Life After Death part 1 - Radford Church of Christ

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1. Hades

2. The Resurrection

3. The Judgment

4. Hell

5. Heaven

6. Questions and Answers

John 5:28-29

End of the world

28. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice, judgment resurrection

29. And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

Eternal Destiny

Birth

Saved

Heb. 9:27

Infant, Child

Infant

Rest

Torment

Lk. 16

Rest

Torment

Jn. 5:28-29

Jn. 12:48

Matt. 25

Heaven

Hell

Lk. 16:19-31

Life on earth v. 19-21

Rich man - no name

Beggar - Lazarus

Death v. 22-23

Beggar - angels carried to Hades

Rich man - in hades - punished

Rich man pleaded v. 24-26

Asked for mercy

Remember

Luke 16:19-31

Hell

- KJV

Lk. 16:23

ASV

“And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeing Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.”

 It should be translated “Hades”

 “Gehenna” - place of eternal punishment

 Hades is not the same as Hell

What is Hades ?

“ The unseen realm of the dead - the receptacle of disembodied spirits ”

Hades

” - Greek word for Hebrew - “

Sheol

 “the unseen”

 “Invisible abode of the dead”

 “Place of departed spirits”

 “The abode of the dead”

 “Under-world - world of departed spirits”

 “receptacle of disembodied spirits”

What is Hades ?

“ The unseen realm of the dead - the receptacle of disembodied spirits ”

Lk. 16 2 regions for the Deceased

Bosom of Abraham – Jn.

1:18

Paradise – Lk. 23:43

Torment

Flame

Tartarus

Where did the soul of Jesus go when He died?

“And Jesus said to him, Today you shall be with me in paradise.” Lk. 23:43

 Not to extinction

 Not to same grave

 Jesus did not go to heaven Jn. 20:17

Acts 2:27 “will not leave my soul in Hades”

Matt. 16:18 “the gates of hades shall not prevail”

What is Hades ?

“ The unseen realm of the dead - the receptacle of disembodied spirits ”

Jesus

Thief

Lazarus

Went to the paradise section of Hades

“The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and

Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works”

Rev. 20:13-14

“For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment” 2 Pet. 2:4

 “tartarus” - used only 1 time in N.T.

 “place of punishment for wicked spirits before the final judgment”

Rest

Torment

 Body goes back to dust of the earth – Ecc. 12:7

 Resurrection will be raised immortal body – 1 Cor. 15:52

 Body not recycled in “reincarnation”

 Soul is in Hades

Two words “not” “seen” = unseen

- State of the spirits or souls of the dead

“it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment” Heb. 9:27

“Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice, 29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation” Jn. 5:28-29

Hear John 12:48

Believe John 8:24

Repent Luke 13:3

Confess Matt. 10:32

Baptized Mark 16:16

Faithful Matt. 24:13

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