HOLY LAND MAN Explain "After Death"

December 25, 2020

FOUR TYPES OF DEATHS – BIBLICAL RESEARCH

I conducted Biblical research (ignoring any of my beliefs) and also the New Testament and discovered that there are four types of deaths. I could not find definite answers in the Bible but understanding DEATH a bit closer can make us better understand "life after death". As a Biblical scholar, I didn't find evidence for "hell" or "heaven" as physical places nor could I find substantiation in the Bible as I read it in its original language, Biblical Hebrew. Funerals can give us some of the most sobering moments of our lives, the purpose, meaning, and brevity of human existence coming out of the shadows and drawing into sharp focus. It’s only then, for a brief open-casket viewing, that we see our frailty and that our myopic tendencies are exposed for what they are: petty and trivial. Could our refusal to talk about death actually be unbelief – doubting that heaven holds a better life for us than this one? Or is it simply a matter of an attention deficit – being captivated by motion and distracted by shiny objects that herd our thoughts toward temporary, fleeting, vanishing things? Heaven Is Not What You Think I will break centuries-old myths: The original Bible which is written in the Word of GOD, Biblical Hebrew, states in its first sentence the word "skies" (plural of "sky") and not "heavens". The translation is wrong and that's why only the original Bible can be referred to as the Word of GOD.Heaven isn’t now. Somewhere in the world, between twenty-five and thirty wars are being fought right now. Enough said.Heaven isn’t for everyone. Some people won’t be there. I know that sounds harsh and exclusive, but it’s the truth. We’ll get to this more later.Heaven isn’t cute and ethereal. I’m not judging you if you have Precious Moments figurines on your bookshelf or mantle; I’m just saying heaven will not look like those. Nor will heaven look like what we see in cartoons or movies, where we float on clouds and God is Morgan Freeman.Heaven isn’t a state of mind or a mindless state. In some forms of Eastern thought, people aspire to be liberated from cravings, anger, and afflictive states. Nirvana is where there is nothing and where nothing is grasped. However, heaven is not nirvana. Hell Is Not What You Were Taught To Believe There is no mention of a physical hell with demons in the Bible. Hell isn’t funny. Gary Larson’s Far Side comics are often hilarious, but what he depicts about heaven, and especially about hell, are just plain wrong. No one will ever laugh in hell.Hell isn’t a bearable annoyance. Often we are led to think that hell is just a bad hair day stretched out for a long time. Or something like this crosses our mind: My life is hell. Life can be difficult, but this life is not what the Bible describes as hell.Hell isn’t just for Hitler and those Columbine shooters and maybe a few more. Lost Springs, Wyoming, boasts a population of one. Jesus clearly indicated a population for hell that’s much greater than that of Lost Springs: “For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it” (Matthew 7:13, NIV). Death means “separation.” What happens when a person dies? Now technically, the scriptures speak of at least four kinds of death in relation to one’s spirit, soul and body: 1. SPIRITUAL DEATH (Isa.59:2; Eph. 2:1) This death is the SEPARATION of man from God because of sin. Briefly explain the fall of Adam (Gen. 2:16-17). One can be alive physically but dead spiritually (Matt. 8:22; I Tim. 5:6). A lost person may have a live body, live soul, but dead spirit! The good news is that a sinner can still escape spiritual death and be spiritually resurrected (Eph. 2:5). A man has a lifetime of opportunity to escape spiritual death. 2. PHYSICAL DEATH (Jas. 2:26; Gen. 35:18) This death is the SEPARATION of the INWARD man from OUTWARD man (cf. Eph. 3:16; II Cor. 4:16). There is no escape from physical death except