WHAT HAPPENS AFTER

WE DIE
6 POPULAR VIEWS

DEATH
“What you believe is what you will become”
1. Naturalist view: Man has a body, no soul > die> put in grave > Enjoy life to the utmost when you have time:
Hedonist: pleasure seeker
2. Universalist: After you die > everybody will go to heaven > because Jesus paid for them all >
no accountability
3. Reincarnationist: Hindu view > neo pagan view > modern thinking: what you do/karma/based on works > reborn to
something good or worst > later attain Nirvana > bliss
4. Purgatory: Catholic view > your soul and spirit come to an intermediate place > whether you go to heaven or hell depends on
masses attended, sins are purged, priests and Pope > Heaven and Hell > AD 593, nothing to do with Christianity
5. Annihilationist view that all things will ultimately annihilate
6. Soul sleep view (an intermediate state of conscious being until the general resurrection of the dead at the return of Christ) of
a) Mormons
b) Jehovah Witness
c) 7th Day Adventist
CHRISTIAN VIEW

MAN IS A COMPLETE BEING

May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole
spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:23

 Body: External being > Outer man

 Spirit: Inner most, God communicates > Inner man
 Soul: Emotional, Soul will live forever. Soul is given by God at the time of conception

This is the word of the LORD concerning Israel. The LORD, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the
foundation of the earth, and who forms the spirit of man within him, declares:
Zechariah 12:1

the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,
and the man became a living being.
Genesis 2:7

and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Ecclesiastes 12:7

Soul + Spirit = Our Personality

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE DIE ACCORDING TO BIBLE

DEATH
 Death is a Reality Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a
building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
 Death is a Certainty 2 Corinthians 5:1

 Death is a Transition  Earthly tent is my body

 Eternal house is my soul and spirit, a glorified body

We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at
home with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:8

 Transition from earthly tent to a heavenly tent (eternal)

 Change of residence
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DEATH AS A DOOR TO ETERNITY

Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.
Hebrews 9:27

 Eternal hell or Eternal heaven

I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far;
Philippians 1:23

 Various ways to enter the door

 Where we are going to go? That is very important
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DEATH IS A DEPARTURE
Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. They spoke about
his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem.;
Luke 9:30-31

 Leaving from earthly life to heavenly life

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DEATH IS A PLACE OF REST

Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.”
“Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”
Revelation 14:13

 Time of rest
 Place of rest
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DEATH IS A TIME OF RELEASE

Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any
scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to
springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Revelation 7:16-17

 Release our body from oppressions, diseases, sufferings

 Time of release
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DEATH IS AN APPOINTMENT
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.
2 Corinthians 5:10

 All have to stand before the judgement seat of Christ

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another
book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as
recorded in the books.
Revelation 20:12

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

Psalms 116:15
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DEATH IS AN APPOINTMENT
16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being
renewed day by day. 17For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory
that far outweighs them all. 18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what
is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18

 Death is a reality, separation of the body

 Inner person is going to live (eternal being)
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE DIE: UNSAVED PERSON

TWO DESTINATIONS OF ETERNITY

16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being
renewed day by day. 17For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory
that far outweighs them all. 18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what
is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18

1. Graveyard, burials, tomb, sepulchre: place of burial where body is disintegrated

2. Sheol Hebrew word, Old testament word Unbeliever do not go to hell immediately when he/she dies.
He/she go to the place or the departed of the dead soul +
3. Hades Greek word, New testament word spirit (inner person) / abode of the dead. This is not hell.

Sheol 25 times in Old testament

Hades 11 times in New testament

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE DIE: UNSAVED PERSON

TWO DESTINATIONS OF ETERNITY

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. 23In hell, a where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far
away, with Lazarus by his side. 24So 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.’
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. 26And 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.’
Luke 16:22-26

Sheol / Hades is a place of torment where rich man was in constant thirst, consciousness will be there
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE DIE: SAVED PERSON

TWO DESTINATIONS OF ETERNITY

Paradise / Abraham’s Abode or Bosom /Third heaven:
It’s a place where the abode of the dead goes

When Believer dies, he goes to paradise where Jesus is

If we die in Christ, we are with Him

Fallen wicked sinner, wretched /rotten sinner> committed to Jesus Christ > By Grace we are Saved> continue as a Redeemed
sinner > Victorious in Christ > Glorified to be in Christ

Righteous are in Paradise and Wicked are in Hades/Sheol

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RAPTURE
17After 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.
1 Thessalonians 4:17

Here comes the King of King Jesus Christ > Trumpet blast> Dead in Christ, all the saints in the Church age since Pentecost
will be brought to life first and all living will be caught up in the mid air in twinkling of an eye> To meet with Jesus Christ

Hope of the believer: Rapture: to be caught up in the air

Physical body in grave is decomposed and in dust.
God is going to raise in such a way that Souls + Spirit that are in Paradise with Jesus will be united to form
a Glorified Body
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GLORIFIED BODY
The moment we die, our soul will be at the Paradise with the Lord
Incorruptible body
So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;
1 Corinthians 15:42

Glorious body like the body of Jesus Christ

21who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly
bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.
Philippians 3:21

Powerful body
it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
1 Corinthians 15:43
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GLORIFIED BODY
Spirit body
it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
1 Corinthians 15:44

Immortal body
For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
1 Corinthians 15:53

Transformed body

Heavenly body 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Identifiable body
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RESURRECTION
First resurrection: Rapture: dead in Christ
Second coming of Jesus Christ: Old testament saints and tribulation saints are raised

End of millennium: New Jerusalem: Revelation 21, 22

Reign in Christ forever in the New Kingdom
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WHAT IS HELL?
Revelations 20: Death and Hades: ultimate lake of fire

10He desecrated Topheth, which was in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, so no one could use it to sacrifice his son
or daughter in the fire to Molech.
2 Kings 23:10

Topheth/Gehenna means valley of slaughter

Valley of Ben Hinnom, detestable place where garbage, criminal bodies were burnt, where fire always burn

For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to
be held for judgment;
2 Peter 2:4

Tartarus means bottomless pit, special place for fallen angels

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WHAT IS HELL?

‘The people of Judah have done evil in my eyes, declares the LORD. They have set up their detestable idols
in the house that bears my Name and have defiled it. 31They have built the high places of Topheth in the
Valley of Ben Hinnom to burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I did not command, nor did
it enter my mind. 32So beware, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when people will no longer call it
Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter, for they will bury the dead in Topheth
until there is no more room.
Jeremiah 7:30-32

They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to sacrifice their sons and daughters c to Molech,
though I never commanded, nor did it enter my mind, that they should do such a detestable thing and so make
Judah sin.
Jeremiah 32:35
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WHAT IS HELL?
20They were proud of their beautiful jewelry and used it to make their detestable idols and vile
images. Therefore I will turn these into an unclean thing for them. 21I will hand it all over as plunder
to foreigners and as loot to the wicked of the earth, and they will defile it. 22I will turn my face away
from them, and they will desecrate my treasured place; robbers will enter it and desecrate it.
Ezekiel 7:20-22

Greek word Gehenna: ultimate eternal state of every unbeliever who dies without Christ
Before Great White Throne Judgement: they will be at Hades. God of Wrath

Book of Life: Ultimate judgement: eternal state of every unbeliever who dies without Christ
Consciousness in hell > no second chance > weeping and gnashing of teeth of wasted opportunities

First inhabitants of hell: Antichrist and false prophets

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE DIE

OUR ULTIMATE DESTINATION MATTERS

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:6

Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these
things, you will never fall, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:10

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be
saved.”
Acts 4:12

Our life today matters Holy, spotless and pure

Our destiny matters Continue to walk the narrow path > our hope that there is a better place
Our decisions matters called paradise. Nothing unholy will enter
Our lifestyle matters Our hope is Maranatha means “come, our Lord!”