Human beings live in a time when there is great influence about life and death. Why does this attractive with this world over the grave? It is all because death is final. Whatever it is about death,when it comes,it is irreversible. When you eventually cross the death line,there is no coming back. Death is a sure thing and a winner over it. The doctors would have tried many wonders of drug,also philosophers would have tried their best to explain that death is a natural occurrence, but we all have to face the reality of the world that everybody on this earth will surely die without any remedy to it. Death may come whether a planned one or accidental,once it comes,it does not care whether it is painful or not comfortable, that is just the end of that person.
God knows the future and has known what will happen after death and he has not left us to wonder about death. "What happens after you die,depends on what happens before you die". The Bible says in Hebrew 9:27 that,
"And as it is appointed unto men once to die,but after this the judgement". The Bible has answered it vividly,a man only die once and immediately judgement follows and he is left alone with God who is the judge over all. Death is an appointed time that no one will miss. Many people have planned for an appointment on earth which they failed but an appointment with death is a sure thing. According to somebody, " the statistics on death are terrible ". One hundred out of one hundred people will die eventually. Death is just like a sickness with a disease and we don't know when the end will come.
IS THERE A SECOND CHANCE AFTER DEATH?
Some people believed that there is a second death in which when people die,they will have a second chance either in the afterlife or through reincarnation. The truth about this is that the Bible never made mentioned of a second chance after death or even talked about reincarnation. Heb 9:27 already explained that after death is judgement. The only opportunity you can have with God is to live a right and holy life with Him then you can be sure of everlasting home.
Another question about death is IS THERE A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE?
Some experiences we have today that is popular is when you hear people that they died,went to heaven and later came back to life due to second chance they were given. This has made Christians embrace such thing,but a close study has shown that all these are unbiblical heresy. In this view,we need biblical stand to clear our thought of it. We can tell that some Bible characters see the Lord before they died. People like Steven in Acts 7,also Paul was given a vision of heaven.(Acts 14). Can such thing happen today? Yes,but this shouldn't be expected as second chance at all.
We can say some near death experience are demonic in nature because Satan is a deceiver and would want to create scenes that looks like heaven which is actually not but all are creations born in hell. Many Christians have a wrong perspective of death because they think when they die,they are going from the land of the living to the land of the dying but this is not true. Once you die in Christ,you are going from the land of the dying to the land of the living. When we die as Christians, our soul will go to the Lord where rejoicing and praising will never cease. Our body goes back into the dust because that was where we were taken from. Jesus said in John 14:2-3 that,
"In my Father's house are many mansions:if it were not so,I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you,I will come again and receive you unto myself;that where I am,there ye may be also."
Those who died without Christ will be condemned completely and thrown into the dungeon where weeping and gnashing of teeth will not cease. 1Corinthians 15:26 calls death "the last enemy". After the rapture and we all have gone to our destinations, death will be the only thing that would be conquered. At the moment of death,the soul of the unrighteous will be sent to hell where the real and everlasting torment will take place. Luke 16:19-31 talks about a rich man who was wealthy and wouldn't share to Lazarus and he was living comfortably while Lazarus was eating from the crumbs that fell from the table. But death came,they both died and went to their destination. The rich man faced hell while Lazarus faced heaven.
The truth is that death has no respect for anyone,whether you are rich or poor,young or old,famous,etc,once it is time,it will take its place and everything about the person is gone forever.
WHAT IS AHEAD OF US AFTER DEATH?
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Our soul goes directly to God
Our body is buried until the day of resurrection comes
When Christ finally comes,we will all be raised from the grave and head to our destinations
Body and Soul will be reunited and will reign with Christ till eternity.
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