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When Death Comes. Men are concerned about death, Job 14:14 Death is a separation, Jas. 2:26; Lk. 15:32 Frequently in the Bible (NKJV) Death – 395 times Die – 290 times Died – 229 times Dead – 320 times In-your-face reality. When Death Comes. Physical death important for one reason
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When Death Comes • Men are concerned about death, Job 14:14 • Death is a separation, Jas. 2:26; Lk. 15:32 • Frequently in the Bible (NKJV) • Death – 395 times • Die – 290 times • Died – 229 times • Dead – 320 times • In-your-face reality
When Death Comes • Physical death important for one reason • You Have A Soul • Spiritual death in sin, Eze. 18:20 • Judgment follows, Ecc. 12:6-14
When Death Comes physical death • Introduced in the Garden • Access to tree of life, Gen. 2:8, 9 • Violated command, Gen. 3:6 • Cut off from tree of life, Gen. 3:22-24
When Death Comes physical death • All die, Heb. 9:27 • Bad men, Acts 12:21-23 • Good men, Mt. 14:10 • Innocent children, Mt. 2:16 • Exceptions, Gen. 5:24; 2 Kgs. 2:11; • 1 Thes. 4:15
When Death Comes physical death • We die once, Heb. 9:27 • Separation of body & spirit, Jas. 2:26 • No out-of-body experiences • Spirit returns to God, body to dust, Ecc. 12:7 • Spirit in Hades, Lk. 16:22, 23
When Death Comes spiritual death • Entered world in the Garden • Simple command, Gen. 2:15-17 • Violated, Gen. 3:6 • Death that day – cut off from God, Isa. 59:1, 2 • Spread to world, Rom. 5:12
When Death Comes spiritual death • When in sin, we are dead, Eph. 2:1-6 • Desires of flesh, 1 Tim. 5:6 • Desires of mind, 1 Jn. 3:14, 15; 1 Cor. 3:1-4 • Departure from truth, Jas. 5:19, 20
When Death Comes spiritual death • Judgment is where spiritual death • spells eternal doom • Second death, Rev. 20:12-15; 21:8 • The disobedient, 2 Thes. 1:7-9 • Eternal pain, Mk. 9:42-48 • Avoid by dying to sin, Rom. 6:1-23; Gal. 6:14