HOW IS THIS SO HARD TO GRASP & WHAT IS THE FASINATION WITH THE FLESH BODY?
Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou
art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
God makes it clear from the start. Your body came from the ground and your Body will return to the ground
Job 34:13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
14If He set his heart upon man,
if He gather unto Himself His spirit and His breath;
15All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
Verse 15 from the Strong's Concordance
All Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything
flesh Strong's Hebrew 1320: 1) flesh 1a) of the body 1a1) of humans 1a2) of animals 1b) the body itself 1c) male organ of generation (euphemism) 1d) kindred, blood-relations 1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God) 1f) all living things 1g) animals 1h) mankind
would perish Strong's Hebrew 1478: 1) to expire, die, perish, give up the ghost, yield up the ghost, be dead, be ready to die 1a) (Qal) to expire, die, be about to die
together Strong's Hebrew 3162: n m 1) union, unitedness adv 2) together, altogether, all together, alike
and mankind Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley
would return Strong's Hebrew 7725: 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations
to Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
the dust. Strong's Hebrew 6083:1) dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish 1a) dry or loose earth 1b) debris 1c) mortar 1d) ore
Psalms 146:3
3Put not your trust in princes,
nor in the son of man, in whom
there is no help.
4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
Ecclesiastics
6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern7. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
I thought that I would stop here before going into the New testament.
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