“If a man die, shall he live again?” Job 14:14 “What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave? Selah” Ps. 89:49 Born Innocent ~Ezek 18:4, 20 Age of accountability ~Rom. 3:23 Darkness - Sin ~1 Pet. 2:9 ~Not born in sin Kingdom Birth Everyone will die Heb. 9:27 Three conditions at death: Infant Christian Sinner Birth Infant Luke 16:19-31 Hades = The realm of the dead, the common receptacle of disembodied spirits “And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.” Lk.16:23 “For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;” 2 Pet. 2:4 Tartarus = torment “And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43 Acts 2:27 “Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades,” Acts 2:31 “...neither was he left unto Hades,...” Infant Rest Torment Time is Uncertain “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.” Matt. 24:32 “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night;” 2 Pet. 3:10 All will be raised - John 5:28-29 Everything will be changed “...the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” 1 Cor. 15:52b Rest Torment All will be judged Acts 17:31 Rom. 14:12 Judged by the Bible John 12:48 According to what we have done 2 Cor. 5:10 Those on Right hand = Come Matt. 25:34 Rest - no more tears Those on Left hand = Depart Matt. 25:41 Torment - forever Heaven Hell Birth Birth Infant Infant Rest Torment Rest Torment Heaven Hell “the spirit and the bride say come.” Rev. 22:17 Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 evanscoc@bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Morning May 4, 2008