What actually happens when you make the transition from life, to death, to Heaven?
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
- Dr. Erwin Lutzer attempts to peek behind the curtain of death, discusses how to overcome the fear of death, and addresses what the Bible teaches about the death of infants. In addition Dr. Lutzer and Dr. Ankerberg discuss how to overcome the fear of death; what happens at the point of transition from life, to death, to heaven; what the Bible teaches about the death of infants; your first hour in glory; the descent into gloom; and how to have complete assurance you are going to Heaven.
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Death is the one thing I will never fear.
I know I’m saved by the shed blood of Jesus Christ and headed to heaven for eternity.
John Ankerberg is a living witness of the power of Jesus Christ. I love this man and what he stands for. I have been strengthened over the years watching his show. Bless you, brother.
I was really afraid of death. I was also unsure about what I wanted in life until I constructed my relationship with Jesus. I no longer dread death.
Neither do I and in fact I look forward to my death for it is far better to be with Jesus Christ in Heaven.
LaNenaDelRap Espinal... God gets the credit and ALL THE GLORY. You constructed nothing but accepting His free Gift.
Jenilyn Vasquez how did u do that ? Get closer to God, have that relationship? Do u just ask for it and read the bible..?
Janette Ibarra yes
@@janette499 believe in Jesus and you will be saved. Acts 16:31
Once you're saved you can take it from there :)
My husband died and everyone in the room saw him get out of his hospital bed and wanted to run. He had a break in his back. Even the Minister tells of this when he meets with those who are passing. My husband shouted He is Beautiful, God is good God is Great. His body laid down in the bed and he was gone. My daughter saw this, the minister and his wife (who is a nurse) saw this and of course I saw this. We were in our Bedroom. After he passed I felt such comfort sleeping in our bedroom. He loved the Lord unconditionally.
Oh wow God Bless, my spirit responded to this all the hairs on my body stood up beautiful thanks for sharing.
Glory be to God! Hallelujah! Thank you Jesus!
It is a great relief to know that I can talk to Jesus and ask him to tell my son that I love him. I have done that several times and hoped my son would know how much I loved him and missed him. Thank you.
Indeed he does.
Michael Smith I'm so sorry for the sadness you are experiencing now. Barely three months and I know this is a very hard time. My daughter moved to Heaven on July 15, 2012 after a short illness. So it's been six years and I miss her just as much today as the day she was called Home. But praise God, we know we will see our children again soon. My daughter is a believer too. One of the things that has gotten me through is to study Heaven. I read an excellent book by Randy Alcorn called 'Heaven'. It is all scriptural like this video. Just imagine what our children are experiencing. I can imagine that they are both making lists of wonderful places to show us when our day comes to go Home. I know they are as anxious to see us as we are to see them.
When my daughter passed, we all lived in Anderson, SC - but , relocated to be with her son and husband who moved to be with his family. Her son was only 11 mo old. You must be very proud of the heroic sacrifice your son made in offering his life to try to save another's. Just keep looking up. I also study Bible prophecy. Nothing more encouraging than to understand that prophecy is being fulfilled daily. Jesus is coming for us soon! God bless you. Debbie
Acts 2:29
Tombs of the Patriarchs
one of the most famous in the Holy Land, was constructed in Hebron by King Herod over the traditional site of the cave of Machpelah, which was purchased by Abraham as a family burial site (Gen. 23). Significant Events: Burial site of Sarah (Gen. 23) and Abraham (Gen. 25:9). Isaac, Rebekah, and Leah were buried here as well (Gen. 49:30-31). Jacob’s body was brought from Egypt to Canaan and buried in the cave (Gen. 50
Controdiction about Heaven:
If people went to heaven at death there would be NO need for resurrection or judgement day. It is written in the scripture: "The DEAD knows NOTHING".
The body without the spirit is DEAD. When we pass away the Spirit that is in us returns to Yahweh. Eccl. 12:7.
The DEAD are sleeping in their graves awaiting resurrection on judgement day. Rev. 20:14-15. Mat. 5:5 proves the teaching of going to heaven is FALSE.
The meek shall inherit the earth made NEW. May Yahweh bless you.
1. John 3:13
No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven--the Son of Man.
2. John 17:5
5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.
3. Acts 2:29
"Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.
God told Adam
"Dust you are to dust you will return" gen 3:19
Biggest truth ever told
Wasn't it always about death, since the original sin? "but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die."
1. Now on to the biggest lie ever told
Satan, "Eat it Eve, YOU SHALL NOT SURELY DIE." [you will live in hell forever] traditional hell = believing the first lie of Satan himself, plainly shown in the word of God, from the very start.
We dont posses immortality as God does- 1 Timothy 6:16.
Humans are made from dust Gen 2:7;3:19.
We are not spirits living in a body of flesh. We are physical creatures, so no part of us survives death. When we die, our brain dies too, and our thoughts perish. Thus, Lazuras said nothing about his experience of death because the dead are unconscious.
Psalms 146:4; Ecclesiastes 9:5,610.
God told adam:
"Dust you are to dust you will return" Gen 3:19
@@darthbane2669 Acts 2:29
Tombs of the Patriarchs
one of the most famous in the Holy Land, was constructed in Hebron by King Herod over the traditional site of the cave of Machpelah, which was purchased by Abraham as a family burial site (Gen. 23). Significant Events: Burial site of Sarah (Gen. 23) and Abraham (Gen. 25:9). Isaac, Rebekah, and Leah were buried here as well (Gen. 49:30-31). Jacob’s body was brought from Egypt to Canaan and buried in the cave (Gen. 50
Controdiction about Heaven:
If people went to heaven at death there would be NO need for resurrection or judgement day. It is written in the scripture: "The DEAD knows NOTHING".
The body without the spirit is DEAD. When we pass away the Spirit that is in us returns to Yahweh. Eccl. 12:7.
The DEAD are sleeping in their graves awaiting resurrection on judgement day. Rev. 20:14-15. Mat. 5:5 proves the teaching of going to heaven is FALSE.
The meek shall inherit the earth made NEW. May Yahweh bless you.
1. John 3:13
No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven--the Son of Man.
2. John 17:5
5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.
3. Acts 2:29
"Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.
God told Adam
"Dust you are to dust you will return" gen 3:19
Biggest truth ever told
Wasn't it always about death, since the original sin? "but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die."
1. Now on to the biggest lie ever told
Satan, "Eat it Eve, YOU SHALL NOT SURELY DIE." [you will live in hell forever] traditional hell = believing the first lie of Satan himself, plainly shown in the word of God, from the very start.
We dont posses immortality as God does- 1 Timothy 6:16.
Humans are made from dust Gen 2:7;3:19.
We are not spirits living in a body of flesh. We are physical creatures, so no part of us survives death. When we die, our brain dies too, and our thoughts perish. Thus, Lazuras said nothing about his experience of death because the dead are unconscious.
Psalms 146:4; Ecclesiastes 9:5,610.
God told adam:
"Dust you are to dust you will return" Gen 3:19
May I just, even though I do not believe in Jesus, give you my condolences for you both. May you have peace in your hearts.
I dont care whos there as long as Jesus is.
We won’t be alone when we die and pass into heaven. Remember the Holy Spirit is in us and we have the angels of God to usher us in.
Amen !!! I can't wait to be with my Lord Jesus !!!! What an exciting Goal and gift
Absent from the body present with the Lord
"Absent from the body is to be present with the Lord."
Lots of people trot out 2 Cor 5:8 to justify their belief that Christians go to heaven upon death. However they are misquoting that verse as you did.
Go back and read that verse again. Here is what it really says: KJV "We are confident, I say, and >>willing
Acts 2:29
Tombs of the Patriarchs
one of the most famous in the Holy Land, was constructed in Hebron by King Herod over the traditional site of the cave of Machpelah, which was purchased by Abraham as a family burial site (Gen. 23). Significant Events: Burial site of Sarah (Gen. 23) and Abraham (Gen. 25:9). Isaac, Rebekah, and Leah were buried here as well (Gen. 49:30-31). Jacob’s body was brought from Egypt to Canaan and buried in the cave (Gen. 50
Controdiction about Heaven:
If people went to heaven at death there would be NO need for resurrection or judgement day. It is written in the scripture: "The DEAD knows NOTHING".
The body without the spirit is DEAD. When we pass away the Spirit that is in us returns to Yahweh. Eccl. 12:7.
The DEAD are sleeping in their graves awaiting resurrection on judgement day. Rev. 20:14-15. Mat. 5:5 proves the teaching of going to heaven is FALSE.
The meek shall inherit the earth made NEW. May Yahweh bless you.
1. John 3:13
No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven--the Son of Man.
2. John 17:5
5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.
3. Acts 2:29
"Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.
God told Adam
"Dust you are to dust you will return" gen 3:19
Biggest truth ever told
Wasn't it always about death, since the original sin? "but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die."
1. Now on to the biggest lie ever told
Satan, "Eat it Eve, YOU SHALL NOT SURELY DIE." [you will live in hell forever] traditional hell = believing the first lie of Satan himself, plainly shown in the word of God, from the very start.
We dont posses immortality as God does- 1 Timothy 6:16.
Humans are made from dust Gen 2:7;3:19.
We are not spirits living in a body of flesh. We are physical creatures, so no part of us survives death. When we die, our brain dies too, and our thoughts perish. Thus, Lazuras said nothing about his experience of death because the dead are unconscious.
Psalms 146:4; Ecclesiastes 9:5,610.
God told adam:
"Dust you are to dust you will return" Gen 3:19
Paul knew and understood that he wouldn't be with the Lord until the second coming, resurrection, and judgement. So he was merely expressing his desire to "be with the Lord". He knew that wouldn't happen until Jesus returns as judge of all the earth. Jesus told Nicodemus in John 3:13 that no one but him has ever gone to heaven. Jesus is in heaven following his resurrection. So how could Paul be "with him" if no human ever goes to heaven? Being "with Jesus" doesn't happen until he returns to earth for the second time.
@@fromanabe8639 - Good job! Indeed, the HOPE which Paul is speaking about is the APPEARANCE and PRESENCE of our Lord at his RETURN and not "one second/minute" after dying. Lutzer, like many "Evangelicals", erroneously teaches the false doctrine of Man as "having" a supposed "immortal spirit/soul entity" (Casper Ghost) dwelling INSIDE his body.
This Greco Roman Pagan doctrine causes nothing but CONFUSION (as this video does) whereas the Gospel is very simple. ETERNAL LIFE has been promised to those who are "in Christ" AT RESURRECTION, AT HIS RETURN, and NOT "one minute" sooner; believers who have died will "return to dust" and will REMAIN in the ground here on planet Earth UNTIL the "last trump".
1Cor 15:51 Listen, I will tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed -
1Cor 15:52 in a moment, in the blinking of an eye, AT THE LAST TRUMP. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
1Cor 15:53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.
1Cor 15:54 Now when this perishable puts on the imperishable, and this MORTAL puts on IMMORTALITY, then the saying that is written will happen, “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
1Cor 15:55 “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”
IMMORTALITY, i.e. everlasting life, overcoming death, is not "put on" UNTIL THAT TIME. So Paul, in CONTEXT with ALL of his words on "putting on" INCORRUPTION, perfectly asserts his desire to be "rid" of his PERISHABLE body, at the PRESENCE of the Lord, WHEN he along with ALL the Saints, both living and dead, will AT THAT TIME, be given IMPERISHABLE bodies.
To extract the NOTION of having a CONSCIOUS and disembodied STATE after dying is purely SUPERSTITIOUS. The Scriptures teach no such "intermediate" state; the scriptures teach that you WILL DIE, no life, no consciousness, no knowing, UNTIL RESURRECTION.
A "Parable" is meant to TEACH a principle and is not meant to be an "ontological" argument. Also, the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, is written in SYMBOLIC manner and cannot be taken in a literal manner. Symbolic language is used to REPRESENT a bigger picture of what actually has and will happen in Human History. The SYMBOL is a "figure of speech" which is not meant to teach anything literal. You can't "have your cake" and also "eat it". Lutzer and Ankerberg are trying to have it BOTH ways. It ain't happening. Everlasting Life/Immortality CANNOT be BOTH 'life after death" AND "life at resurrection".
as a former first responder of thirty years i have seen death many many times...
i have seen born again believers die and non Christians die...
there is a major difference..... the non Christians when they know they are dying and they do know... they are scared upset.......
when a Christian the born again believer die it is peaceful type of death.....
i responded to a call of poss dead body....as we entered the room the deceased was kneeling by the side of the bed praying when he died now that is the way to go
I love this guy he puts it so simple may the Lord our God bless you Amen
this man is awesome I love the way he teaches!!!!
@Vivian McClureThis is cherry picking at it's best....
I don't believe in any of it.
Great Bible study.
EYE HATH NOT SEEN NOR ENTERED INTO MIND WHAT GOD HATH RESERVED FOR THOSE THAT LOVE HIM.
My Savior First of All
How can there be no more tears in Heaven if we remember loved ones who didn’t accept Jesus as Lord and Savior? That would grieve me to no end. Just thinking about them not going to Heaven I cry.
A very good point! I don't agree with this guy. We have no memory in the grave...this is stated in the bible. Has he read it? Lol...🙂
Read the great divorce by CS Lewis it explains that we can’t be sad for the lost bc then evil wins bc we are hostage to sin-
How do we know anything when the Bible says the dead know nothing?
I've been raising this issue from the start but no-one wanted to listen.
Benjamin Joseph Kidd-Bentley yea I’d like to get a good explanation too!
When we get to heaven, we will know Him as we are known. We will automatically know everyone there. And we won’t need to spend the next 10,000 years asking questions. All our questions will be answered. We won’t lack any mental abilities because, like I said, we will have the mind of Christ. End of story. No need to wonder. God knows our hearts.
In a way, "I can hardly wait until I die." I only have 25 years left. Oh my God, I hope I don't suffer in retirement.
Thank You so much for your time in teaching, God is good!
Romans 3:23 23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans 6:23 (NIV)
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotton son that whosoever believeith in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Acts 2:29
Tombs of the Patriarchs
one of the most famous in the Holy Land, was constructed in Hebron by King Herod over the traditional site of the cave of Machpelah, which was purchased by Abraham as a family burial site (Gen. 23). Significant Events: Burial site of Sarah (Gen. 23) and Abraham (Gen. 25:9). Isaac, Rebekah, and Leah were buried here as well (Gen. 49:30-31). Jacob’s body was brought from Egypt to Canaan and buried in the cave (Gen. 50
Controdiction about Heaven:
If people went to heaven at death there would be NO need for resurrection or judgement day. It is written in the scripture: "The DEAD knows NOTHING".
The body without the spirit is DEAD. When we pass away the Spirit that is in us returns to Yahweh. Eccl. 12:7.
The DEAD are sleeping in their graves awaiting resurrection on judgement day. Rev. 20:14-15. Mat. 5:5 proves the teaching of going to heaven is FALSE.
The meek shall inherit the earth made NEW. May Yahweh bless you.
1. John 3:13
No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven--the Son of Man.
2. John 17:5
5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.
3. Acts 2:29
"Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.
God told Adam
"Dust you are to dust you will return" gen 3:19
Biggest truth ever told
Wasn't it always about death, since the original sin? "but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die."
1. Now on to the biggest lie ever told
Satan, "Eat it Eve, YOU SHALL NOT SURELY DIE." [you will live in hell forever] traditional hell = believing the first lie of Satan himself, plainly shown in the word of God, from the very start.
We dont posses immortality as God does- 1 Timothy 6:16.
Humans are made from dust Gen 2:7;3:19.
We are not spirits living in a body of flesh. We are physical creatures, so no part of us survives death. When we die, our brain dies too, and our thoughts perish. Thus, Lazuras said nothing about his experience of death because the dead are unconscious.
Psalms 146:4; Ecclesiastes 9:5,610.
God told adam:
"Dust you are to dust you will return" Gen 3:19.
I can't wait to meet Jesus and to see my Mama, my infant son and my grown son, again! 🙏❤🙏
A very good and edifying coverage of what happens when we die and where we will be one minute after our deaths: one of two places.
I really enjoy these videos, I do like listening to the afterlife, it really intrigues me what will happen.
Stories are told, how some people say, they’ve seen someone’s spirit leave their dead body, like my brother said he saw our fathers spirit leave his body, if your not saved, can someone see an unsaved spirit leave someone’s body, and one sister of mine, heard my other dying sister say, oh look it’s mom, and then died. My family members aren’t Christians, and I tried to tell my sister, that it’s a trick of evil, convincing my dying sister she’s seeing our mom, when they aren’t believers in Christ like I am, and knowing that my parents, and one sister, is not with our lord right now, saddens my heart, esp since I can’t convince them other wise, they are Catholics, and refuse to change their beliefs, how this saddens my heart. God bless 🕊✝️🙏🏻💜
Firstly.. Carholics are Christians as my mum is. She believes and has always loved Jesus. My dad became a Christian... same denomination (not a different religion). Don't you get it, they are talking rubbish. Their judgemental and money grabbing and thinking they are so much better than everyone else ... oh their certainly rich but not in spirit. Money grabbers... as bad as the tax collecters in Jesus' time!
Keep them in prayer, “Prayer changes things!”
I have enjoyed this so much, thank you
Lord Jesus into your hands I commit my spirit. - Stephen
Father into your hands I commit my spirit. - Jesus
Even though we die, (our bodied) yet shall we live and never die. Made alive in the spirit. And a bodily resurrection.
I love how my brothers in Christ teaches thank you god bless
Love these brothers!
we cant even come close to understanding His love for us and if we did well we just nevr will till we meet Him. only by reading Gods Word n spending quality time with Him we will still at best know a smidgen of His Love He has, bcs He is Love like trying to measure how much water is in water- im convinced if you call on His Name thou shalt be saved! that simple my friends
Amen, brother! :)
The Bible refers to dying as sleeping. (John 11:12 [KJV])
Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. 13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. 14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
When we die we have no memory of anything. We cannot communicate with our loved ones on earth. (Eccl 9:5 [KJV])
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. 6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any [thing] that is done under the sun.
Our bodies perish and our spirit goes back to God. (Eccl 12:7 [KJV])
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
When Jesus returns the dead in Christ will rise first and then we who are alive and remain will be caught up with them to meet the Lord in the air. (1Thess 4:16 [KJV])
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: 17 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. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
The dead who never knew Christ and who died in their sins remain in their graves in a state of unconsciousness until the end of the millennium. (Rev 20:5 [KJV])
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This [is] the first resurrection.
They will be resurrected to physical bodies at the end of the millennium and given the opportunity to know the Lord and be saved just as we do on the earth today. They will be taught the gospel. This is the second resurrection. Satan will also be loosed again for a little season to lie and deceive the people living at that time. He will deceive many and lead them in war against Jesus but will not prevail. He will then be thrown into the lake of fire together with all the ungodly and unrepentant sinners that were not found in the book of life and their souls will perish. Then there will be a new heaven and a new earth.
This is so but then how was the thief with Jesus in Paradise that very day? Was he asleep or awake?
shellyslioneyes I read the verse carefully, st. Luke 24:43 ...Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Robert Breaker is a pastor who does you tube videos and says there was no punctuation in the original writings so we dont know if Jesus is saying I'm telling you this right now or if he is saying you will be in paradise today
That’s exactly what I get from the Bible. Nobody is in heaven or hell right now. Just in a state of sleep.
What I have always been wondering, is do you actually feel yourself coming out of your body once everything shuts down or do you not feel yourself coming out of the shell.
Great 👍 topic thanks God He conquered death 💀 and now we will celebrate resurrection together forever.
Wait a minute! That "great cloud of witnesses" is surely watching us and cheering us on. As for us seeing people in hell, the last sentence in Isaiah says that we will see them and they will be loathsome to us. All the suffering and pain on this earth are caused by man's rebellion and they wouldn't give it up.
Erwin lutzer and dr Charles Stanley are amazing angels on this earth.
How can you go to heaven or hell without
A judgement? Doesn't the Bible say we will
sleep until the Lord returns? 1 Thessalonians 4:14
King David is still dead and buried ,and his sepulcher is with us to this day , he's not in heaven . but when he is resurrected at Christs return ,it will only seem to him a minute has passed .
I hope they can have this in Arabic version
I have a question - you discuss Rev. 6:9-10, where the souls slain for the Word of God are under the altar, and cry out for vengeance - in Rev. 20:4-5, we see them at the first resurrection receiving their bodies. However, in Rev. 6:11, it says, "And white robes were given to every one of them..." How can a soul, without a body, wear a robe? Why would they receive a robe?
+mhead66 They are given glorified bodies...i encourage you to search Jesse Duplantis Encounters with the God kind
Forget Jesse and get some good commentaries( books) about the book of Revelation written by scholars not fairy tale tellers! Check your church or local libraries for defence materials.
If God's an all-knowing God he knows if you're going to hell but they say if you're saved you can change it that would mean God Is Not An all-knowing God figure it out????
Agreed. Glad some people are actually asking question than accepting this yripe outright
When we die, our bodies decay to no more. How can we have a body in the resurrection? I'm still very much confused by this.
Can I save my family members from going to hell? For example, if I'm in Heaven, can I ask God to send my family to me? Because obviously I don't want them to go to hell, and some of my Family members have other beliefs, and that's what makes me fear.
Exactly my point. If God is all loving and we are to have the rapture of heaven and be so content.. and then you realise your beautiful child is in hell... how could you be happy let alone in rapture??? It's because they're spouting rubbish and getting money to do so.
They say I will go to hell... well I'll see ya down their for bearing false witness.
Kuuda, you must open yourself to the scriptures. Study your bible, get into a bible study, find out what God says about salvation. Start with the New Testament, just read it and pray for the Holy Spirit to open your understanding. The Holy Spirit is alive and in the world today. He is the Helper. Knock, seek, ask....
The Word of the LORD is quick and powerful and sharper than a two edge sword.
They that come to the LORD must first believe that He is. He is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him.
I believe firmly, but I had to put that time in... by His Spirit the Father drew me. He will draw you and your family. God's grace be unto you.
Next question, if we will go right after death to heaven or hell, why we need to be judged if we already spend time with God or someone with satan..
If you make it to heaven you will sit at the judgement seat of christ
Where your works will be put in the
Fire and what ever comes out
That will be your reward if nothing
Comes out you still made it to heaven that to me is rewarding
Enough. Amen in amen.🇮🇱shalom
The only problem I have with this video is that he only references a parable to prove his claims.
Yep I been saying this from the start.. but like everthing else I've been shouted down.
Adam and Eve were not "married" yet created for each other from the beginning. No, we won't be given in marriage as we do on this earth, because there will be no death, but there will be covenant companionship in Heaven, we will also live the Adam and Eve model of companionship just as they did. Shalom.
Prophets Among Us what's a covenant companionship
Prophets Among Us Do you have scripture for this? Who will these covenant companions be? Will they be our earthly spouses? What if we had more than one spouse such as when a spouse dies and the widow remarries?
1955dmb: Matthew 22:30 and so on...Jesus says 's we will not be married in heaven. When the Pharisee's came to trick him with a person who had more than one spouse on earth Jesus answered saying that there would be no marriage in heaven, nor any giving of marriage. Besides, that certainly makes sense...if we are to all be joyful, how much jealousy would THAT CAUSE between spouses? Certainly that would not be heaven. Oh how GOOD our Great God is!!! Seriously though, we will have glorified bodies. Read beginning about Matthew chapter 22 when Pharisee's presented the question to Jesus. I hope this is helpful. No covenant relationships either. We will know everything from the earth and why things had to work out as they did. But that is all friend. :)
Prophets Among Us: Matthew 22 (or anywhere else in Scripture) mentions anything about covenant relationships. When the Pharisees tried to trick Jesus by asking Him about a person who had been married multiple times, He stated that we will NOT be married nor given in marriage in heaven. Yes, we will know our earthly spouses, but that is all. Please be careful not to confuse people with your own "unique" beliefs. Several people have requested from you where "covenant relationships" in heaven are in Scripture (thank God they knew God enough to not take this covenant relationship suggestion at your word) and you have not responded to them because there is no such Scripture. I would lovingly advise you to not inform people of such things as to give false hopes to others that they will "almost" be married in heaven. Remember, God holds us accountable on judgment day for even every idle word...even if you believe this personally...if it's not Biblical, please do not pass this on to others. God bless.
shellyslioneyes I agree Shelly and thanks for your comment. There is no scripture to support such an idea, in fact Jesus said there will be no marriage in Heaven. And the logistics of such an idea are definitely unimaginable. I only asked the questions to make the point that there is no scripture to support this idea and that it would create all kinds of trouble. I know of a woman who is in her 80's. She married a widower who died at least 20 years ago. She is immensely jealous of her husband's first wife because now her husband and his first wife reside together in Heaven. However God has worked it all out, we are going to be extremely happy with the arrangements and no one will be disappointed. God bless you! Debbie
your loved ones in heaven will be worshiping god then thing of their family on earth
What about us being asleep until the resurrection .
when my mom died, she just quit breathing. she'd been n some kind of coma where her eyes were half open. she died right in front of me, and I couldn't really tell when she did, cuz there was no flicker or anything. she still looked the same. I had to get the nurse to come in to see if my mom was still alive or not. if she had a soul, and moved on from her body, I didn't see anything different from her. it was pretty depressing for me, cuz I'd been praying she had moved on to somewhere happier. I was very distressed about it for weeks, and was pretty sick over where she might be if she was anywhere at all. she just looked dead. I'm still sad about it. my brother and I prayed over her body. had the hospital chaplain come in. I hope she's happy if she is anywhere. I'm still depressed about it.
I’m confused because you said that a husband still remembers me and still loves me, but he can’t see me? I wonder that now the he has a spiritual body, would he be able to know my thoughts, sense my feelings?
Wyatt Earp: Thank you for taking the time to reply and your encouraging words.
God bless you and
thank you for all your videos.
Has anyone seen astral city: the spiritual city it's Brazilian movie with English subtitles
I don't know what bible they're reading but mine says Ecc 9:5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their name is forgotten. When you're dead, you're dead. But, there is something called the "resurrection" when every human who ever lived will come alive again to face the judgement. After which the redeemed will live on the new earth, or earth as it was prior to Adam and Eve's sin.
THERE IS NO EPHESIANS CHAPTER 9 IN THE HOLY BIBLE...AT LEAST NOT IN MY BIBLE. AND IF IT IS ECCL 9:5 THAT YOU WERE TRYING TO REFER TO, IT IS JUST HIM LAMENTING/COMPLAINING ABOUT HIS LIFE. YES, IT IS SCRIPTURE BUT YOU MUST LEARN TO READ IT IN CONTEXT. PERHAPS A PASTOR OR A GOOD CHURCH CAN HELP YOU. MANY SCRIPTURES POINT TO US BEING WITH CHRIST IF WE ARE SAVED WHEN WE DIE. YOU CANNOT PULL ONE SCRIPTURE OUT OF CONTEXT (LIKE ECCL 9:5) AND SETTLE YOUR WHOLE LIFE ON THAT. CONSIDER THESE OTHERS: THE THIEF ON THE CROSS NEXT TO JESUS SAID "REMEMBER ME" AND JESUS SAID, "TODAY, YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE." DOES THAT SOUND LIKE HE WAS GOING TO JUST BE DEAD AND REMEMBER NOTHING? NO, HE WAS GOING TO GLORY AND GUARANTEED HE WOULD REMEMBER HIS CONVERSATION WITH JESUS AND HIS TESTIMONY OF HANGING ON THE CROSS NEXT TO HIM WHEN JESUS SAVED HIM! ALSO, PHIL 1:21-23 WHERE PAUL DESIRED TO STAY WITH THE CHURCH BUT ALSO TO DEPART TO GO BE WITH THE LORD. ALSO, 1 COR 15: 54-57....O DEATH WHERE IS YOUR STING...AND IN REVELATIONS WHERE JESUS HAS GONE TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR US IN HEAVEN WHERE THERE IS NO LONGER THE SUN SCORCHING US, NO MORE WEEPING OR CRYING OR PAIN..ETC. PLEASE READ, LOOK UP AND STUDY THESE SCRIPTURES CAREFULLY. THE BIBLE ALWAYS ALWAYS HAS MORE THAN 1 SCRIPTURE REFERRING TO ANY TYPE OF EVENT OR PRINCIPLE. THIS IS CALLED PRECEPT UPON PRECEPT. NEVER EVER PULL ONE SCRIPTURE OUT. IT IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN YOU ONLY USE 1 SCRIPTURE AS YOUR REFERENCE POINT AND BUILD A DOCTRINE UPON IT...THIS IS HOW GROSS ERROR HAPPENS. CULTS DO THIS ALL THE TIME AND MANY PEOPLE ARE LEAD ASTRAY AND INTO HELL. PLEASE, I BEG YOU, BE CAREFUL. GOD BLESS.
*Hello, at about **06:50** you say that when a person dies the memory of the dead person continues, but that goes against what The Bible says in Ecclesiates ch 9 vs 10.Also, the story of the rich man who died & was conversing with Abraham is simply a parable that Jesus used to illustrate a point; parables are not literal, but illustrations.Think about it:How could it be possible that the rich man & Abraham were holding a conversation when there was a great gulf fixed between them?In the book of Psalms it also says that in the day that a man dies his conciousness ceases to **exist.It** is only when God resurrects the dead in the final judgement that conciousness will be restored to the **dead.So** to conclude:When a person dies, the body returns to the earth & the spirit (that is, the breath of life) returns unto God from whence it came, & at the resurrection God will bring back all the dead to life, those who are born again will go to Heaven & the wicked will be cast into the lake of fire to suffer eternal damnation & shame.*
To begin with there are two resurrections, Jesus taught in John's gospel chapter five, verses 24-29. also Paul speaks of two resurrections in Acts 24:15. Also in Luke 14:14. We learn they will be 1000 years apart in Revelation chapter 20:3. After the 1000 year reign of Christ the unbelievers will be resurrected for judgment. The believers will be raised at the rapture for glory. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18. Ecclesiastes is written from man's point of view, Solomon out of fellowship with the Lord.Luke 16 is not a parable, the Lord opens the curtain to show us the unseen world (Hades) the lesson taught here by the Lord, don't die in your sins! My hope is that you will not end up with the "rich man" but with the Lord in Heaven." Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" 1 Timothy 1:15.
@@griddog1 My hope also is that you will not end up with the "rich man" but with the Lord in Heaven friend.It think it's best I dust the dust off my sandals & go on my way, I shall not comment further.Salaam.
We are commanded to defend the faith not run from it. It seems you have little knowledge of scripture as you are not able to defend it.@@ivornworrell
I enjoy your programme but the bible distinctly say that when we die our thoughts perish so how can we remember loved ones?
Where do you think the Bible says anything about our thoughts perishing ?
It doesn’t
You sound like you lost a loved one. I lost my 16 year old son 4 years ago. I have been a bible reading Christian for 35 years but since my son left I have REALLY dig deep into God’s word to understand where my boy is
I assure you you keep all memories and most certainly will know your loved ones
Please ask me what you want I’ll do my best to help you understand
Since Heaven or hell is a personal journey for each one of us, what if Grandpa who the little girl said you can pray to Jesus to get a message to him? What if he isn't there, and went to the other place?
What?????!!!
you are right, but you know Jesus said He has the keys of death and hell. He can do it. Stay with the words of Jesus you read in the Bible Laurie. He knows you love Him and will not fail to save you
Again I've been asking this question since the start it's total money making BS
are we going to grow in heaven
if we are handicap here on earth
are we going to be the same there in heaven
We will be fully restored!
I believe you can pray too our God in Heaven to tell your family or friends that you are thinking about them. They are not watching your day to day activity, they are aware of certain events sure but not so personally.
Darth Bane........ Nope. Not at all! Read the Bible and you wouldn't say such things.
I am 42 and can see my body is decaying.
Eric Purkey only dead meat decays.
These Death specs seem out of line
(John 3:13 [KJV])
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.
You are missing the point of what Paul said. He didn't equate being absent from the body with being present with the Lord. He said he was >>willing
So, are you convinced that one minute after you die you'll (hopefully) be in heaven and meeting Jesus? Are you aware that the apostle Paul taught we'll meet Jesus _after_ we have been resurrected, and that we won't be resurrected until Jesus returns? Consider for yourself what Paul wrote in 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."
That's right. Paul did not teach we go to heaven when we die.
A few will immediately say "Hey, wait, didn't Paul say (re: Phil 1:23) he'd prefer to 'depart, and be with Christ'"? Yes, he did say that. But if you think Paul thought he'd meet Christ _when he died,_ then Paul must have made a mistake about meeting Christ after our resurrection at Jesus' return.
The _assumption_ that Paul thought he'd meet Jesus when he died is the problem. Paul knew, from the Bible, that when we die our "thoughts perish." Psalm 146:4 describes death:
"His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish."
We go _to the grave_ when we die and our "thoughts perish" - our consciousness stops. We remain in the grave until we are resurrected. While in the grave we have no consciousness and do not experience the passage of time. When the elect are resurrected at Jesus' return (as Paul described in 1 Cor 15:50-54 and 1 Thess 4:13-17) their consciousness returns and _then_ they meet Christ. It will _seem to them_ like no time had passed since their last conscious moment at death. After departing in death, the next thing Paul would know was that he had been resurrected and was meeting Christ. That's what Paul was referring to when he wrote "For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better" (Phil 1:23).
Paul did not believe we go to heaven and meet Christ when we die. No, Paul himself clearly taught that we remain in the grave, "asleep in Jesus," until resurrected, and will meet Christ after we are resurrected:
"For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep 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." (1 Thessalonians 4:14-17)
Jesus said "And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven" (John 3:13).
That's right. Abraham, Moses, David, Elijah and the prophets have not gone to heaven. Peter even confirmed David was still in the tomb when he said "Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day . . . For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand" (Acts 2:29,34). They're all still in the grave, waiting for their resurrection at Jesus' return.
The Bible Says Paul said "To be absent of the body is to be present with the Lord". Learn scripture people
As I explained in my original comment, when we die our "thoughts perish" (Psalm 146:4) and we return to the grave. Not until we are resurrected will our consciousness return. While dead we are unaware of the passage of time.
What did Paul mean when he said it would be better to be absent from the body and present with the Lord? Paul understood that after departing in death, *_the next thing he would know_* would be that he had been resurrected and was meeting Christ. That's what Paul was referring to when he wrote "For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better" (Phil 1:23).
And one other thing to keep in mind: Paul clearly taught that we don't meet Christ *_until after we have been resurrected_* at Jesus' return. Right after that we'll "meet the Lord in the air." Given that we don't meet Him until then, that rules out being with Him (in paradise or anywhere else) the same day we die:
"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." (1 Thessalonians 4:16,17).
Many assume they'll be in paradise with Jesus the same day they die, "just like the thief on the cross." But that idea conflicts with many other scriptures. Eg., didn't Jesus say he would be in the grave for three days and three nights? Here's Matthew 12:40:
"For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."
He was in the grave, a tomb, after He died, not in paradise.
Even after His resurrection several days later He told Mary that He had not yet ascended to the Father:
"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." (John 20:17)
So why does Luke 23:43 (KJV) say "And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise"? First, if you'll check some other Bibles, you'll find the verse rendered differently, and with a totally different meaning. For example:
And he said to him: “Truly I tell you today, You will be with me in Paradise.” (New World Translation)
And Jesus said to him, "Truly, I tell you today, you shall be with Me in paradise." (Faithful Version)
"And יהושע said to him, “Truly, I say to you today, you shall be with Me in paradise.” (The Scriptures 2009)
As you can see, the placement of one comma totally changes the meaning of the verse. Where should the comma be? Keep this in mind: the early texts did not have punctuation as we know it today. Words were usually run together without spaces; the reader had to sort out the words "on the fly." Spaces, commas, periods, and question marks were added to texts centuries later as translators and transcribers felt was appropriate. Do a Google search for images of early Greek New Testament papyri and you'll see examples.
The following English translation of the early Curetonian Syriac text (written in Syriac, not Greek) even leaves out the comma in question and still delivers the correct meaning:
"Amen, I say to thee to-day that with me thou shalt be in the Garden of Eden." (F. C. Burkitt, "The Curetonian Version of the Four Gospels," Vol. I, Cambridge, 1904)
As you can see, the verse in these other Bibles has a very different meaning from the verse in the King James Version. The implications are huge: the confusion and conflicts raised with the rest of the Bible go away. Jesus was not in paradise the same day: He was in the tomb for the next three days and nights just as He said He would be. And Jesus did not somehow go to His Father before He was resurrected.
The thief did not have ticket to "skip the grave and the resurrection; go directly to paradise." Along with the rest of the dead, he will wait in the grave for his resurrection:
"Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." (Jesus, in John 5:28,29)
The apostle Peter stated that David "is both dead and buried," and had not ascended to heaven:
"Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day . . . For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool." (Acts 2:29,34,35)
Is it reasonable to think that the thief had already entered paradise while David - whom God describes as "a man after mine own heart" - was still dead and buried?
Abraham, Moses, David and all the other prophets are still in the grave waiting for their resurrection; they have not gone to heaven. Jesus said so:
"And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven."
(Jesus, in John 3:13).
When properly understood (and punctuated) the Bible presents and maintains a consistent, non-conflicting set of doctrines.
The Bible Says that's your problem, you should stick to the original KJV and not these Jesuit authorized versions! "Surley I say to you, today you shall be with me in Paradise".
The Bible Says "To be absent of the body is to be present with the Lord".
GODs righteous people like a glass of milk GOD pulls white hair out of it into HEAVEN WiTh GOD
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Im gonna poop my pants 1 second after i die
I dont think so we can send mgs by Jesus to our relatives. Becouse what if this is sad news? In heaven is no sadness, fear, grief.. its just not biblical its just wandering what if
@ see the truth on what is hell and what the eternal fire mean
I thought we all go up for judgment infront of gods throne.
Will Williams yes, ur right but , we will be judged differently, Christians will appear before the Judgement seat of Christ to get their rewards whilst those who rejected Christ will appear before the great white throne judgement for condemnation
@@BillBiggs1 will our angels escort us to heaven?
Will Williams that's a good one, not entirely sure as the bible does not specifically say so, but history is filled with reports of angelic presence when some Christians pass on. It seems like some select people who find favour with God get a VIP escort to heaven. Not too sure about the rest of us.
@@BillBiggs1 being a Christian is to hard.
ByGrace Your question makes no sense. Put it this way, when I die and am dead and buried I know nothing, I'm DEAD.
If I make the first resurrection I become born again of spirit an immortal spirit if I am in the Good books. The second resurrection will give those who missed the first another chance to live by God's rule. The third is for the bad.
I never said the dead have no further reward. Those in the first res. have an awesome reward.
I would be happy to further explain the TRUTH if you like. And it is all proven by scripture the word of God the bible.
+Shawn Nowlan If my question makes no sense, why did you not ask for clarification? My question stands. You may not have said the dead have no further reward, but the verse that you are referring to does. Shall we take the first portion of the verse literally when it says the dead know nothing, but not take the second portion of the verse literally when it says they have no further reward?
Again, as I said before:
The book of Ecclesiastes is written from a human and earthly point of view, one that is stressing the hopelessness of life without God at the center of it. Reading it in the correct context makes verses like Eccl. 9:5 much more meaningful and easier to understand.The book is juxtaposed with the ending verses: "Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil."--Eccl. 12:13,14
+Shawn Nowlan Also, I noticed that you emphasized "the TRUTH"...that is the same terminology a Jehovah's Witness would use, also. Are you one of Jehovah's Witnesses?
And by that, Shan Nowlan, I mean one of Jehovah's Witnesses in association with the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
+ByGrace No, but the one's I have met are beautiful people although blind of the truth.
+ByGrace No I have nothing to do with the "JW's"
But the bible says...'The dead know nothing'! How is that explained if you say we still have a memory after we die? 🤔
Lady Chatelaine because you are referring to the old testament, after Jesus Christ it's totally different..
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I don't think that that OT statement was just referring to those who died before Christ. It was a statement about 'the dead'. That means anyone who dies, surely.
Live 70 years , do bad deeds, suffer in hell for infinity . Does that seem fair? btw im a believer .
Is for a limited time , not forever , god is not so cruel !!!
A believer in what/whom?
It's perfectly fair in the eyes of a holy God. By not accepting Jesus' sacrifice, a person rejects God's free gift of salvation. You can live 100 years and be good every single day, that still will not get you in the presence of a perfect God
Correct.
If I lie to you it is bad, but if I lie to the Supreme Court it is a lot worse. Now understand that the Father is infinitely greater and holier than anything. So if you offend a perfect God, due to his perfect justice, you will receive a just punishment. Also, Hell is a total absence of God, so if you reject him or fall short of him (sin). Then you made the decision to God to hell, because you basically say to God that you don't want him. And God's perfect justice says "Ok so be it, but remember I love you so much that I came on the Earth to die so you could be with me for an eternity and avoid what you chose".
remembering means pain in thr life on earth......why would god want us to feelthr murder of a chil/d?...a rape of a boy.. pain.....ect.........Where is my god then/. I LOVE YOU LORD, LIGHT OF MY LIFE, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH JER
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Im kinda nervous to meet God.
Why?
Why you afraid that all this bullsh*t is true?
Honestly anything said here can be contradicted... they are playing on your innermost fears and making lots of money in the process. Their like wolves in sheeps clothing... its all about their private jets and mansions.
This man does not know what he is talking about.The story of Lazarus and the rich man is allegorical. (having hidden spiritual meaning that transcends the literal sense of a sacred text) This is not a passage that portrays heaven and hell. The Bible is clear, no-one has ever been to heaven and and when we die we have no memory. We basically fall asleep until the resurrection.
Andre Mouton well then what do you make of Moses and Elijah talking with Jesus on the Mount of transfiguration while Jesus was still alive prior to his crucifixion? They died hundreds of years prior to Jesus
I agree wholeheartedly! This guy hasn't understood what the bible says about death...🤨
@@Beencouraged777 *Elijah never saw death, God took him up to Heaven is a chariot of fire; Moses on the other hand did die but God resurrected him from the dead, The Bible even speaks of satan contending for the body of Moses when Jesus came down to resurrect him, but Jesus rebuked satan.These two events happened many years before Jesus came to this world in the flesh, so Jesus on the Mount of transfiguration was taking to two living beings, not two dead beings.*
ivor worrell what scripture reference is there for Angel resurrecting Mose? if you are referring to the passage in Jude, it does not say that emphatically, no one really knows what the angel was doing in the area of Moses dead body, it does not say, one can only infer, but that is not the same as emphatically.
@@Beencouraged777 *God is not the god of the dead but of the living; it was not just any angel, but Michael The Archangel that satan contended with for Moses' body, my point being, it is written that God Himself buried Moses, so when Michael came down to Moses, it was to resurrect him (Moses) & escort him back to the Kingdom of God.If Moses had remained dead, why in the world would satan have contended for him?A dead body is of no use to **satan.So** the inference is clear, Moses was in fact resurrected by Michael The Archangel.*
What bible is this man reading and quoting from? Man read and wheel again.U can't be serious
It's totally BS... I've had enough being polite over madter manipulators
These programs are good but waaay too expensive. John charges more than a lot of good ministries out there.
WHERE IS YOUR PROOF ?????????
Ec 3:21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Ec 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Harold Hart apostle Paul said to be absent from the body is to present with the lord. When the lord was crucified he looked at the man and stated today yeah shall be in paradise with me he did not say he might or he would think about it. So many people take the scripture from old testament that the dead know nothing that is the old covenant. So your telling me when the apostle Paul said I don't know which is better for me to stay with you brothers are go be with Christ so basically he was stateing from what your saying he didn't know which is better to stay with his brothers or go lie in the ground SMH.
You are so wrong. The dead know nothing until resurrected. There are 3 resurrections.
Dr Erwin you say what you say is biblical but it is not.
+Shawn Nowlan Groups such as the Jehovah's Witnesses use the verse you're speaking of in the book of Ecclesiastes (9:5) to prove that there is no life after death for the vast majority of people. But please, consider the verse. It says:
"For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; THEY HAVE NO FURTHER REWARD, and even the memory of them is forgotten." (emphasis mine.)If we are to take this at face value and concede that "the dead know nothing", then my question is this. If the dead have no further reward, what about the resurrection?
The book of Ecclesiastes is written from a human and earthly point of view, one that is stressing the hopelessness of life without God at the center of it. Reading it in the correct context makes verses like Eccl. 9:5 much more meaningful and easier to understand.The book is juxtaposed with the ending verses: "Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil."--Eccl. 12:13,14
+ByGrace You speak the Truth. these guys need to be saved and get out of their cult
+Shawn Nowlan -absest from the body,present with the lord
EXACTLY...JESUS TOLD THE THIEF...TODAY...YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE.
I agree. He's not quoting from the bible I know! The dead know NOTHING until the resurrection.
I think people like Randy make a bit too much money off their books that they rip off of the bible itself. They really shouldn't be asking for a profit, they should in fact encourage people to buy the bible and not their book first.
Many people I have found would rather read Randy Alcorns book than the bible itself. Reading the bible is actually blessed by God it says it from Jesus Christ in the book blessed is one who reads this scripture and accepts it.
We get no such blessing from these rich preachers. not saying they are bad people I just think they shouldn't be in it for profit.
Yes. I agree about the money.. they are not poor people aŕe they? Ooòh best selling book. And you can give a 'gift' (unless America is very different about what a gift?
(Eccl 9:5 [KJV])
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
What a blessing you are Pastor! If you sold apocalypse buckets you would be as good a preacher as the great Jim Bakker! Dear Leader Donald J. Trump is, in my opinion, the greatest Commander in Chief since the halcyon days of the great Millard Fillmore or even Franklin Pierce! Your descriptions of Heaven as real place fascinates me and I can't wait to get there! I do have some questions though: If we are technically dead but have bodies in Heaven are we really zombies? Are there computers in Heaven? What's the wifi like in Heaven? I sing tenor in the Praise Choir at Bethel Baptist in Lexington Kentucky - can I sing in the Heavenly Choir? Can I sing next to Carlo Bergonzi? Is there bowling in Heaven? I know that both you and Dear Leader Donald J. Trump, the greatest President since Calvin Coolidge, both like baseball. My friends say that Trump pitches and you catch. Will you get a better wig in Heaven Pastor? Or will your real hair grow back? Is my dead dog waiting for me in Heaven Pastor? I love everyone Pastor but I can't stand people from Tonga. Those fat Tongans waddle around their little island - I am surprised that it hasn't capsized under their combined weight! Is there golf in Heaven? Do we all get holes in one?
GRANDPA IS DEAD AND CANNOT HEAR YOU BECAUSE THERE IS NO KNOWLEDGE IN THE GRAVE.
Wrong people are brought too Jesus Christ "God" in the twinkling of an eye by his angels apon death. Spiritual sleep does not exist. Your physical body may know nothing it sleeps but not your spirit what makes you, you.
THE RESERECTION IS ON EARTH NOT HEAVEN
@@davidcoupland3055 what do you mean? I'm interested honestly.
I actually I do not and cannot subsrcibe to a wrathful God.
Be careful not to make that prayer on the website another sacrament. "If you pray this prayer (with all sincerity), the Lord will forgive you..." That prayer will not save you. "You are saved by grace through faith" (not sacraments). That prayer must be an expression of a broken and contrite heart (Psalm 51:17) with repentance and belief in Christ (Mark 1:15). Only He saves. Not any prayer. Not any church.
Personally what he is saying is BS.. it's a money making scam.
Benjamin Joseph Kidd-Bentley What part do you mean? How is this a money making scheme?
Paul the Apostle tells us that at death, we are "asleep in death. Jesus told those with Him that Lazarus was "asleep" in death and He will go and "awaken" him. Lazarus never told anyone where he was for the 4 days he was dead....He was asleep in death and didn't know where he was. The only body we will ever have after death is a resurrected body liken to Christ resurrected body that will be immortal. Between our time of death and the time of resurrection, we are asleep in death waiting for the time of resurrection, then there is the judgment. Our eternal home is a new heaven and new earth...not just going to heaven. Why do all you theologian bypass the power of the resurrection which is Christ Himself and keep talking about going to heaven and hell right at death? Going to heaven or hell right at death is totally unscriptural. And I am not talking about "soul sleep" because the bible never tells us we have an "immortal soul." If we are suppose to have an immortal soul and believe the bible tells us we have an immortal soul, why in Ezekiel 18:4 tells us the "souls that sins will die?"
When I die I know that I will be happy living with my maker, Jesus Christ my lord.
The rest of my family, including my wife and three kids will be burning in the fires of hell for eternity.
They don't believe.
Dr Lutzer makes a lot of assertions based on zero evidence! Lets be honest, he has no more idea than anyone else!
He has evidence. The scriptures in the Word of God.
Explain!?! They "explain ????? If you prefer poppycock, balderdash, and nonsense.
There is no "transition". When you die that's the end. However, everyone who has ever lived will be resurrected to face Jesus' judgement seat. The redeemed will live on the "new earth" in Jesus' kingdom. No one ever goes to heaven.
For my experience, when someone die, nothing is over. The spirit of the deceased can stay still around us, they can see us and hear us. Just talk to your dear one that died, they will answer you through dreams or sudden thoughts that come to your head. Some are waiting the second coming of Jesus to be judged. Only the ones who died in good stand because they obeyed the commandments of the Lord are in heaven ant they are the Saints or holy people.
I agree with most of what was talked about here. But please don’t give potential believers the false assurance of “praying a prayer” and that’s all there is to it, welcome to the club.
It pains my heart to hear in church when youth ministers will go up to the pulpit, grab a microphone and say “We had 25 teens come to Christ this weekend!”
That’s wonderful. But why am I and our youth in this case, not being counseled and prayed with about what comes next?
Jesus asked His disciples if they had counted to cost of following Him.
I don’t think many people with bible knowledge and theology are sitting down with new converts and having conversations (as long as it may take) on what it actually means to follow Jesus.
Please stop with this “pray a prayer and you’re heaven bound” nonsense.
Nothing happens. We simply cease to exist.
Honestman400 Where’s your proof? I’m quite sure you done
SO SAD FOR YOU. EVERY KNEE WILL BOW AND EVERY TONGUE WILL CONFESS JESUS CHRIST IS LORD. SIR, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO BOW NOW OR YOU WILL HAVE TO BOW LATER. PLEASE BOW NOW WHILE THERE IS A CHANCE. IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.
I highly doubt that. The fact we exist alone should scream to you creator!
How do you know?
Honest man400, I think perhaps you're not as honest as you might think. If God is not then why do you dare to dream , to hope , to love? If God's word isn't right , why do you argue so much against it . furthermore if God is not , then why is there music , beauty , and that which moves the human soul to want to know what real goodness is ?
Personally I believe Jesus to be exactly who He claims, I'm all in , there is no plan B. If I'm wrong, at my death I lose nothing, gain everything. For those who reject Christ , they forfeit everything. It really is about the choices we make & how we live while we're here. Btw : I've nothing negative to think Or say to you , only the hope of God's grace for your life. Peace on you . I Just simply agree to disagree with your outlook !
Most of what you are saying is speculation on ur part. And we can all speculate. The bible doesn't support most of what you are saying, "preacher"
Moody Church? Where in the scripture did Christ change his name and estabish the "MOODY" church?