I hold the keys of death and Hades.



HUMANSPIRIT

Matthew 16:13-18

[13] When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

[14] They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

Matthew 16:13-18

[15] "But what about you?" He asked. "Who do you say I am?”

[16] Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Matthew 16:13-18

[17] Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by My Father in heaven.

[18] And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church,

and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

USING THE BIBLE

WHAT ELSE CAN WE KNOW ABOUT

HADES?



PARADISE(Abraham’s

Side)

TORMENT

A GREAT GULF

Luke 23:39-43

[39] One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!“

[40] But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence?

Luke 23:39-43

[41] We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.“

[42] Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into Your kingdom.”

[43] Jesus answered him,

"I tell you the truth,

today you will be with Me in Paradise."




Side)

TORMENT

A GREAT GULF

JESUS THIEF

LUKE 16:19-31

Luke 16:19-31

[19] "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.

[20] At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores

[21] and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.




Side)

TORMENT

A GREAT GULF

RICH MAN

LAZARUS

Luke 16:19-31

[22] "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side.

The rich man also died and was buried.

[23] In hell (hades), where he was in torment,

he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.




Side)

TORMENT

A GREAT GULF

RICH MAN

LAZARUS

Luke 16:19-31

[24] So he called to him,

'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue,

because I am in agony in this fire.‘

IN HADES


Side)

TORMENT

1. Consciousness

2. Feel

3. Thirst

4. Talk

5. Recognize

6. Remember




Side)

TORMENT

A GREAT GULF

LAZARUS

RICH MANHELP ME!

Luke 16:19-31

[25] But Abraham replied, “Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.

[26] And besides all this,

between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.




Side)

TORMENT

A GREAT GULF

LAZARUS

RICH MAN

Luke 16:19-31

[27] He answered, “Then I beg you, father,

send Lazarus to my father's house,

[28] for I have five brothers.

Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.”




Side)

TORMENT

A GREAT GULF“I have

fivebrothers

!”

LAZARUS

RICH MAN

Luke 16:19-31

[29] Abraham replied, “They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.”

[30] " 'No, father Abraham,' he said, “but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.”

[31] He said to him, “If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead."




Side)

TORMENT

A GREAT GULF

GODSPEAKS

LAZARUS

RICH MAN



PARADISE

TORMENT

A GREAT GULF

PEACE-JOY-COMFORT

PAIN-REMORSE

AN

INTERESTING

OBSERVATION



PARADISEMOVED

TORMENT

A GREAT GULF

2 Corinthians 12:1-4, 7

[1] I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

[2] I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know--God knows.


[3] And I know that this man--whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows–

[4] was caught up to Paradise. He heard inexpressible things, things that man is not permitted to tell.


[7] To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations,

there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

GOD’STHRONE

1st

2nd

3rd

BIRDS

SUNMOO

NSTARS

PARADISE

TORMENT

Revelation 4-5

The departed spirits of the saints are praising God around His Throne.

Now: A sea of glass (Rev. 4:6)

Then: No more sea (Rev. 21:1)

Philippians 1:21-24

[21] For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

[22] If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me.

Yet what shall I choose? I do not know!

Philippians 1:21-24

[23] I am torn between the two:

I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;

[24] but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.

Revelation 14:13

[13] Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write:

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord…"

GIFT OF HUMAN LIFE

SEPARATION AT DEATH

DISEMBODIED STATE


THE HUMAN JOURNEY

GOD’STHRONE

1st

2nd

3rd

BIRDS

SUNMOO

NSTARS

THE2ND COMING

PARADISE

TORMENT

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

[16] For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

[17] After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

John 5:28-29

[28] "Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice

[29] and come out—

those who have done good will rise to live,

and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned.

1 Thessalonians 4:14

[14] We believe that Jesus died and rose again

and so

we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.

GOD’STHRONE

1st

2nd

3rd

BIRDS

SUNMOO

NSTARS

THE2ND COMING

NEW BODY

BODY

DAY OF JUDGMENTS

HEEP

GOATS

PARADISE

TORMENT

SPIRIT

SPIRIT

2 Corinthians 5:10

[10] For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,

that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.

Acts 17:31

[31] For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed.

He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead."

GIFT OF HUMAN LIFE

SEPARATION AT DEATH

DISEMBODIED STATE


THE HUMAN JOURNEY

ETERNITY—HEAVEN OR HELL

Matthew 25:31-46

[31] "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His throne in heavenly glory.

[32] All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

[33] He will put the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.

Matthew 25:31-46

[34] "Then the King will say to those on His right,

'Come, you who are blessed by My Father;

take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.

Matthew 25:31-46

[41] "Then He will say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

[46] "Then they will go away to eternal punishment,

but the righteous to eternal life."

All Comes Down To…

WHAT WILLI DO

WITH JESUS?

GOD’STHRONE

1st

2nd

3rd

BIRDS

SUNMOO

NSTARS

BE READY TO… “FLY AWAY!”

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