Questions tagged [death]
Questions about what happens when we die. See also the [heaven] tag.
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Does "asleep" in 1 Corinthians 15 mean that the dead are unconscious prior to the resurrection?
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The New Testament regularly refers to the dead as "asleep". This occurs several times in 1 Corinthians 15, such as:
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Luke 16:19-31 Lazarus and the rich man - literal, allegorical or a mixture of both?
Is this merely a parable or does it present a theological concept of the after life? It suggests that Jesus was saying people only get one chance. It further suggests that once a person dies, they ...
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Does Psalm 146:3-4 affirm that the dead are unconscious?
In my opinion, one of the passages that most clearly support the belief that the dead are unconscious is Psalm 146:3-4:
3 Trust not in princes -- in a son of man, For he hath no deliverance. 4 His ...
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Does Ecclesiastes 9:10 affirm that the dead are unconscious?
In my opinion, one of the passages that most clearly support the belief that the dead are unconscious is Ecclesiastes 9:10:
10 All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work,...
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Is there a contradiction between Ecclesiastes 9:5 & Luke 16:19-31?
Ecclesiastes 9:5 (KJV)
5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Luke 16:19-31 (KJV)
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According to Ecclesiastes, what part of man goes to Sheol?
Ecclesiastes 3:18-21 (ESV):
18 I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts. 19 For what happens to the ...
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In Revelation 20:14, what is meant by "Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire"?
In Revelation 20:14 (ESV) we read:
"Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the
second death, the lake of fire."
The concept of "fire" is used multiple times in the New ...
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Are the spirits of the dead conscious according to Isaiah 14:9-11?
Isaiah 14:9-11 (KJV):
9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones ...
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Does Peter suggest Jesus "descended into hell"?
1 Peter 3:18-22 (ESV):
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, in which ...
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Where did Samuel come from when he was summoned by the Medium of En-dor?
Appropriate to today, I was thinking about the time when Saul visited the Medium of En-dor in 1 Samuel 28:8-14 (ESV):
So Saul disguised himself and put on other garments and went, he and two men ...
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Does the Hebrew word Qe'ver refer to Hell or to "the place of the dead" or "the grave"?
This recent question asked about the Hebrew word Sheol: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/79582/does-the-old-testament-word-sheol-have-greek-or-hebrew-origins
My question is about a ...
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In 1 Samuel 28:15 did the witch at Endor actually bring up the spirit of Samuel from the land of the dead?
When the witch at Endor conjured up a spirit through her sorcery to speak with King Saul, the Holy Bible actually stated thus:
"Then Samuel said to Saul, 'Why have you disturbed me by bringing me ...
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Do we go to Heaven (because God is in Heaven) or to Sheol when we die? Ecclesiastes 12:5-7 vs. Ecclesiastes 9:10
Ecclesiastes 12:5-7 (ESV):
5 they are afraid also of what is high, and terrors are in the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and desire fails, because man is going to ...
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Why did David advise Solomon to kill Joab? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is David the Godfather?
Joab was a loyal captain in charge for King David and he won lot of battles for his king. He had also risked his life in many occasions for the sake of ...
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What does Ecclesiastes 12:7 exactly mean by "the spirit returns to God"?
Ecclesiastes 12:7 (ESV):
7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
What does Ecclesiastes 12:7 exactly mean by "the spirit returns to God"? ...
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Does it follow from Matthew 10:28 that the soul remains alive (i.e. conscious) after physical death?
Matthew 10:28:
28 `And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna. [YLT]
28 And fear not them ...
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Is to die gain or not? Paul (Philippians 1:21-24, 2 Corinthians 5:8) vs. David (Psalm 6:4-5, 30:9)
According to Paul, it is:
21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. 23 I am hard ...
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What does it mean to kill the body and the soul?
Matthew 10:28 "And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna".(YLT).
What is the ...
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The dead forget OR the dead will be forgotten? Ecclesiastes 9:5
Ecclesiastes 9:5 has been used to suggest that the dead have no memory or the suggest that the dead are forgotten by others, and a variety of interpretations in between. A sampling of translations ...
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Eternal oblivion or Afterlife [closed]
The Christian Bible is based on the concept of hell and heaven yet it contradicts itself by revealing eternal oblivion instead of afterlife:
Ecclesiastes 9:5-10
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According to Hebrews 11:5, did Enoch actually die? (Compare Hebrews 11:13)
According to the Book of Hebrews, did Enoch actually die? How is this "contradiction" resolved?
Excerpted from this answer, https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/a/27939/6338
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How would Adam know what "you shall surely die" meant?
In Genesis 2, God warns Adam not to eat of a certain tree and threatens punishment or consequences if he disobeys:
17but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the ...
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Can men kill/take away our ψυχὴν (psychēn) or not? Matthew 10:28 vs. other passages (word study)
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And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul [psychēn], but fear rather Him who is able both soul [psychēn] and body to destroy in gehenna
[Matthew 10:28 YLT]
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Ecclesiastes 12:7 implications for animals?
Where Ecclesiastes 12:7 says that when a human being dies with God, his soul returns to God, and the physical body returns to dust--does this also happen with animals?
Then shall the dust return to ...
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Didn't David and Isaiah believe they would go to a paradise, in the presence of God, where they would worship Him, as soon as they died?
I admit one can get this impression from the following passages, which are commonly cited to make this point:
17 The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any who go down into silence.
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Does Matthew 10:15 refer to different degrees of torment/punishment in the eternal judgement?
Matthew 10:14-15
[14]Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet.
[15]Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable ...
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What does 'master' signify in Rom 6:9? 'death no longer is master over Him'
Rom 6:9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is
never to die again; death no longer is master over Him.
So may we clearly understand that while Jesus was in the flesh being tempted ...
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Does Ecclesiastes 3:18-21 suggest that the spirits of animals and humans go to different places in the spiritual realm upon death?
Ecclesiastes 3:18-21 (ESV):
18 I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts. 19 For what happens to the ...
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Which translation of Isaiah 38:17-18 is more accurate, and what does this tell us about Isaiah's view of Sheol, death and the afterlife?
Isaiah 38:17-18:
17 Behold, for my own welfare I had great bitterness; But You have kept my soul from the pit of nothingness, For You have hurled all my sins behind Your back. 18 For Sheol cannot ...
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Does the human spirit rise up after a person dies?
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Ecclesiastes 12:
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before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
This is confirmed in
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When Paul said that he would like to be "at home with the Lord" (2 Corinthians 5:8), was he referring to Abraham's bosom?
Paul believed that after leaving his body he would be at home/present with the Lord:
Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. [2 Corinthians 5:...
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Interpretation of the dead ones in 1 Peter 4:6?
1st Peter 4:6:
For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead,
that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live
according to God in the spirit (KJV)
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How should we interpret Ecclesiastes 9:5 in the case of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?
Ecclesiastes 9:5 (NASB):
5 For the living know that they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor do they have a reward any longer, for their memory is forgotten.
Mark 12:26-27 (NASB):
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How can one be in pain while dead?
Acts 2:24 (NIV):
But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death,
because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.
It is my understanding that the word ...
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Does the "fear of death" in Hebrews 2:15 refer to the dread of physically dying, or to something else?
In the Christian New Testament, we find the following:
Hebrews 2:14-15 (NASB)
14Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through ...
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Why did God allow satan to take lives just to prove that Job is loyal?
In Job Chapter 1:12 The Lord gave Satan the power to do anything he wanted to get Job to curse the Lord without touching him.
12: And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy
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Is there room for interpreting "paradise" in Luke 23:43 as a reference to "Abraham's Bosom" (Luke 16:19-31)?
When Jesus mentioned paradise in Luke 23:43,
43 and Jesus said to him, `Verily I say to thee, To-day with me thou shalt be in the paradise.' (YLT)
is it possible that he meant Abraham's bosom, as ...
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What is Paul saying in Galatians 2:17-19?
Galatians 2:15-21 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
15 “We are Jews by nature and not sinners from among the Gentiles; 16 > nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of [a]the ...
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Does it follow from 1 Timothy 6:13-16 that the souls of human beings are not inherently immortal?
1 Timothy 6:13-16 (YLT):
13 I charge thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession,
14 that thou keep the command ...
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Rom 5:12 - Did death come to Eve through Adam?
Was Eve's death a consequence of the sin of Adam and not a direct result of her own sin?
In Romans 5:12, death is blamed as originating exclusively from Adam, and it is Adam from whom death has spread ...
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How do we reconcile John 5:28-29 ("all who are in the tombs") with Luke 20:38 ("God of the living")?
Christ states the following, recorded in John's Gospel:
John 5:28-29: “Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, 29and will come forth; ...
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Do Proverbs 15:24 and Ecclesiastes 3:21 suggest that the righteous ascend (up) and the wicked descend (down, to Sheol/Abaddon) at death?
Proverbs 15 (ESV):
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but he loves him who pursues righteousness.
10 There is severe discipline for him who forsakes the way;
whoever hates reproof ...
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Are the worms of Isaiah 14:9, Isaiah 66:24 & Mark 9:48 related?
Mark 9:47-49 (YLT):
47 And if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, cast it out; it is better for thee one-eyed to enter into the reign of God, than having two eyes, to be cast to the gehenna of the ...
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What happens when a person loses their "life"/"soul"? John 12:24-25 & Matthew 16:26
John 12:24-25 (NASB):
24 Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 The one who loves his life (Lit ...
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What does 2 Corinthians 4:10-11 mean?
What does this mean?
2 Cor 4:10-11
10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11 For we who are alive are always being given ...
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What is the 'death' Jesus was saved from? Heb 5:7 [duplicate]
During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
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