AFTER DEATH AFTER DEATH WHAT THENWHAT THEN

JAMES 4:13-15 - TEXTJAMES 4:13-15 - TEXT

AFTER DEATH WHAT AFTER DEATH WHAT THENTHEN

JAMES 2:26 - DEATH DEFINEDJAMES 2:26 - DEATH DEFINED ECCL. 12:7 – SPIRIT DOES NOT ECCL. 12:7 – SPIRIT DOES NOT

DIE WITH PHYSICAL BODYDIE WITH PHYSICAL BODY PHIL. 1:21-24 – STATEMENT OF PHIL. 1:21-24 – STATEMENT OF

PAULPAUL

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH?TEACH?

4 WORDS TRANSLATED HELL IN KJV4 WORDS TRANSLATED HELL IN KJV– Sheol – Hebrew word for Hades – often Sheol – Hebrew word for Hades – often

meant the grave but also has reference to meant the grave but also has reference to a spiritual realma spiritual realm

– Hades – Greek word that represents the Hades – Greek word that represents the same concept as the Hebrew word sheol. same concept as the Hebrew word sheol. The place of disembodied spiritsThe place of disembodied spirits

– Tartarus – Greek word for compartment of Tartarus – Greek word for compartment of Hades known as tormentHades known as torment

– Gehenna – hell, lake of fire place of eternal Gehenna – hell, lake of fire place of eternal punishmentpunishment

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH?TEACH?

OLD TESTAMENT TEACHING – OLD TESTAMENT TEACHING – REFERS TO GRAVE BUT NOT REFERS TO GRAVE BUT NOT ALWAYSALWAYS– 2 SAM.12:19-23 – EXAMPLE OF DAVID 2 SAM.12:19-23 – EXAMPLE OF DAVID

STATING HE WANTED TO GO TO HIS STATING HE WANTED TO GO TO HIS CHILD CHILD

– WHERE DID HE WANT TO GO?WHERE DID HE WANT TO GO?

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH?TEACH?

NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING – IN NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING – IN THE ACCOUNTS OF THE D-B-R OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE D-B-R OF CHRISTCHRIST– MATT. 27:5 – HIS SPIRIT DID NOT DIEMATT. 27:5 – HIS SPIRIT DID NOT DIE– LUKE 23:46 – WHERE DID IT GO?LUKE 23:46 – WHERE DID IT GO?– LUKE 23:43 – PARADISE – WHERE IS LUKE 23:43 – PARADISE – WHERE IS

PARADISE?PARADISE?– ACTS 2:31 – HADESACTS 2:31 – HADES– REV. 1:18 – CHRIST HAS THE KEYS OF REV. 1:18 – CHRIST HAS THE KEYS OF

HADES AND DEATHHADES AND DEATH

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH?TEACH?

NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING – IN NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING – IN THE STORY OF LAZARUSTHE STORY OF LAZARUS– LUKE 16:19-31 – PICTURE OF TWO LUKE 16:19-31 – PICTURE OF TWO

MEN IN HADESMEN IN HADES– LUKE 16:22 – BOTH DIEDLUKE 16:22 – BOTH DIED– LUKE 16:23 – RICH MAN WAS LUKE 16:23 – RICH MAN WAS

TORMENTED IN HADES WHILE TORMENTED IN HADES WHILE LAZARUS WAS COMFORTED LAZARUS WAS COMFORTED

WHAT DOES THE BIBLE WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH?TEACH?

NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING – IN THE NEW TESTAMENT TEACHING – IN THE STORY OF LAZARUS - CONCLUSIONSSTORY OF LAZARUS - CONCLUSIONS– LUKE 16:26 - HADES HAS TWO LUKE 16:26 - HADES HAS TWO

COMPARTMENTS WHICH ARE COMPARTMENTS WHICH ARE SEPARATED. THE PLACE OF COMFORT IS SEPARATED. THE PLACE OF COMFORT IS SEPARATED FROM THE PLACE OF SEPARATED FROM THE PLACE OF TORMENT. THERE IS A GREAT GULF TORMENT. THERE IS A GREAT GULF FIXED THAT SEPERATES THE TWO – SO FIXED THAT SEPERATES THE TWO – SO ONE CANNOT CROSS FROM ONE TO THE ONE CANNOT CROSS FROM ONE TO THE OTHEROTHER

– 2 PET. 2:4 – TARTARUS IS THE BIBLE 2 PET. 2:4 – TARTARUS IS THE BIBLE NAME FOR THE PLACE OF TORMENTNAME FOR THE PLACE OF TORMENT

AFTER DEATH WHAT AFTER DEATH WHAT THENTHEN

JUDGMENTJUDGMENT– HEB. 9:27 – DEATH THEN JUDGMENT - HEB. 9:27 – DEATH THEN JUDGMENT -

BUT AT WHAT POINT?BUT AT WHAT POINT?– MATT. 13:38-42 – END OF THE WORLDMATT. 13:38-42 – END OF THE WORLD– JN. 5:28-29 – RESURRECTION OF ALL JN. 5:28-29 – RESURRECTION OF ALL

THE DEADTHE DEAD– JN. 12:48 – BY WHAT STANDARD?JN. 12:48 – BY WHAT STANDARD?– MATT. 16:27 – HOW WILL WE BE MATT. 16:27 – HOW WILL WE BE

JUDGED?JUDGED?– MATT. 25:31-34 - CONSIGNED TO MATT. 25:31-34 - CONSIGNED TO

HEAVEN OR HELL AS FINAL REWARDHEAVEN OR HELL AS FINAL REWARD

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHOOSE WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHOOSE OUR ETERNAL DESTINY WHILE WE OUR ETERNAL DESTINY WHILE WE ARE LIVINGARE LIVING

AFTER DEATH MY ETERNAL AFTER DEATH MY ETERNAL DESTINY IS SEALED AND CANNOT DESTINY IS SEALED AND CANNOT BE CHANGEDBE CHANGED

CHOOSE TO SUBMIT TO GOD CHOOSE TO SUBMIT TO GOD TODAY!!!TODAY!!!